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Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

Acting
Born: 1939-09-13
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, European-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

77 Works
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

tv

The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959

tv

Emergency!
7.9

Emergency!

1972

tv

The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman

1958

tv

The Wild Wild West
7.6

The Wild Wild West

1965

tv

Simon & Simon
6.7

Simon & Simon

1981

tv

Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964

tv

Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975

tv

Tangled
7.6

Tangled

2010

movie

I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

tv

Late Night with David Letterman
6.1

Late Night with David Letterman

1982

tv

The Fall Guy
7.6

The Fall Guy

1981

tv