Ladies and gentlemen, Eegah and Jaws have left the building. This has been a tough stretch for those involved in classic MST3K episodes: first "Mitchell" director Andrew V. McLaglen goes, and now the titular star of "Eegah!" My most indelible memory of Kiel is not from his Bond film appearances, but as The Monster in the "I Was A Teenage Monster" episode of "The Monkees". As a kid who was a huge fan of both classic monster movies and The Prefab Four, it was the perfect mix of stuff I liked.
Kiel worked extensively in television in the 60s and 70s. Quite a few of his appearances are available through Hulu (which is a great, unsung resource for classic television):
"I Spy": A Few Miles West of Nowhere (1968)
"Emergency!": I'll Fix It (1974)
"The Fall Guy": That's Right, We're Bad (1981)
"Twilight Zone" : To Serve Man (1962) (also available on Netflix)
"It Takes A Thief": The Galloping Skin Game (1968)
"I Dream of Jeannie": My Hero (1965)
"My Mother, The Car": A Riddler On The Roof (1966)
Additionally, Hulu has the un-riffed version of
"Eegah!" (1962)
as well as another team up with Arch Hall's Jr. and Sr. (with cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond!):
"The Nasty Rabbit" (1964)
and a colorized version of his first film credit
"The Phantom Planet" (1961)
but why not just check out the uncolorized version here:
Netflix doesn't have as much of the big man, but they do have "Kolchak: The Night Stalker", which Kiel appeared on twice.
As well as the Hollywood sports comedies "The Longest Yard" (1974) and "Happy Gilmore" (1996)
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