Richard Kiel - a genre movie icon - has passed away at the age of 74. Most people remember Kiel for his villainous turn as Bond villain Jaws in
The Spy Who Loved Me and
Moonraker, But his unique presence had earned him a spot as a genre staple since the early sixties. He played alien Kanamit in the infamous "To Serve Man" episode of
The Twilight Zone, henchman Voltaire on
The Wild, Wild West and numerous other movies and TV shows including
The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Kolchak: The Night Stalker, The Longest Yard and
Happy Gilmore, among many others.
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