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Richard Kiel

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Towering 7' 2" tall actor who has cornered the market on playing giants, intimidating henchman, bayou swamp monsters and steel toothed villains! Kiel worked in numerous jobs including as a night club bouncer and a cemetery plot salesman, before breaking into film & TV in several minor roles in the late 1950s / early 1960s... See full bio »

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Richard Dawson Kiel
in Detroit, Michigan, USA
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2013 The Engagement Ring (announced)
Patterson
 
2011 BloodHounds, Inc (TV series)
Giant
– Jaws and the Hearse (2011) … Giant
 
2010 Tangled
Vlad (voice)
 
2003 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Video Game)
Jaws (voice)
 
2000 BloodHounds, Inc. #5: Fangs for the Memories (video)
Mortimer
 
1999 Inspector Gadget
Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
 
1996 Happy Gilmore
Mr. Larson
 
1991 The Giant of Thunder Mountain
Eli Weaver
 
1989 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)
Vlkabok
– Mr. and Mrs. Superboy (1989) … Vlkabok
 
1989 Think Big
Irving
 
1989 The Princess and the Dwarf
 
1988 Out of This World (TV series)
Norman
– Go West, Young Mayor (1988) … Norman
 
1985 Pale Rider
Club
 
1985 Qing bao long hu men
Laszlo
 
1984 Cannonball Run II
Arnold, Mitsubishi Driver
 
1984 Part III, Mad Mission: Our Man from Bond Street
Big G
 
1983 Phoenix
Steel Hand
 
1983 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Mark Horton
– The Skeleton Who Came Out of the Closet (1983) … Mark Horton
 
1983 Hysterical
Captain Howdy
 
1981 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Animal
– That's Right, We're Bad (1981) … Animal
 
1981 So Fine
Eddie
 
1979 Moonraker
Jaws
 
1979 The Humanoid
Golob
 
1978 They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
Duke
 
1978 Force 10 from Navarone
Drazak
 
1977 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
The Hulk (one scene only)
– The Incredible Hulk (1977) … The Hulk (one scene only) (uncredited)
 
1977 Young Dan'l Boone (TV series)
Grimm
– The Game (1977) … Grimm
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
Jaws
 
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV series)
Manager - 'Haunted House'
– The Mystery of the Haunted House (1977) … Manager - 'Haunted House'
 
1976 Silver Streak
Reace
 
1976 Land of the Lost (TV series)
Malak
– Flying Dutchman (1976) … Malak
– Survival Kit (1976) … Malak
 
1976 Gus
Tall Man
 
1976 Flash and the Firecat
Milo Pewett
 
1976 McMillan & Wife (TV series)
Tall Goon
– Greed (1976) … Tall Goon (uncredited)
 
1976 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
Iggy
– Omaha Tiger (1976) … Iggy
 
1975-1976 Barbary Coast (TV series)
Moose Moran
– The Dawson Marker (1976) … Moose Moran
– Mary Had More Than a Little (1976) … Moose Moran
– The Day Cable Was Hanged (1975) … Moose Moran
– Sharks Eat Sharks (1975) … Moose Moran
– Arson and Old Lace (1975) … Moose Moran
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1975 Switch (TV series)
Loach
– Death Heist (1975) … Loach
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
The Diablero / The Monster
– The Spanish Moss Murders (1974) … The Monster
– Bad Medicine (1974) … The Diablero
 
1974 Emergency! (TV series)
Carlo
– I'll Fix It (1974) … Carlo (uncredited)
 
1974 The Longest Yard
Samson (as Dick Kiel)
 
1973 Deadhead Miles
Big Dick
 
1970 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Luke Brown
– The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 2 (1970) … Luke Brown
– The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 1 (1970) … Luke Brown
 
1970 The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (TV movie)
Luke Brown
 
1970 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Blacksmith (uncredited)
 
1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Lemouche
– Benvenuto... Who? (1969) … Lemouche
 
1968 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Willy
– The Galloping Skin Game (1968) … Willy
 
1968 Skidoo
Beany
 
1968 Now You See It, Now You Don't (TV movie)
Nori
 
1968 A Man Called Dagger
Otto
 
1965-1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Voltaire / Dimas
– The Night of the Simian Terror (1968) … Dimas
– The Night of the Whirring Death (1966) … Voltaire
– The Night That Terror Stalked the Town (1965) … Voltaire
– The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth (1965) … Voltaire
 
