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heightmasterP says on 26/Jul/09
i was walkin next to him in 2003 and i am seven foot tall and he is at least an inch taller than me :)
D says on 17/Jul/09
Just saw an episode of the Bill Cosbyshow 1969 wherehehas his mug shot taken. 6'1" against the height chart Ejel Khan says on 24/Jun/09
Warner reached Bill's height. Never 6'1", as he claimed ... more, just shy of 6' at best! Anonymous says on 2/Jun/09
Just now next to Letterman..6'2" who looked exactly the same height. Has been on before, maybe shorter looking.. but Maybe IS 6'1 1/2" j.d. says on 25/May/09
In one of Cosby's comedy albums he tells a story about rejecting football because his opponent was 6'8'' and 247lbs. and he was only 5'11'' and 170lbs. I don't know if he was talking about his high school or college sports, but he certainly looks to be 2 inches over his claim. Anon says on 11/Apr/09
Nope. Malcolm Jamal Warner was still 2-3 inches shorter than Bill Cosby by the end of the Cosby Show's run. I think Bill Cosby is 6'1.5''. Ejel Khan says on 6/Mar/09
Malcolm Warner is 5'11" and towards the end of the Cosby show was the same height as Bill .... making Bill 5'11" tops! Clay says on 15/Feb/09
Bill appeared to be in his own little world on the Jay Leno show recently. T.J. says on 5/Feb/09
Tall guy.
funny to. BRAIN DAMAGE! priceless! lol PK says on 12/Jan/09
This is all very strange to me since I walked with Bill Cosby to his limo (Las Vegas) guessing around the mid 1990's, and he seemed shorter, or about the same as me at that time. I'm just under 5'8", so wondering if he wears elevator shoes or something... Hugh says on 11/Dec/08
Looks an easy 6ft2 there. cliff says on 11/Jul/08
Bill cosby is 6'1, Robert culp is 6'2 in raymond ray always looked an inch above him or so, ray romano is 6'2 1/2 and Fred willard is 6'2 too. Brad says on 6/Jul/08
6' 1". I was 5" taller than him and Cos n I were in sneakers. Manitobaboy says on 12/Jun/08
When he ran track and played football with Temple University, he was listed at 6'1" and 190 lbs. max says on 27/May/08
bill cosby is 6'1, my favourite actor along with ray romano and kevin james, if wondering ray romano is 6'3 and kevin james 5'9. Tom says on 22/Feb/08
In film we really never know the height from ones shoe soles. I saw Cosby in person and I am 6'3", and he appeared at least two inches shorter with what I'd deem a 1" sole on his shoe...whereas I was wearing flat, boat shoes. Derek says on 7/Feb/08
Cosby was never 6'3"-6'4" Danimal. My dad, who is in that height range, said Cosby was 6'1" when he met him in the 70s. Cosby may have lost a fraction of an inch, but that's it. He was either 1)Just over 6'1" at peak and a flat 6'1" now, or 2)A flat 6'1" at peak and just under 6'1" now. glenn says on 6/Feb/08
i didnt watch tv or least then,anything popular.sure,i saw a handful of episodes.not enough to realise he was that tall.stopped watching tv in 1987.no time and too much crap. Danimal says on 5/Feb/08
I do. Theo was at least 5'11" by the end of the show and Cosby had 3-4" on him. glenn says on 4/Feb/08
i agree with that viper.i dont think he looked incredibly tall. glenn says on 4/Feb/08
well i meant when i get past 60. brother_h says on 3/Feb/08
u prolly wont glenn. men over the 6'2 mark are usually the ones who lose height at early ages. i had the theory before when i was like 15 but now i cant remember. glenn says on 3/Feb/08
i hear you danimal.i would hate to shrink when i get older cause im short enough. Danimal says on 2/Feb/08
My mom and her mom both have osteoperosis. My dad is just shrinking for what reason, I don't know. I haven't grown in 12 years and he used to be WAY closer to my height than he is today. That tells me only one thing. glenn says on 2/Feb/08
my dad was 5-8 to the end thankfully. Danimal says on 2/Feb/08
My grandmother has officially lost 3.5" now. My mother 2" and my once 5'8" Dad is barely taller than my 5'5.5"-5'6" friend. SCARY. Schnouzer Breath says on 1/Feb/08
Seen him outside the Letterman show on Monday night - stood right next to him, he seemed about 6 ft. and perhaps change. Unfortunately didn't get a pic w/ him (he was half froze from Dave's studio already and wanted to get in the car, but seemed friendly otherwise). brother_h says on 30/Jan/08
well, the only injury my grandad got was a back injury in his 50's, idk how tall he was back then though.
