| LC control no. | no 92028731 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kiel, Richard, 1939-2014 |
| Located | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Birth date | 19390913 |
| Death date | 20140910 |
| Place of birth | Detroit (Mich.) |
| Place of death | Fresno (Calif.) |
| Profession or occupation | Motion picture actors and actresses Television actors and actresses |
| Found in | House of the damned [MP] 1963: credits (featuring Richard Kiel) Halliwell's filmgoer's comp., 1988 (Kiel, Richard; b. 1939) New York times (online), viewed Sept. 12, 2014 (in obituary published Sept. 11: Richard Kiel; b. Richard Dawson Kiel, Sept. 13, 1939, in the Detroit area on Sept. 13, 1939; moved to Los Angeles with his family until he was 8; d. Wednesday [Sept. 10, 2014], Fresno, Calif., aged 74; actor whose intimidating frame and striking features made him a natural choice to play thugs, giants, alien creatures, and villains of various stripes, notably Jaws, the assassin with metal dentition in two James Bond films; also appeared on television) Washington post (online), viewed Sept. 12, 2014 (in obituary published Sept. 11: Richard Kiel; b. 1939, Detroit; d. Wednesday [Sept. 10, 2014], Fresno, aged 74; played lovable giant "Jaws" in James Bond films; co-authored a book about a 19th-century abolitionist called Kentucky Lion : the true story of Cassius Clay) |
| Associated language | eng |
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