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derek says on 21/Mar/10
That is the first time ive noticed a heel of any kind. It must be about an inch or so. Not that high. I dont think he wore those shoes all the time as well.
Ive seen him in flats almost as kato mostly.
burby says on 20/Mar/10
Kick by the car shot:
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Take note of the obvious large back heel. Dylan says on 19/Mar/10
Derek - I have no doubt the average height of a chinese person is taller now but don't forget Bruce died in 1973 and during his lifetime the average height of a man in the United Kingdom was about 5'8" so I would have said that 5'7" for a Chinese person in Bruce's era would have been a very good height. derek says on 18/Mar/10
The host of chinese people in bruces books were tall people. Now why are we assuming all chinese are small. Japanese are short, but dont generalize and say all chinese are.
The average height of a chinese man now is probaby taller than you think. Dylan says on 15/Mar/10
Derek - I don't think I am a giant and the fact that I have a brother who is 5'4.5" and a brother who is 5'6" doesn't mean that I only socialise with people of that height! Not many friends I have are less than 5'9" the majority 6'2" and I have books on Bruce and have seen him with hosts of chinese people and he hardly looks taller than any of them. He never looked much taller than Bolo for goodness sake. So don't go getting personal with me. This is a height page not a Bruce Lee fan page as I have said on numerous occasions. derek says on 14/Mar/10
Dylan, if you are 5ft7.5 how can you be taller than Bruce ever was? Is it because you are so much taller than your 5ft4 brother that you think you are a giant?
You think Bruce looked small because he was surrounded mostly by taller people. Whether they are heavyweight karate champs or whoever. Dylan says on 14/Mar/10
Dan C - Many people have claimed Bruce was a strong 5'7" a few, notably his brother and his best friend both of whom were considerably short have claimed he was 5'8" and there have also been a few including his wife who said he was 5'6" so I guess we will never know for sure will we? misteroz says on 13/Mar/10
Since perception is 80% of reality we all have to contend with the "Divine Proportion" (just look it up.)A short person with perfect "divine proportions" will look taller than he/she is. Now the tiniest of people with a body proportion where the legs are much longer than the DP demands and the neck and head are also longer leaving the torso shortchanged on the Divine Proportion shinding THAT short person will look in proper perspective a LOT taller than they are.
Youve always seen that drawing asking , "which man is taller" and the eys gets fooled calculating proportion . Now I DOUBT that anyone in the public eye will take the time to compensate for louzy DP and perspective to look taller , but when you study art that (and cleaning bruches) are the most important thing youll learn.
Matter of fact , I saw an Eddie Izzard video last night , and the dude has the strangest body in the world, short stuby legs . long barrel like torso, no neck and a pretty big head. He admits he's kindda short ... BUT.. if hes standing next to people he seems pretty average if you go with 5'8 5'9" being average. Poor Eddie just got kicked in the nuts on the divine proportions department. Being a transvestite, his wearing 6 inch platforms shoes doesnt elicit any comments from anyone. Dylan says on 13/Mar/10
Clifford - Bruce always appeared to have a short body to me but then again it could be because of those joggers he wore which seem to be pulled up high. Now about Robert Lee's claims. I have no doubt that Bruce could have been an inch taller than him but there is no way in my opinion Bruce was 5'8" so all I can think of is that Robert is concious of his own height so he makes Bruce taller in order to justify his own height claims. My brother is exactly the same. I am the tallest in my family even though I am only 5'7.5" yet my brother who is only 5'4.5" tells everyone I am 5'9" in order to justify his false claim of 5'6". There is no way I am 5'9" although, if we are going to accept that Bruce is 5'8" I would willingly accept 5'9" for myself because I can assure you I am taller than Bruce ever was. Dan C says on 13/Mar/10
Brad for goshs' sake get over it will you and pull yourself together.
5,7.5 is only an inch taller than 5,6.5 so how, and why is 5,7.5 ridiculous?
How is 5,7.5 ridiculous when anyone who have ever met him claim he was at least 5,7? A few have claimed 5,8. So you are basically saying him actually being half and inch taller than people claim of 5,7, is crazy beyond imagination is it?
Who cares if he didnt LOOK that tall (im making out i actually believe your claims youve seen him in the flesh out of respect rather than me genuinely believing you) considering most people dont look as tall as they are in real life when you meet them. josh says on 12/Mar/10
i wonder who would be taller bruce or dmx? Clifford Richard says on 12/Mar/10
Dylan,
No, Bruce Lee had a long torso and arms, rather western in structure than oriental it has been pointed out to me many times by people who had an interest in bruces body in general. His chest muscles are long and a long ab.
His legs are shortish i would say, but nothing out of the ordinary compared to the rest of him.
His brother claimed he was 5ft7 and bruce an inch taller. If Robert was challenged on his height and Robert was found to be 5ft6.5, robert would or could have said bruce was an inch and a half taller than himself in response if you get what i mean? Dylan says on 11/Mar/10
Clifford richard - Forget the arms but if Bruce would have had long legs, a long torso and a long neck then we would be debating 6'2.5" rather 5'7.5" so let us keep it real here. Long neck I will agree with but short torso and just about average length legs which amounts to a guy in the 5'6.5" - 5'7.5" range. To say he was anything over 5'7.5" is ridiculous and you know it. To say everything about him was long is absolute nonsense and you are getting back to the drivel you talked several months ago. Brad says on 10/Mar/10
5' 7.5" is ridiculous. In 2.5" heeled boots he'd be 5' 10", he never looked that high. josh says on 9/Mar/10
of course the new green hornet is gonna suck they got seth rogen in that movie.everytime you have seth rogen in your movie it is a guarantee flop. they should have definately gotten george clooney. Clifford Richard says on 8/Mar/10
Bruce Lee had LONG limbs, LONG arms etc. He was known to have had a LONG neck. Long torso by the looks of it as well. Everything about him shouts long.
Yet you want to believe he was 5ft6.5 which is the same as Declan Donnelly which is absurd.
Robert Lee said bruce was an inch taller than himeself. Robert dont strike me as particularly short as well. Dylan says on 7/Mar/10
Yet I have noticed that apart from celebheights, every other site I have visited lists Tom Cruise as 5'7" and those same sites list Bruce Lee as 5'7.5" Brad says on 6/Mar/10
I've met both, Tom would have owned him with ease, Lee was short, Tom average. Lee wore heels a lot in the 60's. I heard a rough cut of the new Green Hornet film is so bad they might bury it on top of a hit. Clooney as the lead would have been better. derek says on 5/Mar/10
Brad it's not a case of you claim you saw bruce and he isnt. People saw bruce and he was 5ft7.5.
I think Cliff is saying you are compromising and agreeing with us that he was 5ft7.5, or we will upgrade him to 5ft 8ish.
In response to you trying to downgrade him all the time. What Clifford is asking you, is to let it go, be the genelman we know you are, and call it quits. Dylan says on 4/Mar/10
Thank you Josh. I always imagined they were of similar height bearing in mind Tom tends to wear lifts whereas Bruce was usually in kung fu slippers although it seems to be the general opinion on this site that Tom is around 5'8" barefoot. josh says on 3/Mar/10
dylan i would probably say tom would be taller. Brad says on 2/Mar/10
At 5' 7.5" plus those things Fox had him wear in those P.R. shots he'd be around 5' 10", doesn't work skipper. Put away the pipe hoss. Dylan says on 2/Mar/10
Josh - Just as a matter of interest, who in your opinion would have been taller, Bruce Lee or Tom Cruise? Both have excellent posture. josh says on 28/Feb/10
i still say bruce was 5'7.5. guess i must be smoking crack right brad? Brad says on 25/Feb/10
Every time I put the 4 letter data base (the big one that starts with I) the comment won't post. Iye-M-Dee-Bee is the letters. Enter Green Hornet TV show. Picture is at top. Dylan says on 24/Feb/10
Brad - I have never been able to find that shot of the Green Hornet where you say Bruce is wearing the cuban heels. Is there any chance you could post it on here? Brad says on 23/Feb/10
I never agreed at 5' 7.5". Both Saxon & I saw him, he isn't. Michael Jordan was the best in his thing and guess what...he said he was 6' 6" in '85 but told me he wasn't in person back then. Go to the movie base and click on Green Hornet and look at the shot of him kicking the guy by the police car, that's the stuff he was wearing when I met him, massive heel. Dylan says on 23/Feb/10
I didn't see Brad agreeing to 5'7.5" Clifford but if your comment was directed at me, then the compromise sounds fair enough. A pity though because we have nothing else to disagree over and I did enjoy our debates and believe it or not I do have alot of respect for you! Clifford Richard says on 22/Feb/10
Well if you haven't got an interest in Samo but you have with bruce. You have an agenda. And i think derek is spot on.
Most people can accept that a 5ft7.5 guy can beat heavyweights and anyone in the world up in a real fight if they are a genius. But people would find it harder to believe a 5ft6 guy could.
So you are trying to cheekily downgrade him. But with your agenda and too much interst in Lee, your credibility suffers.
Brad thanks for agreeing Bruce is 5ft7.5. If you compromise and dont argue it any further, i wont claim Bruce is 5ft9. How does that sound? Does that sound fair to you? Brad says on 22/Feb/10
That's right, I don't care about Mr. Hung. I'm sure Mr. Saxon has an agenda telling the truth. Dylan says on 22/Feb/10
I checked Sammy Hung on all the sites on the internet and he is listed as 5'7" on every one as far as I can see. derek says on 18/Feb/10
People like Brad have got agendas. You see it all the time when it comes to bruce. Brad wants to make Lee small in the eyes of the world. 5ft7.5 guys can kick butt. But when you get to 5ft6ish it becomes less credible topeople so its important to Brad Bruce is seen as small as possible.
