Richard Kiel
Born September 13, 1939 (Age: 86)
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Detroit, Michigan, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
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as Self
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Age: 73
Tangled
2010
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as Vlad (voice)
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Age: 71
No Image
Best Ever Bond
2002
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as Self / Jaws
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Age: 63
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 60
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 60
Inspector Gadget
1999
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as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
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Age: 59
The Secrets of 007
1997
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as Self
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Age: 58
Happy Gilmore
1996
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as Mr. Larson
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Age: 56
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
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as Eli Weaver
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Age: 51
Think Big
1989
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as Irving
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Age: 50
Pale Rider
1985
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as Club
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Age: 45
Mob Busters
1985
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as
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Age: 45
Cannonball Run II
1984
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as Arnold
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Age: 44
So Fine
1981
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as Eddie
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Age: 42
Moonraker
1979
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as Jaws
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Age: 39
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
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as Duke
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Age: 39
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
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as Drazak
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Age: 38
The Phoenix
1978
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as Grasshopper
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Age: 38
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
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as Jaws
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Age: 37
Silver Streak
1976
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as Reace
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Age: 37
The Longest Yard
1974
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as Samson
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Age: 34
Deadhead Miles
1972
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as Big Dick
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Age: 32
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970
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as Luke Brown
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Age: 31
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
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as Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Age: 30
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968
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as Nori
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Age: 29
Brainstorm
1965
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as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
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Age: 25
To Trap a Spy
1965
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as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 25
The Human Duplicators
1965
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as Dr. Kolos
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Age: 25
Two on a Guillotine
1965
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as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
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Age: 25
The Nasty Rabbit
1964
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as Ranch Foreman
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Age: 25
Roustabout
1964
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as Strongman (uncredited)
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Age: 25
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
1963
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as
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Age: 24
Lassie's Great Adventure
1963
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as Chinook Pete
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Age: 23
The Nutty Professor
1963
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as Man in Gym (uncredited)
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Age: 23
House of the Damned
1963
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as The Giant
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Age: 23
Eegah
1962
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as Eegah
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Age: 22
The Phantom Planet
1961
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as The Solarite
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Age: 22
The Phantom
1961
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as Big Mike
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Age: 21