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Richard Kiel

1939 - 2014

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Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014) was an American actor. Standing 7 ft 2 in (218 cm) tall, he was known for portraying Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979). Kiel's next-most-recognized role is the tough but eloquent Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Kiel has received more than 6,097,648 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Kiel is the 351st most popular actor (down from 280th in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from United States (down from 515th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular American Actor.

Richard Kiel is most famous for his role as Jaws in the James Bond film series.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Richard Kiels by language

Over the past year Richard Kiel has had the most page views in the with 789,328 views, followed by German (202,627), and French (89,595). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (277.19%), Irish (107.95%), and Basque (106.07%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Kiel ranks 351 out of 13,578. Before him are Jamie Lee Curtis, Andy García, John Rhys-Davies, Tim Curry, Lída Baarová, and Carmen Amaya. After him are Richard Chamberlain, Lino Ventura, Gene Wilder, Hanna Schygulla, Emil Jannings, and Jeff Goldblum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Richard Kiel ranks 28. Before him are Peter Grünberg, George Lazenby, Sonny Chiba, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Jackie Stewart, and Michèle Mercier. After him are Marie Laforêt, John Cleese, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, F. Murray Abraham, Clay Regazzoni, and Ali MacGraw. Among people deceased in 2014, Richard Kiel ranks 28. Before him are Alain Resnais, Bob Hoskins, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Richard Attenborough, H. R. Giger, and Harold Ramis. After him are Gary Becker, Martin Lewis Perl, Adolfo Suárez, Lorin Maazel, Jack Brabham, and Masaru Emoto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Kiel ranks 639 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl Lewis (1961), Alfred Kinsey (1894), George Cukor (1899), Sidney Lumet (1924), Charles Taze Russell (1852), and Ariana Grande (1993). After him are Richard Chamberlain (1934), Gene Wilder (1933), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875), Jeff Goldblum (1952), and D. B. Cooper (1931).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Richard Kiel ranks 173. Before him are Matthew Perry (1969), Val Kilmer (1959), Martin Landau (1928), Joan Crawford (1904), Harold Ramis (1944), and Jamie Lee Curtis (1958). After him are Richard Chamberlain (1934), Gene Wilder (1933), Jeff Goldblum (1952), Alec Baldwin (1958), George Peppard (1928), and Bill Bixby (1934).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Spy Who Loved Me
Jaws
Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.
Jul 7o 19776.79 / 10
Moonraker
Jaws
After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
Jun 26o 19796.162 / 10
Tangled
Vlad (voice)
When the kingdom's most wanted-and most charming-bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, who's looking for her ticket out of the tower where she's been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo sets off on an action-packed escapade, complete with a super-cop horse, an over-protective chameleon and a gruff gang of pub thugs.
Nov 24o 20107.602 / 10