Brad has no interest in Samo Hung even though he possibly isnt 5ft7. You dont see Brad posting on celeb heights for Sam, because he isnt interested in him. Its Bruces Lee that concerns him. Frustating! Dylan says on 17/Feb/10
Derek - Yes I take your point. He was definately taller thatn Sammy Hung who is listed as 5'7" in fact I thought there was a bigger difference between Bruce and Sammy than there was Bruce and Bolo. I heard Bruce with my own ears say he was 5'7.5" and although he doesn't look it to me I could write a list of people who don't look their heights on camera. Somehow I cannot see Bruce lying about anything to do with his statistics, which is why I wonder whether he could have been around 5'7.5" in height at sometime of the day at sometime in his life. You don't think so Brad? Clifford Richard says on 17/Feb/10
Brad, thank your lucky stars Rob hasnt got Bruce Lee at 5ft8inches. Bruce Lee was 5ft7.5. Rob says and he knows his stuff.
You should be greatful that we arent saying bruce is 5ft9. People give outrageous heights for guys like sylvester stallane ranging from 6ft to 5ft7. We are trying to compromise with you. Brad says on 16/Feb/10
Burbank Hollywood Celebrity Show, he was there, so was Bob Wall & Ahna Capri. Saxon said he was much taller than him "5 feet 6 and a half". Josh is quite funny, try 6' 8" in boots. Saxon worked with him for weeks. I saw him from a few feet away, he was under 5' 7". Anybody who thinks he is 5' 7.5" needs their head examined. derek says on 16/Feb/10
Myself and my brother also measured ourselves a while back. He is 5ft7.5 as well believe it or not. I am 5ft91/4.
I see him everyday and if i didnt know his height i would swear he looks about 5ft6ish. He looks so much smaller to me, so i could never gauge an accurate height even for my brother. So Brad for us to believe John Saxon said it to you. My response is who cares really what John said. derek says on 16/Feb/10
Dylan. Come on now, make up your mind! Bruce does look taller than 5ft6.5 to you. He is always taller than guys who claim 5foot 6 clearly. Inosanto said he had the reach of a six footer. If he was as short as people want him to be, he would be looking like some kind of monkey, with long arms like that.
My friends claims he is 5ft7.5 and i wouldnt know by looking at him. I would have to measure him. He could be 5ft7.5 or could be 5ft6.5 for all i know. Dont listen to john saxon.
Listen to Bruce Lee and Joe Lewis, and Bob Wall and James Demile, all on record as saying bruce was at least 5ft7. josh says on 15/Feb/10
it is so funny how everyone believes that brad met all these people he said he did and also make up your mind about your height are you 6'5 or 6'8 because in one page you say you are 6'8 and another you say you are 6'5. Dylan says on 15/Feb/10
Clifford Richard - Actually Bruce doesn't look any taller than 5'6.5" to me. I have gone along with 5'7.5" as his maximum height because that is what Bruce said he was, so I think for Bruce to have said that I conceed that he might have been 5'7.5" at some time in his life, probably first thing straight out of bed, however, if you remember when you and I had our debate some time ago, you conceeded that 5'7.5" was the tallest Bruce had been and that he may have been 5'6.5" at some time in his life. So perhaps Saxon is correct. Okay he probably never measured Bruce with a tape measure but neither did you or anyone else on here so I don't see your arguement there. Clifford Richard says on 15/Feb/10
Brad why do you insist in wanting people to think Bruce was 5ft6.5? How will it improve your quality of life?
Anyone can see he is long in the limbs. Anyone can see he is taller than 5f6 guys like the inosantos and manny pacquios of this world.
Pacman looks short to me and he is 5ft6.5. Why cant bruce be taller than him? Why wont you allow Bruce Lee to be taller than Pacman?
Its chinese new year. Be nice now! Stop trying to begrudge the man. Clifford Richard says on 14/Feb/10
Brad did you ask Saxon in your dreams? No one cares what Saxon said. He didnt measure Bruce with a tape measure did he?
Anyone can see Bruce was not 5ft6.5. He is visibly taller than guys who claim to be 5ft6ish. Dan Inosanto, Jhoon Rhee type guys etc. And Sammo hung who is said to be 5ft7 in his prime.
He dont look as short as those guys. 5ft7.5 is not being overly generous to Bruce.
Why have some people got a problem with bruce when it comes to his height? These are the same people who try downgrade his fighting skills as well that is clear. Dylan says on 14/Feb/10
Brad - Is that a fact? Did you really ask John Saxon? Brad says on 13/Feb/10
I just asked John Saxon an hour ago. 5' 6.5" tops. GS Phil says on 13/Feb/10
I think it's fantastic knowing a small guy was so strong and tough. Dylan says on 12/Feb/10
Alex(London)- I read an excert of Linda Lee's biography when she described Bruce as being 5'6" and said he was very conscious about his height. This is the main reason why I have doubted his claims of 5'7.5" all these years. Having said that I do think he looks more 5'7" than 5'6". Alex (London) says on 12/Feb/10
Dan Inosanto is a noticably short guy who admits to being 5'6". In all their photos together Bruce looks a little taller than him. If Dan is being honest 5'7" or thereabouts is about right for Bruce Lee.
Having said that in a biography Linda Lee refered to her husband as being "bothered" by his 5'6" height when Hollywood studio execs said he was too short to be a lead.
Anything LESS than 5'6" for Bruce Lee is ridiculous. MacGyverfan says on 11/Feb/10
Bob Wall (the guy who appeared in Enter The Dragon as O'Hara) stated Bruce to have been 5'7. Dylan says on 2/Feb/10
Shaun - You say, "Nobody knew Lee's body better than himself!!" Correct! However, we could say that about each and every celebrity listed here. Yet we still question and debate their heights. What a person knows is one thing, what they admit to is another. Shaun says on 1/Feb/10
5ft7.5 solid barefoot measurement. Nobody knew Lee's body better than himself!! And yes for his generation and for the Chinese this was a decent height. Dylan says on 20/Jan/10
Dan Cruikshank - I agree entirely! Dan cruikshank says on 19/Jan/10
I would go along with the 5,7.5 average height. Average heights are taking from morning heights anyway, and not when you are at your shortest.
I would say he was 5,7 at the end of the day. No problem with that.
But i dont want people to think that is not a fair height assesment for bruce, considering he is taller than the fat dude at the beggining of ETD, etc.
To claim he is 5,7.5 isnt being overly generous. Dylan says on 11/Jan/10
Anonymous - Well he said he was 5'7.5" I would go along with that as being his maximum height on rising, no way was he a hair over that in my opinion. Anonymous says on 10/Jan/10
Bruce was all about showing the physical limits and capabilities of the human body. He had no reason to lie about his height... whatever he said after he got big and writing books on the matter of the human body, that is his height. Dylan says on 10/Jan/10
Cliff Richard - He was always listed as 5'6" which in my opinion was quite generous for him. Now please, please, don't try to make him taller in order to justify Bruce's hieght. I have already admitted that Bruce was taller Sammo Hung who is listed as 5'7" on every site. Clifford Richard says on 9/Jan/10
Can anyone for sure verify that bolo was 5ft6 in 1973?
But i agree that bolo would have been made to look bigger whenever possible. You don't want the badass of the film looking like a titch! derek says on 8/Jan/10
Probably because Bolo was Hans henchman and was made to look taller. You dont want a bodyguard to be a little titch do you?
That maybe explains it. Dylan says on 7/Jan/10
RisingForce - I agree with you, he didn't look more than a fraction taller than Bolo in the film or in photographs and Bolo is listed as 5'6". Yet he does look taller than Sammy Hung, not by 2" as Keith Jones posted but taller and if Hung is 5'7" then Bruce would only have needed to be 5'7.5" to confirm his claim. Unlike alot of posters on here, I will not accept that Bruce was ever 5'8" that to me is ridiculous. If he was 5'7.5" then I personally believe that it was his maximum height on rising and allowing for shrinkage he was probably 5'7" most of the time. I do think though that after his back injury he may well have shrunk to as low as 5'6.5". What I still find baffling however, is how he doesn't look hardly any taller than 5'6" Bolo, yet looks clearly taller than 5'7" Sammy Hung. RisingForce says on 5/Jan/10
Watched Enter The Dragon and 5-7.5 did seem plausible at times, but I'm not sure he looked 2 inches above average for a Chinese man. He didn't seem much taller than a supposed 5-6 Bolo Yeung, though. Perhaps they made Bolo look taller than he was. Keith Jones says on 24/Dec/09
Do not begrude Bruce Lee half an inch. He was 5ft7.5 if he claimed to be. He is taller than Samo Hung by at least 2 inches in Enter the Dragon, so do not begrudge bruce half an inch.
I have seen photos of Norris next to Bob Wall and its true for sure that he is not looking 5ft9 to me next to tall boy Wall.
Norris 5ft8 or 9 now wouldnt suprise me but photos when young he does look 5ft10. RisingForce says on 24/Dec/09
Yeah, Dylan, but what I've noticed is very rarely do all heights seem to add up perfectly in every comparison. A half inch isn't that much, certainly enough for a margin of error.
We'll never know for sure, but to me 5'7" flat makes a little more sense than 5'7.5" for Bruce. As for Norris? Well I doubt he was 5'10", he really didn't look that tall to me without his cowboy boots. I also think he claimed 5'9" back in the 60's, I think Rob found the quote. 5'8.5"-5'9" is fair for Norris. clifford richard says on 14/Dec/09
Or maybe Chuck really was 5ft10 in his prime. If he wears cowboy boots now it wouldnt suprise me. But did anyone see him wear cowboy boots when he was a fighter? Does anyone imagine Chuck being worried about his height when he was young, i dont think so?
Chuck standing next to Bob Wall never looked really small compared to him. 4 or 5 inches shorter maybe. Dylan says on 7/Dec/09
Rising - If you are right about Chuck's height, then I would have to agree that Bruce would have been 5'7" maximum, however, what I don't understand is how he was taller than Sammo Hung who is listed as 5'7". Unless of course Hung was really shorter than 5'7". RisingForce says on 4/Dec/09
Chuck Norris was never taller than 5'9" max. I used to think he could have been taller, but later on he wore cowboy boots with built in lifts. Norris is 5'8.5"-5'9". derek jameson says on 1/Dec/09
I am 5ft9.25 and my brother is 5ft7.5 and he looks a lot smaller than me when i look down at him.
