Richard Kiel
Actor Richard Kiel's towering 7'1.5" height granted him a five-decade career in Hollywood playing henchmen, strongmen and costumed creatures, as well as a brief flirtation with stardom as the steel-toothed Jaws in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1976) and "Moonraker" (1979). Though rarely afforded top billing or even dialogue, Kiel was a memorable presence on countless television shows like "The Twilight Zone" (CBS, 1959-1964) and "The Wild, Wild West" (CBS, 1965-1969) and features like "The Longest Yard" (1974) and "Silver Streak" (1976). His turn as Jaws opposite Roger Moore's James Bond in "Spy" struck a chord with audiences, which earned him a second franchise appearance in "Moonraker" and a newfound career as a heroic, even comic character actor in "Cannonball Run II" (1984) and other films. Health issues curtailed Kiel's acting career in the new millennium, though his popularity in the Bond films continued unchecked, thanks to voiceover reprisals as Jaws in various video game spin-offs. Though Kiel made his name playing larger-than-life or supernatural characters, his lasting fame came from the degree of humanity that he brought to each of those roles. His death on September 10, 2014 brought fond remembrances from co-stars and fans alike.
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Richard Kiel
Filmography
Movies
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89% |
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Tangled | Vladimir (Character) | $200.8M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Dream of a Warrior | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
62% |
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Happy Gilmore | Mr. Larson (Character) | $38.8M | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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The Giant of Thunder Mountain |
Eli Weaver (Character), Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
- | 1991 |
No Score Yet |
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Think Big | Irving (Character) | - | 1990 |
93% |
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Pale Rider | Club (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mob Busters | Laszlo (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet |
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Mad Mission 3: Our Man From Bond Street | Unknown (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet |
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Hysterical | Captain Howdy (Character) | - | 1983 |
67% |
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So Fine | Eddie (Character) | - | 1981 |
59% |
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Moonraker | Jaws (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
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The Humanoid | Golob (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | War of the Wizards | Steel Hand (Character) | - | 1978 |
67% |
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Force 10 From Navarone | Drazak (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet |
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They Went That-A-Way and That-A-Way | Duke (Character) | - | 1978 |
82% |
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The Spy Who Loved Me | Jaws (Character) | - | 1977 |
76% |
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Silver Streak | Reace (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flash and the Firecat | Milo Pewett (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Barbary Coast | Moose Moran (Character) | - | 1975 |
76% |
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The Longest Yard | Samson (Character) | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet |
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Las Vegas Hillbillys | Moose (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet |
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Lassie's Great Adventure | Chinook Pete (Character) | - | 1964 |
0% |
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Eegah! | Eegah (Character) | - | 1962 |
No Score Yet |
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The Phantom Planet | The Solarite (Character) | - | 1961 |
TV
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87% | 98% | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Simon & Simon | Mark Horton (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fall Guy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barbary Coast | Moose Moran (Character) | 1975-1976 |
100% | 83% | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walt Disney's Disneyland | Luke Brown (Character) | 1970 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Wild, Wild West | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965-1966 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Spy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Chinook Pete (Guest Star) | 1963 1966 |
90% | 73% | Gilligan's Island |
The Ghost/ |
1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Mother the Car | Cracks (Guest Star) | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 58% | I Dream of Jeannie | Ali (Guest Star) | 1965 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Timmy & Lassie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1963 |
92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Kanamit (Character) | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thriller | Unknown (Character) | 1961 |