As Actor
Tangled
2010
7.6
Richard Kiel
Acting
Birth date
September 13, 1939
Birth place
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Death date
September 10, 2014
Biography
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) 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.
Featured in
As Actor
Happy Gilmore
1996
6.7
As Actor, As Writer
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
5.6
As Actor
Think Big
1989
6.1
As Actor
Pale Rider
1985
7.2
As Actor
Mob Busters
1985
4.0
As Actor
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
5.6
As Actor
Hysterical
1982
4.6
As Actor
So Fine
1981
4.8
As Actor
Moonraker
1979
6.2
As Actor
The Humanoid
1979
3.6
As Actor
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
6.2
As Actor
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
6.8
As Actor
The Longest Yard
1974
6.7
As Actor
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970
4.0
As Actor
A Man Called Dagger
1968
6.0
As Actor
The Human Duplicators
1965
3.3
As Actor
The Nutty Professor
1963
6.5
As Actor
House of the Damned
1963
4.7
As Actor
Eegah
1962
2.8