Jabootu's Bad Movie Dimension

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.

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…

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,…

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

They say dogs and their owners grow to look more alike, but c'mon.

Working for scale.

Always put your best face forward.

OK, that's genuinely nightmarish.

Dude, how do you miss at that range?!

Edgar Winter's hippie period was thankfully short-lived.