---
name: "Richard Kiel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-kiel"
fi1m_id: "richard-kiel"
imdb_id: "nm0001423"
tmdb_id: 10460
wikidata_id: "Q376140"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 September 1939"
died: "10 September 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 64
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T04:24:10.739691+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Kiel

## Identity

Richard Kiel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-kiel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-kiel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001423
- **TMDB ID:** 10460
- **Wikidata ID:** Q376140
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kiel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10460

Actor. Born 13 September 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Died 10 September 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 September 1939, Detroit, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 10 September 2014
- **Active:** 1976–2010
- **Also known as:** 李察基路, Richard Dawson Kiel
- **Frequently works with:** [Albert R. Broccoli](https://film.one/person/albert-r-broccoli.md), [Christopher Wood](https://film.one/person/christopher-wood.md), [Lewis Gilbert](https://film.one/person/lewis-gilbert.md), [Roger Moore](https://film.one/person/roger-moore.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 64, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 66 (3), 1980s 56 (2), 2010s 75 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 4, Adventure 3, Thriller 3, Comedy 2, Animation 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,137m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Kiel, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q376140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10460

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Tangled*](https://film.one/film/tangled.md) (75)

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## Biography

Richard Kiel was an American actor. Born Richard Dawson Kiel on 13 September 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, he died on 10 September 2014 in Fresno, California.

He appeared in numerous films and television series from the late 1950s, often in roles that drew on his height. His credits include the alien Kanamit in the 1962 episode of *The Twilight Zone*, Ali in *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), and an uncredited role in *The Nutty Professor* (1963). He played Club in *Pale Rider* (1985).

Kiel is known for portraying Jaws in the James Bond films *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977) and *Moonraker* (1979), Mr. Larson in *Happy Gilmore* (1996), and the voice of Vlad in *Tangled* (2010). He was married to Diane Rogers from 1974 until his death.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Tangled* (2010), Fi1m 75, as Vlad (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/tangled.md)
- *Pale Rider* (1985), Fi1m 77, as Club — [page](https://film.one/film/pale-rider.md)
- *Cannonball Run II* (1984), Fi1m 35, as Arnold — [page](https://film.one/film/cannonball-run-ii.md)
- *Moonraker* (1979), Fi1m 58, as Jaws — [page](https://film.one/film/moonraker.md)
- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), Fi1m 77, as Jaws — [page](https://film.one/film/the-spy-who-loved-me.md)
- *Silver Streak* (1976), Fi1m 63, as Reace — [page](https://film.one/film/silver-streak.md)

