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James W. says on 25/Jun/08
hmm...he was probably 5'7.5 at the end of his life. But in his younger years he looked atleast a legit 5'8. cyberyank says on 25/Jun/08
I just did a freeze frame of the movie "the mechanic" at the scene where bronson discovers jan michael vincent's hit files on him. It reads that he was 42 years old and 6 foot tall, which is pretty funny because charles bronson was over 50 years old at the time.
glenn says on 22/Jun/08
what was heps footwear? charles was in alot of movies under that name. Mr.Venable says on 22/Jun/08
A young and not yet famous Bronson appeared in the Katharine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy classic "Pat and Mike" under his real name of Charles Buchinski . Now 5'7.5 was Kate's height and Bronson at the best was her height ( maybe even shorter ) . 5'9 / 5'10 for Bronson is a joke . Tracy himself was in that mark and he was noticeably taller than him in the movie . I could be wrong about this but I also seem to remember that someone in the movie ( probably Spence himself ) called Bronson a "small fellow" or something like that . sf says on 20/Jun/08
Well, then I've got to see Death Wish 5, cause I really just couldn't imagine anything worse. Amazing that a guy who starred in "Once Upon a Time in the West" could also make Death Wish 4...or 5. dan says on 20/Jun/08
if you look a that line up very carefully, when lee marvin is in front of him and 5"7 richard jakael beside marvin, jakaels head is even with bronson, glenn says on 20/Jun/08
4 was brilliant compared to 5. sf says on 18/Jun/08
Wow - I just saw a little of "Death Wish 4" the other night. After the first 10 minutes, I really just couldn't stop laughing at how bad it was, no matter how tall Charles Bronson was... Shaun says on 17/Jun/08
If you look at Charles Bronson's height in 'The Dirty Dozen' he is much shorter than alot of the other actors, especially 6'2" Lee Marvin, so this height seems reasonable. I'm also 1.71m. Daniel says on 2/Jun/08
Glenn, I just read a comment from 2006 on the Ernest Borgnine page in which you admitted Bronson was 5'7''. So, did you change your mind after that? sf says on 28/May/08
Okay - think about what you just wrote. If Bronson is 5'9", and can't have anyone any taller on the set, how does the "about 5'8" actor get rejected? He's not as tall? Well, because Bronson was only 5'7". M2 says on 27/May/08
Years ago I met an actor who relayed an audition experience on a Charles Bronson movie. He met with the director (Michael Winner, I think) who asked only one question: How tall are you? They story he gave was that Bronson was 5'9" and would have absolutely no one on the set who was taller. My friend didn't get the part (he was about 5'8" -- too tall). cyberyank says on 22/May/08
I think bronson is probably around 5.9, Jan Michael Vincent was actually not that tall either. I saw him on Bonanza and he was pretty short.
He was 5.11 with boots on in the mug shot. cyberyank says on 22/May/08
I think Shatner is probably around 5.8, but he looked very short on that episode of columbo. He looked very tall on star trek. Probably because he had gotten a lot fatter in the 70's. Dan says on 16/May/08
this is getting good glenn we opened a hornets nest here, Bill Shatner 5"6 no way defitanely 5"9 and charles bronson i just give up, but he was not 5"11 no way. derek d says on 14/May/08
Wow only 5'7.5? I just watched the mechanic (1972) and he looked so much taller... like 5'10 ish... Theres a scene with his 5'10 ish co star that he looked the same height while even in sandals..... Unless he wore lifts in all of his films including that one he's not/wasn't under 5'9/5'10. glenn says on 13/May/08
ive heard of the episode.i kinda vaguely remember it from when i was a kid.my father watched it all the time.i examined shatner in low cut sneakers and shorts 7 years ago and he was 5-9.saw him last year and he was still around that in dress shoes. cyberyank says on 13/May/08
Hey glenn, have you seen Columbo: fade to murder with Shatner as the co-star?
Him and Columbo was the same height, below average height. Shatner's character wore special shoes to make him look taller and was written in the script, which was pretty funny.
