Cast
Richard Kiel
Acting
Cast
Richard Kiel
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-09-13
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
2014-09-10
Also known as ζε―εΊθ·―, Richard Dawson Kiel
Biography
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 β 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.
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7.6
MOVIE2010
Tangled
as Vlad (voice)
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6.2
MOVIE1979
Moonraker
as Jaws
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6.7
MOVIE1996
Happy Gilmore
as Mr. Larson
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6.8
MOVIE1977
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Jaws
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7.2
MOVIE1985
Pale Rider
as Club
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6.7
MOVIE1974
The Longest Yard
as Samson
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4.5
MOVIE1999
Inspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
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5.4
MOVIE1984
Cannonball Run II
as Arnold
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4.8
MOVIE1981
So Fine
as Eddie
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6.5
MOVIE1963
The Nutty Professor
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
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6.2
MOVIE1978
Force 10 from Navarone
as Drazak
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5.7
MOVIE1984
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Big G
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4.0
MOVIE1966
Las Vegas Hillbillys
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4.5
MOVIE1982
Hysterical
as Captain James Howdy
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6.7
MOVIE1976
Silver Streak
as Reace
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9.0
MOVIE1961
The Phantom
as Big Mike
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3.7
MOVIE1965
The Human Duplicators
as Dr. Kolos
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2.8
MOVIE1962
Eegah
as Eegah
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6.8
MOVIE2000
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self
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4.8
MOVIE1963
House of the Damned
as The Giant
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6.0
MOVIE1976
Gus
as Tall Man
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5.5
MOVIE1963
Lassie's Great Adventure
as Chinook Pete
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6.0
MOVIE1964
Roustabout
as Strongman (uncredited)
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6.7
MOVIE1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
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7.9
MOVIE1997
The Secrets of 007
as Self
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3.7
MOVIE1979
The Humanoid
as Golob
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6.7
MOVIE1995
The World of James Bond
as Self
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4.7
MOVIE1968
Skidoo
as Beany
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6.2
MOVIE1965
Two on a Guillotine
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
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4.0
MOVIE1961
The Phantom Planet
as The Solarite
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2.7
MOVIE1964
The Nasty Rabbit
as Ranch Foreman
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5.6
MOVIE2002
Best Ever Bond
as Self / Jaws
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6.1
MOVIE1989
Think Big
as Irving
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10.0
MOVIE2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Kanamit (archive footage)
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6.4
MOVIE1990
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Eli Weaver
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5.9
MOVIE1965
To Trap a Spy
as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
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6.2
MOVIE2012
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
as Self
MOVIE1963
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
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8.5
MOVIE1975
Flash and the Firecat
as Milo Pewett
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6.5
MOVIE1968
A Man Called Dagger
as Otto
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4.4
MOVIE1978
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Duke
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6.0
MOVIE1972
Deadhead Miles
as Big Dick
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7.3
MOVIE2000
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
as Self
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6.1
MOVIE1965
Brainstorm
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
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4.0
MOVIE1970
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Luke Brown
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7.0
MOVIE1968
Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Nori
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6.5
MOVIE1978
The Phoenix
as Grasshopper
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5.2
MOVIE1985