Richard Kiel
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.
Known For
Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Inspector Gadget
Jaws
The Spy Who Loved Me
Jaws
Moonraker
Kanamit (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Big G
最佳拍檔III之女皇密令
Reace
Silver Streak
Eegah
Eegah
Arnold
Cannonball Run II
Club
Pale Rider
Beany
Skidoo
Mr. Larson
Happy Gilmore
The Solarite
The Phantom Planet
Dr. Kolos
The Human Duplicators
Irving
Think Big
Drazak
Force 10 from Navarone
Captain James Howdy
Hysterical
Golob
L'umanoide
Eddie
So Fine
The Giant
House of the Damned
Duke
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Ranch Foreman
The Nasty Rabbit
Nori
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Eli Weaver
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Otto
A Man Called Dagger
Big Mike
The Phantom
Chinook Pete
Lassie's Great Adventure
Vlad (voice)
Tangled
Tall Man
Gus
Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
Brainstorm
Self / Jaws
Best Ever Bond
Milo Pewett
Flash and the Firecat
Man in Gym (uncredited)
The Nutty Professor
情報販子
Grasshopper
無字天書
Samson
The Longest Yard
Big Dick
Deadhead Miles
Luke Brown
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Self
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Blacksmith (uncredited)
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Las Vegas Hillbillys
Self
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Self
Inside 'Moonraker'
Self
The World of James Bond
Self
The Secrets of 007
Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
Strongman (uncredited)
Roustabout
Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
To Trap a Spy
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
47
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-09-13
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
李察基路