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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Wed Sep 10, 2014, 09:43 PM Sep 2014

Actor Richard Kiel, former Bond villain, has died

http://m.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29152398

Kiel died in a hospital in Fresno. He was 74.

Rest in peace.

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Actor Richard Kiel, former Bond villain, has died (Original Post) shenmue Sep 2014 OP

"The Longest Yard" yallerdawg Sep 2014 #1

I'll have to visit imdb.com to check his career out. bvf Sep 2014 #3

RIP! TheDebbieDee Sep 2014 #2

That was Ted Cassidy (sp?) bvf Sep 2014 #4

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

1. "The Longest Yard"

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 09:51 PM

Sep 2014

He was one of the best characters, soft-spoken giant who was tickled pink at the chance to play the guards.

Another familiar face forever immortalized.

bvf

(6,604 posts)

3. I'll have to visit imdb.com to check his career out.

Reply to yallerdawg (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 10:16 PM

Sep 2014

"Silver Streak" is one of my favorites. Took a crossbow arrow in the chest in that one.

R.I.P.

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)

2. RIP!

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Wed Sep 10, 2014, 10:11 PM

Sep 2014

I thot he died in the 80s....did he also play Lurch in The Addams Family?

bvf

(6,604 posts)

4. That was Ted Cassidy (sp?)

Reply to TheDebbieDee (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 12:54 AM

Sep 2014

on TV.

Interesting you say that though, because I was going to cite Richard in "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" until I realized that could have been Ted as well.

Counting on imdb.com to set me straight.

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