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Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014) [1] was an American actor. Standing 2 m 17 cm (7 feet 1½ inches) [2] tall and often referred to as "the Gentle Giant", he was known for portraying Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).
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Roy Richard Scheider (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ d ər /; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor.Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", [1] he achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the mid-1980s.
Gary Michael Dubin (May 5, 1959 – October 8, 2016) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Punky Lazaar, a friend of Danny Partridge on The Partridge Family . [ 1 ] He also voiced Toulouse in The Aristocats in 1970 and played the part of ill-fated teenager Eddie Marchand, who was eaten by the shark in Jaws 2 .
Jack Purvis (13 July 1937 – 21 November 1997) was a British film actor. Purvis had dwarfism, and at 4 feet 2 inches (1.27 m) [ 1 ] was mainly cast in roles requiring actors of short stature. He appeared in three of director Terry Gilliam 's early fantasy films, with significant roles in Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen .
As an actor, Gordon's first feature film role was that of class clown Doug in Jaws 2 (the 1978 sequel to the blockbuster hit Jaws).In 1979 Gordon appeared in Bob Fosse's semi-autobiographical All That Jazz as the teenage version of the film's protagonist Joe Gideon (played by Gordon's Jaws 2 co-star Roy Scheider).
The actor, whose credits include Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, sat down with Bill Maher for a discussion about his career and the political landscape in America.
Marc Gilpin (September 26, 1966 – July 29, 2023) was an American actor. Early life. Gilpin was born on September 26, 1966, to Wes Gilpin and Barbara Bushway ...