Shatner was 5.6 just like Columbo. Maybe a little taller at 5.7, but definately not 5.9 glenn says on 12/May/08
william shatner was 5-9ish peak.now is up for debate. glenn says on 12/May/08
it looked real to me,but the point you make is correct.it doesnt matter cause they can place the chart where they want. sf says on 11/May/08
Oh, I don't know - just didn't look real to me.
Anyway, as we've all discussed several times, the height chart in the background makes no difference. You can place a height chart at any height you want to. 6 feet could actually be 5'9", etc. etc. glenn says on 11/May/08
i always said he was 5-10 peak. cyberyank says on 11/May/08
William Shatner was 5'6". He was on an episode of columbo and the wearing lifts was written in the script, which was funny. Shatner and Peter Falk were the same height. cyberyank says on 11/May/08
That was an actual footage in the film "mr majestyk", that I took with my digital camera. He looked about average height, taller than 5'7.5" throughout the film.
Charles Bronson never really wore outrageous footwear in his films. He was wearing only slippers in "the Mechanic" when (5'10") Jan Michael Vincent visited him and they were about the same height.
In the early films, when he was an unknown, the studios probably made him shorter because of his insignificant role. All the others were probably wearing lifts to make them stand out more. chris175 says on 10/May/08
5-7.5 in his later years maybe, but looked 5-10 to me in his films, i could believe that mugshot lol sf says on 9/May/08
Can anyone say "photoshop?" Dan says on 9/May/08
william shatner had an add on tv for some cereal and he stood beside a chart showing he was 6 foot and he is only 5"9. glenn says on 9/May/08
wouldnt that make him 5-10 if he was wearing footwear? cyberyank says on 9/May/08
Charles Bronson was 5'11". Here's the proof. This is from a scene from Mr. Majestyk when he was arrested.
Click Here Chris says on 7/May/08
I'm surprised. Like Glenn, I thought this guy was average height...5'9" or 5'10". glenn says on 30/Apr/08
he didnt look 5-7 in films like the great escape.maybe he was,but he pulled off looking 5-9,5-10.jill i have no clue on,but your right,she was kinda on the taller side for a woman.not for a man. Dan says on 29/Apr/08
glenn i think 5"7 is about it, with boots on 5"9 that looks like it, how tall was jill ireland there was not much between them in photos. glenn says on 28/Apr/08
i dont believe he was 5-7 his whole life though.maybe as he got older. Gozor says on 27/Apr/08
I personally saw him in NH a couple of times. So did many people I interact with on a daily basis. Bronson was 5-7 more or less. Anyone who tells you he was 5-10 or whatever's wayy off. Kibldof there is right. Bronson's rep around these parts wasn't good. glenn says on 27/Apr/08
you mean wirey then.he was listed at 5-11.or at least thats what his publicist said. Dan says on 26/Apr/08
no glen i didnt say skinny i said slim in ireland that means not carrying fat on the body, he was very muscular but a kind of light weight boxer type if you know what i mean,yea 5"7 to 5"10 is definately accurate glenn says on 26/Apr/08
dan-i wouldnt rule it out either.the man was between 5-7 and 5-10.but im more on the 5-9.he never really looked smaller.except what your finding.i respect that.maybe you have a point.but i think 5-7 is wrong.and i disagree that he was skinny.he seemed built to me.from coal mining. Dan says on 25/Apr/08
guys i wouldnt rule out 5"7 he was a slim man and that would give the impression he was tall, in drum beat with alan ladd he looked only an inch taller and ladd was 5"6 glenn says on 25/Apr/08
the funniest thing on this page is 5-6.unless he shrunk with age and illness.he was around 5-9 peak.your peeps arent the only one who saw him.i never did,but most my friends met him.and he was very sweet to them.however i did here he was nasty towards the end too.not towards my friends. kb1dof says on 24/Apr/08
Bronson was one of my favorite actors. He and I share Tartaric Lithuanian ancestry. There are few six footers among the Tartaric Lithuanians. I am around 5ft 10inches and am taller than most. Bronson was widely seen in public in this part of Vermont, where he lived. He was locally known as a nasty person. I never saw him myself, but many of my friends who would cross his path said he was around 5 foot 6 inches or so.
