glenn says on 21/May/08
yeah,there is a slight hill and my footwear was thick.thats why we cant always trust pics.

Clay says on 21/May/08
It is definitely strange how he lookd .5 of an inch shorter than Glenn on the right, and then 2 inches taller on the left. Goes to show how much posture/angle/footwear comes into play.

Hooch says on 28/Apr/08
He's big muscles make him look a bit taller and his quite big neck makes him look a bit shorter, so my guess is 5'9.5''. Great artists!

glenn says on 2/Apr/08
i agree.i see 2 inches.his true height.i did an experiment with my footwear and posture.and it worked.

Ian says on 2/Apr/08
Looks 5ft10 on the left and 5ft 8 on the right.

Danimal says on 1/Apr/08
Mark D. says on 31/Mar/08
It's obvious it's not lifts. Rollins seems like a dude that would hit someone
for saying he wore lifts. Heh. It's clear he's not only slouching in the pic
to the right, he's almost bending forward at the waist a little bit. On that
left picture, you can see his back is straight & Glenn is standing straight,
also. So that would be most accurate. So clearly, he's about an inch taller.

Actually, that's more than an inch. I say up to 2" taller than Glenn on the left.

Mark D. says on 31/Mar/08
It's obvious it's not lifts. Rollins seems like a dude that would hit someone
for saying he wore lifts. Heh. It's clear he's not only slouching in the pic
to the right, he's almost bending forward at the waist a little bit. On that
left picture, you can see his back is straight & Glenn is standing straight,
also. So that would be most accurate. So clearly, he's about an inch taller.

glenn says on 31/Mar/08
you have the order reversed silver.

Silver says on 31/Mar/08
glenn did you wear lifts in the second pic ;)? or did he wear lifts in the first pic?

Viper says on 31/Mar/08
I think both these photos dont show his true height. Danimal, I need to start watching his show on IFC. The guy is a great interviewer. His writing letters segment to people his hillarious.

glenn says on 29/Mar/08
no trickery for rollins.i explained it all.thats how photos are decieving in 2003 pic.

Anonymous says on 29/Mar/08
Looks a solid 5'9" to me. I could buy 5'9.5" if he's just one of those guys who doesn't care.

Danimal says on 29/Mar/08
Yes, he has lost WEIGHT. More specifically, he has lost SIZE (MASS/BULK). He was at his all-time largest in the mid-late 90's (over 2000 pounds). He began cutting down in 2000-2001 (he claimed he was down to 190-195 on Howard Stern at that time) and has lost even more size in the last 3-4 years (a considerable amount).

Glenn, I have read 5'11" for Henry. NO idea why he only claims 5'9" for himself though.

As for the 5'8.5" guy who just posted, who claims he towered Henry. You SIR are a typical insecure celebhight guy who wants to be bigger than others in order to feel superior. I've seen your kind on here for 3.5 years.

klem says on 28/Mar/08
I doubt they stand at the same level in the first photo, if you look at the two men in the background, the right is also unusually taller.
Thinking about the quote from above, i doubt this guy would try to give taller impression. People who try to look taller woulnd talk about themselves as being short... They would even try to avoid height topics.

daniel says on 28/Mar/08
charlie, maybe glen's wearing training shoes (which give us around 3cm) in the right corner picturer

sam says on 27/Mar/08
I'd buy 5'10" in the morning for Henry, based on the new picture.

Charliemoto says on 27/Mar/08
k so what the hell happened there?

176-177cm to the left - 172-173 on the right.....

i cant say Glenn lost height or Rollins enhanced his shoes....

Glenn - shoes don't have to be THICK to have enhancements ;)

to me Rollins got a lean build but he's not taller than 173cm.

i smell trickery (rollins).

Brah says on 27/Mar/08
Even non-slipon Vans do not give alot at all. When I last went shoe shopping, I choose one of the thicker models because I have wide feet. These ones give about 1 inch. And after months of wearing them, they have compressed, and only give 0.75" inch now.

MickeyD says on 27/Mar/08
I met Henry a few weeks ago.. he's 5ft8 MAX. I towered over him and I'm 5ft8 1/2 and like 5ft10 with boots..

klem says on 27/Mar/08
Danimal says on 26/Mar/08
Hank has lost SOOOOOOOOO weight it's crazy! This man was HUGE in the late 90's. He looks the same size as he did in his early Flag Days now (early 80's). He must not be hitting the iron like he used to.

From what i read in interviews and videos on youtube, he still workouts regulary, but he is 47 and in great shape for his age, being much bigger could cause him health problems.
Anyway Black Flag one of the greatest bands, these guys were really into music, they toured 10 months a year playing everyday where they could, they were real hardcore punk.

miles smiles says on 27/Mar/08
He has lost weight, huh? He was ripped and cut when I saw him in the 90's. Always looked 5-9ish. He's got a stellar taste in music.

RICHARD says on 26/Mar/08
Always looked 6' to me

glenn says on 26/Mar/08
ive read 5-10.5.judgeing by my new pic with no tirckey involved(pavement,thick shoes, forced posture)he is that in the morning.

Danimal says on 26/Mar/08
Hank has lost SOOOOOOOOO weight it's crazy! This man was HUGE in the late 90's. He looks the same size as he did in his early Flag Days now (early 80's). He must not be hitting the iron like he used to.

UNK says on 26/Mar/08
Depends what kind of Vans - classics, slip-ons, old skools give .55" like Rob says.. However, they make hundreds of other styles that give more than the .55".

James says on 26/Mar/08
In the left pic looks 5ft10 in the right picture 5ft8 hmmmmm?

