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James Bond Villain Richard Kiel Dies at 74
hollywoodreporter ^ | 09/10/2014 | Mike Barnes

Posted on 09/11/2014 12:48:09 PM PDT by prisoner6

He played Jaws, the towering bad guy with the steel teeth, in 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 'Moonraker'

Richard Kiel, the 7-foot-2 actor who played Jaws, the James Bond villain with the teeth of steel, died Wednesday. He was 74.

Kiel broke his leg last week and died in St. Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., according to several media reports.

Kiel's signature character appeared in the Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

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To: prisoner6

Richard Kiel, the 7-foot-2 actor who played Jaws, the James Bond villain with the teeth of steel, died Wednesday. He was 74. Kiel broke his leg last week and died in St. Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, Calif., according to several media reports.

21 posted on 09/11/2014 1:02:09 PM PDT by laweeks
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To: apillar
Those late seventies/early eighties James Bond movies like Moonraker and A View to a Kill are, to this day, my favorites. I know many, if not most, Bond fans consider the movies during that period the worst of the series when it degenerated into the campy and absurd. But I still prefer them to the much more “serious” modern Bond movies...

my favorites too! actually, Roger Moore is my favorite Bond... i know--not a popular pick...

22 posted on 09/11/2014 1:02:33 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: prisoner6

I happened to be on the same flight with him form Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 1985. When we deboarded in Las Vegas some girls asked him if they could have their picture taken with him. He said yes and he asked me if I would 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. I did not know what his religion was at that time, but his behavior was Christlike.


23 posted on 09/11/2014 1:03:01 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: Ouchthatonehurt
“Kiel broke his leg last week and died in St. Agnes Medical Center in Fresno”

perhaps he had a leg surgery... those can be risky...

24 posted on 09/11/2014 1:05:18 PM PDT by latina4dubya
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To: Perdogg

Did you see this? IIRC you do a lot of the Bond threads.


25 posted on 09/11/2014 1:06:19 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Stop the Stupid)
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To: aomagrat

Count on it!

“And you can COUNT ON ME WAITING FOR YOU IN THE PARKING LOT!

(Happy Gilmore)


26 posted on 09/11/2014 1:06:42 PM PDT by WomBom ("I read Free Republic for the pictures")
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To: Ouchthatonehurt

A blood clot formed from a break can turn loose and be fatal.


27 posted on 09/11/2014 1:07:20 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Illegals Are Getting Flat Screen TV's...you we aqqd.NOT TB Screenings!)
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To: forgotten man

Its such a thrill to see Christ in others actions. Christ-like.

RIP!


28 posted on 09/11/2014 1:08:43 PM PDT by Uversabound (Our Military past and present: Our Highest example of Brotherhood of Man & Doing God's Will)
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To: Uversabound

What a wonderful comment! So true!


29 posted on 09/11/2014 1:11:09 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Stop the Stupid)
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To: oh8eleven

If the Bond movies were true to the Ian Fleming novels, there wouldn’t have even been a Jaws character. Nor did the novels have a “Q” character supplying Bond with all those gadgets.

The only thing the James Bond movies and books had in common were some of the character’s names- the novels were different from the movies in every way.

James Bond has basically become a superhero comic book character in order to keep folks interested.


30 posted on 09/11/2014 1:14:58 PM PDT by AlienandStranger
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To: AlienandStranger

James Bond has basically become a superhero comic book character...

True but some of us enjoy The Lone Ranger and Superman.

Entertaining escapism.

Graphic scenes which seem to be a staple of the Craig Bond movies are not enjoyed in this home.


31 posted on 09/11/2014 1:25:03 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Stop the Stupid)
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To: prisoner6

I prefered his role in Happy Gilmore..


32 posted on 09/11/2014 1:31:44 PM PDT by zek157
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To: AlienandStranger
With respect, m'FRiend, "Q" (whose name was given as Major Boothroyd, and whose official position at Universal Export was "Armourer") appeared in at least 2 of the original Fleming novels. Perhaps most memorably, when "M" forced Bond to get rid of his Beretta .25 in favour of the Walther PPK in "Doctor No", it was "Q" who, when asked his view of the .25, replied, "Ladies' gun, sir.", which irritated Bond considerably.

The "Q" of the novels was not the gadgeteer portrayed by Desmond Llewelyn, as you so accurately note.

Only 2 (or 2 1/2, if you count Doctor No, which was reasonably faithful to the novel) of the films were pretty scrupulous regarding their respective novels: "From Russia With Love" and "Goldfinger". The film "Thunderball" began the great diversion from the novels, and by the time of the atrocious "You Only Live Twice", said diversion was complete.

33 posted on 09/11/2014 1:33:03 PM PDT by SAJ
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To: prisoner6

Sure, except James Bond was supposed to be a human spy- not Superman.

The James Bond franchise has devolved into fantasy.

Call me old fashioned, but I still like movies with a plot, acting, and some believability.


34 posted on 09/11/2014 1:35:01 PM PDT by AlienandStranger
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To: prisoner6

Also in Happy Gilmore


35 posted on 09/11/2014 1:36:57 PM PDT by Sybeck1 (Thad is a thud for me)
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To: prisoner6

I thought he had died some years back.


36 posted on 09/11/2014 1:39:24 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: SAJ

I stand corrected- it’s been a long time since I read those (I’m currently reading THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN.)

However, Q played a minor role in the novels and any gadgets Bond used were minimal (and crude by today’s standards.)


37 posted on 09/11/2014 1:40:43 PM PDT by AlienandStranger
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To: AlienandStranger

James Bond was supposed to be a human spy- not Superman.

OK...Let Bond die. End the franchise. I would be cool with that.

In the meantime...

The Lone Ranger was not immortal.

Seriously I hear ya. It’s understandable to want a movie series to follow the books. No problem with that.


38 posted on 09/11/2014 1:45:09 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Stop the Stupid)
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To: prisoner6

Bond doesn’t have to die, and I realize that the movies must deviate a little from the books- that’s understandable since the USSR is no more and the novel James Bond is from the 50s and 60s eras- but James Bond went from spy thriller to superhero fantasy.

It’s the same with the Bourne novels- they have nothing in common with the movies.


39 posted on 09/11/2014 1:58:46 PM PDT by AlienandStranger
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To: AlienandStranger

Oh the Bourne movies. Can’t get into them probably because of the herky jerky video style that is SO popular.


40 posted on 09/11/2014 2:01:40 PM PDT by prisoner6 (Stop the Stupid)
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