Richard Kiel
Acting
1939-09-13 · 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.
movieHappy Gilmore 2
as Mr. Larson (archive footage) · 2025 · 6.5
movieThe Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Kanamit (archive footage) · 2019 · 10.0
movieTop Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
as Self · 2012 · 6.2
movieTangled
as Vlad (voice) · 2010 · 7.6
tvWelcome to Sweden
as · 2007 · 0.0
movieBest Ever Bond
as Self / Jaws · 2002 · 5.6
movieInside 'Moonraker'
as Self · 2000 · 6.8
movieInside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
as Self · 2000 · 7.3
movieInspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth · 1999 · 4.5
movieThe Secrets of 007
as Self · 1997 · 7.9
tvE! True Hollywood Story
as · 1996 · 8.2
movieHappy Gilmore
as Mr. Larson · 1996 · 6.7
movieThe World of James Bond
as Self · 1995 · 6.7
movieThe Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Eli Weaver · 1990 · 6.4
movieThink Big
as Irving · 1989 · 6.1
tvSuperboy
as · 1988 · 6.4
moviePale Rider
as Club · 1985 · 7.2
movieMob Busters
as · 1985 · 5.2
movieCannonball Run II
as Arnold · 1984 · 5.4
movieAces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
as Big G · 1984 · 5.8
movieHysterical
as Captain James Howdy · 1982 · 4.5
tvLate Night with David Letterman
as Self · 1982 · 6.1
tvSimon & Simon
as · 1981 · 6.7
tvThe Fall Guy
as · 1981 · 7.6