Richard Kiel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-09-13

Day of death

2014-09-10 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Tangled

    Tangled

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • Switch

    Switch

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Happy Gilmore

    Happy Gilmore

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Silver Streak

    Silver Streak

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • I Spy

    I Spy

  • Superboy

    Superboy

  • The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

  • Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

    Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

  • Moonraker

    Moonraker

  • Inspector Gadget

    Inspector Gadget

  • The Humanoid

    The Humanoid

  • Pale Rider

    Pale Rider

  • The Longest Yard

    The Longest Yard

  • Gus

    Gus

  • Hysterical

    Hysterical

  • So Fine

    So Fine

  • Skidoo

    Skidoo

  • Think Big

    Think Big

  • Inside 'Moonraker'

    Inside 'Moonraker'

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • Cannonball Run II

    Cannonball Run II

  • Am laufenden Band

    Am laufenden Band

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • My Mother the Car

    My Mother the Car

  • The Monroes

    The Monroes

  • They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

    They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

    Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

  • The Secrets of 007

    The Secrets of 007

  • The World of James Bond

    The World of James Bond

  • The Giant of Thunder Mountain

    The Giant of Thunder Mountain

  • Mob Busters

    Mob Busters

  • To Trap a Spy

    To Trap a Spy

  • Two on a Guillotine

    Two on a Guillotine

  • Las Vegas Hillbillys

    Las Vegas Hillbillys

  • Van Dyke and Company

    Van Dyke and Company

  • Best Ever Bond

    Best Ever Bond

  • House of the Damned

    House of the Damned

  • A Man Called Dagger

    A Man Called Dagger

  • Eegah

    Eegah

  • Flash and the Firecat

    Flash and the Firecat

  • The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

    The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

  • The Human Duplicators

    The Human Duplicators

  • Now You See It, Now You Don't

    Now You See It, Now You Don't

  • Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

    Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

  • Lassie's Great Adventure

    Lassie's Great Adventure

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Young Dan'l Boone

    Young Dan'l Boone

  • The Phantom Planet

    The Phantom Planet

  • Roustabout

    Roustabout

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • The Nasty Rabbit

    The Nasty Rabbit

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom

  • Deadhead Miles

    Deadhead Miles

  • The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

  • Welcome to Sweden

    Welcome to Sweden

  • The Phoenix

    The Phoenix