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.

[FreeReign]

Richard Kiel'Jaws' From James Bond Dies At 74

Forget Jaws from James Bond.

More importantly he was the Cookbook space alien guy on the Twilight Zone.

RIP.

[SJSAMPLE]

Please ignore my previous reply.
I was mistaken.

[ExCTCitizen]

Rest in Peace, Jaws..

[Morgana]

I was just watching him the other day. He had two parts in the 1970's Land of the Lost... He was one tall dude

[yarddog]

I just looked it up and was surprised to see him listed as born in Detroit. I am sure I have read that he was born in Jesup. I guess it is possible that I am thinking of another large actor.

[mass55th]

RIP Mr. Kiel.

[Oatka]

I remember him most from the “To Serve Man” episode of Twilight Zone.

My favorite. My boy had an extra ticket, so took me along to a Star Trek convention in Las Vegas, where we met Mr. Kiel. He had a table with autographed pictures, so we popped for one each as per below:

Told him I enjoyed his performances and he replied that he always tried to do his best. He struck me as a class act - no ego problems and just a regular, nice guy.

He asked us if we'd like to have a picture taken with him, and while neither my boy or I are into hero worship, we jumped at the chance. Cool.

May he rest in peace.
Second the motion.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Here's to us !"

RIP.

[GOPsterinMA]

He was in the best of the Moore Bonds, ‘The Spy Who a Loved Me’, and in one of the worst Bonds of all time, ‘Moonraker’.

I have fond memories of him in ‘Cannonball Run’; he was in a Mitsubishi with Jackie Chan.

[Two Kids' Dad]

Thanks for that link. I remembered him playing the "Mr. Eddie" character in So Fine from the early 80s. Cheesy movie but they played up his enormity in a good way.

[GOPsterinMA]

You must have been in Italy: 'The Spy Who a Loved Me'.

[SMGFan]

Barbara EdenVerified account ‏@Barbara_Eden Many fond memories of Richard Kiel, sweet man & gentle giant. My thoughts & prayers to his family & friends. -Barbara

https://twitter.com/Barbara_Eden/status/509895845073133568/photo/1

[a fool in paradise]

RIP EEGAH!

[Kickass Conservative]

Remember him from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Rules, in a knife fight?

[Kickass Conservative]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid too.

Paul Newman kicked the Jewels too.

[a fool in paradise]

Jaws and Oddjob had a roll in one of the Aces Go Places movies in Hong Kong.

#ACES GO PLACES III: OUR MAN FROM BOND STREET

Trailer on YOUTUBE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V38OeZXMYuM

[Yorlik803]

All reports of him has him as the nicest guy. I wish I could have met him.
RIP Mr Kiel

[laplata]

LOL I had forgotten about that.

The early scene in Pale Rider where Eastwood whips ass with the hickory ax handle was great. After he beat on those guys he tossed the ax handle onto that guys crotch. Great scene.

[laplata]

Wow, I didn’t realize that was him. thanks.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Harold Sakata died 2 years before that film was made (1982). This actor playing “Oddjob” is the late Tsuneharu “Thunder” Sugiyama.