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Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

We shouldn't say it, but...at seven foot two, American actor Richard Kiel was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Making the cast-call rounds while working as a nightclub bouncer, Kiel began picking up bit roles in the early '60s. He was the misleadingly altruistic alien in the classic 1962 Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man" (you'll remember that climactic line "It's a cookbook!") and was less prestigiously starred in that masterpiece of bad cinema, Eegah! (1962). Ambling through a series a tough-lug and town-bully roles, Kiel attained full stardom as the menacing, steel-dentured Jaws in the the 1977 James Bond flick The Spy Who Loved Me. So well-received was this appearance that the scriptwriters contrived to bring Jaws back from the dead in the next Bondfest, Moonraker (1979), wherein Kiel becomes a good guy before the end and even gets a girlfriend. In 1992, Richard Kiel turned producer/director (in addition to starring) with the appropriately titled The Giant of Thunder Mountain, a "four waller" which was released on a city-by-city basis. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Richard Kiel Trivia

When was Richard Kiel born?
Richard Kiel date of birth: September 13, 1939

Who did Richard Kiel portray in Eegah!?
Richard Kiel was Eegah in Eegah!

What role did Richard Kiel portray in The Spy Who Loved Me?
Richard Kiel played Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me

What role did Richard Kiel portray in Moonraker?
Richard Kiel played Jaws in Moonraker

Who did Richard Kiel portray in Pale Rider?
Richard Kiel was Club in Pale Rider

Who did Richard Kiel play in Force 10 from Navarone?
Richard Kiel was Capt. Drazak in Force 10 from Navarone

Who did Richard Kiel play in Cannonball Run II?
Richard Kiel was Arnold in Cannonball Run II

Who did Richard Kiel portray in Gus?
Richard Kiel was Tall Man in Gus

Who did Richard Kiel play in Happy Gilmore?
Richard Kiel was Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore

Who did Richard Kiel portray in House of the Damned?
Richard Kiel was The Giant in House of the Damned

What role did Richard Kiel portray in Silver Streak?
Richard Kiel played Reace/Goldtooth in Silver Streak

What role did Richard Kiel play in Roustabout?
Richard Kiel played Strong Man in Roustabout

Who did Richard Kiel play in The Phantom Planet?
Richard Kiel was Solarite in The Phantom Planet

What role did Richard Kiel play in The Magic Sword?
Richard Kiel played Pinhead in The Magic Sword

Who did Richard Kiel play in The Longest Yard?
Richard Kiel was Samson in The Longest Yard


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