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adam2 says on 24/Jan/10
Mark Robbins, correctomundo! All of those estimates are bang on.
Anonymous says on 6/Jan/10
Gregory Peck was 6'3" tall, so was chuck Heston. In the scenes between them in 'Big Country' Peck had to look a little taller due to him being main star (American film making thinking), but they were same height, Chuck broader. Bob Mitchum was about 6, maybe 6'1'. My Dad saw him in 1960s in London and said he was not exceptionally tall. Chuck Connors was about 6'5" / 6'6". quite a bit taller than Greg and Chuck Heston, as seen standing next to Greg in the 'Big Country' Duel scene. Tallest guy of main stars in my opinion is, not was, as he is still around, James Arness. 6'7" or 8, immense. Film in fifties, name escapes me, where he played brother to Rock Hudosn 6'5/6 and Robert Ryan 6'4", was the perfect 'American' testosterone filled movie for height checking and what a set of big git actors they were in that. Mark Robbins, Sidcup, Kent, UK rob roy says on 17/Oct/09
great actors like gregory peck; charlton heston; karl malden; burt lancaster just to name some few are hard to find. these are a legend in there own rights. adam says on 15/Aug/09
Correct, Mr. T. Mr. T says on 2/Aug/09
Height or no height, Gregory Peck was a real man. A taciturn rationalist while a great humanitarian. Mister Lennon says on 2/Aug/09
The think that i dont get if that Charlton Heston was about 6'3 or close, Peck looked the same or slightly taller than Heston in the big country and two inches or almost two inches taller than 6'1 Robert Mitchum in cape fear. So was 6'3 or very close at peak. krizia says on 1/Aug/09
Gregory Peck was the best looking actor of all time, regardless of how tall he was. Lenad says on 30/Jun/09
I watched Cape Fear again and I thought he did look more 6ft3. Cheesy Poofs says on 10/Mar/09
I thought he looked more like 6'2-15/16"... certainly no taller than 6'2-31/32". Lenad says on 3/Mar/09
I thought he looked more 6ft2ish in Cape Fear escpecially around Robert Mitchum aram x says on 28/Feb/09
High shoulders can often make somebody look taller than actually are. Me for example, I am only 5,9 1/2" yet some people think I am 5,10" or 5,11" because of high shoulders. Jimbo says on 28/Jan/09
6-3 191cm sounds on the money for Gregory Peck one of the legends of Hollywood films. Anonymous says on 8/Oct/08
i would say a solid 6'2.5 guy. adam says on 4/Sep/08
Gonzalo, Chuck Connors was taller than 6-5 and everyone look shorter than their listed height beside him. And yep, in most of Peck`s films he looked at least 6-3. Gonzalo says on 4/Sep/08
I always thought Peck was 1`91 but it is true he looked clearly shorter than Chuck Connors who was listed 1`96 when he played baseball and basketball in the Celtics. Maybe Peck was shorter than 1`91 and Rob was right when he had Peck at 1`89 at first. But it is true he looks taller than 1`89 to me Frank2 says on 2/Sep/08
Could be. adam says on 2/Sep/08
Well I believe you. If he really was at least 2 inches shorter (and posture, footwear and other things were equal) I`d say Price was a solid 6-5. Not only 6-4. That`s because Peck has always looked no less than 6-3 and usually even more.
Price 6-5 and Peck 6-3. Frank2 says on 1/Sep/08
Yes, Peck was shorter than Price by at least two inches in KEYS TO THE KINGDOM. Rent the film and check it out or if you get the Fox Movie Channel, they run it from time to time. Price was very tall and slendor. I saw him a few of times, starting in the 1960s and then during the time he made his last film which was EDWARD SCISSORHANDS. Earlier he looked 6'4" and later he was stooped so It was obvious age had taken its toll. adam says on 1/Sep/08
He said 183cm really? Well that´s completely BS. Maybe he meant 193cm, which is 6-4. He always looked at least 6-3, maybe he was taller. I could buy 6-4. He looked clearly taller than Mitchum and was a very towering presence in To Kill A Mocking Bird. Frank, did he really look solid 2 inches shorter than Price? That`s the only thing that doesn`t fit here. Price could be a legit 6-5? adam says on 1/Sep/08
Yes, he had broad shoulders and I heard that he was physically very strong. At 6-3 with broad shoulders and big hands I`d say he could have been easily a 200-pounder. Robert Mitchum was 6-1 and 200 pounds. Peck looked clearly taller and more massive in Cape Fear. I find it very hard to believe that the man was only around 190 by then. Im 6-2 and weigh about 195 and Im really pretty slender! I dont have long limbs though, so I have a long torso and short legs so that might explain something.. All in all, in my opinion Peck always looked a tall, big man. Frank2 says on 31/Aug/08
Peck was thin back when he started acting in the 1940s. Back then he did weigh about 170 lbs. But he had broad shoulders. As he aged, he put on more weight, but unlike so many men where it all goes into the gut, he filled out all over. By the 1960s he probably weighed about 185 to 195 lbs. adam says on 31/Aug/08
Greg, bull****. 72 kg is about 160 lbs, right? And 183cm is six feet. He wasn`t anywhere near those sizes. The man was at least 6-3 and always looked pretty broad and well-built. I`d say around 200 lbs, maybe more. What do you say, Frank? Greg says on 26/Aug/08
yea yea yea but about himself he said in 90s: "I always tought that with 72kg I am to thin to be an attractive actor while 183cm" Frank2 says on 19/Aug/08
And one of the nicest actors who ever lived. adam says on 19/Aug/08
Yes, a solid 6-3.
