Richard Kiel Biography

Fast Facts

• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Klondike" in 1960
• Worked several odd jobs before entering show business, including a night club bouncer and a cemetary plot salesman
• Quote: "(On why his character survived "The Spy Who Loved Me"): "I had convinced the producer that Jaws should have some characteristics that were human to counteract the steel teeth․ I guess I overdid it - I became too likable to kill off!""
• Also did some voice-over work, reprising his role as Jaws in the 2003 video game "James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing" and voicing the character Vlad in the 2010 film "Tangled․"
• Best known for his role as the James Bond villain Jaws in "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker․"
• Frequently played villainous giants, as he stood at 7'1" in real life
• Released his autobiography, Making It Big In the Movies, in 2002
• Had a cameo as the "Famous Big Guy With Silver Teeth" in the live-action "Inspector Gadget" film in 1999
• Worked as a night school math teacher in California from 1963 until 1965
• Was originally cast as the titular character in the 1978 TV series "The Incredible Hulk," but was replaced by Lou Ferrigno when executives decided he wasn't "bulky" enough