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Home/People/Richard Kiel
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Born
Sep 13, 1939Died: Sep 10, 2014
Lived 74 years
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

48
Movies
33
TV Shows
Also Known As
李察基路
Richard Dawson Kiel
IMDb Profile

Richard Kiel

Acting

Biography
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.
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration poster

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as Kanamit (archive footage)
2019
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars poster

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

as Self
2012
Tangled poster

Tangled

as Vlad (voice)
2010
Best Ever Bond poster

Best Ever Bond

as Self / Jaws
2002
Inside 'Moonraker' poster

Inside 'Moonraker'

as Self
2000
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' poster

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

as Self
2000
Inspector Gadget poster

Inspector Gadget

as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
1999
The Secrets of 007 poster

The Secrets of 007

as Self
1997
Happy Gilmore poster

Happy Gilmore

as Mr. Larson
1996
The World of James Bond poster

The World of James Bond

as Self
1995
The Giant of Thunder Mountain poster

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

as Eli Weaver
1990
Think Big poster

Think Big

as Irving
1989
Pale Rider poster

Pale Rider

as Club
1985
Mob Busters poster

Mob Busters

Cast
1985
Cannonball Run II poster

Cannonball Run II

as Arnold
1984
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street poster

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

as Big G
1984
Hysterical poster

Hysterical

as Captain James Howdy
1982
So Fine poster

So Fine

as Eddie
1981
Moonraker poster

Moonraker

as Jaws
1979
The Humanoid poster

The Humanoid

as Golob
1979