RICHARD KIEL "JAWWWS"

 

 

Richard Kiel, who is best known for his roles as "Jaws" in the James Bond films has been an actor for nearly thirty-eight years. Like Michael Douglas, Ron Howard, Rob Reiner and Penny Marshall, he has picked up a lot of experience by osmosis.

Kiel wrote, produced and starred in his own television show, "THE PAUL BUNYAN SHOW" in 1963. He wrote his first screenplay "THE DANCE OF DEATH" in 1965. In the 1970's he co-wrote "THE SOUTH SHALL RISE AGAIN," and began co-writing several family films including "CONSIDER THE RAVENS," WITH WINGS AS EAGLES" and "ESCAPE FROM PARADISE."
 

In the early 90's he co-wrote "THE GIANT OF THUNDER MOUNTAIN." He then raised the funds to make his first movie. Acting as Co-Executive Producer, and implementing a innovative incentive system, Kiel brought the film in under budget and ahead of schedule. The film received two "Four Star" reviews during its test marketing and the "Film Advisory Board's - Family Film Award of Excellence."
 

Kiel's current project is about "Cassius Clay," and one that he has researched for over 23 years. He wrote the original screenplays over a two and one-half year period of time.

"This is not a story about Muhammad Ali but rather one about the white man who ran for president at the same time as Abraham Lincoln. It's a story about a man who put his life on the line, who suffered assassination attempts on his own life and the poisoning of his children, all caused by his quest to put an end to slavery."
 

"Cassius Clay" did so much to cause the freedom of the slaves, including Muhammad Ali's great-great-grandfather, that Ali's father and the boxing champion himself were both named after him."
 

"It's an actors dream role, full of action, romance and even courtroom drama. It has all the high drama and award potential of a "SCHINDLERS LIST" and all of the romance of "GONE WITH THE WIND. It's a film about a little known American hero in an era of America that is amazingingly fascinating."

Kiel has just completed co-writing a novel: Kentucky Lion, The Cassius Clay Story with co-author Pamela Wallace author of 29 published novels and “Academy Award: winning screenwriter for the movie “Witness” starring Harrison Ford.

The same “Academy Award” winning screenwriter has been optioned to polish Kiel’s screenplays for the movie or miniseries version.

 

Actor - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s)

  1. Return of the Thief of Baghdad (1999) (in production)
  2. James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Jaws
    ... aka Everything or Nothing (USA: short title)
  3. BloodHounds, Inc. #5: Fangs for the Memories (2000) (V) .... Mortimer
  4. Inspector Gadget (1999) .... Jaws, Famous Guy with Metal Teeth
  5. Happy Gilmore (1996) .... Mr. Larson
  6. The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) .... Eli Weaver
  7. Think Big (1990) .... Irving
  8. "Superboy"
    ... aka The Adventures of Superboy (USA: new title)
        - Mr. and Mrs. Superboy (1989) TV Episode .... Vlkabok
  9. The Princess and the Dwarf (1989)
  10. "Out of This World"
        - Go West, Young Mayor (1988) TV Episode .... Norman
  11. Pale Rider (1985) .... Club
  12. Qing bao long hu men (1985) .... Laszlo
    ... aka Mob Busters
  13. Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling (1984) .... Big G
    ... aka Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
    ... aka Mad Mission III: Our Man from Bond Street
  14. Cannonball Run II (1984) .... Arnold, Mitsubishi Driver
  15. Phoenix (1983) .... Steel Hand
    ... aka The Phoenix (USA: video title)
    ... aka War of the Wizards
  16. "Simon & Simon"
        - The Skeleton Who Came Out of the Closet (1983) TV Episode .... Mark Horton
  17. Hysterical (1983) .... Captain Howdy
  18. "The Fall Guy"
        - That's Right, We're Bad (1981) TV Episode .... Animal
  19. So Fine (1981) .... Eddie
  20. Moonraker (1979) .... Jaws
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Moonraker (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Moonraker (France)
  21. Umanoide, L' (1979) .... Golob
    ... aka The Humanoid (USA)
  22. They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) .... Duke
  23. Force 10 from Navarone (1978) .... Capt. Drazak
  24. The Incredible Hulk (1977) (TV) (uncredited) .... The Hulk (one scene only)
  25. "Young Dan'l Boone"
        - The Game (1977) TV Episode
  26. "Disneyland"
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Gus (1977) TV Episode .... Tall Man
        - The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 2 (1970) TV Episode .... Luke Brown
        - The Boy Who Stole the Elephant: Part 1 (1970) TV Episode .... Luke Brown
  27. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) .... Jaws
    ... aka Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me (UK: complete title)
  28. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries"
        - The Mystery of the Haunted House (1977) TV Episode .... Manager - 'Haunted House'
  29. Silver Streak (1976) .... Reace
  30. Flash and the Firecat (1976) .... Investigator
  31. Gus (1976) .... Tall Man
  32. "Starsky and Hutch"
        - Omaha Tiger (1976) TV Episode .... Iggy
  33. "Switch"
        - Death Heist (1975) TV Episode
  34. "Barbary Coast" (1975) TV Series .... Moose Moran
  35. Barbary Coast (1975) (TV) .... Moose Moran
  36. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker"
    ... aka The Night Stalker
        - The Spanish Moss Murders (1974) TV Episode .... Peremalfait, the Swamp Monster
        - Bad Medicine (1974) TV Episode .... The Diablero
  37. "Emergency!"
    ... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
    ... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
        - I'll Fix It (1974) TV Episode .... Carlo
  38. "Land of the Lost" (1974) TV Series .... Malak
  39. The Longest Yard (1974) (as Dick Kiel) .... Samson
    ... aka The Mean Machine (UK)
  40. Deadhead Miles (1972)
  41. The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970) (TV) .... Luke Brown

