Richard Kiel
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Richard Kiel was an American actor best known for his towering height and his role as the metal-toothed henchman Jaws in the James Bond films.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Kiel canonical | 14 |
| Eli Weaver – Richard Kiel | 1 |
| Richard Dawson Kiel | 1 |
| Richard Kiel as Jaws | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2232281 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Kiel Context triple: [Silver Streak, starredActor, Richard Kiel]
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A.
Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in science fiction and action films such as "Total Recall," "Starship Troopers," and "Top Gun."
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B.
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn is an American actor best known for his roles in science fiction and action films such as The Terminator, Aliens, and The Abyss.
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C.
Peter Weller
Peter Weller is an American actor and director best known for his iconic role as the title character in the "RoboCop" films and for numerous appearances in science fiction and television.
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D.
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist best known for his tough-guy roles in action films such as "Rocky IV" and "The Expendables" series.
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E.
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers was an American actor and former professional football player best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" film series and as Dillon in "Predator."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Kiel Target entity description: Richard Kiel was an American actor best known for his towering height and his role as the metal-toothed henchman Jaws in the James Bond films.
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A.
Michael Ironside
Michael Ironside is a Canadian actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in science fiction and action films such as "Total Recall," "Starship Troopers," and "Top Gun."
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B.
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn is an American actor best known for his roles in science fiction and action films such as The Terminator, Aliens, and The Abyss.
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C.
Peter Weller
Peter Weller is an American actor and director best known for his iconic role as the title character in the "RoboCop" films and for numerous appearances in science fiction and television.
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D.
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist best known for his tough-guy roles in action films such as "Rocky IV" and "The Expendables" series.
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E.
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers was an American actor and former professional football player best known for his role as Apollo Creed in the "Rocky" film series and as Dillon in "Predator."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 74 ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Cannonball Run II
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Eegah ⓘ Force 10 from Navarone ⓘ Gilligan's Island (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Gilligan's Island
Happy Gilmore ⓘ Inspector Gadget (1999 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Inspector Gadget
Kolchak: The Night Stalker ⓘ Moonraker ⓘ
linked to:
Moonraker space shuttle program
Pale Rider ⓘ Silver Streak ⓘ So Fine ⓘ Tangled ⓘ The Giant of Thunder Mountain ⓘ The Human Duplicators ⓘ The Longest Yard (1974 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Longest Yard
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series) ⓘ The Spy Who Loved Me ⓘ The Wild Wild West (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Wild Wild West
Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (TV series)
|
| birthName |
Richard Dawson Kiel
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linked to:
Richard Kiel
|
| burialPlace |
Clovis, California, United States
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linked to:
Clovis, California
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| causeOfDeath | myocardial infarction ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Jaws (James Bond character) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-09-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-09-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1974 ⓘ |
| eyeCondition | acromegaly ⓘ |
| familyName | Kiel ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| height | 2.18 m ⓘ |
| knownFor | towering height ⓘ |
| name | Richard Kiel ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying Jaws in James Bond films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Moonraker
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linked to:
Moonraker space shuttle program
The Spy Who Loved Me ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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voice actor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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linked to:
Detroit
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| placeOfDeath |
Fresno, California, United States
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linked to:
Fresno
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| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Diane Rogers ⓘ |
| voicedCharacter |
Vlad in Tangled
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linked to:
Tangled
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Kiel Description of subject: Richard Kiel was an American actor best known for his towering height and his role as the metal-toothed henchman Jaws in the James Bond films.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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