Actor Richard Kiel - who played steel-toothed villain Jaws in two James Bond films - has died in California aged 74. The towering American star, who appeared in The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 and Moonraker in 1979, died in hospital in Fresno on Wednesday. A spokeswoman for Saint Agnes Medical Center confirmed Kiels death, but did not reveal the cause. The 7ft 2in (2.18m) actor also appeared in the sports comedy Happy Gilmore, starring Adam Sandler, in 1996. Kiel made his name as cable-chomping henchman Jaws opposite Roger Moore as 007. He was a guest on BBCs Radio 4 programme The Reunion, which aired on Sunday, along with Moore and Bond actress Britt Ekland, recalling their parts in the spy series. During the programme, he said he initially thought playing Jaws - a man who killed people with his teeth - could appear over the top. Monster part I was very put off by the description of the character and I thought, well, they dont really need an actor, hes more a monster part, he said. So I tried to change that view of it... I said if I were to play the part, I want to give the character some human characteristics, like perseverance, frustration.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 05:09:18 +0000
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