Bond star 'Jaws' bites back

Updated 16.51 Sat Sep 27 2008
Keywords: Daniel Craig, Richard Kiel, Roger Moore, Moonraker, The Spy Who Loved Me, Jaws

One of the best-loved James Bond villains has given the spy's latest adventure a giant thumbs-up.

Richard Kiel, 69, appeared as Jaws, one of the most memorable 007 bad guys, in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker.

"Daniel Craig is a very good actor. He's a tough guy but he's good-looking, kind of like a James Dean or Humphrey Bogart" - Richard Kiel

His 7ft 2in frame and steel bite gave Roger Moore cause for raised eyebrows during many screen run-ins.

Visiting the UK, this week, Kiel praised new Bond Daniel Craig but said it was unfair to compare Craig's reinvention of the secret agent as a cold-eyed killer with Moore's tongue-in-cheek interpretation.

He said: "It's kind of like comparing Cary Grant and Burt Reynolds.

"Daniel Craig is a very good actor. He's a tough guy but he's good-looking, kind of like a James Dean or Humphrey Bogart."

Despite being warmly remembered by fans of the franchise, Kiel said he had no intention of reprising the role of Jaws.

He said: "I'd love to but I think the new Bond is so realistic, it's a whole different kind of Bond. I don't think I'd fit in any more."

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