Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a 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.
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Character:Kanamit (archive footage)
Release Date:14/11/2019
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/2012
Tangled
Character:Vlad (voice)
Release Date:24/11/2010
Best Ever Bond
Character:Self / Jaws
Release Date:22/11/2002
Inside 'Moonraker'
Character:Self
Release Date:16/05/2000
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2000
Inspector Gadget
Character:Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Release Date:23/07/1999
The Secrets of 007
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/1997
Happy Gilmore
Character:Mr. Larson
Release Date:16/02/1996
The World of James Bond
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/1995
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Character:Eli Weaver
Release Date:25/12/1990
Think Big
Character:Irving
Release Date:30/09/1989
Pale Rider
Character:Club
Release Date:28/06/1985
Mob Busters
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1985
Cannonball Run II
Character:Arnold
Release Date:29/06/1984
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Character:Big G
Release Date:25/01/1984
Hysterical
Character:Captain James Howdy
Release Date:22/12/1982
So Fine
Character:Eddie
Release Date:25/09/1981
Moonraker
Character:Jaws
Release Date:26/06/1979
The Humanoid
Character:Golob
Release Date:11/04/1979
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Character:Duke
Release Date:01/12/1978
Force 10 from Navarone
Character:Drazak
Release Date:16/08/1978
The Phoenix
Character:Grasshopper
Release Date:01/01/1978
The Spy Who Loved Me
Character:Jaws
Release Date:07/07/1977
Silver Streak
Character:Reace
Release Date:03/12/1976
Gus
Character:Tall Man
Release Date:07/07/1976
Flash and the Firecat
Character:Milo Pewett
Release Date:31/05/1975
The Longest Yard
Character:Samson
Release Date:21/08/1974
Deadhead Miles
Character:Big Dick
Release Date:08/08/1972
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Character:Luke Brown
Release Date:20/09/1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Character:Blacksmith (uncredited)
Release Date:17/06/1970
Skidoo
Character:Beany
Release Date:19/12/1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Character:Nori
Release Date:11/11/1968
A Man Called Dagger
Character:Otto
Release Date:31/01/1968
Las Vegas Hillbillys
Character:
Release Date:11/05/1966
Brainstorm
Character:Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/1965
To Trap a Spy
Character:Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:19/03/1965
The Human Duplicators
Character:Dr. Kolos
Release Date:03/03/1965
Two on a Guillotine
Character:Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
Release Date:13/01/1965
The Nasty Rabbit
Character:Ranch Foreman
Release Date:01/12/1964
Roustabout
Character:Strongman (uncredited)
Release Date:11/11/1964
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
Character:
Release Date:15/12/1963
Lassie's Great Adventure
Character:Chinook Pete
Release Date:01/08/1963
The Nutty Professor
Character:Man in Gym (uncredited)
Release Date:04/06/1963
House of the Damned
Character:The Giant
Release Date:01/03/1963
Eegah
Character:Eegah
Release Date:17/04/1962
The Phantom Planet
Character:The Solarite
Release Date:13/12/1961
The Phantom
Character:Big Mike
Release Date:01/01/1961
Television Appearances
Welcome to Sweden
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Superboy
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Late Night with David Letterman
Character:Self
Simon & Simon
Character:
The Fall Guy
Character:
Young Dan'l Boone
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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Character:
Van Dyke and Company
Character:Self
Starsky & Hutch
Character:Iggy
Switch
Character:Loach
Barbary Coast
Character:Moose Moran
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Character:Self
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Character:The Monster
Am laufenden Band
Character:Self - Guest
Emergency!
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It Takes a Thief
Character:Willy
The Monkees
Character:Monster
The Monroes
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I Dream of Jeannie
Character:Ali
The Wild Wild West
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Honey West
Character:Groalgo
The Wild Wild West
Character:Voltaire
I Spy
Character:Tiny
My Mother the Car
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Gilligan's Island
Character:
Daniel Boone
Character:Lemouche
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Guard (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Merry
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Thriller
Character:Master Styx
The Twilight Zone
Character:Kanamit
The Rifleman
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