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Richard Kiel

Acting Born Sep 13, 1939 Detroit, Michigan, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Twilight Zone

as Kanamit
Film

Tangled

as Vlad (voice)

Full filmography

  • The Rifleman (1958)
  • The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
  • Simon & Simon (1981)
  • The Wild Wild West (1965)
  • The Wild Wild West (1965) as Voltaire
  • Daniel Boone (1964) as Lemouche
  • The Twilight Zone (1959) as Kanamit
  • Emergency! (1972)
  • Thriller (1960) as Master Styx
  • I Dream of Jeannie (1965) as Ali
  • Late Night with David Letterman (1982) as Self
  • Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Iggy
  • Tangled (2010) as Vlad (voice)
  • The Fall Guy (1981)
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • Film '72 (1971) as Self
  • The Monkees (1966) as Monster
  • Gilligan's Island (1964)
  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
  • Switch (1975) as Loach
  • Honey West (1965) as Groalgo
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Guard (uncredited)
  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) as Merry
  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) as The Monster