Acting
Richard Kiel
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.
Filmography
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 2019
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Film · 2012
Tangled
Film · 2010
Welcome to Sweden
Series · 2007
Collectormania 6
Film · 2004
Best Ever Bond
Film · 2002
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Film · 2000
Inside 'Moonraker'
Film · 2000
Inspector Gadget
Film · 1999
The Secrets of 007
Film · 1997
Happy Gilmore
Film · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
The World of James Bond
Film · 1995
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Film · 1990
Think Big
Film · 1989
Superboy
Series · 1988
Pale Rider
Film · 1985
Mob Busters
Film · 1985
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Film · 1984
Cannonball Run II
Film · 1984
Hysterical
Film · 1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Series · 1982
So Fine
Film · 1981
Simon & Simon
Series · 1981
The Fall Guy
Series · 1981
Moonraker
Film · 1979
The Humanoid
Film · 1979
Force 10 from Navarone
Film · 1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Film · 1978
The Phoenix
Film · 1978
The Spy Who Loved Me
Film · 1977
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Series · 1977
Young Dan'l Boone
Series · 1977
Silver Streak
Film · 1976
Gus
Film · 1976
Flash and the Firecat
Film · 1975
Switch
Series · 1975
Barbary Coast
Series · 1975
Van Dyke and Company
Series · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Starsky & Hutch
Series · 1975
The Longest Yard
Film · 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Series · 1974
Am laufenden Band
Series · 1974
Deadhead Miles
Film · 1972
Emergency!
Series · 1972
Film '72
Series · 1971
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Film · 1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Film · 1970
Skidoo
Film · 1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Film · 1968
A Man Called Dagger
Film · 1968
It Takes a Thief
Series · 1968
Las Vegas Hillbillys
Film · 1966
The Monroes
Series · 1966
The Monkees
Series · 1966
The Human Duplicators
Film · 1965
Brainstorm
Film · 1965
Two on a Guillotine
Film · 1965
To Trap a Spy
Film · 1965
I Dream of Jeannie
Series · 1965
The Wild Wild West
Series · 1965
My Mother the Car
Series · 1965
Honey West
Series · 1965
The Wild Wild West
Series · 1965
I Spy
Series · 1965
The Nasty Rabbit
Film · 1964
Roustabout
Film · 1964
Gilligan's Island
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
House of the Damned
Film · 1963
Lassie's Great Adventure
Film · 1963
The Nutty Professor
Film · 1963
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
Film · 1963
Eegah
Film · 1962
The Phantom Planet
Film · 1961
The Phantom
Film · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Thriller
Series · 1960
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The Rifleman
Series · 1958