Richard Kiel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

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 an 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

  • Starsky & Hutch

    Starsky & Hutch

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • Simon & Simon

    Simon & Simon

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Tangled

    Tangled

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Fall Guy

    The Fall Guy

  • It Takes a Thief

    It Takes a Thief

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Switch

    Switch

  • 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.

  • Happy Gilmore

    Happy Gilmore

  • The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

  • The Monkees

    The Monkees

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • Inspector Gadget

    Inspector Gadget

  • The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

  • Moonraker

    Moonraker

  • Cannonball Run II

    Cannonball Run II

  • Am laufenden Band

    Am laufenden Band

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • The Monroes

    The Monroes

  • Eegah

    Eegah

  • Superboy

    Superboy

  • Silver Streak

    Silver Streak

  • My Mother the Car

    My Mother the Car

  • Pale Rider

    Pale Rider

  • The Giant of Thunder Mountain

    The Giant of Thunder Mountain

  • The Longest Yard

    The Longest Yard

  • Two on a Guillotine

    Two on a Guillotine

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • Skidoo

    Skidoo

  • Mob Busters

    Mob Busters

  • The Humanoid

    The Humanoid

  • The Secrets of 007

    The Secrets of 007

  • They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

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

  • Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

    Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

  • Roustabout

    Roustabout

  • Gus

    Gus

  • Think Big

    Think Big

  • Best Ever Bond

    Best Ever Bond

  • Force 10 from Navarone

    Force 10 from Navarone

  • Van Dyke and Company

    Van Dyke and Company

  • So Fine

    So Fine

  • To Trap a Spy

    To Trap a Spy

  • The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

    The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

  • A Man Called Dagger

    A Man Called Dagger

  • Deadhead Miles

    Deadhead Miles

  • Young Dan'l Boone

    Young Dan'l Boone

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Inside 'Moonraker'

    Inside 'Moonraker'

  • Hysterical

    Hysterical

  • The World of James Bond

    The World of James Bond

  • Now You See It, Now You Don't

    Now You See It, Now You Don't

  • Brainstorm

    Brainstorm

  • Las Vegas Hillbillys

    Las Vegas Hillbillys

  • The Human Duplicators

    The Human Duplicators

  • Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

    Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

  • Flash and the Firecat

    Flash and the Firecat

  • House of the Damned

    House of the Damned

  • The Nasty Rabbit

    The Nasty Rabbit

  • Welcome to Sweden

    Welcome to Sweden

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

  • Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

    Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

  • The Phantom Planet

    The Phantom Planet

  • Lassie's Great Adventure

    Lassie's Great Adventure

  • The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

    The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

  • The Phoenix

    The Phoenix

  • The Phantom

    The Phantom