09/13/1939
Detroit, Michigan, USA:
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 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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Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) as Mr. Larson (archive footage) |
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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019) as Kanamit (archive footage) |
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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012) as Self |
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Tangled (2010) as Vlad (voice) |
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Best Ever Bond (2002) as Self / Jaws |
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Inside 'Moonraker' (2000) as Self |
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Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000) as Self |
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Inspector Gadget (1999) as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth |
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The Secrets of 007 (1997) as Self |
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Happy Gilmore (1996) as Mr. Larson |
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The World of James Bond (1995) as Self |
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The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990) as Eli Weaver |
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Think Big (1989) as Irving |
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Pale Rider (1985) as Club |
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情報販子 (1985) as |
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Cannonball Run II (1984) as Arnold |
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最佳拍檔III之女皇密令 (1984) as Big G |
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Hysterical (1982) as Captain James Howdy |
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So Fine (1981) as Eddie |
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Moonraker (1979) as Jaws |
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L'umanoide (1979) as Golob |
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They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) as Duke |
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Force 10 from Navarone (1978) as Drazak |
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無字天書 (1978) as Grasshopper |
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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as Jaws |
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Silver Streak (1976) as Reace |
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Gus (1976) as Tall Man |
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Flash and the Firecat (1975) as Milo Pewett |
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The Longest Yard (1974) as Samson |
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Deadhead Miles (1972) as Big Dick |
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The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970) as Luke Brown |
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) as Blacksmith (uncredited) |
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Skidoo (1968) as Beany |
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Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968) as Nori |
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A Man Called Dagger (1968) as Otto |
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Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966) as |
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Brainstorm (1965) as Asylum Inmate (uncredited) |
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To Trap a Spy (1965) as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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The Human Duplicators (1965) as Dr. Kolos |
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Two on a Guillotine (1965) as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited) |
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The Nasty Rabbit (1964) as Ranch Foreman |
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Roustabout (1964) as Strongman (uncredited) |
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Lassie's Greatest Adventure (1963) as |
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Lassie's Great Adventure (1963) as Chinook Pete |
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The Nutty Professor (1963) as Man in Gym (uncredited) |
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House of the Damned (1963) as The Giant |
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Eegah (1962) as Eegah |
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The Phantom Planet (1961) as The Solarite |
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The Phantom (1961) as Big Mike |
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The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990) Writer |