Jaws is the nickname of a fictional henchman in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), played in both films by actor Richard Kiel. The character is known for his towering height 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) and his metal teeth.

The James Bond film producers spotted Kiel in Barbary Coast, and thought he was ideal for the role of Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Jaws was one of the few Bond villains to appear in two Bond films, later appearing in Moonraker (1979).

The character is one of the most famous henchmen in the James Bond franchise; appearing as the secondary antagonist of the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me and the film's sequel Moonraker (1979).

Bond survives attacks by Jaws (Chang's replacement) during Rio Carnival and on the Sugarloaf Cable Car at Sugarloaf Mountain. After Jaws' cable car crashes, he is rescued from the rubble by Dolly, a young woman, and the two fall in love.

Jaws is a supporting character in the James Bond franchise, serving as the secondary antagonist of the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me and the 1979 film Moonraker before becoming a supporting character during the latter film's climax.

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Jaws--played by 7ft giant Richard Kiel--is the steel jawed henchman, and later allie, from The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. Jaws is one of the only villains to make multiple appearances, and has become an icon for the James Bond series.

In Moonraker Jaws is first seen in the pre-title sequence where he pushes Bond out of a plane without a parachute. Jaws doesn't reappear in the film until Hugo Drax 's henchmen Chang is killed, and he is hired as a replacement.

Bond and Goodhead follow Drax's trail to Brazil, where they once again run into the seven-foot Goliath Jaws, a towering giant with metal teeth. Escaping from him, they discover the existence of a huge space station undetected by U.S. or Soviet radar, and a horrible plot by Drax to employ nerve gas in a genocidal project.

Jaws is a fictional assassin from the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker, played in both films by Richard Kiel. Jaws is one of the most popular James Bond henchmen and a reccurring character in the James Bond video games.