You cannot tell much from what you see in movies. Alan Ladd, for example, was very short, but camera angles, platform shoes and standing on platforms when next to other people hid that. The funniest thing I read here is that he is 5 foot 11 based on standing in front of a line-up height chart in a movie. Did you ever think that they adjusted the chart on the wall so that he would appear to be 5 foot 11, and not 5 foot 6? glenn says on 19/Apr/08
im with danimal on this one,but not as stern.im open to the possiblity that he was shorter than 5-9.but since i never met any of these legends,ill never know.judging from alleged,supposed heights of other actors isnt fair either.cause we know steve mcqueen is mentioned from 5-7 to 5-10.5.so which was he? i truly think steve was 5-10.5 and shrunk with age and illness.his autopsy had him at 5-7.thats a hell of a drop.so we will never know.and telly was 5-10 i think. Lmeister says on 19/Apr/08
Rob has posted a pic of Yul Brynner(5ft8) and Charles Bronson posing together with similar boots and Brynner is taller. It is a pity that the link doesn't work anymore. I agree that he looked 5ft9 in some movies, but then again he looked shorter in quite a few. He was shorter than Steve McQueen, Yul Brynner and Telly Savalas so he wasn't 5ft9-5ft10. Lmeister says on 19/Apr/08
You think it is a joke. Then you have to watch Dirty Dozen and some other of his movies. He was a small guy with a big presence. Danimal says on 18/Apr/08
No WAY was he less than 5'9" and I do believe 5'10" as well. 5'7"-5'7.5" is a joke for Bronson. Rob, what have you based your opinion's on on this one, because I fully don't agree with you on this listing. Dan says on 11/Apr/08
i wouldnt call 5"6 short but anyway i think bronson was 5"10 only with his boots on in westerns and 5"9 in shoes in death wish and so on, Daniel says on 10/Apr/08
I disagree, Dan. Less than 5'9'' CAN be considered short by modern standards. Don't forget this subject of "short" or "tall" is a relative issue. By the way, I'm only 5'6'' (barefoot and evening measure) myself and have no problem at all about being called short, even though in my country (Perú) I'm close to average for a guy in his 30s. glenn says on 10/Apr/08
i remember that in death wish 3.but i thought the chart said 5-10.i could be wrong. Dan says on 9/Apr/08
in the film showdown at boothill he had a height complex and was considered short, anyone 5"8 to5"11 isint short, i still go with 5"7 and that is not short either,im 5"8 myself Curious says on 8/Apr/08
In Death Wish 3, after he gets arrested, he's standing in front of a height chart wearing his shoes and he's exactly 5'11". So without the shoes probably 5'10" or 5'9.5". sam says on 7/Apr/08
he's problably around 5'9-5'10 he most certainly is not 5'7!!! Daniel says on 2/Apr/08
I think Glenn is right. 5'9'' is the most accurate estimate for Bronson glenn says on 21/Mar/08
some say 5-7.but that sounds ridiculous.you never know though.5-9 makes most sense cause he looked that or 5-10.i doubt he was 5-10 barefoot too though.i think read 5-11 for him as well. Curious says on 21/Mar/08
I don't believe for one second he was 5'7.5". I've seen many of his movies and he looks at least 5'10". Of course that's with shoes, so maybe 5'9" or a little more. He doesn't look as short as some people have claimed. Chris175 says on 20/Mar/08
yeah, i could have swore minimum 5-10 before i saw this, i really cant see this guy as being less than 5-9 in his peak its weird. glenn says on 11/Mar/08
i agree he can look 5-10.but i think 5-9 is more reality. curious says on 11/Mar/08
Hard to believe he is only 5'7.5". He appears to look around 5'10". Dan says on 18/Feb/08
