RisingForce says on 17/Jan/12
Interesting about that '75 quote. That's very similar to a quote he made in his autobiography where he talked about having the leg length of someone much shorter. He said something along the lines of being a little over 6 ft and having being able to wear a 5'7" man's pants and saying if his legs were in proportion he'd be 6'5".
Funny how he's only 5'11" in '66, still under 6 ft in '72, but magically "grows" to 6 ft in '75 and then is over 6 ft in '94. Talk about a late growth spurt, at that rate, he must be pushing 6'2" by now. Hey, there may still be hope for me to reach 5'10" then!
[Editor Rob: that basically is the same quote in the paper. I'll type it out as it is:
"I'm six feet tall but if I stand next to a guy who's five feet three we can wear the same pants. Someone has my legs. Somewhere out there is a man with long legs and a short upper torso. He has my legs.
If I had my own legs I'd be six feet five which is what I'd like to be because I'm bored with people who come up to me and say, 'Gee, I thought you were a great big man'"
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RisingForce says on 16/Jan/12
I found the most direct claim from Burt regarding his height...from way back in 1966. August 3rd, 1966 in The Windsor Star to be exact.
"All actors are six feet tall or over in their biographies," he said. "Mine says I'm 6 feet 1 but I'm only 5 feet 11."
[Editor Rob: I found the page thanks. I think 5ft 11 peak is a good shout for him.
I know in the same paper at a later date (dec 12 1975, page 23) you can see him claiming: "I'm six feet tall but if I stand next to a guy who's five-feet-three we can wear the same pants" and he goes on a funny one about wanting to be taller and having bad proportions!] jake, 1.82 m- 1.83 m says on 5/Jan/12
Peak: 5"10.5 (1.79 m)
Today: 5"9.5 (1.77 m) mcmallen says on 2/Jan/12
I had a picture taken next to him in the early 1990's he had on cowboy boots with riding heels and was still 4 inches shorter than me at 6'1.75" in dress shoes. RisingForce says on 3/Oct/11
I could definitely see 5'10.5" peak and 5'9" now, Rob. Too bad you just missed the opportunity to get a picture with him. that would've been a great photo to have. RisingForce says on 1/Oct/11
Rob, how much height do you think that Burt has lost today at 75 years old considering he had supposedly already lost an inch by age 57 due to knee injuries?
[Editor Rob: I'm thinking possibly that 5ft 10.5 peak and 5ft 9 range today, the fact he sometimes wears big heels today can give him a bit more height than he might be.
I just wish the collectomania people had done photoshoots 5 years ago when he appeared at his one and only uk convention :( I kept asking them to introduce photoshoots and they only did after the one he appeard at!] Mark says on 28/Sep/11
To Richie: Reynolds' hip height in relationship to a tabletop is irrelevant: Anyone who looks at him standing can see he has a disproportionately long torso, & short legs. (He's made fun of himself for this on the "Tonight Show".) Many men are just as disproportionately the opposite,(long legs/short torso, perhaps even you, Richie :-). Lastly, as unbelievable as it may seem, tables are built in a wide variety of heights. RisingForce says on 5/Sep/11
I agree, Danimal. If he had lost an inch by 1993(age 57) then now at 75 years old, a 2 inch loss is definitely plausible. He still wears what look like obvious elevator boots, but looks much shorter than he did in the 70's and 80's.
5'11" peak and 5'9" now definitely seems about right to me. Danimal says on 13/Aug/11
Bon_ says on 11/Aug/11
5'11 peak
YES and 5'9" today Bon_ says on 11/Aug/11
5'11 peak richie says on 28/Jul/11
I watched white lighting and you watch him walk through the caf in the beging to go talk to his cousin and his hip isnt much taller than the table tops im 5'-9 and my hip is well above the top of my table i think he is real short movies are decieving if i filmed any one from the floor they would look really tall its all done with cameras Misha says on 16/Jun/11
RisingForce says on 30/Jul/10
Me says on 28/Jul/10
I met Burt and he is about an inch taller than me and I am 5'5". He is a little guy, but huge on the screen.
Rising Force: "Hmmm, so I guess he had 9 inch lifts in Cannonball Run."
This brief composite speaks volumes about the core issues of determining height with any accuracy. Film can, with its unlimited capacity to play with and distort angles, make a short person look tall and vice versa. Reynolds has been known since the late Sixties as a notorious wearer of big lifts. Rising Force, do you really believe that a guy who is 5'5" cannot tell the difference between someone standing directing in front of him who barely taller than him and a legitimate 5'11"? Let me see if there are barefoot photos of Burt Reynolds somewhere out there and the discussion can continue sanely, but this man was never even at his peak near 5'11" - lifts and camera angles made him
appear much larger than he was - and I am glad for him that this could be achieved. But the idea that he was ever 6'3" in any kind of lifts is simply
preposterous, it is self-aggrandizing rubbish that is painful for me to read. jake says on 13/Feb/11
5' 10.5 peak, 5' 9.5 current RisingForce says on 4/Feb/11
I highly doubt he was actually listed at 5'9" because Burt was easily taller than 5'9" peak. I really think he was 5'11" peak and could be closer to 5'9" now, don't forget, I posted the article from '93 that said he had already shrunk an inch to 5'10" due to football injuries, factor in another 18 years of aging and a 2 inch loss is plausible. He looks noticeably shorter now, even with lifts.
5'11" peak
5'9"-5'9.5" now Viper says on 27/Jan/11
Interesting how he was supposedly listed at 5-9 at FSU early on jtm says on 27/Jan/11
yeah but they also had schwarzenegger at 5'10. Viper says on 26/Jan/11
Didnt the Washington Post say he was 5-8? Mr. R says on 25/Jan/11
During his heyday, Burt was listed at 6-1. Really. In the movie City Heat with Clint Eastwood, the running joke is that Eastwood continually calls Burt "shorty". jake says on 23/Jan/11
Rob, why not add a peak and current height for the now 75 or thereabouts Reynolds? FrankStallone says on 23/Jan/11
He has really shrunk in the last 20 years. Arnold S. is 3-4 inches taller in the pics they've been in together. Legend says on 16/Jan/11
He's 5'8 now Anonymous says on 4/Jan/11
Burt is a big man because he is not a phony, he calls it as he believes is correct. I have had people mistake me for Burt Reynolds and I am flattered as he is truly one of my favorite actors. Height don't make you a man nor does money. I have seen a lot of big tall rich dumb people and they are small. Larc186-188cm says on 22/Dec/10
What the hell he was wearing in Cannonball Run?
He looked 2 inches taller than legit 6'1-6'1.5 Moore! oh my god.... Larc187cm says on 20/Dec/10
Today he's struggling to look 5'10, even with lifts... Shaun says on 10/Dec/10
This guy is OBSESSED with height. In Clint Eastwood's biography it says that Reynolds didn't object to second billing in "City Heat" as he remarked that "Eastwood is taller than I am" LOL. Kerry says on 2/Dec/10
Watched Bert Reynolds and Dolly Parton together in a movie, there was was only inches different in height. Dolly is 5ft 1 inch. Must have been standing on a box. |
