Acting
Richard Kiel
Also Known As: 李察基路, Richard Dawson Kiel
Birth Date
September 13, 1939
Death Date
September 10, 2014
(passed away at 74)
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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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 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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The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 1 episode
The Rifleman
1958 • 1 episode
The Wild Wild West
1965 • 1 episode
Simon & Simon
1981 • 1 episode
The Twilight Zone
Kanamit
1959 • 1 episode
I Dream of Jeannie
Ali
1965 • 1 episode
Film '72
Self
1971 • 1 episode
Emergency!
1972 • 1 episode
Tangled
Vlad (voice)
2010
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982 • 1 episode
Starsky & Hutch
Iggy
1975 • 1 episode
Daniel Boone
Lemouche
1964 • 1 episode
Thriller
Master Styx
1960 • 1 episode
The Fall Guy
1981 • 1 episode
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975 • 1 episode
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Guard (uncredited)
1964 • 1 episode
The Monkees
Monster
1966 • 1 episode
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 • 1 episode
Honey West
Groalgo
1965 • 1 episode
Switch
Loach
1975 • 1 episode