Richard Kiel

American actor (1939–2014)
Person human Q376140
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Summary

Richard Kiel was born on September 13, 1939[1], in Detroit[2]. He died on September 10, 2014[3], in Fresno[4]. He worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], screenwriter[7], film actor[8], and voice actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.56% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,644 views/month, #5,561 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Belmont Memorial Park[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[12]
  • Native language: English[13]
  • Occupation: film producer[14]
  • Field of work: film acting[15]
  • Educated at: Baldwin Park High School[16]
  • Religion or worldview: Christianity[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: Richard Kiel[19]
  • Cause of death: myocardial infarction[20]
  • Family name: Kiel[21]
  • Given name: Richard[22], Dawson[23]
  • Official website: http://www.richardkiel.com/[24]
  • Medical condition: acromegaly[25]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[27]
  • Birth name: Richard Dawson Kiel[28]
  • Name in native language: Richard Kiel[29]
  • Number of children: 4[30]
  • Start of work period: 1960[31]
  • End of work period: 2011[32]
  • Height: 218[33]

Why It Matters

Richard Kiel has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Richard Kiel born?

Richard Kiel was born in Detroit[2].

Where did Richard Kiel die?

Richard Kiel passed away in Fresno[4].

What did Richard Kiel do for work?

Richard Kiel worked as an actor[5], television actor[6], screenwriter[7], film actor[8], and voice actor[9].

Where did Richard Kiel go to school?

Richard Kiel was educated at Baldwin Park High School[16].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 58057
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 58057, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/271268|batch #271268]]"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → American actor (1939–2014)
    Allcinema person id → 40266
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 40266, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321989683|リチャード・キール (#321989683)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix"
  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8B6F-5ED7-DCE6-9F3B-7B18
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  4. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 48185
    Wikidata description → American actor (1939–2014)
    P14470 → People/Richard_Kiel
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: People/Richard_Kiel, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Richard, Dawson
    Field of work → film acting
    Image last checked license → —
    Instance of → human
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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