Richard Kiel
Acting
Born: 1939-09-13 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
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
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Rifleman
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
Emergency!
The Twilight Zone
Kanamit
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
Voltaire
Simon & Simon
I Dream of Jeannie
Ali
Starsky & Hutch
Iggy
Tangled
Vlad (voice)
Daniel Boone
Lemouche
The Fall Guy
Thriller
Master Styx
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Gilligan's Island
Superboy
Switch
Loach
I Spy
Tiny
The Monkees
Monster
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Monster
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Guard (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Merry
Happy Gilmore
Mr. Larson
Honey West
Groalgo
It Takes a Thief
Willy
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Spy Who Loved Me
Jaws
Moonraker
Jaws
The Longest Yard
Samson
Inspector Gadget
Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Pale Rider
Club
Cannonball Run II
Arnold
Silver Streak
Reace
The Monroes
Force 10 from Navarone
Drazak
My Mother the Car
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
Barbary Coast
Moose Moran