I am sure bruce was at least 5ft7.5 if that is what he claimed at the time. If he claimed himself 5ft8 once he probably was at one point. Even if it was one morning he measured himself. 5ft 8 isnt tall looking to me as well.
But of course if you take his estimate throughout his adulthood he obviously isnt 5ft8 all the time, or even most of the time. Dylan says on 30/Nov/09
Rising - I do agree that 5'7" was not short for a chinese person and that in Bruce's era the average height for a man was about 5'8". He does look a couple of inches shorter than Chuck Norris but I am not sure how tall Chuck is. He has been described as 5'10" and 5'8.5" and Bruce does look a couple of inches shorter than him, however in the opening scene of Enter The Dragon, Bruce does look taller than Sammo Hung and Sammo is listed as 5'7" on most sites including this one. I don't think Bruce was ever 5'8" as he recorded before he was famous but he did state on video that he was 5'7.5" and seeing him next to Hung, that does seem logical. Adrian says on 30/Nov/09
I'm 5'8.5'' and 125 lbs, and compared to some guys I'm really small. I think bruce was really strong. RisingForce says on 29/Nov/09
Bruce is a legend, but he was shorter than he's listed here. Just a flat 5'7". Look at him with Chuck Norris and in his movies. 5'7" isn't short for a Chinese man either, particularly one who was born in 1940. Dylan says on 16/Nov/09
I am actually surprised that Bob Wall was only recorded as 6'2" I have friends of 6'2" and none of them look as tall as him. Dylan says on 16/Nov/09
Cliff Richard - I would agree that Ali would beat Bruce, if they fought in the ring by Queensbury Boxing Rules, apart from Ali being a great boxer he was also considerably heavier than Bruce, so he probably would knock Bruce out with a punch. However, if a free for all fight where each of them were allowed to fight according to their own skills, then I definately think Bruce would be the winner as I don't think Ali would get near him and Bruce's kick would be every bit as powerful as Ali's punch I am sure. Cliff Richard says on 16/Nov/09
Dylan thanks for the Green hornet comment and the comments on Bruce being the best all round fighter of all time. But be careful. With Brad sitting quietly in the wings, he may counterattack with his Ali would knock bruce in the air comments.
You never needed to admit you couldnt see bruce in cuban heels, but because of the gentleman you are, you did, and im not suprised you did. Because you genuinely want a accurate reading for bruce.
All i can say is i've seen all episodes of the Green Hornet and i've never seen any cuban heels Brad is talking about. Brad says in piscs hes seen. Well in all the pics ive seen i've never seen any cuban heels. I'm desperate to find cuban heels on bruce and want Brad to be right. But i can't for the life of me find the elusive picture. With all that jumping in the Green hornet im not suprised though. Twisting your ankles in high heel stilletos is dangerous.
But Bob is recorded as 6ft2 now. In ETD im not sure how tall he was but sounds about right. If Bruce was 6 inches or so shorter that sounds about right.
He dont look outrageously short compared to Bob though to be honest. Dylan says on 15/Nov/09
Cliff Richard - Thank you and I have to admit I did not see Bruce in cuban heels in the Green Hornet as I said, it was just that Brad had mentioned it several times so I assumed it must be true but I have looked at clip after clip of the Green Hornet and Bruce never stays still long enough for me to see the heels on his shoes. I still hold Bruce in the highest esteem and I still believe he was and still is the best martial artist and all round fighter there has ever been and I doubt he will ever be surpassed. I just watched that clip of him fighting Ohara in Enter The Dragon, he does look short compared to him but then who wouldn't? Cliff Richard says on 14/Nov/09
Dylan, thanks for your comments. I respect the fact that you do seem honourable and will admit things if you find them to be true. You could easily have said Sammo and Bruce were the same size if you wanted to be stubborn.
I don't know for sure if Chuck was exactly 5ft10, but he doesn't seem short next to Bob Wall, and we know Bob Wall is even taller than Joe Lewis.
Chuck may still have a 5ft9 morning height, but i cannot say with any degree of certainty. I don't really follow Chuck, or haven't seen that much of him of late to be honest.
So i wll be fair. It is possible Bruce never was 5ft8 but 5ft7.5 was his top height.
Bruce may have had delusions of granduer when he measured himself at that height. But we will never know for sure. Dylan says on 14/Nov/09
Hmmm! I have watched that sequence of Bruce Vs Sammo in Enter the Dragon again and although I dislike being wrong I would have to admit that if Sammo was 5'7" in that sequence (and all the information I have looked up on the internet suggests he was) then Bruce would have to have been at least 5'7.5". Oddly enough there looks a greater height difference between Bruce and Sammo in that clip than there did between Bruce and Bolo in the photograph I saw. Perhaps Bolo was wearing trainers and Bruce flat Kung Fu slippers. Dylan says on 14/Nov/09
Cliff Richard - No one said Bruce was 5'9" however, Dan C did say that Bruce was 2" taller than Sammo Hung, therefore if that is true and Sammo is the 5'7" Rob has him listed at then 5'7" + 2" = 5'9". I must admit though, in that fighting sequence of Bruce and Sammo, Bruce is taller and he does in fact appear to be taller than in the majority of pictures I have seen him. I am starting to feel an idiot arguing over 1/2". If you are saying Bruce's height of 5'7.5" was his maximum morning height. Then I will go along with that theory. After all what is 0.5" between friends. Despite our disgreements, I really do respect your tenacity. Now Dan C. - I really haven't a clue how tall Chuck Norris was in his prime, however, he is not that old now surely? I noticed on one of the pages on celeb heights a Doctor posted a comment saying all this business about shrinking when you get past middle age is nonsense and that people only shrink up to 2" when they get into their eighties. The point I am trying to make is that if Chuck's peak height was 5'10" then surely he would still be around that height now? Rob has him listed at 5'8.5" surely he isn't old enough to have shrunk 1.5"? Then again, what do I know? Cliff Richard says on 14/Nov/09
This is getting diabolical Dylan. Can you post a link of Bruce wearing basically stilletos you are saying in the Green Hornet? I can't seem to find any. All the pics of Bruce i have seen in the Green Hornet as Kato he is wearing shoes with absolutely no lift in them.
No one is saying Sammo Hung is 5ft7, apart from Rob. Are you saying Rob don't know his thing? Sammo Hung was at his peak height in ETD yet is shorter than Bruce. Rob can calculate himself how tall Bruce probably is then. He seems very intelligent.
I don't recall anyone saying Bruce is 5ft9. But the fact that he was taller than a peak Sammo suggests to me you shouldnt be crying just because Bruce is being registered as 5ft7.5.
If you do continue to cry about it the problem lies with you. Dan C says on 14/Nov/09
Dylan stop playing games with the letting our awe of bruce get in the way of our judgement games.
Richard says Chuck Norris was 5,8 in his prime and you dont question that comment. Anyone with an ounce of common sense, (and i believe you do have more than an ounce Dylan) can see Chuck Norris was never 5,8 in his prime. Have you seen him when he is competing? Against the 6feet Joe Lewis he is perhaps a couple of inches shorter. Making the 5,10 in his prime height very likely. Chuck was a strapping lad when he was young.
People want to know Lee at his top height, and not when he was at his shortest. Guiness world record books when measuring the tallest man in the world takes measurements of the waking height over 5 days and then takes the average height as the recorded figure. Dylan says on 14/Nov/09
Brad - I agree entirely. I have seen the Green Hornet clips and despite the heels he still looks short. Linda Lee said in an article that he was 5'6" and concious of his height. Now would a man be concious of his height if he were 5'8"? Especially as around that time 5'8" was the average height for a European and tall for an oriental. I am bored with arguing the point on here now because unlike the other pages on this site, this is a Bruce Lee Fan page. It is getting even more ridiculous now because they are saying Sammo Hung was 5'7" and Bruce was 2" taller which would make him 5'9". To say Bruce was anything over 5'7" is ridiculous. Maximum Height on rising 5'7" Actual Height after rising 5'6.5", Height in his dreams 5'8". Cliff Richard says on 14/Nov/09
Dylan, i'll meet you half way. Bruce may have measured 5ft6.5 at some point in his life. But the height of a person is their tallest morning height. Bruce probably did measure 5ft7.5 and i'll admit that is the tallest he probably was.
Some short guys are shy of telling the truth about their heights, but you can't tarnish everyone with the same brush. The famous pic of Bruce Lee standing next to Dan inosanto giving the victory sign, a healthy Bruce is clearly at least 2 inches taller than Dan. So it is not my imagination getting the better me that Bruce was taller than 5ft7.
It is me being fair to Bruce. Thank you for finally watching ETD and seeing Bruce is taller than Sammo. I think Rob would find that interesting as well. I am only trying to help Rob at the end of the day and let him be confident of his recordings. Brad says on 13/Nov/09
Robert Lee: "Bruce is 5' 8"". You go to the most famous Green Hornet photo, the kick shot of Bruce by the boat and you can see the massive heels he wore that day. At 5' 8" plus those he'd be 5' 10"! Robert Lee was a liar, str8 up. Dylan says on 13/Nov/09
Richard - I would agree with you. In my opinion Bruce was probably 5'7" peak height on rising and shrinking to 5'6.5" during the day. Anyone who thinks he was taller is letting allowing thier awe of Bruce to let their heart rule their head. Dylan says on 13/Nov/09
Dan C - Good question and to be honest I am not sure anymore, I tend to have strayed from the point, I was just enjoying the debate on here. Cliff Richard - I lookex at the opening scene of Enter The Dragon and you are correct Sammo Hung is at least an inch maybe an inch and a half shorter than Bruce. Isn't Dan Inosanto the guy who said Bruce was 5'8"? Well he would do if he was two inches shorter than Bruce wouldn't he? Cliff Richard says on 13/Nov/09
Dan, you are thinking with your head, and not your heart just like me. It's interesting you bring up Dan Inosanto. He always looks a couple of inches shorter than Bruce and he is 5ft6 isn't he? His height isn't scrutinized is it? I don't see Dylan clamouring to see Dan downgraded. Its double standards for Bruce.
I think because Bruce was honest with his height, people assume he must have upgraded himself. If Bruce lied though and said he was 5ft8.5, the critics would be saying he was 5ft75.
