Richard Kiel
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.
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The Mike Douglas Show
Emergency!
Daniel Boone
The Rifleman
The Twilight Zone
Simon & Simon
Starsky & Hutch
I Dream of Jeannie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
Late Night with David Letterman
Thriller
The Monkees
Tangled
The Fall Guy
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
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The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Gilligan's Island
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
It Takes a Thief
Honey West
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