Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

1939-09-13 - 2014-09-10
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a European-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 20 5E 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

Tangled
Tangled
7.609
Moonraker
Moonraker
6.18
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Top Gear: 50 Years ...
6.2
Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore
6.673
Flash and the ...
7
Best Ever Bond
5
Inspector Gadget
4.498
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.826
Pale Rider
7.2
The Longest Yard
6.7
The Nasty Rabbit
1.8
A Man Called Dagger
6
Mob Busters
4
To Trap a Spy
5.6
The World of James ...
6
The Giant of Thunder ...
6.05
On a Clear Day You ...
6.68
Silver Streak
6.699
Think Big
6.1
Two on a Guillotine
6.1
1