Dylan and i know you don't think i spelt noone deliberately. But you would say that wouldn't you? The thing is i don't believe you! Richard says on 13/Nov/09
I doubt he was ever a solid 5'7. I remember seeing a movie with him and Chuck Norris, and Bruce was dwarfed by the 5'8 - 5'9 (in prime) Norris. He almost looks 5'6ish, maybe a hair over 5'7. Dan C says on 13/Nov/09
Dylan, what point is it that you want people to admit you have got right?
Is it your point that Samo Hung is 2 inches shorter than Bruce Lee, as is Dan Inosanto? Dylan says on 13/Nov/09
Oh and incidentally Cliff Richard, I am not desperate to be on this page, I just enjoy debating with you. Once I have got my point across and you admit that I am right and you are wrong I won't post so often. Dylan says on 13/Nov/09
Cliff Richard - You don't have to be paranoid to notice five different posters spell two words into one and I don't think you did it deliberately, I just think that you are finally getting literate, well done! I have seen the film Enter The Dragon, I don't remember making any observations about whether Sammo Hung was taller than Bruce, in fact I had no idea how tall Sammo Hung was until you mentioned it. I will say one thing though, when Bruce was at his peak the average height of a man was 5'8" and it was a recognised fact that oriental people were shorter than Europeans, therefore if Bruce would have been 5'7.5" or 5'8" he would not have looked so short then. Nowadays, he would have because people are taller. Bruce is wearing platform shoes with flared jeans in that photograph, anyone with half a brain can see that. The platform shoes were designed with a 3" heel so that people could by a longer leg than they normally do, for example if you took a 31" inside leg you would buy 33" which would hang over the jeans. These shoes were at the height of fashion in the early seventies, and I have seen pictures of Bruce wearing them often. Until recently I had no idea how tall Chuck Norris was but people who have met him claim he was only about 5'8.5" even though he claimed 5'10" I think he was probably a similar height to Sylvester Stallone, 5.8" claiming 5'10". Now let me ask you a couple of questions. Do you really think Bruce would have been as tall as say, Tom Cruise? and if you think he was 5'7.5" do you think that was his height on rising? Bearing in mind we all lose around 0.5" during the course of the day. Cliff Richard says on 12/Nov/09
Dylan i was testing you because i did read that you mentioned how someone spelt noone instead of no one, so i spelt it deliberately this time to see if you was being paranoid still and desperate, and you fell into the trap- and you are. Read my past posts and i have spelt it no one.
My 5ft7.7 was a spelling mistake, which you should have known.
Still havent seen ETD have you? I think you need to question if Sammo hung is 5ft7 instead of questioning bruce. Norris was 5ft10 when Lee was alive. Deal with it. And Bruce wasnt wearing elevated boots with his jeans in that Burby pic. You are assuming he is. The flares cover his shoes, so you are making a guess out of thin air.
Derek Jameson and Co will post in their own time, i have no doubts about that. But because people don't seem as desperate as you and Brad, their visits to this board probably wont be as often. Dylan says on 12/Nov/09
Cliff Richard - "Noone" as Brad said was a singer with Hermans Hermits, "No one" is two words, yet, you, Derek Jameson, Keith Jones, Edward Todd and Dan Cruickshank who have posted it on here all seem to write it in as one word, so I rest my case on your alias claims. I see you are pushing Bruce's height to 5'7.7" now, just when I thought you were beginning talk sensible on here. Why don't you look at him next to Bolo and then look at him next to Chuck Norris. I have said Bruce may have been 5'7" but those photographs suggest he was probably 5'6.5". Cliff Richard says on 12/Nov/09
Dylan you want to debate Bruces height so vigourously yet you wont watch the scene with Sammo hung in it! In it there is a split second opportunity to see Bruce is clearly taller than Sammo. Even Dan confirmed my opinion, and so would you if you saw it. Dylan, watch it and then tell me i am right please!
You saying Bruce could have confirmed it by standing barefoot on a stadiometer to confirm it is like saying he should have enter tournaments to show how good he was. He probably has stood on a heightometer or whatever you call it. That is how he knows he was 5ft7.7. Bruce probably didn't film himself be measured because it probably wasn't such a big deal at the time.
He said he was 5ft7.5 and noone on record saying he wasn't when he was alive. Dylan says on 12/Nov/09
Dan C - First off Phil Collins and Roger Daltrey never went to college, secondly, they were never the heights they claimed to be. Now back to Bruce. I am not saying he was liar and I never have. I am saying he was never in his wildest dreams 5'8". Now you saying that no one would dispute Bruce's height to his face? What are you saying? That because Bruce was the greatest fighter ever we should accept everything he says without question and what do you think he would have done if someone did dispute his height? Beat them to a pulp? GROW UP WHY DON'T YOU? I would definately have disputed Bruce's 5'8" claims because they were ridiculous. Would he have pounded me into the ground for disputing his claim? Possibly, though I doubt it, however, even if he did that wouldn't prove anything. He would have proved his point easier by standing bare foot on a stadiometer and confirming his height claims. Anyone can throw a punch at someone who disagrees with them. Dan C says on 12/Nov/09
People like Phil Collins, and Roger Daltrey are probably not in the habit of measuring their heights, so the figure they are giving are probably heights they recorded themselves as years ago, probably when they just reached their full heights in college, and that is the height they remembered themselves to be.
But height as we all know changes constantly and is never the same. If someone meausred Bruce at 5,7.5 at one point, i would be inclined to believe it. And unless you accept it, you are calling Bruce Lee a liar.
Because i would unlikely say that to bruces face, i wont say it over the internet. When Bruce told a interviewer he was 5,7.5 the interviewer had the opportunity to say he was not but did not. Dan C says on 12/Nov/09
I think in the documentary, Curse of the dragon i remember Dan Inosanto say Bruce was 5,8, which if he was ever, it was the tallest he ever was.
Heavy weight training and gravity and disease can lower it eventually, which it probably did in Bruce case.
He could have got as low as low as 5,7. True in the scene with Samo, Bruce does seem to have the edge in height with Samo. Couple of inches wouldn't be far off in my calculations. Dylan says on 12/Nov/09
Cliff Richard - Well since I have mentioned the other alias names, you have stayed with the one and Rob gets more annoyed at people posting under different names than he does with the people who point it out to him. Cliff Richard says on 12/Nov/09
Dylan you are changing the subject. I have never heard Linda say Bruce was 5ft6, or a cousin say it.
All i have asked you to do is watch the opening scene of ETD. When Bruce and Sammo Hung are facing the monks in yellow and bowing, there is a window of opportunity to see that Bruce is clearly 2 inches taller than Sammo i would say. I just bought the DVD to check out for myself. I had no idea how tall Sammo was thought to be by rob at celeb heights or anyone else. For all i knew Sammo could have been 5ft10 and taller than Bruce. I expected Sammo to be taller than Bruce, because i thought Bruce wanted a scary looking first opponent.
What a suprise when i realized Sammo actually looked smaller than Bruce. To me he looked a couple of inches shorter, so i predicted he must be 5ft5.5. Which suprised me, as i had thought he was bigger. In everything else i had ever seen of him i never remembered thinking he was particularly small.
And stop mentioning other alias, as im sure you are beginning to annoy Rob as well as myself.
No, i don't think Rob will be changing Bruces height to 5ft6.5 anytime soon. If he did, he would have to make Sammo 5ft5, and i don't think he will.
Do me a favour and watch the opening Scene of ETD. Dylan says on 12/Nov/09
Because I admire Bruce as a martial artist as you do, I am trying hard to accept his height claims because I don't want to think he exaggerated his height claims but now having seen so many photos and pictures, I think a reality check is in order. For him to have claimed 5'8" is ridiculous, as Brad said, look at him in the Green Hornet. In Enter the Dragaon, he looked barely 5'7". I once heard that Linda Lee stated that Bruce was always concious about his 5'6" height, I also read recently on here that a cousin of Bruce said he was 5'6" now perhaps that is taking things to the extreme but let us face it he was never 5'7.5". It is my opinion that like alot of celeb Bruce inflated his height. Why did he claim to be 5'7.5" you may well ask? Well I think it was because alot of people who say they are 5'7" round their heights up from 5'6.5" and I think Bruce had this in mind so he made himself 5'7.5" instead of 5'7". There are numerous celebs who have claimed to be taller thatn they are. Phil Collins claimed 5'8" when he is barely 5'6", Jason Priestley 5'9" and then 5'8" when he is not over 5'6", Roger Daltrey claimed 5'7" he is barely over 5'5" I could go on and on, it is a fact of life that short people claim to be taller, why I don't know because it only gives them a psychological satisfaction, they still are what they are. Yet for some reason you think Robert Lee and Bruce Lee are above this, why? Bruce was a brilliant martial artist, the only thing he could not do was make himself taller, perhaps that frustrated him, who knows? What gets me with you is that you are prepared to alter everyone elses height just to enforce Bruce's claims. Anyone can see that Bolo was 5'6". You obviously idolise Bruce and there is nothing wrong in that but you shouldn't let that cloud your judgement about his height, that is just fooling yourself. Just look at him, not through rose tinted spectacles but as a person. If it was anyone else who looked just like him, you would admit that 5'8" and even 5'7.5" for him is nonesense. I agree with Brad, Burby and Anonymous. All you do is post your same claims under different names, well it doesn't wash with me and I hope it doesn't with Rob. Incidentally, I think Rob should decrease Bruce's height to 5'7" and that would be generous. Cliff Richard says on 11/Nov/09
Dylan, you confuse me a bit. You say Bruce could even possibly less than 5ft7 now, when you have also said he was 5ft7.5 as well. Is it possible that Bolo was taller than 5ft6 in ETD? He doesnt look particularly small to me there. Has anyone got accurate records of his height back then? Some people dont believe Bruce was 5ft8 ever, so why believe Bolo was 5ft6. Dylan watch the opening scene of ETD and tell my you dont think Bruce looks possibly 2 inches taller than Sammo Hung in the standing shots? In that scene there are a few windows of opportunity to see that Bruce is clearly taller than Bolo by a fair bit i would say. Not by an inch! Anonymous says on 11/Nov/09
for the last time Bruce Lee was 5'7 max and most likely 5'6.5. Dylan says on 11/Nov/09
Well, let's put it this way. If Bolo is 5'6" and Bruce was 5'7.5" there would be a 1.5" difference between Bolo and Bruce. If Chuck Norris is 5'8.5" then there would only be an inch difference between Chuck and Bruce. That's not rocket science that is common sense. I have just looked at photographs of Chuck and Bruce together and he looks clearly 2" taller, I look at a photo of Bolo and Bruce and Bruce is no more than 0.5" taller, if that. On that evidence, the evidence of my own eyes it would suggest Bruce is barely 5'7" possibly less. I don't care what his brother says. Cliff Richard says on 11/Nov/09
Burby he was visibly taller than Bolo in photos i've seen. In ETD it isn't clear because they are not standing side by side.
