Acting · Detroit, Michigan, USA · Born September 13, 1939
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – 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.
MovieThe Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Kanamit (archive footage)
MovieTop Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
as Self
MovieTangled
2010
as Vlad (voice)
Welcome to Sweden
2007
Best Ever Bond
2002
as Self / Jaws
MovieInside 'Moonraker'
2000
as Self
MovieInside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000
as Self
MovieInspector Gadget
1999
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
MovieThe Secrets of 007
1997
as Self
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieHappy Gilmore
1996
as Mr. Larson
MovieThe World of James Bond
1995
as Self
MovieThe Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
as Eli Weaver
MovieThink Big
1989
as Irving
TVSuperboy
1988
MoviePale Rider
1985
as Club
MovieMob Busters
1985
MovieCannonball Run II
1984
as Arnold
MovieAces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
as Big G
MovieHysterical
1982
as Captain James Howdy
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self
TVSimon & Simon
1981
TVThe Fall Guy
1981
MovieSo Fine
1981
as Eddie
MovieMoonraker
1979
as Jaws
MovieThe Humanoid
1979
as Golob
MovieThey Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
as Duke
MovieForce 10 from Navarone
1978
as Drazak
MovieThe Phoenix
1978
as Grasshopper
TVYoung Dan'l Boone
1977
MovieThe Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as Jaws
TVThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
MovieSilver Streak
1976
as Reace
MovieGus
1976
as Tall Man
TVVan Dyke and Company
1975
as Self
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Iggy
TVSwitch
1975
as Loach
TVBarbary Coast
1975
as Moose Moran
MovieFlash and the Firecat
1975
as Milo Pewett
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
TVKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as The Monster
MovieThe Longest Yard
1974
as Samson
TVAm laufenden Band
1974
as Self - Guest
MovieDeadhead Miles
1972
as Big Dick
TVEmergency!
1972
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieThe Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970
as Luke Brown
MovieOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
MovieSkidoo
1968
as Beany
MovieNow You See It, Now You Don't
1968
as Nori
MovieA Man Called Dagger
1968
as Otto
TVIt Takes a Thief
1968
as Willy
TVThe Monkees
1966
as Monster
TVThe Monroes
1966
MovieLas Vegas Hillbillys
1966
TVI Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Ali
TVThe Wild Wild West
1965
TVHoney West
1965
as Groalgo
TVI Spy
1965
as Tiny
TVMy Mother the Car
1965
MovieBrainstorm
1965
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
MovieTo Trap a Spy
1965
as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Human Duplicators
1965
as Dr. Kolos
MovieTwo on a Guillotine
1965
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
MovieThe Nasty Rabbit
1964
as Ranch Foreman
MovieRoustabout
1964
as Strongman (uncredited)
TVGilligan's Island
1964
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Lemouche
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Guard (uncredited)
MovieLassie's Greatest Adventure
1963
MovieLassie's Great Adventure
1963
as Chinook Pete
MovieThe Nutty Professor
1963
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
MovieHouse of the Damned
1963
as The Giant
MovieEegah
1962
as Eegah
MovieThe Phantom Planet
1961
as The Solarite
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieThe Phantom
1961
as Big Mike
TVThriller
1960
as Master Styx
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Kanamit
TVThe Rifleman
1958
