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Towering 7' 2" tall actor who cornered the market on playing giants, intimidating henchmen, bayou swamp monsters and steel toothed villains! Kiel worked in numerous jobs including as a night club bouncer and a cemetery plot salesman, before breaking into film & TV in several minor roles in the late 1950s / early 1960s. Noted among these was the alien "Kanamit" in the classic The Twilight Zone (1959) episode "To Serve Man", and terrorizing Arch Hall Jr. while clad in a loincloth in the prehistoric caveman meets virile teenage drama Eegah (1962).
Kiel turned up in two episodes of the classic horror TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974). On one occasion playing a Native American evil spirit with the ability to transform into various animals. On his second appearance, Kiel was unrecognizable as a Spanish moss covered, Louisiana swamp monster brought to life by a patient involved in deep sleep therapy.
However, his biggest break came in 1977 when he was cast as the unstoppable, steel toothed henchman "Jaws" in the finest Roger Moore film of the Bond series The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Such was Kiel's popularity with movie audiences, that his character was brought back for the next Bond outing Moonraker (1979). However, audiences were quite split on opinions when Kiel's "Jaws" character changes sides near the film's conclusion and assists 007, Roger Moore, in saving the Earth.
Over the next few years, Kiel appeared in relatively non-demanding comedy or fantasy type films taking advantage of his physical stature and presence. Kiel then decided to try his hand behind the camera and co-wrote and produced, plus took the lead role, in the well received family movie The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990). Demand for Kiel's unique attributes dropped very sharply in the 1990's, leading to only a handful of roles including reprising his "Jaws" character in the Matthew Broderick film Inspector Gadget (1999). In 2002, Kiel penned his informative autobiography entitled "Making it BIG in the movies". He passed away in 2014.- Horst A. Reichel was born on 15 April 1936 in Ludwigshafen, Germany. He was an actor, known for Unternehmen Rentnerkommune (1978), The Assault (1986) and Tatort (1970). He died on 10 September 2014 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
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Erika Grossbart is known for Snorks (1984), Thundarr the Barbarian (1980) and Pound Puppies (1985). She died on 10 September 2014 in California, USA.- Yoshinori Sakai was born on 6 August 1945 in Miyoshi, Hiroshima, Japan. He died on 10 September 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Václav Hálek was born on 17 March 1937 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was a composer and actor, known for Súkromné zivoty (1991), Pavucina (1987) and Pictures of the Old World (1972). He died on 10 September 2014 in Brandýs nad Labem, Czech Republic.- Károly Sándor was born on 26 November 1928 in Szeged, Hungary. He died on 10 September 2014 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Actor
- Composer
Oldrich Korte was born on 26 April 1926 in Sala, Czechoslovakia. He was an actor and composer, known for Intimate Lighting (1965), Stenata (1958) and Dedecek automobil (1957). He died on 10 September 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic.- George Spencer was born on 7 July 1926 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. He died on 10 September 2014 in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
- Nina Lapshinova was born on 10 May 1932 in the Soviet Union. She was an actress, known for Den za dnyom (1972). She was married to Mark Zakharov. She died on 10 September 2014 in Moscow, Russian Federation.