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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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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

Emergency!

The Rifleman

Simon & Simon

The Twilight Zone

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

The Wild Wild West

Daniel Boone

Thriller

Late Night with David Letterman

I Dream of Jeannie

Tangled

Starsky & Hutch

The Fall Guy

Honey West

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

Switch

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Gilligan's Island

The Monkees