I do believe in ETD is when Bruce was at his shortest, but if you look at the beginning scene with Samo Hung, it is clear Bruce looks taller than Samo Hung, who is supposedly 5ft7!
Bruce was probably over 5ft7, even in ETD. Cliff Richard says on 10/Nov/09
Brad do you realize that when you can't stick to talking about only bruces height, and go on to talk about fantasy fights, your comments on bruces' height lose credibility as a result of you talking about Bruce vs Ali.
Did you get the measuring tape out and measure Bruce for yourself? If the answer is no, you are in no position to say he was never over 5ft7 in his life! I'll show restraint on saying Bruce would destroy Ali in a streetfight, even though i believe he would as do many people, or even most people.
There is not much difference between 5ft7 and 5ft7.5.
If most people say he was at least 5ft7, it is very feasable when he stood up straight, almost unnaturaly so (like yoga teachers do) as has been said. He was 5ft7.5.
Whether he was actually ever was measured as 5ft8, we cannot be certain of. If he was measured at that height, it could have been meaured ever so incorrectly. If you measure yourself it is possible to be slightly out (depending on how you do it) but if someone does it for you the chances of an accurate reading are increased greatly. burby says on 10/Nov/09
Dylan, you would win that bet easily. I would not go over 5'7", he was barely taller than 5'6" Bolo. I have no agenda against Lee, he just was not that tall. Dylan says on 10/Nov/09
Brad - I won't get into a dispute as to who would win a bout between Ali and Lee because as I said this is a height page. I would like to ask you however, could Bruce Lee have been 5.7.5" morning height shrinking to 5'7" during the day? I am trying to find an explanation to why he would say he is 5'7.5". Brad says on 10/Nov/09
He's never been over 5' 7" in his life. Ali was very quick and his counter-punch flurry was a blur. Lee with one of those would be knocked across the ring at 135 pounds. Look at him with Norris, it says it all. Michael Jordan said he was 6' 6" for years, he's 6' 5". Dylan says on 10/Nov/09
He wasn't just a great martial artist, he was the greatest mmartial artist there ever was or is ever likely to be and in my opinion the greatest fighter. Unlike Brad, I believe in a contest between him and Ali not subject to Queensbury rules, Bruce would have been the victor. I think he would have been too quick for Ali, I don't think anyone would have lived with Bruce. He defiantely wasn't a kidder. This is a height page however and whom he could or could not beat have no real place on here. I still cannot bring myself to say Bruce lied about his height as he was so precise about everything, therefore the only thing I can think of is that 5'7.5" were his measurements on rising after his back injury, which would explain why he always seems to look no more than 5'7" in pictures. I never saw much of him before his injury so maybe just maybe before his injury he was 5'8" on rising and 5'7.5" during the day and then lost 0.5" after his injury. Does this sound plausable? Cliff Richard says on 9/Nov/09
The reason i put such faith in Bruces 5ft 7.5 height is because i think someone was measuring Bruce, and then told Bruce how tall he was. I dont think Bruce measured himself. The person who measured Bruce would have no reason to not be honest. The person who measured Bruce told Bruce, their findings. It had nothing to do with Bruce.
If Bruce kidded himself how tall he was, you would think he might take shortcuts and kid himself he was a great martial artist also. Bruce wasn't a kidder. He didn't lie to himself, he has proven that time and time again. Dylan says on 9/Nov/09
Oh and just for the record, I don't believe Cliff Richard is your real name but that is neither here nor there, lots of people don't use their proper names on here. You can call yourself Mick Jagger as far as I am concerned just so long as you just post under the one name and not a dozen different ones to add credibility to your opinion. Cliff Richard says on 9/Nov/09
Dylan, so what you are saying is that there can be nobody who knows what his real height is for sure. But you put more faith in the people who saw Bruce when they were young for a split second, over people who stood face to face with bruce daily. The people who saw Bruce when they were a kid haven't got an agenda and are telling the truth. Brad maybe saying what he actually believes, but he can be wrong. He is not exempt from being wrong. People predict wrong heights for stars even having met them all the time.
If Bruce measures himself at 5ft7.5, why would he not be? Because he is lying you think? So he is lying about how big his forearms were as well, as well as his weight? Where does it end?
You can't just say he wasn't the height he says he was 35 years after he died, because there is no way to prove it now. We cant measure him for ourselves can we? If we did measure him now, he would probably be about 5ft 6 because of his age, and then the detractors would be saying i told you so. Dylan says on 9/Nov/09
Well it seems strange to me that on this page alone, a whole host of people are posting using their first and second names. Keith Jones, Derek Jameson, Dan Cruickshank, Edward Todd, it seems like somenone is picking out names at random to me. Anyway, getting back to the subject, perhaps Robert Lee didn't know his own height or perhaps like alot of people he was trying to make himself taller, other celebrities do, why should Robert Lee be exempt? Cliff Richard says on 8/Nov/09
Dylan, Rob knows i am only me. I have posted on many occasions, and Rob has not put my message up, and i was was not genuine i would opt for another name. But i persist with Cliff Richard. Because that is my name. What? Because i have the same name as a pop star, i must be using a false name? Do not sound so paranoid.
Robert Lee said he was 5ft7, and Bruce Lee was an inch taller. So are you saying Robert Lee does not even know his own height, and has got his own height wrong, as well as Bruces? Anonymous says on 8/Nov/09
Bruce Lee claiming 5'7.5" must have been in shoes, because he's clearly 2 inches shorter than Chuck Norris who's 5'8.5". FACT: Lee has never been 5'7.5" in his life. burby says on 8/Nov/09
Weak 5'7" tops with perfect posture. Dylan says on 8/Nov/09
Brad - If Chuck's height is 5'8.5" then I agree with you. I would say Bruce is at least 2" shorter. Notice that Bruce always has his photograph with his arm the shoulder those next to him, which gives him an added height advantage. What amazes me with this site is that the Bruce Lee fanatics say he has a clear 1.5" to 2" height advantage over Bolo, yet in photographs they look the same height and the same people on here say there is hardly any difference between his height and Chuck's when Chuck is at least 2" taller. The question is, how tall is Chuck Norris. If he is 5'8.5" then I would say that Bruce is 5'6.5", 5'7" maximum. Now for the benefit of Cliff Richard, Keith Jones or Derek Jameson (or whatever you care to call yourself), this does not make me a Bruce Lee hater, I have alot of respect for him as a martial artist, in fact I still think he was the greatest fighter of all time and he has still not been surpassed in my opinion. However, you have to appreciate that this is a height site not a fan site and people on here are entitled to give their own opinions on Bruce Lee's height and if you don't like it then tough!!! There are plenty of Bruce Lee fansites around where you spend your time and Rob, please check the names I mentioned and make sure the poster uses one name only. Brad says on 8/Nov/09
noone, that's a singer in Herman's Hermits. Ali would have torn his head off in a 1968 flurry...Lee was shrimp to 6' people, I saw it. 5' 7.5" is garbage, look at him with Chuck Norris. Chuck has never hit 5' 9" in his life and Lee is getting owned by Chuck. Great shots Burby. 5' 10" for Chuck is a stone cold laugh in any year let alone 5' 9". Dylan says on 7/Nov/09
Keith Jones and Derek Jameson - It seems a coincidence that you both say "no one" as "noone", you are obviously the same person, in fact I would go as far as to say, Keith Jones, Derek Jameson, Cliff Richard(obviously not your real name) and Edward Todd are all one in the same. I hope you are reading this post Rob, you have said on numerous occasions that you don't like people posting in different names. Are you going to do anything? keith Jones says on 7/Nov/09
When Bruce was alive he claimed 5ft7.5, and everyone else also claimed him to be that. So why didnt anyone argue it then. Because they knew he was thats why? But now he is dead people coming out of the woodwork saying he wasnt. Too little too late now i think.
Should have raised the topic when he was alive. Same thing as people implying they could have beaten him after he died. Why not imply it when he was alive to his face. Because noone would even dare imply they could beat him when he walked the earth. Cliff Richard says on 5/Nov/09
Bruce in that pic with Chuck is either barefooted, or in open toed sandals. Ive seen Bruce with that top on, barefoot, and although i may have remembered wrong on this - open toed sandals as well with no real extra height in them. Chuck is quite smartly dressed so i think is wearing proper shoes.
Chuck has probably shrunk a fair bit, so 5ft8.5 for him now might be more accurate than 5ft10.
Bruce has never looked much smaller than Chuck Norris in nearly all pics i've seen. Dylan says on 5/Nov/09
Apart from Celeb height, every other site on the internet I have come across, list Chuck Norris as 5'10" and the picture of him on celeb heights next to Roland Dantes who is supposed to be 5'10" varifies that because there is hardly any difference between them. If he was 5'10" in that photo with Bruce which Burby posted then Bruce was probably not far off 5'8". If however, Chuck is 5'8.5" in that photo then I would have to say Bruce was 5'7" maximum. burby says on 4/Nov/09
Sorry Dylan, I don't know about the guy on the left. Cliff Richard says on 4/Nov/09
In the first pic with the black guy, bruce and chuck together, i think ive seen bruce wearing that outfit before and he was barefooted if i remember correctly.
I dont think Norris was barefooted in that pic, and hes also closer to the camera. So with every photograph you have to take the lower half of the pic into context.
