Richard Kiel
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Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, American character actor, voice artist, and producer. Best known for his role as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), and as Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore. Other notable films include The Longest Yard (1974), Silver Streak (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Cannonball Run II (1984), Pale Rider (1985) and Tangled (2010). Standing 7 feet 3 inches (221cm) tall and wore size 20 EEEEE shoes. He frequently played intimidating strongmen or gentle giants. Kiel was married to Diane Rogers from 1974 until his death in 2014; they had four children and nine grandchildren.
Known for
Credits
Tangled (2010)
as Vlad (voice)
Happy Gilmore (1996)
as Mr. Larson
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
as Jaws
Moonraker (1979)
as Jaws
Cannonball Run II (1984)
as Arnold
The Longest Yard (1974)
as Samson
Inspector Gadget (1999)
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Pale Rider (1985)
as Club
The Nutty Professor (1963)
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
as Drazak
Silver Streak (1976)
as Reace
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)
as Big G
Hysterical (1982)
as Captain James Howdy
So Fine (1981)
as Eddie
Roustabout (1964)
as Strongman (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Kanamit (archive footage)
To Trap a Spy (1965)
as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine (1965)
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
The Humanoid (1979)
as Golob
Inside 'Moonraker' (2000)
as Self
The Phantom Planet (1961)
as The Solarite
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012)
as Self
Eegah (1962)
as Eegah
Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)
Actor
Gus (1976)
as Tall Man
The World of James Bond (1995)
as Self
Best Ever Bond (2002)
as Self / Jaws
Collectormania 6 (2004)
as Self
Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)
as Nori
Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)
as Chinook Pete
House of the Damned (1963)
as The Giant
The Secrets of 007 (1997)
as Self
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)
as Duke
The Phantom (1961)
as Big Mike
Flash and the Firecat (1975)
as Milo Pewett
The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990)
as Eli Weaver
Think Big (1989)
as Irving
The Human Duplicators (1965)
as Dr. Kolos
Skidoo (1968)
as Beany
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)
as Luke Brown
Lassie's Greatest Adventure (1963)
Actor
Brainstorm (1965)
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
Deadhead Miles (1972)
as Big Dick
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000)
as Self
A Man Called Dagger (1968)
as Otto
Mob Busters (1985)
Actor
The Nasty Rabbit (1964)
as Ranch Foreman
The Phoenix (1978)
as Grasshopper