  42. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) (uncredited) .... Blacksmith

  43. "Daniel Boone"
        - Benvenuto...Who? (1969) TV Episode .... Le Mouche
  44. "It Takes a Thief"
        - The Galloping Skin Game (1968) TV Episode .... Willie Trion
  45. Skidoo (1968) .... Beany
  46. Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968) (TV) .... Nori
  47. "The Wild Wild West"
        - The Night of the Simian Terror (1968) TV Episode .... Dimas
        - The Night of the Whirring Death (1966) TV Episode .... Voltaire
        - The Night the Terror Stalked the Town (1965) TV Episode .... Voltaire
        - The Night the Wizard Shook the Earth (1965) TV Episode .... Voltaire
  48. "I Spy"
        - A Few Miles West of Nowhere (1968) TV Episode .... Tiny
  49. "The Monroes"
        - Ghosts of Paradox (1967) TV Episode .... Casmir
  50. "The Monkees"
        - I Was a Teenage Monster (1967) TV Episode (as Dick Kiel) .... Monster
  51. A Man Called Dagger (1967) .... Otto
  52. The Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)
    ... aka Country Music
    ... aka Country Music, U.S.A. (USA: video title)
  53. "Gilligan's Island"
        - Ghost-a-Go-Go (1966) TV Episode .... Ghost
  54. "My Mother the Car"
        - A Riddler on the Roof (1966) TV Episode .... Cracks
  55. "Honey West"
        - King of the Mountain (1966) TV Episode .... Groalgo
  56. Lassie's Great Adventure (1965) .... Chinook Pete
    ... aka Lassie's Greatest Adventure (UK)
  57. "I Dream of Jeannie"
        - My Hero (1965) TV Episode .... Ali
  58. Brainstorm (1965) (uncredited) .... Inmate at Insane Asylum
  59. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
        - The Hong Kong Shilling Affair (1965) TV Episode .... Merry
        - The Vulcan Affair (1964) TV Episode (uncredited)
  60. The Human Duplicators (1965) .... Dr. Kolos
    ... aka Agente spaziale K1 (Italy)
    ... aka Jaws of the Alien
    ... aka Space Agent K1
  61. Two on a Guillotine (1965) (uncredited) .... Big man at funeral
  62. The Nasty Rabbit (1964) (uncredited) .... Ranch foreman
    ... aka Spies-a-Go-Go
  63. Roustabout (1964) (uncredited) .... Strongman
  64. The Nutty Professor (1963) (uncredited) .... Bodybuilder #1
    ... aka Dr. Jerkyll and Mr. Hyde
  65. House of the Damned (1963) .... The Giant
  66. 30 Minutes at Gunsight (1963) (TV)
  67. Eegah (1962) .... Eegah
    ... aka Eegah! (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Eegah! The Name Written in Blood
  68. "The Twilight Zone"
        - To Serve Man (1962) TV Episode .... Kanamit
  69. The Magic Sword (1962) (uncredited) .... Pinhead
    ... aka St. George and the Dragon
    ... aka St. George and the Seven Curses
    ... aka The Seven Curses of Lordac
  70. The Phantom Planet (1961) .... The Solarite
  71. "The Rifleman"
        - The Decision (1961) TV Episode
  72. "Thriller"
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - Well of Doom (1961) TV Episode .... Master Styx
  73. The Phantom (1961) (TV) .... Big Mike
  74. "Klondike"
        - Bare Knuckles (1960) TV Episode .... Duff Brannigan

  75. "Laramie"
        - Street of Hate (1960) TV Episode

 

Filmography as: Actor, Writer, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage

Writer - filmography

  1. The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991)

Filmography as: Actor, Writer, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage

Producer - filmography

  1. The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) (executive producer)

Filmography as: Actor, Writer, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage

Himself - filmography
(2000s) (1980s) (1970s)

  1. "After They Were Famous"
        - Villains (2005) TV Episode .... Himself
  2. The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  3. James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Inside 'Moonraker' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  6. Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  7. "Legends" (2000) TV Series .... Himself
  8. The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) .... Jaws: For Your Eyes Only musical segment
  9. Circus of the Stars #4 (1979) (TV)
  10. "Van Dyke and Company" (1976) TV Series .... Regular

Filmography as: Actor, Writer, Producer, Himself, Archive Footage

Archive Footage

  1. 007 Racing (2000) (VG) .... Jaws
  2. Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V) .... Jaws
  3. Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987) (TV) .... Jaws

 

 

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