weight lifters arent usually that tall anyway. mostly coz they start at an early age.
there are still alot of men who have lost height without injury. glenn says on 30/Jan/08
obviously older men lose height most of the time.not all.the argument is at what age does it start.i have friends in the early 40s i swear look shorter.but they are weight lifters.so maybe injury or illness.and my 6-1.5 32 year old friend looks 5-11.5 now.but has had back problems and other issues. brother_h says on 30/Jan/08
well maybe thats why men lose height at old age.
they get bone problems like bad backs and knees and such.
so, i am right. men get older and lose height >p LOSERS!
like i said before, my grandad was 5'10 in prime, well so he says and now he is 5'6. glenn says on 30/Jan/08
anything is possible.knees,backs. Danimal says on 30/Jan/08
Haha. Yeah, easy on the 3" loss Brother_H. People like Eastwood, Hogan and some others have lost about that much, but that's not just age. It's either surgery, or some kind of spinal, or degenerative bone disease (osteoperosis for example). I have read biographies on Cosby in the past and I do remember having come across a 6'3" listing for him in his youth. Quite possible. Rooney says on 28/Jan/08
He was a lot taller in his prime brother_h says on 28/Jan/08
DAMN 6'1?! i never thought he was that tall 0_o
he mustve been like 6'4 in his prime. maybe? glenn says on 27/Jan/08
yes,dr.ray.the 66st location.6-2? i guess maybe at one time.thanks lynn. Danimal says on 27/Jan/08
He's 70 years old. Quite sure he was taller in his youth. Derek says on 27/Jan/08
Probably 6'1", or near it if he stands straight. Hasn't lost much height, if at all. Anonymous says on 27/Jan/08
looks 6'0-6'1. dmeyer says on 27/Jan/08
easy 6'1er D. Ray Morton says on 27/Jan/08
Btw Glenn, was that outside the B&N on 66th? D. Ray Morton says on 27/Jan/08
Awesome photo! I like the angle. He looks to be a potential 6'2" in shoes here, which is interesting. I could've sworn 6'1" in loafers, but hey. Glad to hear he was nice. He was extremely reserved (i.e. not too friendly) both in '91 with Dizzy and Elvin and again last August. Lynn says on 27/Jan/08
Glenn,
beautifull pic. He is a big man. glenn says on 27/Jan/08
he was pretty nice.i heard mixed things.seemed 6ft with bad posture.so yeah,6-1. glenn says on 27/Jan/08
taken by a 5-3 barnes and noble security guard in the gutter. hi says on 27/Jan/08
definitely looks at least 6' on the picture with Glenn miko says on 27/Jan/08
Looks 6"2 next to Glenn here. Random Person says on 27/Jan/08
Looks at least 6 foot in the picture and could be very well 6'1". How tall did you estimate him, Glenn? Also, I'm surprised you got a picture with him, I heard he is/was a dick. D. Ray Morton says on 28/Aug/07
I met Bill again a couple of days ago. It was neither the time nor the place to ask him his height or get his picture (it was a funeral service for one of his dear friends) - and I probably wouldn't ask him for either, anyway, as he is never that friendly. Looked 6'1" in shoes, probably 6' or slightly less barefoot. Anonymous says on 27/Aug/07
It is hard to say about Cosby's height.
