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The Phantom Planet (1961) -- After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.
"My Mother the Car" (1965): Season 1: Episode 22 -- How can a car prevent a murder? That's what Mother has to figure out after she overhears three thugs plot the assassination of a visiting dignitary.
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) -- James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003) -- Video Game from Electronic Arts
The Phantom Planet (1961) -- After an invisible asteroid draws an astronaut and his ship to its surface, he is miniaturized by the phantom planet's exotic atmosphere.

Overview

Date of Birth:
13 September 1939, Detroit, Michigan, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Towering 7' 2" tall actor who has cornered the market on playing giants... more
Trivia:
Once said that people are always confusing him with André the Giant,... more
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Up 37% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(16 articles)
Major Tribute To Albert R. Broccoli And James Bond At USC November 6-8
 (From CinemaRetro. 22 October 2009, 5:54 AM, PDT)
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
 (From FilmJunk. 26 May 2009, 4:10 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Richard Keil | Dick Kiel

Filmography

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Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Confined (post-production) (2009)   Jasper 2009 - -
AKAs:
  • The Awakened (USA: complete title)
- 2. James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003) (VG)   (voice) Jaws 2003 - 8.0 (771)
AKAs:
  • 007: Everything or Nothing (International: English title: wide-release title)
  • Eon (International: English title: promotional title)
  • Everything or Nothing (USA: short title)
- 3. BloodHounds, Inc. #5: Fangs for the Memories (2000) (V) Mortimer 2000 - -
- 4. Inspector Gadget (1999) Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth 1999 $134M 3.9 (12,798)
- 5. Happy Gilmore (1996)   Mr. Larson 1996 $40.2M 6.9 (49,481)
AKAs:
  • Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore (USA: video title)
- 6. The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) Eli Weaver 1991 - 5.9 (86)
- 7. "Superboy" (1988)   Vlkabok (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 6.4 (232)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of Superboy (USA: new title)
- 8. Think Big (1989) Irving 1989 - 3.6 (234)
- 9. The Princess and the Dwarf (1989) 1989 - 5.5 (20)
- 10. "Out of This World" (1987)   Norman (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 7.4 (284)
- 11. Pale Rider (1985) Club 1985 - 7.1 (13,618)
- 12. Qing bao long hu men (1985)   Laszlo 1985 - 3.5 (13)
AKAs:
  • Mob Busters
- 13. Cannonball Run II (1984) Arnold, Mitsubishi Driver 1984 - 4.1 (5,565)
- 14. Zuijia paidang zhi nuhuang miling (1984)   Big G 1984 - 5.5 (286)
AKAs:
  • Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
  • Mad Mission 3: Our Man from Bond Street (USA: poster title)
  • Mad Mission III: Our Man from Bond Street
  • Mad Mission Part 3: Our Man from Bond Street (USA: DVD box title)
  • Mad Mission Part III: Our Man from Bond Street (USA: DVD title)
  • Part III, Mad Mission: Our Man from Bond Street (USA)
- 15. Phoenix (1983)   Steel Hand 1983 - 6.2 (13)
AKAs:
  • The Phoenix (USA: video title)
  • War of the Wizards
- 16. "Simon & Simon" (1981)   Mark Horton (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 7.1 (549)
- 17. Hysterical (1983) Captain Howdy 1983 - 5.1 (380)
- 18. "The Fall Guy" (1981)   Animal (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 6.9 (830)
- 19. So Fine (1981) Eddie 1981 - 4.6 (447)
- 20. Moonraker (1979)   Jaws 1979 $203M 6.1 (24,497)
AKAs:
  • Ian Fleming's Moonraker (UK: complete title)
  • Moonraker (France)
- 21. L'umanoide (1979)   Golob 1979 - 3.6 (198)
AKAs:
  • Humanoid (Philippines: English title)
  • The Humanoid (USA)
- 22. They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978) Duke 1978 - 4.3 (109)
- 23. Force 10 from Navarone (1978)   Capt. Drazak 1978 - 6.0 (5,418)
AKAs:
  • Alistair MacLean's Force 10 from Navarone (USA: poster title)
- 24. The Incredible Hulk (1977) (TV) (uncredited) The Hulk (one scene only) 1977 - 6.5 (943)
- 25. "Young Dan'l Boone" (1977)   Grimm (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - -
- 26. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Jaws 1977 $185M 7.1 (22,738)
- 27. "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" (1977)   Manager - 'Haunted House' (1 episode, 1977) 1977 - 7.1 (251)
AKAs:
  • The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
- 28. Silver Streak (1976) Reace 1976 - 6.7 (5,881)
- 29. "Land of the Lost" (1974)   Malak (2 episodes, 1976) 1976 - 7.0 (594)
- 30. Gus (1976) Tall Man 1976 - 5.6 (475)
- 31. Flash and the Firecat (1976) Investigator 1976 - 3.1 (27)
- 32. "McMillan & Wife" (1971)   Tall Goon (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.6 (204)
AKAs:
  • McMillan (USA: sixth season title)
1 TV episode:
- 33. "Starsky and Hutch" (1975)   Iggy (1 episode, 1976) 1976 - 7.0 (928)
- 34. "Barbary Coast" (1975)   Moose Moran (13 episodes, 1975-1976) 1976 - 6.6 (17)
- 35. "Switch" (1975)   Loach (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 7.2 (88)
1 TV episode:
- 36. Barbary Coast (1975) (TV) Moose Moran 1975 - 5.8 (58)
- 37. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" (1974)   Peremalfait, the Swamp Monster / The Diablero (2 episodes, 1974) 1974 - 8.5 (707)
AKAs:
  • The Night Stalker
- 38. "Emergency!" (1972)   Carlo (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.6 (461)
AKAs:
  • Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
  • Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
- 39. The Longest Yard (1974)   (as Dick Kiel) Samson 1974 - 7.1 (5,994)
AKAs:
  • The Mean Machine (UK)
- 40. Deadhead Miles (1972) 1972 - 6.2 (55)
- 41. "Disneyland" (1954)   Luke Brown (2 episodes, 1970) 1970 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
- 42. The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970) (TV) Luke Brown 1970 - 6.0 (11)
- 43. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970) (uncredited) Blacksmith 1970 - 6.4 (1,473)
- 44. "Daniel Boone" (1964)   Lemouche (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 7.5 (214)
- 45. "It Takes a Thief" (1968)   Willy (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.9 (257)
- 46. Skidoo (1968) Beany 1968 - 4.7 (560)
- 47. Now You See It, Now You Don't (1968) (TV) Nori 1968 - 7.7 (19)
- 48. "The Wild Wild West" (1965)   Voltaire / Dimas (4 episodes, 1965-1968) 1968 - 8.3 (737)
- 49. "I Spy" (1965)   Tiny (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.5 (262)
- 50. "The Monroes" (1966)   Casmir (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.6 (43)
- 51. "The Monkees" (1966)   Monster (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 7.5 (478)
1 TV episode:
- 52. A Man Called Dagger (1967) Otto 1967 - 4.7 (21)
- 53. The Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966)   1966 - 3.5 (105)
AKAs:
  • Country Music
  • Country Music, U.S.A. (USA: video title)
- 54. "Gilligan's Island" (1964)   Russian Agent / The Ghost (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.8 (1,345)
1 TV episode:
- 55. "My Mother the Car" (1965)   Cracks (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 5.1 (110)
- 56. "Honey West" (1965)   Groalgo (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.7 (103)
- 57. "I Dream of Jeannie" (1965)   Ali (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.6 (1,571)
- 58. Brainstorm (1965) (uncredited) Asylum Inmate 1965 - 6.7 (115)
- 59. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964)   Merry / Thug in Vulcan's Factory (2 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 8.2 (579)
- 60. The Human Duplicators (1965)   Dr. Kolos 1965 - 2.7 (215)
AKAs:
  • Jaws of the Alien (USA: video title)
  • Space Agent K1
- 61. Two on a Guillotine (1965) (uncredited) Photographer at funeral 1965 - 5.9 (169)
- 62. The Nasty Rabbit (1964)   (uncredited) Ranch foreman 1964 - 2.0 (197)
AKAs:
  • Spies-a-Go-Go
- 63. Roustabout (1964) (uncredited) Strongman 1964 - 5.6 (935)
- 64. Lady in a Cage (1964) (uncredited) Pawn shop strongman 1964 - 6.7 (853)
- 65. Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)   Chinook Pete 1963 - 5.4 (53)
AKAs:
  • Lassie's Greatest Adventure (UK)
- 66. The Nutty Professor (1963) (uncredited) Bodybuilder at Gym 1963 - 6.7 (4,307)
- 67. House of the Damned (1963) The Giant 1963 - 5.1 (114)
- 68. "Lassie" (1954)   Chinook Pete (2 episodes, 1963) 1963 - 6.9 (353)
