Known for Acting
Birthday
September 13, 1939
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Biography
Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a European-American actor. He is 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 2 inches (2.18 m) tall and wore size 20 5E 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.

The Mike Douglas Show

The Twilight Zone

Emergency!

The Rifleman

Daniel Boone

I Dream of Jeannie

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

Late Night with David Letterman

Simon & Simon

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Starsky & Hutch

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

The Fall Guy

Thriller

Switch

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Gilligan's Island

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

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