Richard Kiel
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Rifleman
1958
Series
The Twilight Zone
Kanamit
1959
Series
The Wild Wild West
1965
Series
The Wild Wild West
Voltaire
1965
Series
Emergency!
1972
Film
Tangled
Vlad (voice)
2010
Series
Daniel Boone
Lemouche
1964
Series
Simon & Simon
1981
Series
I Dream of Jeannie
Ali
1965
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self
1982
Series
Thriller
Master Styx
1960
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Starsky & Hutch
Iggy
1975
Series
The Fall Guy
1981
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
Gilligan's Island
1964
Series
The Monkees
Monster
1966
Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Guard (uncredited)
1964
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Merry
1964
Film
Happy Gilmore
Mr. Larson
1996
Series
It Takes a Thief
Willy
1968
Series
Switch
Loach
1975
Series
Honey West
Groalgo
1965
Series
I Spy
Tiny
1965
Series
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Monster
1974
Film
The Spy Who Loved Me
Jaws
1977
Film
Moonraker
Jaws
1979
Film
Inspector Gadget
Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
1999
Series
Superboy
1988
Series
The Monroes
1966
Film
Pale Rider
Club
1985
Series
My Mother the Car
1965
Film
The Longest Yard
Samson
1974
Film
Cannonball Run II
Arnold
1984
Series
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974
Film
The Nutty Professor
Man in Gym (uncredited)
1963
Film
Silver Streak
Reace
1976
Series
Barbary Coast
Moose Moran
1975
Film
Force 10 from Navarone
Drazak
1978
Series
Van Dyke and Company
Self
1975
Film
Eegah
Eegah
1962
Film
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1970
Film
Roustabout
Strongman (uncredited)
1964
Film
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Big G
1984
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Series
Young Dan'l Boone
1977
Film
Hysterical
Captain James Howdy
1982
Film
Brainstorm
Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
1965
Film
Gus
Tall Man
1976
Film
The Phantom Planet
The Solarite
1961
Film
Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
Film
So Fine
Eddie
1981
Film
To Trap a Spy
Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
1965
Film
Best Ever Bond
Self / Jaws
2002
Film
Two on a Guillotine
Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
1965
Film
The Humanoid
Golob
1979
Film
Think Big
Irving
1989
Film
Inside 'Moonraker'
Self
2000
Film
Skidoo
Beany
1968
Film
The Human Duplicators
Dr. Kolos
1965
Film
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Duke
1978
Film
Deadhead Miles
Big Dick
1972
Film
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Nori
1968
Film
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
2012
Welcome to Sweden
2007
Film
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Kanamit (archive footage)
2019
Film
House of the Damned
The Giant
1963
Film
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Eli Weaver
1990
Film
The World of James Bond
Self
1995
Film
The Secrets of 007
Self
1997
Film
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
1963
Film
Flash and the Firecat
Milo Pewett
1975
Film
The Phantom
Big Mike
1961
Film
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
Luke Brown
1970
Film
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Self
2000
Film
Lassie's Great Adventure
Chinook Pete
1963
Film
A Man Called Dagger
Otto
1968
Film
The Nasty Rabbit
Ranch Foreman
1964
Film
Mob Busters
1985
Film
The Phoenix
Grasshopper
1978
Film
Collectormania 6
Self
2004