Peck: 6-3 to 6-3½
Heston: 6-3
Price: 6-5
Works. Brad says on 19/Aug/08
Solid 6' 3", I'm looking at a photo with him now with my father. Real deal Hollywood legend. Frank2 says on 18/Aug/08
Peck was most likely 6'3" although one biography lists him at 6'2". All I'm saying is in the film KEYS TO THE KINGDOM he's shorter by at least two inches than Vincent Price. I saw Price several times and he always looked to be 6'4". adam says on 17/Aug/08
Peck was sure as hell a solid 6-3, Frank. Watch Cape Fear. Peck looks at least 2 inches taller than 6-1 Mitchum. He looks very tall in all of his movies. At least 6-3.
Price could have been more than 6-4. He could have been as tall as 6-5. Just saw a movie called "Haunted Palace". In that movie he looked clearly, very clearly taller than the 6-2 Lon Chaney Jr. No way there`s just 2 inches.
So I`d say that Peck was 6-3 to 6-3½, Heston maybe slightly shorter and Price a very close 6-5. Did Price ever do a movie with Christopher Lee? Would be a good picture to look how he matches with a legit 6 ft 5in man. Frank2 says on 8/Aug/08
I'm watching KEYS TO THE KINGDOM and Peck is a good two inches shorter than 6'4" Vincent Price. I'm now beginning to wonder if Peck wasn't 6'2". Or that Price was taller than 6'4". In THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, Charlton Heston was also two inches shorter than Price and like Peck, Heston's height was listed at 6'3". adam says on 27/Jun/08
Well I doubt that John Wayne was 6-4. I`d believe Peck was a legit 6-3 and Wayne about the same height or maybe a bit less. philippe says on 1/Jun/08
Perhaps Gregory Peck lost a part of his height as he aged,but at his peak he looks between 6'3.5" and 6'4".In a photo of 1969,he stands in front of President Lyndon B.Jonhson(6'3.5")and has the same height(when receiving the medal of freedom).In a photo of 1949 he looks the same height than 6'4" John Wayne(in a stage production for charity "what price glory" in Hollywood).And in several films(The guns of Navarone,The sea wolves)and photos he looks about 4 inches taller than his "6 feet" friend David Niven. clark says on 8/Jan/08
Gregory Peck lost a lot of his height as he aged. Time magazine had a pic with him and Jimmy Smits, who is about 6'4, but towered over Peck. No human being can keep their original height when they are in the twilight years. Gregory Peck was of Irish decent, but he was also 1/4 Turkish. And a fabulous human being and actor. daniele says on 15/Nov/07
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this shows three famous italian soccer players of the past('50s)with gregory peck.The tallest player is Carlo Galli "golden head"(1,81 at the official measuration of italian league).
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thank you mark.It's very interesting.For me peak is 1,89 AshnarLynx says on 30/Oct/07
I asked a woman who knows him well and has met him several times about his height. She said he was 189 cm and that he hasn't lost none of his height even as he passed 80. That is really impressive. Gonzalo says on 22/Oct/07
Or maybe more than 8cm. Peck looks 1`90 at least in that pic luca from italy says on 20/Oct/07
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according to me the difference between galli amd peck is 8 cm mark of rome says on 8/Oct/07
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this shows three famous italian soccer players of the past('50s)with gregory peck.The tallest player is Carlo Galli "golden head"(1,81 at the official measuration of italian league). I think that peck was in italy for the movie "vacanze romane". sam says on 24/Sep/07
he was 6 foot 3. even in his final years still seemed this height. Patrick says on 15/Jul/07
Of course! Thanks to "reason" for lighting wise minds as philippe's, Fox's, Josh's and, let's be generous (Ilike him) Viper!
Gregory was of that sort of great and tall actors we miss currently so much!
