Richard Kiel, 'Jaws' villain in 2 James Bond films, dead at 74
Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, has died. He was 74.
Kelley Sanchez, director of communications at Saint Agnes Medical Center, confirmed Wednesday that Kiel was a patient at the hospital and died. Kiel's agent, Steven Stevens, also confirmed his death. Both declined to provide further details.
The 7-foot-2-inch performer famously played the cable-chomping henchman who tussled with Roger Moore's Bond in 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me and 1979's Moonraker. Bond quipped of the silent baddie: "His name's Jaws. He kills people."
Despite appearing in several other films and TV shows, such as Silver Streak and The Longest Yard, the role of Jaws was an iconic one Kiel could never escape.
"To this day, I go out in sunglasses and a hat because people will shout `Hey, Jaws!' at me from across the street," he told the Daily Mail earlier this year.
(CBC)
Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, has died. He was 74.
Kelley Sanchez, director of communications at Saint Agnes Medical Center, confirmed Wednesday that Kiel was a patient at the hospital and died. Kiel's agent, Steven Stevens, also confirmed his death. Both declined to provide further details.
The 7-foot-2-inch performer famously played the cable-chomping henchman who tussled with Roger Moore's Bond in 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me and 1979's Moonraker. Bond quipped of the silent baddie: "His name's Jaws. He kills people."
Despite appearing in several other films and TV shows, such as Silver Streak and The Longest Yard, the role of Jaws was an iconic one Kiel could never escape.
"To this day, I go out in sunglasses and a hat because people will shout `Hey, Jaws!' at me from across the street," he told the Daily Mail earlier this year.
(CBC)
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