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Richard Kiel

Bio: Richard Dawson Kiel was an American actor best known for his role as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979) as well as the video game Everything or Nothing, and Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore

Born: Wed, Sep 13 1939

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Death: Wed, Sep 10 2014

Richard Kiel is 74 years old

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Movies (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Richard Kiel would have been no older than

74 in The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

as 'Kanamit (archive footage)'.

Thu, Nov 14 2019

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

Richard Kiel was

73 in Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

as 'Self'.

Mon, Oct 29 2012

Tangled

Richard Kiel was

71 in Tangled

as 'Vlad (voice)'.

Wed, Nov 24 2010

Best Ever Bond

Richard Kiel was

63 in Best Ever Bond

as 'Self / Jaws'.

Fri, Nov 22 2002

Inside 'Moonraker'

Richard Kiel was

60 in Inside 'Moonraker'

as 'Self'.

Tue, May 16 2000

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

Richard Kiel was

60 in Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

as 'Self'.

Sat, Jan 01 2000

Inspector Gadget

Richard Kiel was

59 in Inspector Gadget

as 'Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth'.

Fri, Jul 23 1999

The Secrets of 007

Richard Kiel was

58 in The Secrets of 007

as 'Self'.

Thu, Dec 04 1997

Happy Gilmore

Richard Kiel was

56 in Happy Gilmore

as 'Mr. Larson'.

Fri, Feb 16 1996

The World of James Bond

Richard Kiel was

56 in The World of James Bond

Sun, Oct 29 1995

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

Richard Kiel was

51 in The Giant of Thunder Mountain

as 'Eli Weaver'.

Tue, Dec 25 1990

Think Big

Richard Kiel was

50 in Think Big

as 'Irving'.

Sat, Sep 30 1989

Pale Rider

Richard Kiel was

45 in Pale Rider

as 'Club'.

Fri, Jun 28 1985

Mob Busters

Richard Kiel was

45 in Mob Busters

Tue, Jan 01 1985

Cannonball Run II

Richard Kiel was

44 in Cannonball Run II

as 'Arnold'.

Fri, Jun 29 1984

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

Richard Kiel was

44 in Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

as 'Big G'.

Wed, Jan 25 1984

Hysterical

Richard Kiel was

43 in Hysterical

as 'Captain James Howdy'.

Wed, Dec 22 1982

So Fine

Richard Kiel was

42 in So Fine

as 'Eddie'.

Fri, Sep 25 1981

Moonraker

Richard Kiel was

39 in Moonraker

as 'Jaws'.

Tue, Jun 26 1979

The Humanoid

Richard Kiel was

39 in The Humanoid

as 'Golob'.

Wed, Apr 11 1979

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

Richard Kiel was

39 in They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

as 'Duke'.

Fri, Dec 01 1978

Force 10 from Navarone

Richard Kiel was

38 in Force 10 from Navarone

as 'Drazak'.

Wed, Aug 16 1978

The Phoenix

Richard Kiel was

38 in The Phoenix

as 'Grasshopper'.

Sun, Jan 01 1978

The Spy Who Loved Me

Richard Kiel was

37 in The Spy Who Loved Me

as 'Jaws'.

Thu, Jul 07 1977

Silver Streak

Richard Kiel was

37 in Silver Streak

as 'Reace'.

Fri, Dec 03 1976

Gus

Richard Kiel was

36 in Gus

as 'Tall Man'.

Wed, Jul 07 1976

Flash and the Firecat

Richard Kiel was

35 in Flash and the Firecat

as 'Milo Pewett'.

Sat, May 31 1975

The Longest Yard

Richard Kiel was

34 in The Longest Yard

as 'Samson'.

Wed, Aug 21 1974

Deadhead Miles

Richard Kiel was

32 in Deadhead Miles

as 'Big Dick'.

Tue, Aug 08 1972

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

Richard Kiel was

31 in The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

as 'Luke Brown'.

Sun, Sep 20 1970

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

Richard Kiel was

30 in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

as 'Blacksmith (uncredited)'.

Wed, Jun 17 1970

Skidoo

Richard Kiel was

29 in Skidoo

as 'Beany'.

Thu, Dec 19 1968

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Richard Kiel was

29 in Now You See It, Now You Don't

as 'Nori'.

Mon, Nov 11 1968

A Man Called Dagger

Richard Kiel was

28 in A Man Called Dagger

as 'Otto'.

