
Richard Kiel
Born: 1939-09-13
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019

The Phantom
1961

Flash and the Firecat
1975

The Twilight Zone
1959

Barbary Coast
1975

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

Emergency!
1972

The Secrets of 007
1997

I Dream of Jeannie
1965

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974

Tangled
2010

The Wild Wild West
1965

The Fall Guy
1981

Gilligan's Island
1964

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000

Starsky & Hutch
1975

Honey West
1965

It Takes a Thief
1968