i saw riding shotgun aswell and boothill he does look 5"7 in them this i would definately say is his height, hope someone comes back with an answer Anonymous says on 15/Feb/08
i saw him in riding shotgun with randolph scott and he definately looks 5" 7 and i have show down at boothill and he is short looking it, anybody got answers for us Dan says on 8/Feb/08
i bought his early tv apperances and he looks tall, and then i have him standing next to randolph scott who was "6 "2 and he was only up to his elbow, as height goes charles bronson is really confusing. DANNY Mike says on 10/Jan/08
I saw him in manhattan once I'm 5'9" and he ewas shorter than me Ralf says on 25/Dec/07
In hard times he appears shorter to 6'1" Robert Tessier, but definitely not that much shorter. Maybe he wears lifts, otherwise he's much taller than 5 ft 7.5 glenn says on 23/Dec/07
never noticed the shoes in those movies.will have to check em out.thanks for the tip. Scott B. says on 22/Dec/07
I read some where that Bronson had a height complex. Look at his shoes in the Death Wish movies. It Looks like hes wearing lifts to me. No more than 5'7. glenn says on 15/Dec/07
he did look 5-9 most of the time.and on occasion 5-10.never saw him. Dan says on 14/Dec/07
Hi im a charles bronson fan i could believe he was 5,7 but in once upon atime in the west he looks as tall as 5/10 to 5/11 not much shorter than Henry Fonda Dan says on 1/Dec/07
guys i am a bronson fan in his early films he looks around 511 and then he seems to be 5|9 is he really 5|9 al says on 30/Oct/07
He looked about 5ft 9 in the death wish movies but i am not sure if he was one who wore lifts in films. Yeppers says on 7/Oct/07
Everyone around the Hanover/Lebanon NH/Windsor VT area saw Bronson in person for years. I saw him, up close. Look-he was maybe 5-7 if that. He was solidly buildt but he was NOT 5-9 or taller, hate to break it too you. Marcelo C. says on 4/Oct/07
He always looked in a good shape, but IŽd have bet he was no less than 5 ft. 9 or a bit more. Evidently, I may be wrong. Though, a great actor with strong personality, showing a good presence. Marcelo C. says on 4/Oct/07
He always looked in a good shape, but IŽd have bet he was no less than 5 ft. 9 or a bit more. Evidently, I may be wrong. Though, a great actor with strong personality, showing a good presence. Lmeister says on 2/Aug/07
I hate to repeat myself, but ppl who think that Mr. Bronson is taller than 5'8'' should watch the Dirty Dozen especially look at the lineup scene. Breakout with Robert Duvall and the Magnificent Seven. There is also a lot pics showing that Charles Bronson is 5'7'' - '5'8''. Also ppl who saw him always stated that he was a petit guy. Glenn says on 1/Aug/07
Borgnine was 5-9 to 5-10.Yul was 5-8 to 5-10. Lmeister says on 1/Aug/07
I agree he wasn't 5'6'', but 5'8'' - 5'9'' then Yul Brynner must have been 5'9''- 5'10'' and Ernest Borgnine must have been 6'0'' - 6'1''. This is a very accurate listing. Glenn says on 1/Aug/07
He wasnt 5-6.but he wasnt 5-10.he was 5-8 or 5-9. TJ says on 31/Jul/07
He looked closer to 5'10 in Kid Galahad with Elvis, but then there aren't many scenes where you can see a categorical shot of them next to each other and head to foot. No way was he 5'6 though as Lmeister's CV anecdote suggests. Lmeister says on 31/Jul/07
I read some pages of his bio and It was pointed out that he put 5'11'' to his CVs and audition forms, but in reality was almost 5'' inches shorter. Anonymous says on 4/Jul/07
Bronson always looked like an average height guy in everything he did. glenn says on 8/Apr/07
i agree al.thats a good possibilty. al says on 7/Apr/07
I think bronson was a little taller than 5ft 8.
say just touching 5ft 9 anonymous says on 25/Mar/07
In "once upon a time in the west" he was looking pretty close to 5`8. AL says on 2/Mar/07
Maybe he stood just under 5ft 10 in height.