I dont know who that black guy is though. Dylan says on 4/Nov/09
Burby - Hmm! Norris has a clear 2" advantage in the first photograph. Any ideas how tall the guy on the left of Bruce was? Cliff Richard says on 4/Nov/09
When Chuck was competing the footage ive seen of him he looks taller than 5ft8.5. He was a middleweight and they arent normally little guys.
Chuck was supposedly 5ft 10 in his prime.
So Bruce was probably 5ft8 in his. When Bruce shrank, he recorded it, and downgraded himself to 5ft7.5 burby says on 4/Nov/09
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Bruce was nowhere near 5'8". josh says on 2/Nov/09
Thanks Dylan, yes Aleks his back injury. There is cartlidge in between your vertabres and when you get injured you loose cartlidge,which shrinks you. Brad says on 1/Nov/09
5' 8" is a stone joke. Dylan says on 1/Nov/09
Aleks - He shrank because of his back injury. Aleks says on 31/Oct/09
Why would he shrink in his early 30s? josh says on 31/Oct/09
Like i said 5'8 in the sixties and 5'71/2 1970-1973 july20th that is nuff said people. Brad says on 28/Oct/09
Bruce was posture, much like Cruise....adds height. Edward Todd says on 28/Oct/09
I am confident Bruce was close to 5ft8. Now look at manny pacquio who is 5ft6. Bruce definately looks taller than pacman by an inch and a half at least.
Pac to me looks short and i dont quite get that feeling with bruce. Bruce doe look long to me. Definately can tell by the limbs of bruce. Pac has short arms where bruce had long arms.
No matter what anyone says, Bob isnt far off with the estimation Dylan says on 27/Oct/09
Derek Jameson - Good post and it makes alot of sense, talking on a personal level, I am 1/2" taller when I stand upright and there is no doubt Bruce had better posture than I have. josh says on 26/Oct/09
Dylan- Watch interviews with Dan and Robert, if you are lucky you might come across the same interviews that I saw. And yes Bruce also states this in his own writing that he is 5'8, this was written in the sixties and remember this was his height before 1970. Bruce would never lie and neither would Dan Inosanto or his own brother about him being 5'8 come on. dan cruikshank says on 26/Oct/09
I think it was the documentary where it sounded like Dan inosanto say bruce was 5,8, with a reach of a six footer.
So if Bruce had a reach of a six footer, and bruce did look like he had long limbs, ie arms etc, it is safe to say he was above 5,7. Dylan says on 25/Oct/09
Josh - Where do Dan Inosanto and Robert Lee or Bruce for that matter say he was 5'8"? I know Rob has it in italics above that Robert said his own height was 5'7" and Bruce was an inch taller than him but other than the photo I have of his measurements and height in his own handwriting where he has put his height as 5'8" I have never read or heard anything to support that fact. Please don't misunderstand me, I am not saying, it was never said, just that I have heard and read numerous quotes on Bruce's height and they have ranged from 5'7", a fraction over 5'7" and 5.7.5", never anything over that. One could draw the conclusion that he was 5'7.25" and rounded it up to 5'7.5", just speculation on my part of course. derek jameson says on 25/Oct/09
Most people who saw bruce say he was a solid 5ft7. But i think when bruce stood bolt upright like there was a ironing board in his clothes he stretched to 5ft7.5. I dont think bruce kept false records of himself.
Most people who comment that lee was 5ft7 were talking about him in terms of his relaxed posture.
Bruce was able to control his body and if he wanted to make himself as long as he could he could stretch himself a a half in thats for certain by standing straight up like he was saluting his army major. josh says on 23/Oct/09
Before the back injury in 1970 he was 5'8.... after August 1970 he was 5'71/2 for sure,during this period of Bruce's life he was experimenting with steriods to help him recover faster, not that he didn't train hard but he became a better martial artist and improved his physic,just look at his photos before 1970 and you will notice a big difference in his muscle definition and height, just use good judgement, and listen to Dan Inosanto and Robert Lee they state Bruce was 5'8... and Bruce states he was 5'8 in the 1960's...people remember the time period and people can shrink a half inch over time! Dylan says on 23/Oct/09
I wasn't aware how tall Bolo was, however, in the photograph I saw which showed he and Bruce together, there was hardly any difference in their heights, no more than 1/2" my opinion. derek jameson says on 21/Oct/09
Even though he was at least 5ft7. It dont matter now. Hes gone. It makes no difference if hes 5ft8 or7.
He wasnt 5feet6.5 in ETD. Was bolo 5ft5 then? Bruce is at least an inch taller than Bolo. Brad says on 21/Oct/09
Correct Burby, he's a weak 5' 7" standing tall with Norris. I saw Lee do just a few moves in person and he was lightning fast. He kicked a pen or something like that held by some guy high and his leg was explosive high and an amazing drop to a combat stance. Some guy threw a punch at him and he had the guy's arm behind his back like a pretzel in 2 seconds. Very very explosive. He was even shorter in his stance. He did some sort of backwards shuffle after each move with his feet, like Ali did after throwing a flurry but he had no person to fight. burby says on 20/Oct/09
Good posts Dylan. 5'8" for an Asian person is certainly not small, but I don't believe Lee was 5'8". Seeing photos of Lee next to Norris, I would go 5'6.5" to MAYBE weak 5'7" Tops for Bruce. Very small in Enter the Dragon, even when taking the slippers into account. If he was an inch taller, he would not look as slight, I think an inch would have made a big difference in his appearance. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't want to mess with him! Brad says on 19/Oct/09
I thought 5' 8" at least. Burt Ward is another guy who really got the cameras to make him taller than he was. Adam West is a tall guy. Davy Jones needed lots of help but it really didn't work at his height except with the box shots. Cruise would own Lee easy. Dylan says on 19/Oct/09
Burby - I would have thought at that time 5'8" was well above average for an Asian person. burby says on 16/Oct/09
Well, 2" is a big difference, especially with male height, A 5'5" guy is going to have more problems than a 5'7" guy in society, unfortunate but true. I wish it weren't so. A 5'7" guy can blend in, a 5'5" guy is going to have social problems(getting made fun of, dating, etc.). That's why shorter actors claim a 5'7" height.
Back on topic Brad, how could he have been wild short to what you anticipated, seeing as he only claimed 5'7.5"-5'8". True, 5'8" is below average, but I'd imagine for an Asian person it was above average at the time. What height were you expecting from him? Brad says on 15/Oct/09
2" is barely taller. '67 he was peak height, I had a foot+ to go plus a fortune cookie. My next door neighbor had a Great Dane named Brutus, he was huge next to Gerge C Scott his owner. Those dogs are whoppers. He made our boxer think it was a horse. Bruce was never 5' 8" in his life. 5' 7" in straight posture with effect tops. He was wild short to what people anticipated, a small guy, full Kato outfit, mask too. Nismo says on 14/Oct/09
There is really no magic mark where someone men become 'short', but in science statistical significance includes the bottom or top 5% mark. I've stated that 5'7 is 25% of the male population (US or ~UK). It's really not that short. 5'6 occurs at ~10%, it's pretty short, but still a bit over that threshold. Anything at the 5'5 mark or under, occuring at 5% or less, is significantly short. Likewise, for tall 6'2.2 or up is significantly 'tall'. josh says on 13/Oct/09
Well Brad you are comparing yourself at the time 5'5 to a 5'7 person,so I would not say barely taller its a whole two inches taller which is a lot taller and remember you know your memory might be good but not that good because this was in the sixties, yea right even if you did meet Bruce back then a nine year old boy over 40 years ago is not going to have the best memory of how tall Bruce was! And for your aunt who worked at fox studios, sure Bruce's dog was close to his height he was a Great Dane named BoBo! And if you were 5'5 and you said Bruce was barely taller that would make him about 5'5 1/2 but then you are saying he was 5'7 you don't make any sense, remember Bruce didn't stand up straight all the time just watch the Green Hornet series again! take a good look at him in the 1960s era and he is absolutely 5'8. jessie says on 13/Oct/09
Bob Wall is a martial artist / actor who played in many of Bruce Lee's films.....enter the dragon, way of the dragon....He also told me Bruce's forearms were bigger then his biceps ( for those who are interested....) Cliff Richard says on 13/Oct/09
You shouldnt say bruce was 5ft6 something anyway. He was beating big guys like Bob Wall and similar, so dont embarass them by saying bruce was smaller than he actually was.
Its Ok to be beat up by someone 5ft7.5. That dont sound so bad. But if you are being beat up by someone 5ft6 it makes you look rubbish. Not that 5ft6 people cant beat heavier guys up.
But you get my drift. Nismo says on 13/Oct/09
I agree that 5'8 is ridiculous for Bruce. I remember watching Enter the Dragon where he was standing next to Bolo Yeung in a very straightforward shot, and any height difference was imperceivable. But if Bruce was 5'8 vs. the widely cited 5'6 for Yeung, the difference would be quite obvious from that scene. In fact an inch and a half over 5'6 (5'7.5) should be the very upper limit of the estimate, and Rob has generously (perhaps to himself, more than Lee) assigned. But all the shots with 5'8 1/2 Chuck Norris and Lee, suggest Lee to be somewhere between 1.5 - 2 inches under. Nismo says on 13/Oct/09
If Lee quoted 5'7.5" then why are some people saying 5'8". If Lee says 5'7.5, 5'7.25 seems very plausible, if Lee was rounding to the closest .5 inch (which is a fairly common protocol). However, self-reported heights (and weights) have been determined to be significantly inaccurate. One study found that 27% of men overestimate their height by 1 inch or more. ( Click Here). Another study (Macgregor 2006) found the 'average' overestimate in male height is 1 cm.
