1981: Richard Kiel: Being 7'2 is an advantage
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2014
- In 1981, Richard Kiel talked to CNN's Lee Leonard about what it's like being a 7'2 actor trying to make it in Hollywood. More from CNN at www.cnn.com/
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I was petrified of him as a kid. But what a gentle, humble soul he was in real life. RIP
Rest in peace Gentle Giant :(
The Giant of Thunder Mountain is the best movie, it made me fall in love with him, RIP
this guy scared the shit out of me as a kid when he played as jawz..
Rest in peace, Richard.
Wonderful in Bond, with Rodger Moore. I believe they got on really well, in real life. God bless Richard & Sir Rodger ♥️
Richard Kiel had an awesome voice…great actor…scary and funny.
He lived in my town of Fresno. He will be missed. Rip
Even though he had some big physicle ailments for the last 30 years of his life ( but still kept up his funny, friendly and down to earth nature) he did life a lot longer than many giants. 5'11" John Cassidy, Lurch of the Adams Family and the Hulk roars in the Incredable Hulk didn't get close to 74.
Anyhow, 7' or 5'5" Kiel was expressive and funny + he couldn't die, not even a tiny shark not much bigger than him, could do it. but,, PUT THE REAL JAWS IN AND SEE HIM HIGHTAIL IT OUT OF THE POOL I certainly would.
Appearently a stunt double is used on the Moonraker cable car roof as Kiel refused to be filmed up there .
I'm 5'5" but have that in common with Richard Kiel,"ME NIETHER, shi,iiit"
R.I.P big gentle giant
He looks looks 7'3"+ around 6'2"¾ =190cm James bond guy
Great Guy. Sweet Lovely Man Richard Kiel. He was Very Good As Jaws in The 2 James Bond Movies The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 & Moonraker 1979
He's my favorite Bond villain of all time.
Wow, almost two feet taller than me. He's gone now.
A good man.....
Watch him in "Eegah" 1962 Sci-fi .."Creature Feature"one of his first films) 60's Sci-Fi Movies Channel
He is the same height as Olivier Richters
Growing up He was Our favorite Bad Guy , especially the Gold Teeth , He is going to be missed ..
Gold teeth? He's not a black cRapper from the 1990's. His character (Jaws) had steel teeth.
I think it would be an advantage, only a handful of people can fill that role. But if you're regular size you are competing with many other actors.
Wtfbomg he is huge man
Kiel ate my entire family in the summer of 1982. I'm alone now.
The internet sate Richard passed on in 1979 at 46 but I've seen him as an elderly man.
Specialized 29er That was Ted Cassidy who passed away in '79 at 46yrs young.
@Specialized 29er The internet also sate that snorting pure-distilled essence-of-Abraham-Lincoln's morning breath will make one post comments like yours that are nonsensical.
Richard Kiel died long after 1979, as this interview was in 1981. Also, he was in "Happy Gilmore" as Mr. Larson in 1996. He was a ghost in neither medium, so that doesn't make sense.
i believe he died in 2014 or 2015
He has a unicorn horn coming in
haha fack that made me laugh.
@@LukeSly91 I read about it, it was a cyst that was removed eventually, aggravated by a movie stunt or something like that.
Well he was one of a kind
He's not some tall skinny bean pole, hes tall and deep through the chest. Built like a brick shit house......scary looking......solid gold heart.
Uhhh? Did he die or something?
Yeah
He died 3 days ago
None of us get outta this dimension alive. Few will live as much as Richard did...a true cool gentleman.
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7ft2 my ass he was 6ft10
I know, he was not 7'2" to save his life, Kevin Peter Hall was another liar, he said he was 7'2" but was at best 6'10". There are many pics with Richard and he looks unimpressive.
@@alfulci6914 As I explained before in my previous comment, the similar looking Ted Cassidy ('The Addams Family')was 6'10, whereas Richard Kiel himself (who played Jaws in both 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and Moonraker') was indeed 7'2.
You seem to have mixed the two up, as many others did.
He was not 7'2", he was barely 6'10"
Yes, he was. He was somewhat gorpy, but yes he was 7'2"(2.18 m) tall.
I think that you are mistaking him for fellow actor Ted Cassidy, who played Lurch in the original 60s TV version of 'The Addams Family' and he also appeared briefly in 'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid' opposite Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
He's the one who challenges Newman to a knife fight, so that he can take over as leader of 'The Hole In The Wall Gang', but loses.
Whereas Cassidy was indeed 6'10, Kiel was even taller at 7'2. People tended to mix the two up as they shared similar facial features.
In fact , they so closely resembled each other, that Cassidy and Kiel could easily have played brothers.