Brian says on 5/Apr/07
Another one of my favorite actors! Had to have been 6'1" at least.

Regus says on 1/Jul/06
Watch Claude Akins in 'Falling From Grace', his scenes with Mellencamp(5-7) it's pretty obvious Claude was def. about 6-0" at that late age...

Frank2 says on 30/May/06
6'1" Akin's had more than two inches on Dino. Try three! In Rio Bravo just about the entire cast was taller than Dean! 5'11" Walter Brennan was at least an inch taller. 5'11" Ricky Nelson was an inch taller. Wayne was a LOT taller! In some shots, Dean came up to Wayne's mouth level! 6'1" Ward Bond was three inches taller. 6'3" John Russell was five inches taller. Dean looked like a shrimp. Only 5'4" Gonzalez Gonzalez was shorter! But then we msut not forget that Dean was no more than 5'10" and in that film for some unkown reason he left his lifts at home.

Larry says on 29/May/06
One of my favorite character actors, usually played a tough guy. 6'1" and probably 210 pounds at his peak. In THE DEFIANT ONES he is 1" shorter than 6'2" Chaney Jr. and about 2" shorter than Sydney Portier (sp?). In Rio Bravo he is about 2.5" shorter than John Wayne & had at least 2" on Dean Martin. Had a deep voice & thick, black, curly hair. He appeared in numerous TV series from Bonanza, to Gunsmoke, to The Twilight Zone.

Frank2 says on 23/Apr/06
You're looking more and more like a complete fool. And one who despises Wayne for his politics. I met guys like you all day long working in the biz. Most were uninformed, many were fools and just about all would run and hide if they heard a gunshot.