Richard Dawson Kiel was an American actor. Standing 7 feet 1.5 inches (2.17 m) tall, he was notable for portraying Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), and Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore (1996). 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). On television, he portrayed the giant alien in the highly regarded 1962 Twilight Zone episode "To Serve Man".
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationMovie | Kanamit (archive footage) | 80 |
| 2004 | Collectormania 6Movie | Self | 65 |
| 2002 | Best Ever BondMovie | Self / Jaws | 63 |
| 1999 | Inspector GadgetMovie | Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth | 60 |
| 1997 | The Secrets of 007Movie | Self | 58 |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood StorySeries | — | 57 |
| 1996 | Happy GilmoreMovie | Mr. Larson | 57 |
| 1995 | The World of James BondMovie | Self | 56 |
| 1990 | The Giant of Thunder MountainMovie | Eli Weaver | 51 |
| 1988 | SuperboySeries | — | 49 |
| 1985 | Pale RiderMovie | Club | 46 |
| 1985 | Mob BustersMovie | — | 46 |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run IIMovie | Arnold | 45 |
| 1984 | Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond StreetMovie | Big G | 45 |
| 1982 | Late Night with David LettermanSeries | Self | 43 |
| 1981 | The Fall GuySeries | — | 42 |
| 1981 | Simon & SimonSeries | — | 42 |
| 1978 | Force 10 from NavaroneMovie | Drazak | 39 |
| 1978 | They Went That-A-Way & That-A-WayMovie | Duke | 39 |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries | — | 38 |
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved MeMovie | Jaws | 38 |
| 1976 | GusMovie | Tall Man | 37 |
| 1976 | Silver StreakMovie | Reace | 37 |
| 1975 | Starsky & HutchSeries | Iggy | 36 |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeries | Self | 36 |
| 1975 | SwitchSeries | Loach | 36 |
| 1975 | Barbary CoastSeries | Moose Moran | 36 |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries | The Monster | 35 |
| 1974 | Am laufenden BandSeries | Self - Guest | 35 |
| 1972 | Emergency!Series | — | 33 |
| 1972 | Deadhead MilesMovie | Big Dick | 33 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 32 |
| 1970 | On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverMovie | Blacksmith (uncredited) | 31 |
| 1968 | SkidooMovie | Beany | 29 |
| 1968 | It Takes a ThiefSeries | Willy | 29 |
| 1968 | A Man Called DaggerMovie | Otto | 29 |
| 1966 | The MonkeesSeries | Monster | 27 |
| 1966 | The MonroesSeries | — | 27 |
| 1966 | Las Vegas HillbillysMovie | — | 27 |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild WestSeries | Voltaire | 26 |
| 1965 | I SpySeries | Tiny | 26 |
| 1965 | I Dream of JeannieSeries | Ali | 26 |
| 1965 | Honey WestSeries | Groalgo | 26 |
| 1965 | BrainstormMovie | Asylum Inmate (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1965 | Two on a GuillotineMovie | Photographer at Funeral (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1965 | My Mother the CarSeries | — | 26 |
| 1965 | To Trap a SpyMovie | Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited) | 26 |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series | Guard (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1964 | Daniel BooneSeries | Lemouche | 25 |
| 1964 | Gilligan's IslandSeries | — | 25 |
| 1964 | RoustaboutMovie | Strongman (uncredited) | 25 |
| 1963 | The Nutty ProfessorMovie | Man in Gym (uncredited) | 24 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 22 |
| 1961 | The PhantomMovie | Big Mike | 22 |
| 1961 | The Phantom PlanetMovie | The Solarite | 22 |
| 1960 | ThrillerSeries | Master Styx | 21 |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneSeries | Kanamit | 20 |
| 1958 | The RiflemanSeries | — | 19 |