Richard Kiel
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as Vlad (voice) Tangled Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, European-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.
Filmography
Tangled
as Vlad (voice)
Happy Gilmore
as Mr. Larson
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Jaws
Moonraker
as Jaws
Inspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
Pale Rider
as Club
The Nutty Professor
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
Silver Streak
as Reace
Cannonball Run II
as Arnold
Force 10 from Navarone
as Drazak
The Longest Yard
as Samson
The Phantom Planet
as The Solarite
Eegah
as Eegah
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Roustabout
as Strongman (uncredited)
Gus
as Tall Man
The Humanoid
as Golob
Two on a Guillotine
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
Brainstorm
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)