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Richard Kiel
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.
As actor
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Tangled
Best Ever Bond
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Inside 'Moonraker'
Inspector Gadget
The Secrets of 007
Happy Gilmore
The World of James Bond
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Think Big
Pale Rider
Mob Busters
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Cannonball Run II
Hysterical
So Fine
Moonraker
The Humanoid
Force 10 from Navarone
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
The Phoenix
The Spy Who Loved Me
Silver Streak
Gus
Flash and the Firecat
The Longest Yard
Deadhead Miles
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant