lulu says on 3/Mar/10
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chow is 5'11
tarantino is 2 inches taller than him
pipi says on 15/Jan/10
chow can look 6'1-6'2 cause most of the hk actors are very short but in fact he is 5'11.5 peak and 5'11 now Hugh 190-192cm says on 24/Dec/09
185cm peak and 184cm now Anonymous says on 30/Nov/09
in HK most 6ft guy they are 6ft measure on with shoes. Yun Fat was then 6ft at youth. once at a movie he was measure to the mark shot in shoes at 6ft1.25 to 6ft1. so 6ft barefoot, now at about 5ft11 to 5ft11.5. no way hes 184cm barely.. Hugh 191cm says on 17/Nov/09
He's 184cm on the dot. Maybe 185cm peak Kraal says on 28/Oct/09
I think he has always accepted the fact that he's 6ft tall. And Chinese just say 6ft is 180cm. Chinese of HK use inches and feet to measure height and I don't think he knows how much 6ft is in cm.
When he's in HK he's taller than most 180cm actors. I think about 4-5cm.
So 184cm is about right. Who cares about that 1cm if you're that tall. Felix says on 8/Jun/09
If he is 184, why he always said "I am 180"? He townered others 180 guys because their height is not true? Have you watch the vidoe link? He accept he IS 180! Anonymous says on 1/Jun/09
Huge nailed it when he said Chow Yun Fat was about 1-2 inches taller than Sean William Scott. Just go check out the screenshots in Bullet Proof Monk, Chow definately looked taller right next to Sean William Scott (who's 181 cm). 184cm is about the right height for Chow. Anonymous says on 1/Jun/09
I've seen all Chow Run Fat's movies and he was definately around 183-184 cm at his prime. I've seen magazines listed him as 180 cm which is totally not accurate. I've seen Chow Yun Fat standing next to many real 180 cm actors and townered over them (Simon Yam is one of them). Besides, Chow doesn't seem to be very serious about his height and he's quoted many different heights along the years. I remember in a 2008 article he answered his fans question that he was 185 cm with shoes on.
I think nowadays given his age Chow is probably around 181-182 now. Felix says on 24/May/09
In the interview for his new film "Confucius", he said, I am 180cm, Confucius is 193cm. Felix says on 22/May/09
Chow Yun Fat just accepted his height in his new film. 180cm! v.youku.com/v_show/id_XOTI4ODM3NTI=.html Felix says on 17/May/09
Chow accepted he was 180 more than one times in interview before. With 180 Di Long, Chow is even or only a little taller, so he was 182 when he was young Click Here Click Here yoyo says on 20/Apr/09
Chow Yun Fat looks to be 182~183cm tall in his acting career in hongkong. Sphinx says on 17/Apr/09
I believe Chow Yun-Fat stands no taller than 180 barefoot today, but the guy almost always slouches, so if he really stands up straight, he'd be about 181. Remember the guy is 55 this year. He did look 185 when he was in his 20's though. Mr. R says on 4/Apr/09
By the way, that last comment from Anonymous was really from me, Mr. R. Sometimes things get a little confusing here. Anonymous says on 3/Apr/09
The People Magazine from May 2001 lists him as 5-11 in their 50 most beautiful people in the world issue. midnight says on 20/Feb/09
looks around 5'11 here.
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In an interview in early 80s, Andy Lau said: "If Zhou Rui Fa (Chow Yun Fat) said he is 185 or 186, do you think it is with or without shoes?" (It means 185 or 186 is Zhou's height with shoes. He was 182-183 in his prime! dread says on 27/Jan/09
I worked on Bulletproof Monk. I saw Yun Fat up close, in person. He's not taller than 6', more like 5'10". His bodyguard, however was as big as a house! Hugh says on 24/Jan/09
Looks a good 2 inches taller than Orlando Bloom in that pic. I'd say currently Chow stands a solid 184cm. 186cm peak. Hugh says on 20/Jan/09
I think he was 186cm in his prime and 184cm now. Felix says on 15/Jan/09
His data in his early stage is 180cm in HK, when he was famious, the data increased to 183cm(6 feet)! He was 183cm in his prime, 180 now! Hugh says on 10/Jan/09
No less than 6ft. He was about 2 inches taller than 5ft11.25 Sean William Scott. Hugh says on 8/Jan/09
Okay 6ft0.5 now and 6ft1 or 6ft1.25 in his prime. asianinvasion says on 29/Dec/08
chow is prolly 6ft or slightly under he looked about the same as jay leno.
