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Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

Acting·1939–2014·47 films

Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, European-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

As Actor

Tangled
Tangled (2010)Vlad (voice)
Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore (1996)Mr. Larson
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)Jaws
Moonraker
Moonraker (1979)Jaws
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget (1999)Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Pale Rider
Pale Rider (1985)Club
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor (1963)Man in Gym (uncredited)
Silver Streak
Silver Streak (1976)Reace
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II (1984)Arnold
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)Drazak
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard (1974)Samson
The Phantom Planet
The Phantom Planet (1961)The Solarite
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)Blacksmith (uncredited)
Eegah
Eegah (1962)Eegah
Roustabout
Roustabout (1964)Strongman (uncredited)
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)Big G
Gus
Gus (1976)Tall Man
The Humanoid
The Humanoid (1979)Golob
Two on a Guillotine
Two on a Guillotine (1965)Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
Brainstorm
Brainstorm (1965)Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
Think Big
Think Big (1989)Irving
Skidoo
Skidoo (1968)Beany
So Fine
So Fine (1981)Eddie
The Human Duplicators
The Human Duplicators (1965)Dr. Kolos
House of the Damned
House of the Damned (1963)The Giant
Hysterical
Hysterical (1982)Captain James Howdy
To Trap a Spy
To Trap a Spy (1965)Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990)Eli Weaver
The Secrets of 007
The Secrets of 007 (1997)Self
Deadhead Miles
Deadhead Miles (1972)Big Dick
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)Duke
The Nasty Rabbit
The Nasty Rabbit (1964)Ranch Foreman
Lassie's Great Adventure
Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)Chinook Pete
Inside 'Moonraker'
Inside 'Moonraker' (2000)Self
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000)Self
Mob Busters
Mob Busters (1985)
Las Vegas Hillbillys
Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)
The World of James Bond
The World of James Bond (1995)Self
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012)Self
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)Kanamit (archive footage)
The Phoenix
The Phoenix (1978)Grasshopper
A Man Called Dagger
A Man Called Dagger (1968)Otto
Flash and the Firecat
Flash and the Firecat (1975)Milo Pewett
The Phantom
The Phantom (1961)Big Mike
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970)Luke Brown
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968)Nori
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
Lassie's Greatest Adventure (1963)

As Writer