castillo says on 21/Feb/10
My forensic examination of The Sweeney box set and follow-up research in a red London phone box indicates that John Thaw, Waterman's partner in the show, was about 5'6". Dennis looked a touch taller than Thaw so maybe 5'7" at peak in the mid-70s.

lil old mr nutkin says on 27/Nov/09
I met Dennis Waterman in the early 90s in the VIP lounge at a football match. I knew him from playing the hardman copper and later minder so I was really shocked when I met him to find he was smaller than me. I'm only 5' 7" and I would put him at less than 5'6". One thing is for sure, he is DEFINITELY NOT 5'9" as he is officially claimed to be, or anywhere near that.

east meets west says on 5/Apr/09
5'9" is being very generous for Waterman. I met him years ago (with his then wife, Rula Lenska, who looked taller than him) and although I was wearing high heels at the time, at 5'4" in my bare feet I would still have been no more than 5'7" in those shoes, and he was barely taller than me. I'd have put him at 5'8" at a push.

Middle-sized Cat says on 4/Sep/08
I still plump for 5'9" for Dennis Waterman. He was the same height as George Cole - look at any Minder DVD - and Mr Cole is (gasp) 5'9".

TiggerLover says on 18/Aug/08
5'6 to Mr. Waterman!!!

Bleemo says on 10/Jun/07
This is a weird one, Amanda Redman ho is billed as and looks 5'6" looking maybe an inch taller then waterman. I mean ok she'll be wearing heels but he's not going to be barefoot, 5'9 is a slight exaggeration I'd say 5'8ish. Alun Armstrong looks really tall on that show yet is only 5'11.

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LeeM says on 24/May/07
So If Dennis is 5'9, how tall is George Cole or even Gary Webster (Ray Daley)?

Anonymous says on 10/Mar/07
Not sure where the midget stuff comes from. Little Britain I suppose. Always looked average to me. A very good actor. Deserves some respect IMO.

John D says on 2/Mar/07
Dennis Waterman is 5'9" I am a 5'8" Welterweight boxer and sprred him a few times. He was about an inch taller then me. A decent boxer too

Stefan says on 17/Jan/07
Hi when are you going to post my comment ? As I have said previously as a fan of DWs work. I have been fortunate enough to meet him on several occasions. I don't think I would put him any higher than 5'6" !!

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Stefan says on 15/Jan/07
I'm a huge fan of Dennis Waterman and have met him many times and I would say he barely comes in at 5ft 6.

Hugh says on 7/Dec/06
Mr Waterman is portrayed on 'Little Britain' as being tiny. However, when interviewed, David Walliams said that this was because on meeting Waterman, he was surprised to notice that he was average height and not a huge tough guy as he had expected. Mr Waterman on the Jonathan Ross show said 'I don't know why they portray me as short because I'm not'. As he played a policeman in the era when the height restriction was 5'8", he'd need to look at least this tall on screen.

Labiche says on 26/Sep/06
Wor lass met him in tuxedo Junction (a Newcastle nightclub) many years ago and confirms that he was definitely on the short side - possibly not even up to 5'6"! She also noted his particularly badly blemished complexion.

TJ says on 17/May/06
I noticed the teeth too on Ross's show. Couldn't take my eyes off the damn things for the whole interview, lol. I'd guess they are ill fitting false teeth.

liz says on 16/May/06
not sure about his height but he was handsome in his younger day! saw him on New Tricks - the teeth not so good...

Bob Hinton says on 10/May/06
I met Dennis and his wife Rula Lenska in Lincoln years ago, he is nowhere near as tall as Rula, and he is shorter than me. I would estimate about 5' 6"

Patricia Hackett says on 3/May/06
I saw him on stage once & he looked shorter than 5' 9" but, hey, forget the height what's he done to his teeth!!!! Saw him on Jonathan Ross & I couldn't believe it. I'd sue the dentist!

CelebHeights Editor says on 6/Feb/06
Denis and George Best who maybe wasn't quite the 5ft 9 of his playing days.

elio says on 3/Jan/06
Perhaps the 'Little Britain' sketch with the Dennis Waterman midget has some grounds in reality.

sue says on 9/Dec/05
I met Dennis Waterman once in a pub and he was nowhere near as tall as me. I am 5'9" tall and I was amazed. I thought that John Thaw must also have been quite short as in the Sweeney he was shorter that Waterman. I would estimate Waterman as being around 5'6" tall.