A celebration of Richard Kiel - the one of a kind and very friendly writer/actor who portrayed the unforgettable "Jaws" in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979) - on his birthday.
With this page, From Sweden with Love would like to celebrate the wonderful human being and supporter of FSWL.
Richard was originally cast as the Incredible Hulk for the tv series, though make-up problems (he is blind in one eye, and the green make-up severely irritated his good eye) saw him decline the part. However, he went on to enjoy a varied career – appearing in tv series such as The Monkees (1967), The Twilight Zone (1962) and films such as The Nutty Professor (1963), The Longest Yard (1974), Barbary Coat (1975), Silver Streak (1976), Pale Rider (1985) (directed by Clint Eastwood), Force Ten From Navarone (1978) (directed by Bond director Guy Hamilton) and Happy Gilmore (1996).
Richard Kiel (with his wife Diane) and Blanche Ravalec in Stockholm promoting Moonraker. Photo by Andi Loor © 1979 Scanpix.