Richard Kiel
Acting
🎂 1939-09-13
Richard Dawson Kiel was an 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.
Cast credits(78)
Self
1961
1958
1972
Mr. Larson
1996
Ali
1965
Kanamit
1959
1981
Vlad (voice)
2010
Lemouche
1964
1981
1975
Self
1975
1965
Voltaire
1965
Loach
1975
Master Styx
1960
Self
1982
Monster
1966
1977
1964
Groalgo
1965
Guard (uncredited)
1964
Merry
1964
Jaws
1977
The Monster
1974
Jaws
1979
Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
1999
Arnold
1984
Club
1985
1988
Moose Moran
1975
Samson
1974
Self
1997
1966
1985
Man in Gym (uncredited)
1963
Eegah
1962
Drazak
1978
Reace
1976
Self - Guest
1974
1965
Strongman (uncredited)
1964
Tall Man
1976
The Solarite
1961
Kanamit (archive footage)
2019
Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
1965
Grasshopper
1978
Irving
1989
Big G
1984
1995
Self / Jaws
2002
Self
1975
Captain James Howdy
1982
Golob
1979
Eegah (archive footage)
2004
Luke Brown
1970
Ranch Foreman
1964
Dr. Kolos
1965
Big Dick
1972
Blacksmith (uncredited)
1970
Self
2012
Duke
1978
Nori
1968
Eddie
1981
Beany
1968
1977
1996
Eli Weaver
1990
Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
1965
2007
Self
2000
Milo Pewett
1975
The Giant
1963
Self
2000
Chinook Pete
1963
1966
Big Mike
1961
Otto
1968