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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Jaws Actor From Bond Films Richard Kiel Dies 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."

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

He was a great villain. Given his size I am surprised he lived as long as he did.

And lets not forget his cameo in Happy Gilmore.

Anonymous said...

RIP, big guy.

Paul said...

R.I.P