Richard Kiel
Acting
Born September 13, 1939 · 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 g…
Known For · 40 titles
The Mike Douglas Show
The Rifleman
The Twilight Zone
The Wild Wild West
Late Night with David Letterman
Emergency!
Simon & Simon
Daniel Boone
I Dream of Jeannie
I Spy
Starsky & Hutch
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Thriller
Tangled
Film '72
The Fall Guy
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Gilligan's Island
Switch
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Monkees
Honey West
It Takes a Thief
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Happy Gilmore
The Monroes
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
Am laufenden Band
Pale Rider
My Mother the Car
Superboy
Barbary Coast
The Longest Yard
Force 10 from Navarone
Inspector Gadget
Van Dyke and Company
Cannonball Run II
The Nutty Professor
Silver Streak