

Richard Kiel
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
13 Sep 1939
Age
87 Years
Born In
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Total Projects
81
Years Active
61 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.4 ★
Overview
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),...
Known For
Filmography

movie
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Kanamit (archive footage)

movie
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
as Self

movie
Tangled
Tangled
as Vlad (voice)

tv
Welcome to Sweden
Welcome to Sweden

movie
Best Ever Bond
Best Ever Bond
as Self / Jaws

movie
Inside 'Moonraker'
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self

movie
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
as Self

movie
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth

movie
The Secrets of 007
The Secrets of 007
as Self

tv
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story

movie
Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore
as Mr. Larson

movie
The World of James Bond
The World of James Bond
as Self

movie
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Eli Weaver

movie
Think Big
Think Big
as Irving

tv
Superboy
Superboy

movie
Pale Rider
Pale Rider
as Club

movie
Mob Busters
Mob Busters

movie
Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II
as Arnold

movie
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Big G

movie
Hysterical
Hysterical
as Captain James Howdy

tv
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self

tv
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon

tv
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy

movie
So Fine
So Fine
as Eddie

movie
Moonraker
Moonraker
as Jaws

movie
The Humanoid
The Humanoid
as Golob

movie
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
as Duke

movie
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone
as Drazak

movie
The Phoenix
The Phoenix
as Grasshopper

tv
Young Dan'l Boone
Young Dan'l Boone

movie
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Jaws

tv
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

movie
Silver Streak
Silver Streak
as Reace

movie
Gus
Gus
as Tall Man

tv
Van Dyke and Company
Van Dyke and Company
as Self

tv
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Iggy

tv
Switch
Switch
as Loach

tv
Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
as Moose Moran

movie
Flash and the Firecat
Flash and the Firecat
as Milo Pewett

tv
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self

tv
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as The Monster

movie
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
as Samson

tv
Am laufenden Band
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest

movie
Deadhead Miles
Deadhead Miles
as Big Dick

tv
Emergency!
Emergency!

movie
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Luke Brown

movie
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Blacksmith (uncredited)

movie
Skidoo
Skidoo
as Beany

movie
Now You See It, Now You Don't
Now You See It, Now You Don't
as Nori

movie
A Man Called Dagger
A Man Called Dagger
as Otto

tv
It Takes a Thief
It Takes a Thief
as Willy

tv
The Monkees
The Monkees
as Monster

tv
The Monroes
The Monroes

movie
Las Vegas Hillbillys
Las Vegas Hillbillys

tv
I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie
as Ali

tv
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West

tv
Honey West
Honey West
as Groalgo

tv
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
as Voltaire

tv
I Spy
I Spy
as Tiny

tv
My Mother the Car
My Mother the Car

movie
Brainstorm
Brainstorm
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)

movie
To Trap a Spy
To Trap a Spy
as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
The Human Duplicators
The Human Duplicators
as Dr. Kolos

movie
Two on a Guillotine
Two on a Guillotine
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)

movie
The Nasty Rabbit
The Nasty Rabbit
as Ranch Foreman

movie
Roustabout
Roustabout
as Strongman (uncredited)

tv
Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island

tv
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Lemouche

tv
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Guard (uncredited)

tv
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Merry

movie
Lassie's Greatest Adventure
Lassie's Greatest Adventure

movie
Lassie's Great Adventure
Lassie's Great Adventure
as Chinook Pete

movie
The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor
as Man in Gym (uncredited)

movie
House of the Damned
House of the Damned
as The Giant

movie
Eegah
Eegah
as Eegah

movie
The Phantom Planet
The Phantom Planet
as The Solarite

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

movie
The Phantom
The Phantom
as Big Mike

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Master Styx

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Kanamit

tv
The Rifleman