Fri, Dec 15 1967

Las Vegas Hillbillys

Richard Kiel was

26 in Las Vegas Hillbillys

Wed, May 11 1966

Brainstorm

Richard Kiel was

25 in Brainstorm

as 'Asylum Inmate (uncredited)'.

Wed, May 05 1965

The Human Duplicators

Richard Kiel was

25 in The Human Duplicators

as 'Dr. Kolos'.

Wed, Mar 03 1965

The Nasty Rabbit

Richard Kiel was

25 in The Nasty Rabbit

as 'Ranch Foreman'.

Tue, Dec 01 1964

Lassie's Great Adventure

Richard Kiel was

23 in Lassie's Great Adventure

as 'Chinook Pete'.

Thu, Aug 01 1963

The Nutty Professor

Richard Kiel was

23 in The Nutty Professor

as 'Man in Gym (uncredited)'.

Tue, Jun 04 1963

House of the Damned

Richard Kiel was

23 in House of the Damned

as 'The Giant'.

Fri, Mar 01 1963

Eegah: The Name Written in Blood!

Richard Kiel was

22 in Eegah: The Name Written in Blood!

as 'Eegah'.

Fri, Jun 08 1962

The Phantom Planet

Richard Kiel was

22 in The Phantom Planet

as 'The Solarite'.

Wed, Dec 13 1961

The Phantom

Richard Kiel was

21 in The Phantom

as 'Big Mike'.

Sun, Jan 01 1961

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages

Welcome to Sweden

Richard Kiel was

67+ in Welcome to Sweden

First Air Date
Fri, Mar 09 2007

E! True Hollywood Story

Richard Kiel was

56+ in E! True Hollywood Story

First Air Date
Wed, Aug 21 1996

Superboy

Richard Kiel was

49+ in Superboy

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 08 1988

Late Night with David Letterman

Richard Kiel was

42+ in Late Night with David Letterman

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Feb 01 1982

Simon & Simon

Richard Kiel was

42+ in Simon & Simon

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 24 1981

The Fall Guy

Richard Kiel was

42+ in The Fall Guy

First Air Date
Wed, Nov 04 1981

Young Dan'l Boone

Richard Kiel was

37+ in Young Dan'l Boone

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1977

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Richard Kiel was

37+ in The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 30 1977

Van Dyke and Company

Richard Kiel was

36+ in Van Dyke and Company

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 30 1975

Starsky & Hutch

Richard Kiel was

35+ in Starsky & Hutch

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 10 1975

Switch

Richard Kiel was

35+ in Switch

as 'Loach'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 09 1975

Barbary Coast

Richard Kiel was

35+ in Barbary Coast

as 'Moose Moran'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 08 1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Richard Kiel was

35+ in Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 12 1975

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Richard Kiel was

35+ in Kolchak: The Night Stalker

as 'The Monster'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 13 1974

Am laufenden Band

Richard Kiel was

34+ in Am laufenden Band

as 'Self - Guest'.

First Air Date
Sat, Apr 27 1974

Emergency!

Richard Kiel was

32+ in Emergency!

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 22 1972

The Monkees

Richard Kiel was

26+ in The Monkees

as 'Monster'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 12 1966

The Monroes

Richard Kiel was

26+ in The Monroes

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 07 1966

I Dream of Jeannie

Richard Kiel was

26+ in I Dream of Jeannie

as 'Ali'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1965

The Wild Wild West

Richard Kiel was

26+ in The Wild Wild West

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965

Honey West

Richard Kiel was

26+ in Honey West

as 'Groalgo'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 17 1965

My Mother the Car

Richard Kiel was

26+ in My Mother the Car

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 14 1965

Gilligan's Island

Richard Kiel was

25+ in Gilligan's Island

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 26 1964

Daniel Boone

Richard Kiel was

25+ in Daniel Boone

as 'Lemouche'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 24 1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Richard Kiel was

25+ in The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 22 1964

The Mike Douglas Show

Richard Kiel was

22+ in The Mike Douglas Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 11 1961

Thriller

Richard Kiel was

21+ in Thriller

as 'Master Styx'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1960

The Twilight Zone

Richard Kiel was

20+ in The Twilight Zone

as 'Kanamit'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 02 1959

The Rifleman

Richard Kiel was

19+ in The Rifleman

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 30 1958