Richard Kiel
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-09-13
Day of Death
2014-09-10 (74 years old)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Richard Kiel
Biography
Richard Dawson Kiel was an American actor. He is 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 2 inches (2.18 m) tall and wore size 19 4E 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.
Acting
(2019)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Kanamit (archive footage)
(2012)
(2010)
Tangled
as Vlad (voice)
(2004)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
as Eegah (archive footage)
(2002)
Best Ever Bond
as Self / Jaws
(2000)
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self
(2000)
(1999)
Inspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
(1997)
The Secrets of 007
as Self
(1996)
Happy Gilmore
as Mr. Larson
(1995)
(1990)
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Eli Weaver
(1989)
Think Big
as Irving
(1985)
Pale Rider
as Club
(1985)
(1984)
Cannonball Run II
as Arnold
(1984)
(1982)
Hysterical
as Captain James Howdy
(1981)
So Fine
as Eddie
(1979)
Moonraker
as Jaws
(1979)
The Humanoid
as Golob
(1978)
Force 10 from Navarone
as Drazak
(1978)
(1978)
The Phoenix
as Grasshopper
(1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Jaws
(1976)
Silver Streak
as Reace
(1976)
Gus
as Tall Man
(1975)
Flash and the Firecat
as Milo Pewett
(1974)
The Longest Yard
as Samson
(1972)
Deadhead Miles
as Big Dick
(1970)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
(1970)
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Luke Brown
(1968)
Skidoo
as Beany
(1968)
(1968)
A Man Called Dagger
as Otto
(1966)
(1965)
Brainstorm
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
(1965)
Two on a Guillotine
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
(1965)
The Human Duplicators
as Dr. Kolos
(1964)
Roustabout
as Strongman (uncredited)
(1964)
The Nasty Rabbit
as Ranch Foreman
(1963)
The Nutty Professor
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
(1963)
House of the Damned
as The Giant
(1963)
Lassie's Great Adventure
as Chinook Pete
(1962)
Eegah
as Eegah
(1961)
The Phantom Planet
as The Solarite
(1961)
The Phantom
as Big Mike
Crew
(1990)