So I'd say 5'7.5 TOPS, but if we assumed the average overestimate value, than people should be assuming he was closer to 5'7 even. But intuitvely, this would be generous for a charachter like Bruce Lee, and especially when you judge the numerous shots against the 5'8.5 (tops) Norris, it's not too radical of a departure to consider him a smidgeon under 5'7. So 5'6 3/4. Brad says on 12/Oct/09
5' 8" is silly for Lee. 5' 7" tops "in effect". He was barely taller than me in heels and I was like 9 years old in PF Flyers at like 5' 5". My aunt worked at Fox in '66 , she said Lee's dog was almost as tall as she was. josh says on 12/Oct/09
Bruce was 5'8 before august 1970 and after he was around 5'7 1/2 or 5'7 3/4 jessie says on 12/Oct/09
I met Bob wall at a science fiction convention....first question I asked was how tall (short) Bruce was and Wall said he reached the level of my eyes-forehead. I'm 5,9...so he was about 5,7 or a bit less but no taller than that. He wasn't 5,8 for sure. Dylan says on 11/Oct/09
Derek - I am really surprised that Bruce was over 11 stone in the sixties even if it were for a short period. I never thought he even looked 10 stone because from a distance he looked quite skinny. I know he wasn't skinny by his measurements and up close you could see he was all muscle. If I were to have guessed his weight I would have put him around 9st 7lbs, however, they say muscle weighs heavier than fat so I suppose at a height of 5'7.5" - 5'8" and muscle bound he would look quite slim. Cliff Richard says on 10/Oct/09
Derek, yes you are right. The only people i am taking serious are the ones questioning where he was in between 5ft8 and 7inches.
When people mention 5ft6 something. My eyes glaze over. derek jameson says on 10/Oct/09
No people are arguing whether he is 5ft8 or 7. Not 6!
Dylan i dont think he reached 11+ stones ever when he was a superstar. But before he was famous sometime in the 60's, people who knew him said he reach 11+ stones at one point. WillSmith says on 9/Oct/09
I don't think a difference of 1 inch is noticalbe. You people arguing over 5'6 5'7 are crazy! Dylan says on 8/Oct/09
Cliff Richard - I did not know Bruce ever reached 11 1/2 stone in weight. Cliff Richard says on 8/Oct/09
When people say he was 5ft6 something i get the impression they are saying it to belittle bruce. Bruce reached the weight of 11 and a half stone at some point in his life. And at 5ft6 he would have looked stocky and bulky.
But he never did look bulky. Only a 5ft7.5 frame could have carried that weight off. Dylan says on 7/Oct/09
Rich - On that video clip Steve posted on here (which currently no one by myself seems to have seen or heard) when asked his height Bruce said he was 5'7.5", of course we don't know whether it was his morning or daytime height and as you say we don't know whether he rounded it up or not. I believe that if a guy rounds up his height he is more likely to opt for making himself taller rather than shorter. For example, I cannot see a male of 5'7.75" rounding it down to 5'7.5", he would be more inclined to round it up to 5'8", in my opinion. The interesting thing about Bruce is that in the majority of photos he has had taken with Chuck Norris and guys taller than him, he tends to nearly always have his arm around their shoulders, which has a tendenacy to reduce the difference in height between them. I am not saying Bruce does that deliberately but he did seem to do this consistantly. Brad has met him and he definately dismisses the idea that he was 5'8" derek jameson says on 7/Oct/09
No he cant be 5ft 6 something. Too skinny and too strong for that size. Noone thinks hes 5ft6 somthing. No one at all. Rich says on 7/Oct/09
You know that self reported heights can be off for a number of reasons. Bruce saying that he was 5'7.5 could mean he was really measuring himself at 5'7.25. Not a lie, he's just slightly rounding up. But the measurement of 5'7.25 may have easily been off by 1-2 centimeters, because of equipment and technique. I don't know, I just can't see him being less than 2 inches shorter than Norris, but at that same time I have faith in Bruce's honesty. I'll go with a 5'6 3/4. Brad says on 5/Oct/09
Priestley might be 5' 5", he's so short they never had a master with the guys, it was always with the gals. 5' 8" is a joke for him. Ward was probably 5' 7" tops. I've met him a few times the past 20 years and I don't think he lost much or he wears customs. He wore like Miami Vice Crockett footwear on Batman, a slipper shoe...Lee was in custom heeled boots. Both Lee & Ward are wild short compared to what you may have thought of them upon meeting...sorta like Fonzie. Dylan says on 2/Oct/09
Priestley, used to be listed as 5'9" which is laughable. Even now he claims to be 5'8". I doubt he is ove 5'6" personally. artemis says on 1/Oct/09
I can't say taller than strong 5'6, weak 5'7 burby says on 1/Oct/09
Brad, how tall was Burt Ward peak? Is Priestley really 5'6"? He looked more 5'5"ish on an episode of BH 90210, same size as Jennie Garth. Rika says on 1/Oct/09
I know, i was making an exact height listed on his license in cm instead of feet. At 172 he would be 5'7.5 or 5'7.75, but he is still 5'7.
173 is 5'8.
But he is mostly known as being a 5'7 man. Not very small. He could stll look a 5'10 man in the eye with alittle tilt back of his head. Dylan says on 30/Sep/09
Rika - I am not saying the documents do not list him as 5'7", however, 172cm is almost 5'8", the equivalent of 5'7" is 170cm. Rika says on 30/Sep/09
Yet Lee's martial arts license has him at 5'7....in cm his height was listed at 172cm so this is correct :).
Also, there is a doco where his height has been mentioned. There are actually 10 docos, i own 4 lol.
All saying 5'7 and 140lbs. Dylan says on 8/Sep/09
Cliff Richard - In reality, 5'6" is hardly a midget's height, I think the reason people draw this conclusion is because there are male celebrities like Bob Hoskins, who claim 5'6" when they are really 5'4" and there are those who claim 5'8" like, Phil Collins and Jason Priestley who are really 5'6". Females never seem to be so height consious as Males and the average 5'6" woman does not look short at all. josh says on 7/Sep/09
5'8 people its very easy to see ! Cliff Richard says on 6/Sep/09
Derek i agree with you. Look how short Hoffman looks against Cruise in Rainman. Bruce looks taller than Pacino, Hoffman and Co.
Leonari i never said anything rotten. Only tongue in cheek really. I wasnt trying to be horrid, but just getting my point across that he dont look as short as Hoffman type guys. But probably as short as Cruise types. josh says on 6/Sep/09
I think so Dylan If you look at the footage he barely kicks Kareem in the face with a hair ,and a half inch would be more than a hair which looks like he wouldn't reach. derek jameson says on 6/Sep/09
Leonari, is hoffman, pacino, robin williams 5ft6ish. Well im happy to say bruce definately dont look their size. He def looks longer in frame. So yep bruce is taller than 5ft7. Dylan says on 5/Sep/09
Josh - Would 1/2" have really made that much difference to the kick you are referring to? josh says on 4/Sep/09
Wasn't trying to disagree with you Brad I was just stating what I have researched I also feel that Bruce had to be 5'8 because he can kick a 7'2 Kareem Abdul Jabbar in the face which a person who is only person who is 5'7 or 5'7 1/2 couldn't do this. and this was the end of 1972 close to 1973 the year he passed away. Brad says on 4/Sep/09
Warners didn't want Lee, they wanted a star to bank the series, I'm sure DC wasn't even the first choice. Bolo I think is a cancel, Bob Wall is not exactly the guy to debate with, I'm sure he'd BS it anyway, he just said he'd be there. Saxon is okay to ask, Kelly I think also. Anna, yeah, probably yer right. Burt Ward is a nice guy, he'd know, he lived in the same building with him near UCLA if I remember. Keep in mind, height to height questions are sometimes iffy, Fonzie refused to tell me how tall Stallone was. How stupid is that? True, both Ward & Lee were in fighting stance, not much side by side. I should ask Van Williams but he hasn't been at that show Supermamun & I go to in Burbank in years. I'll ask myself. I think he's only 5' 7" in "effect", 5' 9" easy with 20th Century Fox customs. Lee had an extreme held back temper with the doofusses who brought the throwing weapons they made to show him. One doofus had something like a badminton cock with feathers and 4" needle. Lee just told him to put it away. Throwing stars in the 70's were really cool to make in metal shop. You'd go squirrel hunting with those suckers. My nunchuks (spelling?) were taken away by the NYPD in '76 when we went to get M-80's in Chinatown. Hey man, I saw Cliff Richard in NYC in '81, he rocked, freaking legend. Dan Cruikshank says on 3/Sep/09
The bottom line is with bruces height we are definately with at most, within half and inch of his true height. He could be 5ft8 or 5ft 7 or in between these 2 heights somewhere. That is as close we will get to his true height. Having said that, this is a close prediction than some heights suggested for Tom Cruise or Sylvester Stallone. Sylvester i have read his height anywhere ranging from 5ft8 to 5ft11. So some people havent got a clue for guys like sylvester. For bruce we know he was somewhere ranging from 5ft8 to 5ft725 for sure. josh says on 3/Sep/09
Bruce was for sure around 5'8 as I stated to Brad two comments under this one. Another good point I would like to mention Brad is if Bruce was under 5'8 he wouldn't be able to kick a 7'2 person in the face by the name of Kareem Abdul Jabar, if you ever seen the game of death photos or better yet go to you tube and type in game of death rare publicity promotional footage , this footage is poor but you can clearly see Bruce in this video kicking 7'2 Kareem and reaching his face. If Bruce was 5'7 or 5'7 1/2 he wouldn't be able to reach, think about that you would have to be at least 5'8 to reach that height with your legs straight up! Cliff Richard says on 2/Sep/09
In fact i think Burt Ward is a good person to ask how tall bruce lee was.
If you asked burt if he was taller than bruce i think it could go either way. He could either say Bruce was slightly shorter, which is possible or he could say they were the same size. If you asked bruce if he was taller than burt ward. Bruce could possibly say he felt he was a bit taller than ward. An optical illusion when looking at someone. Cliff Richard says on 2/Sep/09
Bruce was not 5feet 6ish because when you look at guys that tall, they really do look like little guys. Bruce looked like a relatively small guy. Not midgetish which guys of 5feet 6ish nearly do.
