Monster of the Day #1001

Monster of the Day #1001

Watching Kiel manhandle small dudes like Arch Hall Jr. or (the admittedly super-fit) Robert Conrad was always kind of a trip. And who could blame him for trying to stop all that 'singing'?
Monster of the Day #1000

Monster of the Day #1000

#1000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This must have been a nice change of pace for Mr. Kiel. Here he played a scientist (an alien one, to boot), instead of just a hulking menacing sidekick. As is often the case, he is thwarted when he learns a bit too much about what we humans call love.
Monster of the Day #999

Monster of the Day #999

Kiel also played the more fondly remembered Père Malfait on the show, but that creature was but briefly seen. He got a lot more screentime in this episode.
Monster of the Day #998

Monster of the Day #998

What Might Have Been: Mr. Kiel was originally cast to play the Hulk on the old Bill Bixby TV show. Although certainly muscular and a veritable giant, they realized he just didn't look as gigantically muscled as the Hulk should be. Mr. Kiel was replaced by the far more familiar Lou Ferrigno. This brief…
Monster of the Day #997

Monster of the Day #997

Long time Jabootu correspondent Sandra sent me a batch of Richard Kiel photos in honor of his passing. Mr. Kiel often played monsters because of his gigantic size. Quite often, however, they were pretty much just giants, saving on make-up and such. Several of his actually overtly monstrous ones have already been featured here,…
Monster of the Day #996

Monster of the Day #996

It was surprisingly difficult to find a still from the movie featuring this, but this publicity photo is more famous anyway.