Richard Kiel Biography (1939-)

Full name, Richard Dawson Kiel; born September 13, 1939, in Detroit, MI; married Diane Rogers (a publicity assistant); children: three sons, one daughter.Addresses: Contact: c/o Richard Kiel Fan Club, P.O. Box 1138, Clovis,CA 93612; 42805 Ranger Circle Dr., Coarsegold, CA 93614.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer
Birth Details
September 13, 1939
Detroit, Michigan, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Solarite, The Phantom Planet, American International Pictures, 1961
  • Title role, Eegah! (also known as Eegah! And Eegah! TheName Written in Blood), Fairway-International Films, 1962
  • Pinhead, The Magic Sword, United Artists, 1962
  • (Uncredited) Bodybuilder #1, The Nutty Professor (also known as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), 1963
  • The Giant, House of the Damned, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
  • Chinook Pete, Lassie's Great Adventure (also known as Lassie'sGreatest Adventure), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
  • (Uncredited) Strong Man, Roustabout, Paramount, 1964
  • Ranch foreman, The Nasty Rabbit (also known as Spies a Go Go), 1964
  • Dr. Kolos, The Human Duplicators (also known as Agente spazialeK1, Jaws of the Alien, and Space Agent K1), Crest, 1965
  • Two on a Guillotine, 1965
  • Inmate, Brainstorm, 1965
  • Las Vegas Hillbillys (also known as Country Music and Country Music, U.S.A.), Woolner Brothers, 1966
  • Otto, A Man Called Dagger, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
  • Beany, Skidoo, Paramount, 1968
  • (Uncredited) Blacksmith, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, 1970
  • Deadhead Miles, 1972
  • (As Dick Kiel) Samson, The Longest Yard (also known as The MeanMachine), Paramount, 1974
  • Milo Pewett, Flash and the Firecat, Sebastian, 1976
  • Reace/Goldtooth, Silver Streak, Twentieth Century, 1976
  • Tall man, Gus, 1976
  • Jaws, The Spy Who Loved Me, United Artists, 1977
  • Drazac, Force Ten from Navarone, American International Pictures,1978
  • Duke, They Went That-A-Way and That-A-Way, International Picture Show, 1978
  • Golob One, The Humanoid (also known as L'umanoide), Columbia, 1979
  • Jaws, Moonraker (also known as Ian Fleming's Moonraker), United Artists, 1979
  • Steel Hand, Phoenix (also known as The Phoenix and War of the Wizards), 1979
  • Eddie, So Fine, Warner Bros., 1981
  • Captain Howdy, Hysterical, EMB, 1983
  • Arnold, Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984
  • Big G, Zuija paidang zhi nuhuang miling (also known as Aces GoPlaces III: Our Man from Bond Street and Mad Mission III: Our Man fromBond Street), 1984
  • Club, Pale Rider, Warner Bros., 1985
  • The butcher, Qing bao long hu men (also known as Mob Busters), 1985
  • Irving, Think Big, 1990
  • Eli Weaver, The Giant of Thunder Mountain, Castle Hill Productions, 1991
  • Mr. Larson, Happy Gilmore, Universal, 1996
  • Famous guy with metal teeth (Jaws), Inspector Gadget, 1999
  • (In archive footage) Ken Adam: Designing Bond, Buena Vista, 2000
  • Himself, Inside "The Spy Who Loved Me," 2000
  • Himself, Inside "Moonraker," 2000
  • Bloodhounds, Inc., 2000
  • Also appeared in Bigfoot; The Racketeers.
  • Film Work
  • (With John Herklotz) Executive producer, The Giant of Thunder Mountain, Castle Hill Productions, 1991
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Duff Brannigan, Klondike, 1960-1961
  • Malak, Land of the Lost, NBC, 1974
  • Moose Moran, Barbary Coast, 1975
  • Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1976
  • Movies
  • Big Mike, The Phantom, 1961
  • 30 Minutes at Gunsight, 1963
  • Nori, Now You See It, Now You Don't, NBC, 1968
  • Luke Brown, The Boy Who Stole the Elephant, 1970
  • Specials
  • Lola, ABC, 1976
  • Circus of the Stars #4, 1979
  • The World of James Bond, Fox, 1995
  • Best Ever Bond (documentary), 2002
  • Pilots
  • Moose Moran, Barbary Coast, 1975
  • Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1975
  • Appeared in Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • Episodic
  • "Street of Hate," Laramie, 1960
  • Master Styx, "Well of Doom," Thriller, NBC, 1960
  • Duff Brannigan, "Bare Knuckles," Klondike, 1960
  • "The Decision," The Rifleman, 1961
  • Kanamit, "To Serve Man," Twilight Zone, 1962
  • Merry, "The Hong Kong Shilling Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., 1965
  • Ali, "My Hero?," I Dream of Jeannie, 1965
  • Voltaire, "The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1965
  • Voltaire, "The Night That Terror Stalked the Town," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1965
  • Voltaire, "The Night of the Whirring Death," The Wild Wild West, CBS, 1965
  • "Lassie the Voyager," Lassie, 1966
  • "King of the Mountain," Honey West, 1966
  • Cracks, "A Riddler on the Roof," My Mother the Car, 1966
  • Ghost, "Ghost-a-Go-Go," Gilligan's Island, 1966
  • (As Dick Kiel) Monster, "I Was a Teenage Monster," The Monkees, 1967
  • "Ghosts of Paradox," The Monroes, 1967
  • Tiny, "A Few Miles West of Nowhere," I Spy, 1968
  • Dimas, "The Night of the Simian Terror," The Wild Wild West, 1968
  • Willie Trion, "The Galloping Skin Game," It Takes a Thief, 1968
  • Big Foot, National Geographic Specials, 1969
  • Le mouche, "Benvenuto ... Who?," Daniel Boone, 1969
  • Carlo, "I'll Fix It," Emergency!, 1974
  • The Diablero, "Bad Medicine," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, 1974
  • Peremalfait, the swamp monster, "The Spanish Moss Murders," Kolchak: The Night Stalker, 1974
  • "Death Heist," Switch, 1975
  • Iggy, "Omaha Tiger," Starsky and Hutch, 1976
  • "The Mystery of the Haunted House," The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, 1977
  • "The Game," Young Daniel Boone, 1977
  • Animal, "That's Right, We're Bad," The Fall Guy, 1981
  • Mark Horton, "The Skeleton Who Came Out of the Closet," Simon & Simon, 1983
  • Vlkabok, "Mr. and Mrs. Superboy," Superboy, syndicated, 1989
  • Also appeared in 30 Minutes at Gunsight; The Escape; King of Diamonds; The Danny Kaye Show; The Peter Marshall Show; The Steve Allen Show; The Kooky Castle Show; The Paul Bunyon Show; The Mike Douglas Show; The Merv Griffin Show; The Today Show, NBC; Good Morning America, ABC; David Letterman; Regis Philbin; AM Los Angeles; Good Morning Los Angeles; AM San Francisco; Win, Lose, or Draw; Hollywood Squares; Tattle Tales; Match Game; Celebrity Family Feud;All Star Family Feud; Bullseye; The Great Space Coaster.
  • Television Work
  • Specials
  • Producer, The Paul Bunyon Show, 1963
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • The Giant of Thunder Mountain, 1991
  • Television Specials
  • The Paul Bunyon Show, 1963
  • Autobiography
  • Making it BIG in the Movies: An Autobiography by Richard "JAWWWS" Kiel, Trafalgar Square, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Electronic
    • Richard Kiel Official Site, http://www.richardkiel.com, December 16, 2002

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