In the Bill cosby show, he can look tall, but when I watched a show, when he was on TV Himself or what it is called in the eighties, he does not look that tall.
But 6-1 is anyway to much. In case if he is tall, I would not give him more than 6'. talker says on 29/May/07
Culp young looked 6'1",not 6'2".Try to see him in Sunday in NY next to Cliff Robertson,Jane Fonda and Rod Taylor. AirSky says on 20/Apr/07
He was on the Late Show with David Letterman recently, and when they shook hands Cosby looked Letterman's height (about 6'2"). I'm guessing Bill Cosby should be at least 6'1" Derek says on 5/Dec/06
My dad met him a few times. 6'1" and a ****. Brad says on 22/Nov/06
6' 1" if Culp is 6' 2". Not a nice guy. Uses his wallet to iron problems out. He and Culp literally live at the Playboy Mansion a bunny told me (for decades). Dave says on 18/Apr/06
How does Cosby compare with the 6'2'' Robert Culp in I spy?
If he is around the same height then I suggest he must be at least 6'1''. Tave Hawkins says on 2/Apr/06
No way. He might be 5'11. No more than that. Smoke says on 6/May/05
Like I said, I admit when people are right and you are J.! But I have stuck to this name, and in Cosby's case I'm arguing about 2 inches not 1. ;) Honestly who doesn't argue about an inch on this site? Most celeb's real heights are usually off by an inch or so, maybe two from experience. Nice guess J., you caught me! But it looks like you were wrong on your Cosby estimate. ;) J. says on 5/May/05
A ha! I caught you in the act 'Smoke', you were also 'Dr. Huxtable' and you were also 'Mr. Nice Guy' weren't you??? It would be like you to argue about an inch! I knew it! :-)
[Editor Rob: I would say...you are not wrong J in your method of deduction ;)] Smoke says on 5/May/05
Boo ya! I had a sneaking suspicion about this guy, he just doesn't look like a 6'1" guy next to his 5'10"-ish son on the Cosby Show. Was he full grown in the early 70s? All I can say is that he has always looked to be shorter than 6'1" to me, very possible that 5'11" is his honest height. CelebHeights Editor says on 4/May/05
Someone mentioned to me "I have an old record album of his from the early seventies in which he very clearly states that his height is 5’11" Dr. Huxtable says on 18/Mar/05
I have to disagree, in the first picture Bill doesn't look anywhere near Sidney's height! In the second picture they do look somewhat closer in height, but Sidney is leaning and Bill is still an inch shorter standing straight. Poitier at his peak was 6'2.5" tops, Cosby 6'1" at his peak (and now still standing fairly tall at 6'0.5"). He couldn't have been anything more than 6'1" at his peak and now in his 70s has to atleast be marginally shorter. Again Malcolm Jamal is 5'10"-5'11" and Bill looks no more than 2 inches taller than him in the Cosby Show. J. says on 17/Mar/05
Those pictures just confirm that he and Sidney were damn near the same height. Sidney was 6'3"-ish in his peak. He said so in his own damn autobiography. J. says on 14/Mar/05
Cosby doesn't look tall?! Even at 70+, he is still a tall man. If you watch those old Portier movies, they were damn near the same height (Sidney was a smidgen bigger). Plus I specifically remember this comment from one of the producers of the Cosby Show during NBC's retrospective of the show: "There Bill was, all SIX FOOT TWO, of him, telling me to change the script". He may be 6'1" now but he defintely was 6'2" at his peak. There's no way you can prove he wasn't. J. says on 13/Mar/05
Yeah, Cosby's still tall. He was 6'2" and some change during his peak. Watch Uptown Saturday Night with Sidney Portier. They were damn near the same height, give or take an inch. |
