Richard Kiel
Acting
Born September 13, 1939 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
Films (48)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
Tangled
2010
Best Ever Bond
2002
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000
Inspector Gadget
1999
The Secrets of 007
1997
Happy Gilmore
1996
The World of James Bond
1995
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
Think Big
1989
Pale Rider
1985
Mob Busters
1985
Cannonball Run II
1984
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
Hysterical
1982
So Fine
1981
Moonraker
1979
The Humanoid
1979
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
The Phoenix
1978
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
Silver Streak
1976
Gus
1976
Flash and the Firecat
1975
The Longest Yard
1974
Deadhead Miles
1972
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
Skidoo
1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968
A Man Called Dagger
1968
Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
Brainstorm
1965
To Trap a Spy
1965
The Human Duplicators
1965
Two on a Guillotine
1965
The Nasty Rabbit
1964
Roustabout
1964
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
1963
Lassie's Great Adventure
1963
The Nutty Professor
1963
House of the Damned
1963
Eegah
1962
The Phantom Planet
1961
The Phantom
1961