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Richard Kiel'Jaws' From James Bond Dies At 74
tmz ^ | september 10, 2014 | tmz staff

Posted on 09/10/2014 5:20:13 PM PDT by lowbridge

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To: fieldmarshaldj

Sherry was a babe!


101 posted on 09/10/2014 9:23:41 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: Oatka

Very cool indeed.

Freegards


102 posted on 09/10/2014 9:26:13 PM PDT by Ransomed
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To: cva66snipe; mountn man

That’s not Kiel, he wasn’t in “Gator.” That was the late William Engesser with the late Jerry Reed, who was just a smidge taller than Kiel at 7’3”.


103 posted on 09/10/2014 9:32:19 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: yarddog; wally_bert

Richard Kiel was afflicted with acromegaly, a pituitary gland disorder that results in a type of giantism.

You can see a physical resemblance between Kiel and Tony Robbins who has the same condition.


104 posted on 09/10/2014 9:39:35 PM PDT by Pelham (California, what happens when you won't deport illegals)
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George Smiley is cooler than Bond but RIP Jaws.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AqXVFUQF2w


105 posted on 09/10/2014 9:40:02 PM PDT by mylife
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To: Thorliveshere

“Even in Happy Gilmore you could tell he wasn’t in the best of health, literally leaning on people to stay upright.”

In the early ‘90s Kiel had been in a serious car wreck that left him with balance problems. That’s what you were seeing.


106 posted on 09/10/2014 9:47:58 PM PDT by Pelham (California, what happens when you won't deport illegals)
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To: lowbridge

Rest in Peace.


107 posted on 09/10/2014 9:51:03 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Do The Math)
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To: lowbridge
Let's not forget his role in an episode of Star Trek, and his classic line from "The Longest Yard," "I think I broke his f#$%*&g neck!"

Mark

108 posted on 09/10/2014 10:27:01 PM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: MarkL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-jFePqqoTQ


109 posted on 09/10/2014 10:52:43 PM PDT by mylife
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To: lowbridge

Wow. Thought he must be dead already. Like Ted Cassidy (lurch) and Andre the giant, these guys don’t live that long


110 posted on 09/11/2014 3:03:31 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
That’s not Kiel, he wasn’t in “Gator.” That was the late William Engesser with the late Jerry Reed, who was just a smidge taller than Kiel at 7’3”.

Yea my mistake DJ. It's been a long time since I've seen the movie and not too many actors except Ted Cassidy, Engesser, and Kiel were that tall and big. I'd guess Kiel likely had a blood clot from the broken leg. Not that uncommon for larger persons who suffer leg injuries.

Cassidy from accounts I've read was a good man. Out of respect I try not to call John Kerry "Lurch" LOL. Burt Reynolds and Charles Bronson movies were ones I went to drive inns to see as a teen.

111 posted on 09/11/2014 3:12:25 AM PDT by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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To: roofgoat
I love old Burt Reynolds good ole boy movies.

Me too. And shaky puddin’ too.

112 posted on 09/11/2014 3:13:15 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: scbison

Classic!


113 posted on 09/11/2014 4:05:53 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: njslim
Well, when you post a factoid in ALL CAPS, as you did, you're only inviting someone like me to conduct due diligence to determine your credibility. You failed. It's okay. Happens to most of us.
114 posted on 09/11/2014 4:09:40 AM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: fieldmarshaldj; GOPsterinMA; Perdogg; sickoflibs; NFHale; BillyBoy

RIP

He was also in the classic “Twilight Zone” episode “To serve man”.


115 posted on 09/11/2014 4:21:25 AM PDT by Impy (Think for yourself)
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To: cva66snipe

He may have appeared in a guest role on the series at some point, but he was only the Incredible Hulk long enough for some preliminary footage to be shot for the pilot, before the part was recast. I spoke to him on the phone once, trying to arrange an interview with him to discuss his Hulk experience (and hopefully obtain some photos of him in the makeup), but he didn’t want to do it.


116 posted on 09/11/2014 4:22:53 AM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Yes, then he made Burt make the triple murderer who did it apologize to him for doing it.


117 posted on 09/11/2014 5:18:43 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Pelham
In the early ‘90s Kiel had been in a serious car wreck that left him with balance problems. That’s what you were seeing.

Okay, I didn't know that. I guess I made an assumption: usually guys that size have a range of health problems.

Still, a memorable James Bond villain. I could have seen a couple more movies with Jaws in it.
118 posted on 09/11/2014 7:31:08 AM PDT by Thorliveshere (Minnesota Survivor)
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To: shotgun

You did break his fricken neck!


119 posted on 09/11/2014 4:51:18 PM PDT by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: Perdogg

One of the best Twilight Zone episodes ever....

He will be missed...


120 posted on 09/12/2014 12:06:16 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD (A Realistically Really Real Housewife)
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