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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.
Dutchie says on 30/Mar/08
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Look At photo 23, you see chow yun is as high as justin chatwin.
On some photo's chatwin was even taller, but that was just how the photo was made, chatwin had normal shoes, absolutely no elevator shoes on, on the other hand look at the shoes from chow yun.
So if this isnt any proof that chow yun fat is 180 CM than i really dont get it:P 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] Rocky says on 18/Feb/07
Glenn, was Chow Yun Fat fat by any chance? I gotta wonder where his name came from. 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 Glenn says on 28/Mar/06
I always read 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.
jack says on 15/Apr/05
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". |