1939-09-13 Detroit, Michigan, USA
Richard Dawson Kiel 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 19 4E 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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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Kanamit (archive footage) | 2019-11-14 |
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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars | Self | 2012-10-29 |
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Tangled | Vlad (voice) | 2010-11-24 |
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Best Ever Bond | Self / Jaws | 2002-11-22 |
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Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Inside 'Moonraker' | Self | 2000-05-16 |
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Inspector Gadget | Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth | 1999-07-23 |
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The Secrets of 007 | Self | 1997-12-04 |
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Happy Gilmore | Mr. Larson | 1996-02-16 |
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The World of James Bond | 1995-10-29 | |
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The Giant of Thunder Mountain | Eli Weaver | 1990-12-25 |
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Think Big | Irving | 1989-09-30 |
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Pale Rider | Club | 1985-06-28 |
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情報販子 | 1985-01-01 | |
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最佳拍檔III之女皇密令 | Big G | 1984-01-25 |
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Cannonball Run II | Arnold | 1984-06-29 |
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Hysterical | Captain James Howdy | 1982-12-22 |
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So Fine | Eddie | 1981-09-25 |
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Moonraker | Jaws | 1979-06-26 |
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L'umanoide | Golob | 1979-04-11 |
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無字天書 | Grasshopper | 1978-01-01 |
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Force 10 from Navarone | Drazak | 1978-08-16 |
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They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way | Duke | 1978-12-01 |
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The Spy Who Loved Me | Jaws | 1977-07-07 |
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Silver Streak | Reace | 1976-12-03 |
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Gus | Tall Man | 1976-07-07 |
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Flash and the Firecat | Milo Pewett | 1975-05-31 |
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The Longest Yard | Samson | 1974-08-21 |
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Deadhead Miles | Big Dick | 1972-08-08 |
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever | Blacksmith (uncredited) | 1970-06-17 |
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The Boy Who Stole the Elephant | Luke Brown | 1970-09-20 |
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A Man Called Dagger | Otto | 1968-01-31 |
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Now You See It, Now You Don't | Nori | 1968-11-11 |
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Skidoo | Beany | 1968-12-19 |
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Las Vegas Hillbillys | 1966-05-11 | |
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Two on a Guillotine | Photographer at Funeral (uncredited) | 1965-01-13 |
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Brainstorm | Asylum Inmate (uncredited) | 1965-05-05 |
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The Human Duplicators | Dr. Kolos | 1965-03-03 |
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Roustabout | Strongman (uncredited) | 1964-11-11 |
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The Nasty Rabbit | Ranch Foreman | 1964-12-01 |
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House of the Damned | The Giant | 1963-03-01 |
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Lassie's Great Adventure | Chinook Pete | 1963-08-01 |
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The Nutty Professor | Man in Gym (uncredited) | 1963-06-04 |
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Eegah | Eegah | 1962-04-17 |
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The Phantom | Big Mike | 1961-01-01 |
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The Phantom Planet | The Solarite | 1961-12-13 |