1968 I Spy (TV series)
Tiny
– A Few Miles West of Nowhere (1968) … Tiny
 
1967 The Monroes (TV series)
Casmir
– Ghosts of Paradox (1967) … Casmir
 
1967 The Monkees (TV series)
Monster
– I Was a Teenage Monster (1967) … Monster (as Dick Kiel)
 
1966 The Las Vegas Hillbillys
Moose
 
1966 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
Russian Agent / The Ghost
– Ghost-a-Go-Go (1966) … The Ghost/Russian Agent
 
1966 My Mother the Car (TV series)
Cracks
– A Riddler on the Roof (1966) … Cracks
 
1966 Honey West (TV series)
Groalgo - Henchman
– King of the Mountain (1966) … Groalgo - Henchman
 
1965 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Ali
– My Hero? (1965) … Ali
 
1965 Brainstorm
Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
 
1964-1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Merry / Thug in Vulcan's Factory
– The Hong Kong Shilling Affair (1965) … Merry
– The Vulcan Affair (1964) … Thug in Vulcan's Factory (uncredited)
 
1965 The Human Duplicators
Dr. Kolos
 
1965 Two on a Guillotine
Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
 
1964 The Nasty Rabbit
Ranch foreman (uncredited)
 
1964 Roustabout
Strongman (uncredited)
 
1963 Lassie's Great Adventure
Chinook Pete
 
1963 The Nutty Professor
Bodybuilder at Gym (uncredited)
 
1963 House of the Damned
The Giant
 
1963 Lassie (TV series)
Chinook Pete
– The Journey: Part 5 (1963) … Chinook Pete
– The Journey: Part 4 (1963) … Chinook Pete
 
1963 30 Minutes at Gunsight (TV short)
 
1962 Eegah
Eegah
 
1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Kanamit
– To Serve Man (1962) … Kanamit
 
1961 The Phantom Planet
The Solarite
 
1961 The Rifleman (TV series)
Carl Hazlitt
– The Decision (1961) … Carl Hazlitt
 
1961 Laramie (TV series)
Rake - Tolan's helper
– Run of the Hunted (1961) … Rake - Tolan's helper (uncredited)
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Master Styx
– Well of Doom (1961) … Master Styx
 
1961 The Phantom (TV movie)
Big Mike
 
1960 Klondike (TV series)
Duff Brannigan
– Bare Knuckles (1960) … Duff Brannigan
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1991 The Giant of Thunder Mountain (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
2012 Soccer AM (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #20.7 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Piers Morgan's Life Stories (TV series)
Himself / Jaws
– Sir Roger Moore (2012) … Himself / Jaws
 
2010 Totally Tracked Down (TV series)
Himself
– Lou Ferrigno: The Incredible Mr. Ferrigno (2010) … Himself
 
2007 Welcome to Sweden (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.6 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #1.3 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2007) … Himself
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2006-2007 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gylne tabber og gylne øyeblikk (2007) … Himself
– Episode #3.1 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Circus Footage (video documentary short)
Himself / Jaws
 
2006 007 in Egypt (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 After They Were Famous (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Villains (2005) … Himself
 
2004 The Ultimate Film (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Bond Girls (2002) … Himself
 
2000 Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'Moonraker' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Jaws (also archive footage)
 
1995 The World of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1993 Gottschalk Late Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 30 Years of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Jaws: For Your Eyes Only musical segment
 
1980 The 1980 Sci-Fi Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1980 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Circus of the Stars #4 (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Am laufenden Band (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 September 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 3 September 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 31 August 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 4ème nuit des Césars (1979) … Himself
 
1977 Making of James Bond (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Selling (1977) … Himself
– Organising (1977) … Himself
 
1976 Van Dyke and Company (TV series)
Regular
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2010 Mi amigo invisible (short)
Jaws
 
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
Jaws/Zbigniew Krycsiwiki (archive footage: The Spy Who Loved Me)
 
2006 Cable Car Alternative: Storyboard 2 (video)
Himself
 
2006 Cable Car Alternative: Storyboard 1 (video)
Himself
 
2000 007 Racing (Video Game)
Jaws
 
2000 Double-O Stunts (video documentary short)
Jaws
 
2000 Ken Adam: Designing Bond (video documentary short)
Jaws (uncredited)
 
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (TV documentary)
Jaws
 
1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1964 To Trap a Spy
Thug in Vulcan's Factory (uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

Richard Keil | Dick Kiel

Height:

7' 1½" (2.17 m)
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Trivia:

In 1992 he was in a serious automobile accident that affected his auto-balance, and he now walks using a walking stick or rides a battery-powered scooter around if he has to go very far. In Happy Gilmore he is never seen walking and almost all of his scenes are from the waist up. There are only two full body scenes and both times he is leaning on something... See more »

Trademark:

Towering height See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo