Richard Kiel's Death
Born (Birthday) September 13, 1939
Death Date September 10, 2014
Age of Death 74 years
Cause of Death Heart Attack
Profession Movie Actor
The movie actor Richard Kiel died at the age of 74. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Actor whose daunting size allowed him to portray intimidating figures, such as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies. He also played Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore and in 2010, he voiced the character Vlad in the film Tangled.
He married Diane Rogers in 1974.
Quotes
"Once a Bond fan, always a Bond fan.
"I am actually 7 foot and and one-half inches tall. I say Seven two because it’s easier. Unlike some tall skinny guys I am really ‘big’ weighing around 350 pounds.
"It is always more fun to play a bad guy than to be yourself as you can create a character unlike your own and be someone you are not for a change.
"To be loved is important as is having a sense of accomplishment but to love is equally important in life especially when it is combined with taking action to do something for someone else to make their life better.
"Not only did God deliver me from the bondage of alcoholism, he also blessed my family financially because of my commitment to honor what he had done for me and for not doing what I believed could possibly be destructive to others.