miko says on 7/Jan/12
Rob would you ever rule out him dropping to 6'0 or below?
Given how much he's lost so far, I suppose you can't rule it out!
[Editor Rob: if he takes off his shoes one leg is 2 inches longer, so he's going to lose another inch if he had 2 feet on the ground and his posture would be effected for a measurement most likely.
So he could be 6ft barefoot.
It's like Jenny's dad. Used to be 6ft 2, last few years he wears a lifted boot. Here is a photo of it.
If jenny's dad stands in slippers he's like a 5ft 9-10 man, he wouldn't measure over 5ft 10 today.
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ANDREA[ITA] says on 7/Jan/12
Rob, in this pic he looks more like about 186. You think he would measure 6'2 today? And you think he was really 6'6 at peak? That's a big loss!
[Editor Rob: last year I saw him standing and he was shorter than when i got this photo. I think this was the last time he could try to stand reasonably tall - at subsequent events I saw him sitting for photoshoots) - considering all his physical ankle/leg/back problems over the years.] Jim says on 3/Jan/12
I done a couple of power lifting demonstrations with him in the late sixties early seventies and he was 6'4" then Henrik says on 2/Dec/11
6'4.5" max? Come on now. Ironically enough, my mother happens to know a man who looks very similar to Prowse (except the muscles) and claims 6'4.5" (194cm). My mother thought there was no way I could be 6'3" (190-191cm), because he looked so much taller than me. A hundred measurements on me or so can't be wrong, and the Prowse-lookalike was clearly more than just 1.5 inches (4cm) taller. I wouldn't rule 6'7" (201cm) out for him.
As for Prowse, anything under a legit 6'5" (196cm) peak is purely redundant. He could very well have been 6'6" (198cm). ChiasmataX says on 22/Nov/11
He's 6 feet 1 (just compare him to the legit 186.8cm guy from height challenge # 8). Come on Rob stop inflating height of those over 183cm :P jeremy says on 19/Nov/11
never ever 6ft6 6ft4.5 max sdsds says on 7/Nov/11
Looks 6ft 1in in the photo with Rob Henrik says on 6/Nov/11
Shaun says on 31/Oct/11
To me he did look 6'6" peak. 6'7" is pushing it. Probably 2 metres out of bed peak.
2 metres is basically 6'7". Rob stated recently that he saw Prowse again not so long ago without elevator shoes and that he'd be surprised if Prowse was a lot taller than 6' even barefoot these days. Losing more than four inches, which already is quite extreme? Hmm...
[Editor Rob: he still has one elevator shoe to compensate for the leg that is 2 inches shorter. What I mean is barefoot I'd be surprised today if he could measure much over 6 foot because of the problem.] Shaun says on 31/Oct/11
To me he did look 6'6" peak. 6'7" is pushing it. Probably 2 metres out of bed peak. LAN Jiao says on 22/Oct/11
Recently he look 6'1.2 in picture.. Big d says on 22/Sep/11
Never 6'7". Looking at some old pics from the 60's he looks around 6'5" at the very most. Legend says on 14/Sep/11
I mean 6'2 sorry. Legend says on 31/Aug/11
6'4 now Henrik says on 26/Aug/11
He didn't look that much taller than supposed 6'2" (188cm) Julian Glover in The Empire Strikes Back. Probably three of four inches in difference at most. It wasn't a case of towering over. You may argue that General Veers (Glover's character) is standing fully straight up and Vader is slouching somewhat, but Vader has somewhat of an angle advantage. Plus, I wouldn't be surprised if the Vader gear included huge shoe soles, giving an extra inch or so.
He was probably around 6'5" (195-196cm) barefoot in his prime years. DarthVader113 says on 16/Jul/11
He looks better than rob the navel to the location of more than 15 cm, then the upper body when he was young should be higher than it is now 10 cm. Phillip Niemandt says on 17/Jun/11
Avi.
Sure Dave may not be strong nowdays but beleive me he was a very strong man.
In 1996 i benchpressed 275 KGgs at a comp in Southapton and then did a strength demo at Daves Gym .
Dave was way past it and was having big time health problems but he did a work out with me and his upper body was still very strong especially with the bench press and close grip bench which was not that easy for a tall guy with long arms.
