Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

Acting
Born 1939-09-13 - Died 2014-09-10Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Movies (49)

Tangled
7.6

Tangled

2010Movie7.6
Happy Gilmore
6.7

Happy Gilmore

1996Movie6.7
Pale Rider
7.2

Pale Rider

1985Movie7.2
Moonraker
6.2

Moonraker

1979Movie6.2
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977Movie6.8
Inspector Gadget
4.5

Inspector Gadget

1999Movie4.5
The Longest Yard
6.7

The Longest Yard

1974Movie6.7
Cannonball Run II
5.4

Cannonball Run II

1984Movie5.4
Force 10 from Navarone
6.2

Force 10 from Navarone

1978Movie6.2
Silver Streak
6.7

Silver Streak

1976Movie6.7
Best Ever Bond
5.7

Best Ever Bond

2002Movie5.7
The Nutty Professor
6.5

The Nutty Professor

1963Movie6.5
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
5.7

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

1984Movie5.7
Eegah
2.8

Eegah

1962Movie2.8
Collectormania 6

Collectormania 6

2004Movie
Now You See It, Now You Don't
7.0

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968Movie7.0
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
6.7

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970Movie6.7
Inside 'Moonraker'
6.7

Inside 'Moonraker'

2000Movie6.7
The Phantom Planet
4.0

The Phantom Planet

1961Movie4.0
Roustabout
6.0

Roustabout

1964Movie6.0
Las Vegas Hillbillys
4.0

Las Vegas Hillbillys

1966Movie4.0
So Fine
4.7

So Fine

1981Movie4.7
Think Big
6.1

Think Big

1989Movie6.1
The Secrets of 007
7.9

The Secrets of 007

1997Movie7.9
The Humanoid
3.7

The Humanoid

1979Movie3.7
Two on a Guillotine
6.1

Two on a Guillotine

1965Movie6.1
The World of James Bond
6.7

The World of James Bond

1995Movie6.7
Gus
5.9

Gus

1976Movie5.9
Skidoo
4.7

Skidoo

1968Movie4.7
Hysterical
4.5

Hysterical

1982Movie4.5
Brainstorm
6.1

Brainstorm

1965Movie6.1
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019Movie10.0
To Trap a Spy
5.9

To Trap a Spy

1965Movie5.9
Lassie's Great Adventure
5.5

Lassie's Great Adventure

1963Movie5.5
The Phantom
9.0

The Phantom

1961Movie9.0
Deadhead Miles
6.2

Deadhead Miles

1972Movie6.2
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
6.2

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

2012Movie6.2
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
6.4

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990Movie6.4
Mob Busters
5.2

Mob Busters

1985Movie5.2
House of the Damned
4.8

House of the Damned

1963Movie4.8
The Human Duplicators
3.7

The Human Duplicators

1965Movie3.7
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
4.4

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

1978Movie4.4
Lassie's Greatest Adventure

Lassie's Greatest Adventure

1963Movie
A Man Called Dagger
6.5

A Man Called Dagger

1968Movie6.5
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
7.3

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

2000Movie7.3
The Nasty Rabbit
2.7

The Nasty Rabbit

1964Movie2.7
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
4.0

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

1970Movie4.0
Flash and the Firecat
8.5

Flash and the Firecat

1975Movie8.5
The Phoenix
6.5

The Phoenix

1978Movie6.5

TV Shows (32)

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman

1958Series7.1
Simon & Simon
6.7

Simon & Simon

1981Series6.7
The Wild Wild West
7.5

The Wild Wild West

1965Series7.5
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
Late Night with David Letterman
6.1

Late Night with David Letterman

1982Series6.1
Emergency!
8.0

Emergency!

1972Series8.0
Film '72
5.1

Film '72

1971Series5.1
I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

1965Series7.8
Starsky & Hutch
7.3

Starsky & Hutch

1975Series7.3
Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

1964Series7.0
Thriller
6.7

Thriller

1960Series6.7
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975Series6.0
The Fall Guy
7.6

The Fall Guy

1981Series7.6
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

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

1964Series7.2
It Takes a Thief
7.2

It Takes a Thief

1968Series7.2
Gilligan's Island
7.4

Gilligan's Island

1964Series7.4
Switch
6.6

Switch

1975Series6.6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.7

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974Series7.7
The Monkees
6.5

The Monkees

1966Series6.5
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

1977Series7.1
I Spy
6.5

I Spy

1965Series6.5
Honey West
7.2

Honey West

1965Series7.2
Superboy
6.4

Superboy

1988Series6.4
My Mother the Car
4.8

My Mother the Car

1965Series4.8
The Monroes
6.8

The Monroes

1966Series6.8
Barbary Coast
8.3

Barbary Coast

1975Series8.3
Am laufenden Band
7.0

Am laufenden Band

1974Series7.0
Van Dyke and Company
6.0

Van Dyke and Company

1975Series6.0
E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996Series8.1
Young Dan'l Boone
7.0

Young Dan'l Boone

1977Series7.0
Welcome to Sweden

Welcome to Sweden

2007Series