He was always round the 5ft 9 mark through most of his career. Mikex. says on 18/Nov/06
R-70 most actors of those days were no taller than Bronson. It is wrong to think that actors are usually tall, in fact most are short to average. Back in the 40s and 50s anyone of about 5'8'' or more would be a 6 footer in official publicity. alex germany says on 25/Oct/06
yes, it does, mere shadows of themselves, "Hard Times" is one of my favorite movies, Bronson i believe was in his mid 50's (when in "Hard Times")and physically looked great. I remember a picture in the National Enquierer showing Bronson being in a wheel chair, he was close to the end and looked already dead, his eyes unfocused, really sad. We all age and it ain't pretty sometimes, Cary Grant seemed the exception! Glenn says on 6/Sep/06
interesting R-70 and Lmeister. R-70 says on 5/Sep/06
In the 1950's and early 1960's Bronson played bit parts next to tall film stars like Gary Cooper.
Next to these stars, an American of the average height
(5-7 or 5-8) of those days looks rather short. Even today, the average American is "only" 5-9,according to "Scientific American".
So, Bronson seems to have been of average height for his generation, but not compared with Hollywood actors.
My impression is, after Bronson became a star in the mid 1960's, co-actors of similar height (as Robert Duvall) were choosen, so the audience should get the impression that Bronson has got the height of an average Hollywood acor.
Lmeister says on 11/Aug/06
Hmm there is a scene in Breakout where he is next to Robert(5'9.5'')Duvall. Duvall isn't wearign shoes and Bronson is wearing high heeled boots and still Bronson was only one inch taller. Bronson's peak height was 5'7.25'' tops. Lmeister says on 10/Aug/06
Come on Rob...Like Frank2 said 5'7'' Glenn says on 10/Aug/06
I agree.5-7 or 5-8.Ill settle with 5-7. Frank2 says on 9/Aug/06
Charles was 5'7" I stood right next to him when we spoke. He also had a slightly higher heel on one shoe since he suffered from a short leg. Lmeister says on 9/Aug/06
Just watched Breakout last night. In that movie he looks like a solid 5'10'' with cowboy boots = ) Lmeister says on 8/Aug/06
In White Buffalo Charles looks like 5'7''. Not 5'6'' not 5'10'' Charles Bronson is 5'7''. Rick says on 4/Aug/06
Hmmm ! He looks around 5 cms taller than Liv ullmann in " De la part des copains" and Liv looks pretty tall for a woman, certainly more than 170 ( she looks clearly taller than Catherine Deneuve in " Speriano che sia femmina", for exemple). Lmeister says on 21/Jul/06
Rob U downgraded Yul Brynner back to 5'8'' as I recall he looks an inch taller than Charles Bronson in that promo shot + all the comments about him being 5'7''. Maybe time to downgrade Mr Bronson??? Anonymous says on 7/Jul/06
Just watched Death Wish 3. In one scene they put Bronson against a height chart. On first glimpse he hits 5'11", but it's probably more a case of the angle they put the camera at and his distance from the wall. Looks like he could be hitting 5'9 1/2", 5'10" in reality on the chart (with shoes on). So something in his shoes perhaps? Frank2 says on 22/Mar/06
Ingred Bergman was 5'8". Brynner was 5'7". Bronson was also 5'7". Glenn says on 22/Mar/06
I enjoyed that thanks.he was a sweet man I never met.at an airport in 1993 my friends approached him to sign photos,when a airport greeter said "dont sign for them,they are dealers" and Bronson shot back "so what,if I want to sign,Ill sign,besides Ive got nothing better to do waiting for my luggage". A true gentleman. Gill F. says on 20/Mar/06
I worked for the Camas Prairie Railroad back in the mid 1970s when they were filming Breakheart Pass, much of which was filmed on that railroad. So I was well aware that Charles Bronson and other big names were in town. I ran into Bronson in a jewelry store in Lewiston, Idaho, the largest town on that railroad line, and the location of the railroad's headquarters, switch yard, repair shops etc. I passed him in an aisle, not more than 6 inches from him. I'm 5' 8", and he appeared to be a little shorter than me, certainly no taller. After seeing how they always portray him as a tough guy, I couldn't believe he was so small. I'd say your guess of 5' 7" is accurate (assuming normal shoes, which I didn't notice). If he's not 5' 7", I'd believe 5' 6" before I'd believe 5' 8". Regus says on 30/Jan/06
