Biography
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, 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.
Known for
★7.6Tangled
★6.7Happy Gilmore
★6.8The Spy Who Loved Me
★6.2Moonraker
★4.5Inspector Gadget
★7.2Pale Rider
★8.5The Twilight Zone
★7.8I Dream of Jeannie
★6.5The Nutty Professor
★6.7Silver Streak
★6.2Force 10 from Navarone
★5.4Cannonball Run II
★6.7The Longest Yard
★7.4Gilligan's Island
★7.3Starsky & Hutch
★7.6The Fall Guy
★6.7Simon & Simon
★7.7Kolchak: The Night Stalker
★7.6The Wild Wild West
★8.1E! True Hollywood Story
★7.2The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
★4.0The Phantom Planet
★6.7On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
★2.8Eegah