Richard Kiel'Jaws' From James Bond Dies At 74

tmz ^ | september 10, 2014 | tmz staff

[lowbridge]

Richard Kiel, who became famous for portraying the James Bond villain, Jaws ... died Wednesday afternoon at the age of 74 ... TMZ has learned.

Kiel starred in dozens of movies over the span of 50 years ... though his Jaws character became his most iconic role after debuting in 1977's "The Spy Who Loved Me" alongside Roger Moore. He returned in "Moonraker" two years later.

[wally_bert]

Good movie despite some really gaping plot problems. One of the better songs.

I loved the tricked out gondola.

[njslim]

Wow movie trolls are out tonight.......

[rabidralph]

Was that him?

[Thorliveshere]

Even in Happy Gilmore you could tell he wasn’t in the best of health, literally leaning on people to stay upright.

[JSDude1]

He was also apparently a Christian, may he rest in Christ’s presence!~

[forgotten man]

I met him in 1985 He and I were on the same flight from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. At the Las Vegas airport some girls asked him if they could be photographed with him. he said yes and he asked me to take the pictures. After I took the pictures he thanked me profusely and told me how kind I was. He was the nicest man I ever met. RIP.

[353FMG]

Benign character compared to what we have running loose in the world and in Congress today.

[P.O.E.]

Keil in The Human Duplicators (MST3K version)

And then there's this:

[Joe 6-pack]

"Didn’t Clint Eastwood smack him in the crotch in High Plains Drifter?"

Pale Rider

[Darksheare]

He was my fave Bond villain.

[P.O.E.]

Also:

(Eegah)

And

(Silver Streak)

And

(himself)

RIP

[vladimir998]

RIP. There goes another piece of my youth.

[cva66snipe]

He also played in Bert Reynolds movies Gator, The Longest Yard, and at least one other I’m certain. In Gator he was driving a car with his head sticking out of the sun roof.

[mountn man]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGjEZIZQIIk

[lowbridge]

Eegah (full movie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOXM0ABw4eY

[mountn man]

[Gefn]

Wow. The first James Bond movie I ever saw was “Moonraker”, and I loved him in it, even though he scared me.

He was so good in “Happy Gilmore “’, and the Twilight Zone.

I didn’t know he was 7’ 2” tall.

[cva66snipe]

Thanks for the picture. Yea Jerry Reed sitting in the passenger seat is gone too.

[wally_bert]

Silver Streak was another good Gene Wilder/Richard Pryor movie.

[roofgoat]

I love old Burt Reynolds good ole boy movies. I just posted a great clip today here on FR on a scene in White Lightening.

In Gator, “Bones” wasn’t Kiel. Some other guy. But that was great seeing Bones’ head sticking out of the Mark IV roof.