Give dave his due he was a big tall strong guy and he inspirred me to achieve what i did in powerlifting and that was to become a world champ. Regards rob89 says on 13/Jun/11
Doesn't look 6'2" at all here, looks pretty much exactly 6'1", maybe add a quarter or half inch tops to account for the fact that he may not be standing as straight as Rob, kinda hard to tell. James says on 3/Jun/11
186cm on the nose with rob Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 29/May/11
6ft5 peak
6ft2.5 today Legend says on 14/May/11
Am I supposed to believe that he lost 4 whole inches? 6'4.5 peak... Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 13/May/11
More of a solid 6"5 guy at peak...his height loss is without a doubt exaggerated, the same with Clint Eastwood. Lenad is sexy says on 1/May/11
Judging by his build he may very well have been 6ft6 when he was younger. No more than that though Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 28/Apr/11
189-190cm now
196cm peak James says on 24/Apr/11
He's still an exceptionally tall man at just over 6ft but he's nowhere near his peak anymore. Aaron says on 19/Apr/11
He's a huge guy. I mean, dang, even in today's age of improved nutrition and growth hormones in the milk, there aren't many 6'6" guys who are as proportionate as Prowse was. Look at the size of this guy! Reminds me of my 6'5" great uncle; he also has arthritis.
6'3" now. I sincerely doubt his height is constant so it doesn't even matter, poor old chap. Phil Niemandt says on 11/Apr/11
I met Dave in 1974 in his gym.
I had a friend with me who was a rugby player. He played lock and was 6.5 in his socks. Dave was at least 2 inches taller than Ben. I have remained friends with Dave ans saw him in Decemebr in New York where he recieved a life time achievement award for his contirbution to Strengh sport and he was around 6.3 as i am 6.2. James says on 4/Apr/11
His hair makes him look taller with rob but in the pic that is a solid 5 inch difference. can't see 6'2.5-6'3 let alone 6'2 flat. Avi says on 3/Apr/11
Haaaaaahaaaaa. Never ever was 6'7. He was a strong 6'5 now weak 6'3. Chameleon says on 27/Mar/11
No way 189cm with Rob :S Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 26/Mar/11
Looks 189cm-190cm with Rob Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 25/Mar/11
6ft5 at his peak...probably 6ft6+ in the Darth Vader Suit
Today he's 6ft2.5(189cm) Candyman says on 23/Mar/11
SolidSnake says on 9/Feb/11
wow 4 inches lost? how did that happen?
Some people just have different bone structures. I mean look at the height loss of Hulk Hogan, Clint Eastwood and others over 6feet. I remember hearing that taller people usually lose height more often than shorter people. As we age the body usually cannabilizes the bones and spinal tissues for nutrients anyways especially if someone has a bad diet, though it is more common in elerly women. The fact that he has had bone surgery on his hips, knees, legs and ankles should be reason enough to have lost 2inches or more. Chameleon says on 28/Feb/11
I agree with James.... James says on 28/Feb/11
185cm on the nose with rob Mathew says on 27/Feb/11
I could see him 6'5.5" - 6'6" prime, but from the sounds of it he's lucky if he's even 6'2" now. It's too bad he had to go through so much physical stresses. miko says on 11/Feb/11
Rob is it possible that without the elevated shoe he would look in the 6"0 range? And probably tilted over to one side!
[Editor Rob: yes he'd be tilted at the hip a lot.] jtm says on 10/Feb/11
rob did he looked 6'2 to you back in 2008 or do you think he is that height nowadays?
[Editor Rob: I think he looked around 6ft 2.
BUT this is with him wearing an elevated shoe to balance his short leg. His sneaker had 2 external inches of lift on it, so barefoot if he put his shorter leg on the ground he wouldn't measure as tall as he looked.] SolidSnake says on 9/Feb/11
wow 4 inches lost? how did that happen? d wade says on 7/Feb/11
the Vader costum could give him 3 inches i say 6,5 at peak and 186 cm today Spence says on 6/Feb/11
He looks close to 6'6 in Star Wars James says on 23/Jan/11
If you look how is eye level measures up next to the top of robs head in the pic he actually looks under 6'2 in the pic for sure.
It could be the way the photo is taken? In the pic though he looks 6'1.25 (186cm). tommie says on 16/Jan/11
He was 6'7 " I used to work for him 25 yrs ago. As for bodybuilding he played with it for a few years but was never any good. Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 16/Jan/11
6"2.5(189cm) today
6"5(196cm) prime EdgarHernandez says on 27/Dec/10
are you kidding?: this guy lost height for a big combination of, artritis, age, hip remplasement, and his ancle, the guy on top of that used to be a bodybuilder, so 4 inches dont surprise me at all. are you kidding? says on 24/Nov/10
WHAAT i dont think a ¨human¨could become 10 or 11cm shorter just because his age, i mean 1 or even(EVEN) 2 inches would be rigth but 10 cm? this guy should be 190 at peak when young Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 14/Nov/10
196cm-197cm at peak
188cm-189cm now. His height loss is exaggerated a bit. James says on 9/Nov/10
He's looking 6'1.75 (187cm) with rob. Zach says on 8/Nov/10
And I thought Hulk Hogan's height loss was bad... filmfan says on 23/Oct/10
I recall that he had a brief part in Clockwork Orange and he was massive. I actually think 6'6'' or 6'7'' was his actual height when young. |