## Complete filmography (68)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration* (2019), as Kanamit (archive footage)
- *Tangled* (2010), as Vlad (voice) — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/tangled.md)
- *Welcome to Sweden* (2007), series, Actor
- *Inspector Gadget* (1999), as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *Happy Gilmore* (1996), as Mr. Larson
- *The Giant of Thunder Mountain* (1990), as Eli Weaver · Writer
- *Think Big* (1989), as Irving
- *Superboy* (1988), series, Actor
- *Pale Rider* (1985), as Club — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/pale-rider.md)
- *Mob Busters* (1985), Actor
- *Cannonball Run II* (1984), as Arnold — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/cannonball-run-ii.md)
- *Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street* (1984), as Big G
- *Hysterical* (1982), as Captain James Howdy
- *Simon & Simon* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Fall Guy* (1981), series, Actor
- *So Fine* (1981), as Eddie
- *Moonraker* (1979), as Jaws — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/moonraker.md)
- *The Humanoid* (1979), as Golob
- *They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way* (1978), as Duke
- *Force 10 from Navarone* (1978), as Drazak
- *The Phoenix* (1978), as Grasshopper
- *Young Dan'l Boone* (1977), series, Actor
- *The Spy Who Loved Me* (1977), as Jaws — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-spy-who-loved-me.md)
- *The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries* (1977), series, Actor
- *Silver Streak* (1976), as Reace — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/silver-streak.md)
- *Gus* (1976), as Tall Man
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as Iggy
- *Switch* (1975), series, as Loach
- *Barbary Coast* (1975), series, as Moose Moran
- *Flash and the Firecat* (1975), as Milo Pewett
- *Kolchak: The Night Stalker* (1974), series, as The Monster
- *The Longest Yard* (1974), as Samson
- *Deadhead Miles* (1972), as Big Dick
- *Emergency!* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Boy Who Stole the Elephant* (1970), as Luke Brown
- *On a Clear Day You Can See Forever* (1970), as Blacksmith (uncredited)
- *Skidoo* (1968), as Beany
- *Now You See It, Now You Don't* (1968), as Nori
- *A Man Called Dagger* (1968), as Otto
- *It Takes a Thief* (1968), series, as Willy
- *The Monkees* (1966), series, as Monster
- *The Monroes* (1966), series, Actor
- *Las Vegas Hillbillys* (1966), Actor
- *I Dream of Jeannie* (1965), series, as Ali
- *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Voltaire
- *Honey West* (1965), series, as Groalgo
- *I Spy* (1965), series, as Tiny
- *My Mother the Car* (1965), series, Actor
- *Brainstorm* (1965), as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
- *To Trap a Spy* (1965), as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
- *The Human Duplicators* (1965), as Dr. Kolos
- *Two on a Guillotine* (1965), as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
- *The Nasty Rabbit* (1964), as Ranch Foreman
- *Roustabout* (1964), as Strongman (uncredited)
- *Gilligan's Island* (1964), series, Actor
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Lemouche
- *The Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1964), series, as Guard (uncredited), Merry
- *Lassie's Greatest Adventure* (1963), Actor
- *Lassie's Great Adventure* (1963), as Chinook Pete
- *The Nutty Professor* (1963), as Man in Gym (uncredited)
- *House of the Damned* (1963), as The Giant
- *Eegah* (1962), as Eegah
- *The Phantom Planet* (1961), as The Solarite
- *The Phantom* (1961), as Big Mike
- *Thriller* (1960), series, as Master Styx
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Kanamit — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The Rifleman* (1958), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Richard Kiel](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-41a92970d015.jpg) Richard Kiel — dejahthoris from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Richard_Kiel_2.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo of Richard Kiel as Ali with Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman as Jeannie and Tony in the "My Hero?" episode of I Dream of Jeannie.](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-a1f2c82b8622.jpg) Photo of Richard Kiel as Ali with Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman as Jeannie and Tony in the "My Hero?" episode of I Dream of Jeannie. — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Barbara_Eden_Larry_Hagman_I_Dream_of_Jeannie_1965.jpg/1280px-Barbara_Eden_Larry_Hagman_I_Dream_of_Jeannie_1965.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The ultimate geekfest: the annual Comic Con International, held every mid-July in San Diego. I am visiting thanks to a guest pass from a presenter. Here is Rich (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-775dd43dddc8.jpg) The ultimate geekfest: the annual Comic Con International, held every mid-July in San Diego. I am visiting thanks to a guest pass from a presenter. Here is Rich (2012) — InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Comic_Con_International_-_14_July_2012_%287590749508%29.jpg/1280px-Comic_Con_International_-_14_July_2012_%287590749508%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Publicity photo of American character actor, Richard "Dick" Kiel and American child actor Jonathan "Jon" Provost promoting the March 17, 1963 episode of the CBS](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-9a07e3d43bbc.jpg) Publicity photo of American character actor, Richard "Dick" Kiel and American child actor Jonathan "Jon" Provost promoting the March 17, 1963 episode of the CBS — CBS Television Network., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Lassie_Jon_Provost_Dick_Kiel_1963_No_1.jpg/1280px-Lassie_Jon_Provost_Dick_Kiel_1963_No_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Richard Kiel](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-eb62c0ed8b1d.jpg) Richard Kiel — Image via TMDB
- ![Richard Kiel](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-f0cb94eeeb07.jpg) Richard Kiel — Image via TMDB
- ![Richard Kiel](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-3a7e9595f6c3.jpg) Richard Kiel — Image via TMDB
- ![Publicity photo of American character actor, Richard "Dick" Kiel and American child actor Jonathan "Jon" Provost promoting the March 17, 1963 episode of the CBS](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-39a50a163591.jpg) Publicity photo of American character actor, Richard "Dick" Kiel and American child actor Jonathan "Jon" Provost promoting the March 17, 1963 episode of the CBS — CBS Television Network., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Lassie_Jon_Provost_Dick_Kiel_1963_No_2.jpg/1280px-Lassie_Jon_Provost_Dick_Kiel_1963_No_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo of Michael Dunn as Dr. Loveless and Richard Kiel as Voltaire from the television program The Wild Wild West.](https://film.one/media/person/118481/gallery-e8e717d56fe5.jpg) Photo of Michael Dunn as Dr. Loveless and Richard Kiel as Voltaire from the television program The Wild Wild West. — Top with logo is missing from press release but bottom says, in fine print: "Photo Division, CBS Television Network Press Information, 51 West 52 Street New York, New York 10019.", Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Michael_Dunn_Richard_Kiel_Wild_Wild_West.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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