Burt Ward looked small as well and hes supposedly 5feet8. I dont know who looked the taller of the two because they werent in scene together that much. But bruce always had a low crouch when in a fighting stance. And while he was in that stance he didnt bounce up and down that much. josh says on 2/Sep/09
Remember that Bruce wasn't always standing up straight either, oh and Bolo was shorter than Bruce even when Bruce wasn't standing up straight ,look at some of the ETD behind the scenes photos on the tournament field, and when you meet these people please record the footage for evidence, also remember this was over thirty years ago and their memories of how tall Bruce was might be some what faded. The people you want to get the real info from are Dan Inosanto and Bruce's brother Robert lee. Robert was 5'7 and stated in an interview that his brother Bruce was 5'8, so why would he and Inosanto lie about Bruce's height, If you read books from John Little, Tuttle publications or his documentaries, you will find out that they all say he was 5'7 1/2 which is untrue, after his back injury in 1970 he looked only a hair under 5'8 not a half inch shorter, and for the Kung Fu series everybody already knows why Bruce didn't get the part, which is wrong because Bruce came up with the story and the name for the series only to have it stolen from him, Bolo should be most reliable with Bruce's height, John Saxon maybe, and Jim Kelly Maybe, Anna Capri is not going to remember that well.Also remember Robert Lee lived with Bruce on 218 Nathan Road in Hong Kong until 1959 when Bruce left for the u.s, they often visted each other and Dan Inosanto one of Bruce's closest friends and students who met Bruce at Ed Parker's First International Karate Championships in 1964, later to teach in Bruce's Chinatown kwoon , knew pretty much everything about Bruce including his exact height,Dan even worked with Bruce on Game of Death which started shooting in late 1972... so lets see here that would be 9 years that Inosanto knew Bruce and Robert Lee knew his brother all of his life, therefore I would believe these people about Bruce's height more than the actors who worked only a few months on Enter the dragon with Bruce... with the exception of Bolo who tells the truth and has a pretty good memory... Bob Wall should know the truth but doesn't always tell the whole truth about Bruce. Oh the first name for the Kung Fu series was supposed to be called the warrior but Bruce wanted it to be called Gung Fu which is the Cantonese name, But The American name became Kung Fu instead. A day after Bruce recieved the call that he didn't get the part in Kung Fu he was invited to do an interview on the Pierre Burton Show, Bruce tells Pierre that in certain parts of the country that racial stereotypes exist and that is why the warrior is not probably going to be on. Brad says on 2/Sep/09
He didn't get "Kung Fu" because he was against diction lessons and still kept that Chinese accent. David Carradine told me the network was racist and that was the reason. He was a small guy, 5' 8" is out of the question. True, 5' 8" isn't tall, it is 4" under somebody 6' and as I have said many times if you go up to a 6 footer and go "gee yer tall", you'll get laughed at. I'll ask Bolo, Jim Kelly, Ms. Capri, Saxon & even Bob Wall next month. Go meet the Boy Wonder then watch THE fight with Kato. That's not 5' 8". josh says on 1/Sep/09
5'8 Brad and dylan this site does state that he was 5'8 if you look at the very top of this page you will see that Robert Lee states his own height as 5'7 and that Bruce was 5'8, I can vouch for this brad because I have seen an interview with Dan Inosanto and Robert Lee and both of them say that Bruce was 5'8, not only that he looked 5'8, remember that 5'8 is not that tall! Brad says on 1/Sep/09
There are lots of photos of Bruce in The Green Hornet with huge heel, the most famous being the photo of him kicking the man by the boat with huge heel. Rising is about right. Bruce was never tall with Van Williams, he wore custom shoes to make up the around 6". Look at him with the Boy blunder, that's not a 5' 8" person by Burt Ward. Dylan says on 31/Aug/09
Cliff and Josh, I agree with both of you now, however, to be fair for someone like myself who was not sure how tall Bruce was and surfs the internet to find out, I can honestly say I did not find one place which stated his height at 5'8". The majority said 5'7" some said 5'7.5" and a few said 5'6", which I know is ridiculous. Even this site does not have him as 5'8". josh says on 31/Aug/09
yes dylan you are right and cliff you are right like i said a hair under 5'8 after his injury. Dylan says on 31/Aug/09
Anonymous - I agree entirely. Some celebrities lie about their height but Bruce was dedicated to his art and the celeb statust just happened to be part of the deal. I think it was a travesty he was overlooked in favour of David Carrridine for the Kung Fu series. I am not as knowledgeable about Bruce as you, Josh or the majority of people on this site, however, I am convinced Bruce would not exaggerate his height because he was meticulous about everything including his measurements. I would agree he was 5'8" before his back injury, in all the earlier footage he looked that height. Cliff Richard says on 31/Aug/09
I dont really know what there is to discuss now really as regard his height. If you want to be sensible you will have him just shy of 5ft8 at his peak height.
But we are only discussing for the benefit of those who have no idea how tall bruce was, and want to know. Guys who have seen ETD and just getting to know this guy who are curious.
All the evidence points to him not being 5ft6ish like some people want to think. josh says on 31/Aug/09
I can assure you that the heels were not thick at all, and remember bruce looked fairly tall next to Williams who was 6'2 I believe. Dylan says on 30/Aug/09
Josh - I have been looking at some of the earlier footage of Bruce pre-1970 and he does look about 5'8" and as you say his brother Robert and Dan Inosnato who knew him really well say he was 5'8" so I guess that settles the matter. He does tend to look short next to Van Williams in the Green Hornet, I have no idea how tall Williams was but he looked a fairly tall guy. I couldn't see what heels Bruce was wearing because he moved too fast. Anonymous says on 30/Aug/09
Josh...ur right, he did have that major back injury that had him off his feet for 6 months and he struggled with it for the rest of his adult life...minor pain all the time. 5 feet 8 peak, 5 feet 7.5 from there till death. Bruce was not known to lie and he had no reason too! josh says on 30/Aug/09
I believe what he stated before he was famous and that is 5'8 and in 1970 he had his back injury which might have caused him to lose less than a half inch, he does not look 5'7 or 5'7 1/2 either 5'8 or a hair under, Bruce never stood up totally straight but then who really does only when your being measured,and why would Dan Inosanto and Bruce's brother Robert lee lie when they said he was 5'8. Why would they lie and we all know Bruce didn't lie when he stated that he was 5'8 and then after his back injury which was during the time of the interview that you saw he stated his closest not accurate height which makes sense. All the evidence is in front of you people so why make it so hard? Dylan says on 29/Aug/09
Josh - Just as a matter of interest, do you think 5'8" was Bruce's morning height or daytime height? The reason I am asking this is because the majority of people including myself, lose around 1/2" from their morning height during the course of the day. josh says on 29/Aug/09
I do believe you saw the footage Dylan, but I don't think we will ever see it again, where Bruce states his height on film, well if they ever release it. Dylan says on 29/Aug/09
Josh - I haven't a clue why it was removed, at the time I heard it, I was not really sure how tall Bruce was but when I saw the footage I thought to myself, well if he says he is 5'7.5" then that must be correct, although I was more surprised when he said his weight was 1401bs. Of course before he was famous, I do recall him writing his measurements down in his own handwriting and he wrote his height as 5'8", so I thought, if he says he was 5'8" then and 5'7.5" later then it could be he lost half an inch through his back injury. I was only guessing Josh, although I did think he could be 5'8" on rising and 5'7.5" daytime height, again this was only speculation on my part. I do have a friend who I rarely see nowadays who was a big Bruce Lee enthusiast and he was adamant that Bruce was the same height as him which was 5'7.75"(172cm) you seem very knowledgeable Josh and appear to have done your research thoroughly therefore I will accept what you say. RisingForce says on 28/Aug/09
Dylan says on 17/Aug/09
RisingForce - Do you not think Bruce was 5'7.5" as he stated?
It seems a little high. He looked genuinley short in movies and he had perfect posture. 5'7" flat fits better in my opinion. josh says on 28/Aug/09
Well Dylan now you agree that he might have been 5'8 before his injury, Wow I stated that a long time ago , and I also mentioned that he was probably 5'7 3/4 a hair under 5'8 after the injury , no way he lost a half of an inch , If the he stated that he was 5'7 1/2 he probably was rounding it to the closest half inch . Who says that they are 5'7 and 3/4 or 5'7 and 7/8 nobody right? Remember if that footage was from behind the scenes of Way of the Dragon which I never or almost anyone else has never seen, Bruce was probably mentioning his estimated height and remember way of the dragon was filmed in 1972 after Bruce's injury in 1970 which is two years later,However the footage was removed as I mentioned and the reason probably was that the person who posted it either found it ,borrowed it , or some how got a hold of it and wasn't supposed to use this footage because If I am correct with my research the footage does exist but greedy investors or who ever owns this footage has not released it officially to the public and the footage was demanded to be removed, If you are telling the truth Dylan and did see the footage you are very lucky to have witnessed a piece of Bruce Lee unpublished archive footage that is worth large sums of money, Its not your fault because you don't know that much about Bruce , but If I would have saw that I would have recorded it and had something that almost nobody in the world has! BTW why do think it was removed? Dylan says on 28/Aug/09
I was hoping someone else who posts on this page would come forward and say that they too saw the video clip, unfortunately it looks like I am then only one currently posting on here who saw it and heard him say he was 5'7.5". Dylan says on 28/Aug/09
Anonymous - The video was posted by Steve on here on 22/Feb/09. Bruce was asked a number of questions about whether he was religious etc and he was asked his hieght and then his weight to which he replies 5'7.5" and 1401bs respectively. I heard him say it on the video, I don't know whether anyone else did. I have no doubt he may have been 5'8" earlier in his life possibly before the back injury, like I said perhaps when he said he was 5'7.5" on the video clip he was stating his daytime height and he was 5'8" on rising, I don't know, however, I can assure you he definately said on the video clip he was 5'7.5", I don't know whether anyone else on here saw that clip but I certainly did and I have no reason to lie about it. Anonymous says on 27/Aug/09
what video did bruce speak and say he was 5feet 7.5? Ive never seen that!
But to say bruce was 5feet6 something is ridiculous because Bruce said he was 5feet8 or 7.5, when he was alive and noone argued and laughed at him as far as i know of. Noone said dont be ridiculous bruce. Have you got the little man syndrome and exageratting your height. You dont look like a 5feet8 person to me! It never happened. So why say you think he is 5feet 6.5 or whatever?
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