I also used to see Bronson around the Lebanon NH area. He was real common in Ames, K-Mart, bars, etc. Not a nice guy. You could get him to talk if he needed to go around you on a dirt road or if he wanted to buy a TV or something, usually carried wads of One's (!) and would complain about the price of TV's etc he was buying. He was maybe my height(5-7). He is a fave star but as a person wasn't easy to be around. Fab says on 2/Jan/06
I just watched the charles bronson Movie "hard times" and he appears shorter than most actors in the movie, as well as eye level to Jill Ireland. Theres no way hes more than 5'7. A-Bomb says on 15/Dec/05
Interesting I never became interested with Bronson until a week ago while watching The Dirty Dozen and saw the scene in which the dozen have to line up via height order and Bronson places himself towards the bottom. What was even more revealing was that I noticed the guy next to him who was supposedly meant to be shorter actually had maybe half an inch or more on him. It was strange because in The Great Escape without thinking too much about it I took him as a strong 5'11"er. Seriously he looks no taller than 5'7 1/2". TJ says on 22/Oct/05
He looks only an inch or two shorter than Elvis in Kid Galahad and only around thre inches shorter than Lee Marvin in a pic of the two together. I think you were right with 5'10. That or he wore very flattering footwear. Lmeister says on 8/Oct/05
At least I see more than one cm difference between Charles Bronson and Yul Brynner. I think that Charles stood 5'7.5'' max. CelebHeights Editor says on 3/Oct/05
A quote from Anecdote:
"Yul Brynner was shorter," Ingrid Bergman (who was 5'9") once recalled of her co-star. "I suggested putting a little block under him. 'You think I want to play it standing on a box? I'll show the world what a big horse you are!' I never had a complex about my height after that."
Both these guys (most likely cancelling each other's cowboy boots out) in a promo shot: Brynner and Bronson talker says on 2/Oct/05
In "Vera Cruz" Charlie looks his true height 5'7".He is probably the shortest guy in there.Borgnine is average in there about 5'11",not looking short even next to Gary Cooper. Lmeister says on 25/Sep/05
Correction to my comment. Charles seemed more than 2 inches shorter than Telly Savalas not Ernest Borgnine. Bronson looks really short in the beginning of the Dirty Dozen during the line up scene. After that scene there is no full body shots of him... Lmeister says on 24/Sep/05
In "the Dirty Dozen Bronson" appears shorter than Ernst Borgnine. I really do think that Charles was 5'7.5''. There is no way that he would have reached 5'10'' without boots. CelebHeights Editor says on 19/Aug/05
From a 1996 posting on Showbiz Newsgroup: "Charles Bronson: Lives in my hometown. Countless run-ins. He'd run around town a lot if another movie star was in the area for filming, etc. and getting attention. Had a reputation for being very unfriendly. I used to participate in horse shows at his home, he's a serious equestrian, so he knows me personally. When I see him I say hello, he'll ignore me. If I see him and I don't say hello, he'll say hello. Strange man. BTW, he's a lot shorter than you'd imagine, only
about 5'7" Mr. Klaus says on 3/Aug/05
Ernest Borgnine was 4 inches taller than Bronson in the 70s. I would say that BorgBine was 5'11, maybe 5'11 1/2, This would make Bronson between 5'7 and 5'8. The 5'10 listening is just impossible or Borgbine would be a 6'2" guy, what he didn't looked.
[Editor Rob: borgnine must have lost a fair chunk of height, but looking at more pics I agree that he was in the 5ft 10 range although 182cm would appear to too much. I've not seen the film Jubal for a long long time, so can't comment on the height difference...but bronson might well have been that short and wore outlandish lifts in some films...not sure on this bronson fella!] John says on 24/Jul/05
According to "The Washington Post", Bronson was only ever 5'7 at his peak. I think the "5'10" listing was untrue, and should be corrected here. talker says on 12/Jul/05
Bronson was around 5'7'',its obvious in his early movies before he became a star and studios had to make him look taller. Danjo says on 5/Jul/05
In one early biography, he was listed as 5'7", not the 5'10" given here. |
