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Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

Actor·1939–2014·Detroit, Michigan, USA

6 horror credits

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.

Actor6 films

Pale Rider

Pale Rider

Club

1985
Hysterical

Hysterical

Captain James Howdy

1982
Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)

1965
House of the Damned

House of the Damned

The Giant

1963
Eegah

Eegah

Eegah

1962
The Phantom Planet

The Phantom Planet

The Solarite

1961