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Chow looks the height Rob has listed him at..in Bulletproof Monk he was taller than 5"11.25 Sean William Scott Felix says on 3/Dec/08
6，2 is the height with big heel. In his early stage movie he is 1-2 inches shorter than 186cm's Xu Jiang Jiang whose height is real! He is 180 now! 182-183 at peak. Hugh says on 25/Nov/08
You guys are full of BS. CHow I'd say was near 6ft2 peak. Say 187cm and is now about 6ft1 or at the lowest 6ft0.75. He's only in his early 50's. Anonymous says on 22/Nov/08
As far as Fat being taller than Mira Sorvino really is not relevant since Sorvino was always in some sort of high heels in "The Replacement Killers." With heels she is around the 5'8" to 5'9" range and if Fat due to shrinkage is down to 5'10" to 5'11'' then he would still have about an inch or 2 on Sorvino. Actually there was one scene towards the start of that
film where it apperared as if Sorvino had about an inch or so over Fat, but then again the heels she had on looked to be at least several inches. For an Asian guy, even if Fat is down to 5'10'' that still is tall since I still see a lot of young Asian guys today that are still in the 5'5" to 5'6" range. Anonymous says on 21/Nov/08
In "The Killer" the top bad guy played by Shing On Fui hopefully I spelled the name correctly had Fat by at least 2 inches and that guy is said to be 6'2". So Fat in his prime was about 6' tops and due to shrinkage is about 5'10'' to 5'11'' now. He only looks tall compared to Asian people from the old days when just about everyone was below average in height. Felix says on 17/Nov/08
In his new movie he is 2 inches shorter than 185cm's Liu Hua. When he was young, he was 182 or 183, but he shrinks a lot! Hugh says on 11/Nov/08
He's a solid 185cm these days and say 186-187cm say 20 years ago. Hugh says on 23/Oct/08
I think Chow is around 6ft1. Anonymous says on 21/Oct/08
There is a movie in production w/ him and John Cusack w/ a picture of him and 6'2'' Cusack and Fat only looks about 6' at most. Fat actually does not look that tall in the picture next to Cusack, but then again Cusack may be more than 6'2'' like 6'3''. So Fat could be about 5'11'' now, but I think he is right on the mark at 6' if he were measured. Hugh says on 20/Oct/08
He was 4-5 inches taller than Mira Sorvino. 6ft2ish maybe? Felix says on 17/Oct/08
He looks tall in HK moive because the avarage in HK is in 80s is only about 5.5(165cm). Hugh says on 25/Sep/08
He still looks tall. 6ft0.5 now. He did look 6ft2 in the 80's. 6ft1.25 was his peak I'd say. XIANG says on 28/May/08
Always seemed around the 6ft1-2 mark in his Hong Kong movies, is it possible that he lost an inch or 2? Authority says on 23/May/08
Chow is 5'11" nowadays as he's the same height as Sean William Scott in Bulletproof Monk. May have been taller in his earlier days maybe an inch or so as he looks to be a couple inches taller than myra sorveno in Replacement Killers, but still about the same height then as he is now. Maybe in Hard Boiled he was taller. Anonymous says on 10/Mar/08
Ti Lung actually is 180cm (very accurate), so "guy's" image proves Chow Run Fat is at least 184cm. Anonymous says on 10/Mar/08
Chow Yun Fat is definately a little taller than Zhang Yao Yang based on the films I watched. I'd measure Chow Yun Fat at around 184-185cm. MK says on 9/Dec/07
I met Chow in person in the early 1990's. I was exactly 6 feet tall...I listed myself as 6-2 when I was playing basketball in high school. He was definitely over 6 and I think closer to 6-1.
183cm to 184cm I would agree with.
People do shrink as they get older...I have lost a quarter of an inch in 15 years. Blion says on 20/Nov/07
I guess Chow might secretly wearing a lift in his shoe i say he is 180cm max Felix says on 12/Nov/07
I watch a lot of his films, he is a little shorter than Zhang Yao Yang(183cm) and a big differece with Xu Jin Jiang(187cm).
Really do not know how his name translated, 5'11.5 mentioned Ti Lung, the name should be Di Long, the guy who translate the name Chow Yun Fat should be slapped. Zhou Run Fa is a beautiful name with good meaning in Chinese. Chow Yun Fat seems he is a fat guy! Felix says on 29/Oct/07
The chinese name is Run Fa Zhou, He is 180cm, I am 100% sure. I am from China wedge says on 7/Aug/07
see this pic from the same site as sam's post... if depp and bloom are in the 5'10" range then chow looks to be a smidge over 6'. notice that chow is the only one wearing sneakers and everyone is wearing heeled shoes or boots.
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i've seen that movie...its called 'A better tommorown', chow yun fat is standing on the ramp but its on the slope it probs gives him 2-3 cm height advantage, with that being said, his height is around 184 cm. Rob has got chow on the dot. 5'11.5 guy says on 10/Jun/07
Chow with 182-183cm Ti Lung.
