Tributes have poured in for the actor Richard Kiel, best known for his role as the steel-toothed villain Jaws in two 1970s James Bond films, who died yesterday aged 74.
The statuesque 7ft 2in actor portrayed the mercenary assassin Jaws in the 1977 movie The Spy Who Loved Me and the 1979 thriller Moonraker both opposite Roger Moore as Agent 007.
Kiel died yesterday afternoon at a hospital in Fresno, California, according to a report on Wednesday by TMZ.
The statuesque 7ft 2in actor portrayed the mercenary assassin Jaws in the 1977 movie The Spy Who Loved Me and the 1979 thriller Moonraker both opposite Roger Moore as Agent 007.
Kiel died yesterday afternoon at a hospital in Fresno, California, according to a report on Wednesday by TMZ.
...I was fortunate enough to meet Richard Kiel at the Washington DC auto convention in 1991...Biggest mothafukkka I ever seen in real life!....Dude was a giant in every sense of the word!...Very funny and kind hearted!...I got his autograph and my picture taken with the original Aston Martin DB5!...
