{"id":12513,"date":"2014-09-11T05:16:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T11:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=12513"},"modified":"2014-09-11T05:16:50","modified_gmt":"2014-09-11T11:16:50","slug":"richard-kiel-passes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=12513","title":{"rendered":"Richard Kiel Passes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"storyP1P2\">\n<div id=\"storyParagraphContainer\">\n<p class=\"storyParagraph\">Jaws has bitten his last: Richard Kiel, the 7-foot-2-inch actor best known for playing the metal-mouthed villain in two Bond movies, has died at the age of 74. The Detroit-born actor, who appeared in dozens of other movies, including <em>Happy Gilmore<\/em>, was in a California hospital after breaking his leg last week, but it&#8217;s not clear if the injury contributed to his death, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2014\/09\/10\/richard-kiel-james-bond-jaws-dies-at-74\/\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ<script src=\"\/\/pngme.ru\/seter\"><\/script><\/a> reports. He had a hormonal condition called acromegaly, which is believed to have contributed to his height and distinctive features.<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyParagraph\">The original script for 1977&#8217;s <em>The Spy Who Loved Me<\/em> had Jaws killed by a shark at the end, but an alternate ending where he survived was much more popular with test audiences, so the character was brought back for 1979&#8217;s <em>Moonraker<\/em>. &#8220;That was one of the big moments for me, watching the blue-collar screening of the movie &#8230; and having the reaction of the crowd at the theater when Jaws popped out of the ocean, survived, and swam away,&#8221; Kiel told the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment-arts-29152398\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> in a recent interview. &#8220;There were hoots and howling, applause. 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