Acting credits
77
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Richard Kiel
Acting
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Movies: 47Series: 30Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 10460
IMDb ID: nm0001423
Known for: Acting
Born: September 13, 1939
Died: September 10, 2014
Age: 74
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1958 - 2019
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.34
Wikidata: Q376140
Also known as
李察基路 • Richard Dawson Kiel
Other jobs
Writer (1)
Biography
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a European-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 20 5E 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Kiel.
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Kanamit (archive footage)
2019 Movie
6.2
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
as Self
2012 Movie
7.6
Tangled
as Vlad (voice)
2010 Movie
6.8
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self
2000 Movie
7.4
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
as Self
2000 Movie
4.5
Inspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
1999 Movie
7.9
The Secrets of 007
as Self
1997 Movie
6.7
Happy Gilmore
as Mr. Larson
1996 Movie
6.0
The World of James Bond
as Self
1995 Movie
6.0
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Eli Weaver
1990 Movie
6.1
Think Big
as Irving
1989 Movie
7.2
Pale Rider
as Club
1985 Movie
4.0
Mob Busters
1985 Movie
5.4
Cannonball Run II
as Arnold
1984 Movie
5.7
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Big G
1984 Movie
4.3
Hysterical
as Captain James Howdy
1982 Movie
4.6
So Fine
as Eddie
1981 Movie
6.2
Moonraker
as Jaws
1979 Movie
3.5
The Humanoid
as Golob
1979 Movie
4.1
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Duke
1978 Movie
6.2
Force 10 from Navarone
as Drazak
1978 Movie
6.0
The Phoenix
as Grasshopper
1978 Movie
6.8
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Jaws
1977 Movie
6.7
Silver Streak
as Reace
1976 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Kiel.
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
1996 Series
6.3
Superboy
1 eps
1988 Series
6.0
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self • 1 eps
1982 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
1 eps
1981 Series
7.6
The Fall Guy
1 eps
1981 Series
5.0
Young Dan'l Boone
1 eps
1977 Series
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1 eps
1977 Series
5.0
Van Dyke and Company
as Self • 12 eps
1975 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
as Iggy • 1 eps
1975 Series
6.7
Switch
as Loach • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.5
Barbary Coast
as Moose Moran • 13 eps
1975 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.6
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as The Monster • 2 eps
1974 Series
6.5
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.9
Emergency!
1 eps
1972 Series
7.2
It Takes a Thief
as Willy • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.5
The Monkees
as Monster • 1 eps
1966 Series
5.7
The Monroes
1 eps
1966 Series
7.8
I Dream of Jeannie
as Ali • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.6
The Wild Wild West
1 eps
1965 Series
7.0
Honey West
as Groalgo • 1 eps
1965 Series
6.5
I Spy
as Tiny • 1 eps
1965 Series
4.3
My Mother the Car
1 eps
1965 Series
7.4
Gilligan's Island
1 eps
1964 Series