AKAs:
  • Jeff's Collie (USA: alternative title)
  • Timmy and Lassie (USA: syndication title)
- 69. 30 Minutes at Gunsight (1963) (TV) 1963 - 6.9 (9)
- 70. Eegah (1962)   Eegah 1962 - 1.9 (2,632)
AKAs:
  • Eegah! (USA: poster title)
  • Eegah! The Name Written in Blood
- 71. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)   Kanamit (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 9.6 (5,884)
AKAs:
  • The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
  • Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
- 72. The Magic Sword (1962)   (uncredited) Pinhead 1962 - 3.2 (843)
AKAs:
  • St. George and the Dragon
  • St. George and the Seven Curses
  • The Seven Curses of Lodac (International: English title)
  • The Sorceror's Curse (UK: video title)
- 73. The Phantom Planet (1961) The Solarite 1961 - 2.6 (1,229)
- 74. "The Rifleman" (1958)   Carl Hazlitt (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.1 (408)
1 TV episode:
- 75. "Thriller" (1960)   Master Styx (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.6 (148)
AKAs:
  • Boris Karloff's Thriller
1 TV episode:
- 76. The Phantom (1961) (TV) Big Mike 1961 - 6.6 (14)
- 77. "Klondike" (1960)   Duff Brannigan (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 6.9 (7)
1 TV episode:
- 78. "Laramie" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.0 (88)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) (writer) 1991 - 5.9 (86)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1991) (executive producer) 1991 - 5.9 (86)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Welcome to Sweden" (2007)   Himself (6 episodes, 2007) 2007 - 6.6 (45)
- 2. "Gylne tider" (2002)   Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2007) 2007 - 6.4 (37)
- 3. 007 in Egypt (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - 6.2 (9)
- 4. Circus Footage (2006) (V) Himself / Jaws 2006 - -
- 5. "After They Were Famous" (1999)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 8.1 (20)
- 6. The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV) Himself 2004 - 5.6 (36)
- 7. James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV) Himself 2002 - 4.8 (59)
- 8. Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (2002) (TV) Himself 2002 - -
- 9. Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV) Himself 2002 - 6.5 (123)
- 10. "E! True Hollywood Story" (1996)   Himself (1 episode, 2002) 2002 - -
- 11. "Legends" (2000) Himself (unknown episodes) 2000 - 9.3 (9)
- 12. Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000) (V) Himself 2000 - 7.7 (70)
- 13. Inside 'Moonraker' (2000) (V) Himself 2000 - 7.4 (56)
- 14. The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - 5.6 (90)
- 15. 30 Years of James Bond (1992) (TV) Himself 1992 - 5.7 (28)
- 16. The 54th Annual Academy Awards (1982) (TV) Jaws: For Your Eyes Only musical segment 1982 - 5.4 (63)
- 17. Circus of the Stars #4 (1979) (TV) 1979 - 7.2 (16)
- 18. "Am laufenden Band" (1974)   Himself (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 6.2 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 19. "The Making of James Bond - 007" (1977)   Himself (2 episodes, 1977) 1977 - -
AKAs:
  • Making of James Bond (International: English title)
  • The Making of 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (International: English title)
- 20. "Van Dyke and Company" (1976) Regular (unknown episodes) 1976 - 8.6 (10)
Archive Footage
- 1. Cable Car Alternative: Storyboard 2 (2006) (V) Himself
- 2. Cable Car Alternative: Storyboard 1 (2006) (V) Himself
- 3. 007 Racing (2000) (VG) Jaws
- 4. Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V) Jaws
- 5. Double-O Stunts (2000) (V) Himself
- 6. Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (1987) (TV) Jaws
- 7. 007 in Rio (1979) Himself
- 8. "Disneyland"  
1 TV episode:
  • Gus (1977) Tall Man
- 9. To Trap a Spy (1964) (uncredited) Thug in Vulcan's Factory

Additional Details

Other Works:
Autobiography: "Making It BIG In The Movies", published by Reynolds & Hearne of London, England. more
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1 Print Biography | 3 Interviews | 1 Article | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more
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Comedy | Action | Western | Drama more
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