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He looks 187-188cm in this pic IMO Kiana says on 6/Jun/07
I think you folks have to look at a real measuring tape to see how tall 5'11 and 6 feet are. Bollywood estimations seem to be only a LOT over the top. Chow Yun Fat is a true (measuring tape standards) 5'11, not 6'1. Depp is 5'10 and Bloom is a tad shorter if not equal in height to Depp...I'd say 5'9.5. After all, Bloom was just about the same height as Kyra Knightley in "Pirates 3". dmeyer says on 6/Jun/07
sice he is 52 years old might have been a full 6'1 dmeyer says on 6/Jun/07
i agree he dosnt look shorter than 184 cm sam says on 25/May/07
Chow is looking a full 6'1" to me in the pictures with the case of Pirates of the Caribbean. For example: Click Here 5'11.5 guy says on 13/May/07
In "Tiger on the Beat" he was taller than legit 6 footer Ti Lung. 6'1 is correct. Leung says on 10/May/07
Rocky, fat translates to the meaning of rich dmeyer says on 19/Feb/07
i do believe this guy i 6 ft + but for some reason they are looking for stand in for orlando they said 5'11 for jonny 5'9 and chow 5'9 to 5'11
[Editor Rob: bizarre] Aussie Bloke says on 16/Feb/07
I dont think I've seen any Asian movie where he wasn't the tallest actor!!! He could have easily been above 6ft1 in the 80's, and he still looks clearly taller than Sean William Scott (5ft11) solidsnake says on 18/Dec/06
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Go to the link, second pic. He looks a little taller than geoffrey rush. dmeyer says on 23/Oct/06
central casting is looking for a stand in for him 6 ft to 6 ft 2 kobby says on 19/Sep/06
no no in asia most acticles chou yun fatt is only bill as 183 tall in 80s and 90s.. nowadays hes older, i suspect he lost a cm.. i'll gave him as 5ft11max.. Leung says on 17/Aug/06
dmeyer, this casting woman you mentioned that had Chow Yun Fat at 5’10” has understated his height by 3 inches, that’s not accurate at all. Glad that you noticed that she had Chow Yun Fat’s height wrong. dmeyer says on 18/Jul/06
they are looking for a stand in for chow yun fat at alese casting and they said he is 5 10 and this woman is very acurate and for jonny depp she said 5 9 160 poudns i dont think he is less than 6 feet for the other actors she was acurate like rush and bloom she said 5 11 Leung says on 28/Mar/06
Chow Yun Fat is a legitimate 6'1", and maybe close to 6'2" in his younger days The Return of Sing says on 28/Mar/06
Hey I assume a Russian person knows how it is in Russia, why would I doubt him? If Hungary does it, why not Russia? sam says on 18/Jan/06
I believe a peak height of 6'1" for this guy, compared to other actors. Colin G. says on 17/Jan/06
Sing, are you sure your Russian friend wasn't kidding? That's the first time I ever heard that Russians put the surname first. I know Hungarians do. kennethz,sg says on 19/Nov/05
i watch his hongkong movies acted.. he looks most 182to184cm tall.. still consider he maybe 183 in most standard mearsurement.. Munnos says on 15/Oct/05
Chow Yun-Fat's the type of guy who wouldn't give a shit about his height. When he first started out in showbiz in the 70's, he thought he was too tall, especially for some one from Hong Kong, so he put his height down an inch or two shorter. From memory he was commonly listed at about 5'11. But in films he clearly towered over people who were listed at 5'10. I'd say he was at least 6'1.5 at his peak. But, he's getting old, and is in his 50's now. He's always had a really bad slouch, and he injured his back several times doing action movies. Nowadays, he might be just around 6ft. CelebHeights Editor says on 26/Aug/05
From asian movie newsgroup: "I saw him in person and he's gotta be about 6'2, 6,3. I say this because I'm 5'11 and he was a few inches taller then me" CelebHeights Editor says on 24/Aug/05
From Asian Movie Newsgroup: ""Met Chow once and thought he was taller than 5'11" -- 6' or 6'1". There were many people of Asian extraction at the party, and he was handily the tallest." Sing says on 27/Jul/05
I think Yun-fat is about 6 feet tall or 183cm. In East Asian countries (China, Korea, Japan etc.) and Eastern Europe (Russia etc.) the last name comes before the first name. So Chow is his last name and Yun-fat first name. Same as Yao Ming, whose last name is Yao, not Ming. In Russia, Maria Sharapova would conventionally be called Sharapova Maria, as a Russian friend told me. Smoke says on 17/Apr/05
I definately think he's no shorter than 6'0", and quite probably 6'1", he looks it. Sheng Long says on 16/Apr/05
He looks taller to me. Maybe 6ft1.
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He's around 180cm. I've seen him in person. Mr. R says on 14/Apr/05
When he first broke into the American mainstream, he was listed at 6-1. In most recent years, he is listed at 5-11. 184 cm may be just a tad high. Smoke says on 14/Apr/05
I remember in his movie with Mira Sorvino (Replacement Killers) he really did look close to 4 inches taller than her. I'm not sure if Mira is actually the 5'9" she often gets listed as, but in comparison to her height Chow Yun really does look 184-185 cm, he may very well scrape 6'1". For the record, Sorvino often gets listed as tall as 5'10" or even 5'11", and I'm really not quite sure if she's even 5'9". If Fat is 6'0.5", then I doubt Mira Sorvino is really 5'9". |
