Portrait of Richard Kiel

Acting

Richard Kiel

Career

Active from 1961 to 2007, with a break from 1991 to 2006, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
5
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast
GoodWatch score75/100

Characters

4

The characters Richard Kiel played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Kiel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.3, average 4.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.1, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.3, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.3, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Action-Packed 3
  • Nostalgic Blockbuster 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Cult Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

65
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles · average score 74
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)

as Kanamit (archive footage)

Tangled
Tangled (2010)
GoodWatch score 74

as Vlad (voice)

2000s

1 title
Welcome to Sweden
Welcome to Sweden (2007)

TV show

1990s

4 titles · average score 51
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget (1999)
GoodWatch score 33

as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth

Happy Gilmore
Happy Gilmore (1996)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mr. Larson

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

The Giant of Thunder Mountain
The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

as Eli Weaver

1980s

9 titles · average score 55
Think Big
Think Big (1989)
GoodWatch score 58

as Irving

Superboy
Superboy (1988)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Pale Rider
Pale Rider (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

as Club

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Big G

Cannonball Run II
Cannonball Run II (1984)
GoodWatch score 31

as Arnold

Hysterical
Hysterical (1982)
GoodWatch score 55

as Captain James Howdy

So Fine
So Fine (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

as Eddie

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

1970s

20 titles · average score 64
Moonraker
Moonraker (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jaws

The Humanoid
The Humanoid (1979)
GoodWatch score 36

as Golob

Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

as Drazak

The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jaws

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

Barbary Coast
Barbary Coast (1975)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Moose Moran

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Iggy

Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Loach

Flash and the Firecat
Flash and the Firecat (1975)

as Milo Pewett

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show · as The Monster

The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard (1974)
GoodWatch score 68

as Samson

Emergency!
Emergency! (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Carlo

1960s

27 titles · average score 54
The Monkees
The Monkees (1966)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Monster

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Ali

The Human Duplicators
The Human Duplicators (1965)
GoodWatch score 26

as Dr. Kolos

The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Voltaire

Gilligan's Island
Gilligan's Island (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show

Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (1964)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show · as Lemouche

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show · as Guard (uncredited) / Merry

The Nutty Professor
The Nutty Professor (1963)
GoodWatch score 73

as Man in Gym (uncredited)

Lassie's Great Adventure
Lassie's Great Adventure (1963)
GoodWatch score 56

as Chinook Pete

Eegah
Eegah (1962)
GoodWatch score 12

as Eegah

The Phantom
The Phantom (1961)

as Big Mike

Thriller
Thriller (1960)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Master Styx

1950s

2 titles · average score 84
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Kanamit

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show