Jaws is a fictional assassin in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker (plus some later videogames). Jaws' nickname is due to his strong stainless steel teeth that could bite through virtually anything. The character was played by actor Richard Kiel. During filming, Kiel would only wear the metal teeth for a few minutes because they hurt his mouth.
Jaws first appeared in the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me as a henchman to the v...
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Jaws is a fictional assassin in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker (plus some later videogames). Jaws' nickname is due to his strong stainless steel teeth that could bite through virtually anything. The character was played by actor Richard Kiel. During filming, Kiel would only wear the metal teeth for a few minutes because they hurt his mouth.
Jaws first appeared in the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me as a henchman to the villain, Karl Stromberg. He would later appear in the sequel Moonraker as a henchman to the villain Hugo Drax. However, in this second appearance, his character was changed from that of a ruthless and unstoppable killing machine to more of a comedy figure. He eventually turns against Drax and helps Bond to defeat him, and also gains a girlfriend.
In addition to having steel teeth, Jaws was also 7 feet, 2 inches (2.18 m) tall and extremely strong, which forced Bond to be especially inventive while fighting him. In combat, Bond found himself...
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