He was brilliant, very clever and cultured! A Lord in a word; I miss them: Grant, Wayne, Cooper, Bogart, Mitchum, Cagney, Gable Douglas...too long list for those "yesteday", too short for those of today! Tom Welling is the for me, the only one having that "glint" and that presence but I doubt he ever become a star, a "movie star". Peck was one and was tall: not less than 6'3 I repeat. philippe says on 7/Jul/07
I agree with Patrick and Josh:Peck looks near 6'4" at his peak:looking at the famous 1956 movie "Moby Dick"(Peck was just 40 years old), we see Peck standing beside character actor Friedrich Ledebur playing "Queequeg"(89th. mn) ,who we know earlier in the film he is 6'7"(see the 72nd. minute);Peck looks only between 2.5 or 3 inches shorter than the very tall Ledebur.So,Peck at his peak was actually 6'4".sure! Fox says on 23/Jun/07
my grandpa is 6'0 and he had a picture of him and peck in 1975 i believe, peck was 3 inches taller for sure. this guy is 6'3 NO LESS Josh says on 26/Apr/07
PECK LOOKED A LITTLE BIT OVER 6FT 3. MORE 6 FEET 3.5
IN THE GUNS OF NAVARONE HE WAS THE TALLEST A BIT OVER 6 FOOTERS ANTHONY QUINN AND STANLEY BAKER. patrick says on 16/Apr/07
I ALWAYS saw him as being MINIMUM 6'3 and thought long he was 6'4; The fact is he had high shoulders what inclines to see him taller, maybe...Would tower over almost every other actor and looked taller, if my memory serves me right, than Chuck Heston; If he ever was 6'2 , that was after the 70ies; In th eOmen, he still is very tall; remember! crisanto says on 6/Mar/07
in the film Roman Holiday, he towers above Audrey Hepburn who is 5'7". i say he's really 6'3". John says on 4/Mar/07
"Gregory Peck: A Charmed Life" by Lynn Haney says Peck was 6'2". Gonzalo says on 26/Feb/07
Pat, are we talking about the same Gregory Peck? Pat says on 24/Feb/07
I walked past Gregory Peck in a hallway at Caesar's Palace about thirty years ago. He seemed very small to me. I was surprised. Now I am surprised to find that he was 6'3". I think this shows how deceiving all of this sort of thing can be. During the OJ trial I was surprised when he was refered to as big. I had seen him on streets of San Francisco and he had always seemed small. Speaking of the "Streets of Sanfrancisco" - Michael Douglas seemed like a child.
Conversely I shook Nixon's hand when I was in high school. I remember looking up at him. In fact I was probably at least three inches taller than him even then.
If I went by my own eye witness testimony I would believe that Peck (and OJ) were little guys and Nixon was a big guy. Fortunately I have this site to straighten me out. philippe says on 23/Sep/06
I confirm that Peck looks more than 6'3",certainly near 6'4" at his peak.Indeed,in "The big country" he looks one inch taller than 6'3" Heston(especially in the second half of the film);in "The guns of Navarone" he looks 2'5" inch taller than 6'1.5"Quinn and much taller than 6'Niven;in "Cape fear" he looks more than 2 inches than 6'1.5"Mitchum;in "The sea wolves" he looks near 3 inches taller than 6'1"Moore and much taller than 6'Niven and 5.11 Mc Nee.Therefore ,the actual height of Gregory Peck at his peak was near 6'4" rather than 6'3". Faith Ladlow says on 12/Aug/06
I met Gregory Peck many times at parties and fund raisers in Santa Barbara and Montecito. He was at least 6'3" and carried himself with great dignity. Mike says on 25/Apr/06
Peck looked a couple of inches shorter than Jimmy Smits in "The Old Gringo" & Smits is listed as 6'-3"...of course Peck was around 70 yrs old when he appeared in this movie, so he may have lost a few inches of height by that time
Frank2 says on 25/Apr/06
In The Big Country, Heston wears cowboy boots with two inch heels while Peck wears black English riding-style boots with one inch heels. Even then in most shots the two look about the same height. Frank2 says on 24/Apr/06
Omar was 5'10" and wore lifts in McKenna's Gold. Peck was 6'3". Like I said, he was two inches taller than Bob Mitchum in the original Cape Fear. larry says on 24/Mar/06
Peck always looked 6'3" to my eyes. In "McKenna's Gold" he is 4" taller than Omar Shariff (5'11") and 5-6 inches shorter than 6'9" Ted Cassidy. Gonzalo says on 13/Mar/06
I think Peck was 6-3 at his peak. He was taller than everybody else in his movies, except Chuck Connors in The big country. He was a couple of inches taller than Anthony Quinn in The world in his arms and in The guns of Navarone.
Clearly a 1m 90 cm guy Frank2 says on 28/Feb/06
Peck was definitely 6'3" in his younger years. In Cape Fear he looked two inches taller than 6'1" Bob Mitchum. philippe says on 11/Feb/06
looking carefully at the film "the sea wolves", Peck was much taller than Moore who is 6'1. I think the difference was about 3 inches(8 cm).So,the actual height of Peck seems to be 6'4. Anonymous says on 5/Sep/05
I could see why his height is listed as 6'2, which is accuratly correct. Cause in almost all of his movies he weares lifts, even look in Moby Dick. But with his shoes he probably is close to 6'3. But without them, he's just on 6'2. talker says on 1/Sep/05
Peck looked taller than Heston in "the big country".I believe Peck was 6'3" and Heston 6'2". John says on 30/Jul/05
In "The Big Country" Peck looked about an inch shorter than the 6'3 Chuck Heston. Peck was probably 6'2 at his peak. sam says on 31/May/05
Most ever listing (except for a couple at 6'2"), had him at 6'3" when standing straight as a young man. I always thought he looked 6'3" before age took it's toll. Mr.K says on 9/May/05
Gregory Pecks correct height was 187 cm. In America and Britain listed as 6'2". |