Klem says on 26/Mar/08
He is 5-9 like he claims, he looks it too in photos with black flag's other members. He is the last person to lie about hes heigt... Glenn is 5-8 out of bed and Henry is 5'10 only out of bed.

Anonymous says on 5/Mar/08
Just met and hung out with him earlier tonight. Awesome guy. He was an inch shorter than myself, so 5'9" even. No more, no less. He was wearing Vans, which added maybe an inch. I did notice when taking a picture with me, he stiffened up a lot. He's probably 5'9.5" in the morning. 5'9" throughout the day.

Danimal says on 2/Mar/08
One thing about Henry is that he is criminally modest about every he does and is. I've admired him since I first heard about him in the early 90's. If anyone hasn't already, check out the infamous "Get In The Van". It will change your life and you will have a new found respect for the man.

chris175 says on 1/Mar/08
yeah i know danimal its weird, i guess some people just dont really know their exact height, straight out of bed i bet this guy is 5-10, but then again my dad is 47 and has lost about half an inch of height...

glenn says on 1/Mar/08
i dont know.he does look barely 5-9 at first glance until he straightens out.unless he is being modest and or downgraded himself to chime in with all the short talk about him.5-9 could also be his late evening height.if you heard 5-11,then 5-10.5 it is.another,once again,5-10.5 guy,(stallone,colin farrel jackie chan),looking short.he claimed what on the internet? 5-9.25?

Danimal says on 1/Mar/08
Glenn, I agree with you. I've even read as high as 5'11", but why then does HE claim he is only 5'9". If he claims he is 5'9", I doubt he is taller than that today at 46-47.

GSP says on 29/Feb/08
I dont get get. He looks no taller than you at all in the pic above. How could a 5'10 man look then same as or under someone who wakes at 5'8?

Nas, Kinese, now rollinjs....these guys all claim 5'8 5'8 and 5'9 yet according to glenn they are all 5'10.?/

This is getting out of hand.

So all of these celebs are downgrading themselves by at least an inch? I mean this in the nicest possible way but Glenn have you been measured by a doctors stadiometer?

glenn says on 29/Feb/08
henry is indeed 5-10.like i said i read 5-10.5 in the past.i just obtained another pic with him tonight and i even thought initially he was in the 5-8.5,5-9 range like i originally thought.this time,i relaxed my posture and had flatter footwear,and he straightened out in the pic like dmx,and voila,5-10.he had vans on.again,like other 5-10 men,they can look shorter.ala stallone.above pic i had pavement advantage,thicker footwear and broomstick up arse posture thats not always noticed.that can distort things.as for him saying lower,then thats his evening height i suppose.

RedSonya says on 20/Feb/08
I met Rollins last year. I'm 5'8" and he was a couple of inches taller than me. So I'd say the 5'9"/5'10" range is right. He is smaller than you'd think (but still hot).

Anonymous says on 30/Oct/07
i enjoyed the comment from the guy saying he's 5'10.5, and that henry is 5'7 because henry came up to his chin. um, that would make henry 5'2-5'3.5, depending on the size of your head, so your perception is WAY off.

dave says on 26/Oct/07
Nice guy or not he definitely doesn't look any taller than you Glenn. If he was 5'9.5 this picture is sure an illusion.

glenn says on 20/Aug/07
uso? he told me he realised his fans were his bread and butter.i told him i heard he was a dick and i was afraid to get a negative reaction from him when first meeting him.he was great.

Danimal says on 20/Aug/07
He's definitely mellowed out over the years and works for USO nowadays.

glenn says on 19/Aug/07
he also treated fans and autograph dealers like **** for years too.he admitted it to me.the ugly stories i heard were true.i also read 5-10.5 for him too.i buy 5-9.5.

Danimal says on 18/Aug/07
Henry is VERY honest. If he says 5'9.2", then that is EXACTLY what he is then. No more use debating it. Henry is BRUTALLY honest about everything. I've chatted with him via email many times. Great guy.

Sjbrown says on 18/Aug/07
I heard he's 5'8 and 2/3 I emailed him to ask him and he measuered himself and said that hes 5'9 and 1/5. I still think that he's 5'8 and 2/3 because I saw him on tv once, standing next to a wax figure of Elvis who was 6' 0½. I eyeballed it and I'm pretty sure I'm correct.

Danimal says on 8/Aug/07
Henry personally answers his own emails if you go to his website. That's his personal email address, as well as his phone number on there. We correspond with each other by email. He's as real and down to earth as you can get.

Jason says on 8/Aug/07
Weightlifting in moderation (i.e. for health) is good for you, nobodies disputing that. Heavy lifting, regardless of form, isn't as good for you, though...

Anonymous says on 7/Aug/07
Just to chime in on the weightlifting thing: Lifting does not make you shorter. If anything, it gives you better "natural" posture, especially deadlifts, since they strengthen your traps. Sure, it may accelerate your natural height loss for the day, but there is no permanent damage done from proper lifting; in fact, it's very healthy for you, and actually increases bone density, as someone has already mentioned. It's when people who don't know what they're doing, like using improper form on exercises like the deadlift and squat, end up herniating the discs in their backs, and then claim that doing these exercises are dangerous. Personally, after reading this site, I've realized that I lose about 1/2" after a workout with heavy squats, yet in the morning I'm right back at 182cm.

NancyStrangler says on 21/Jul/07
I saw Rollins in 2003 in NC. Im about 6' tall, maybe just shy. I was much taller than he was. He was slouching slighty, but I'd have to say hes about 5'7'' or 5' 8''. No way is he almost 6'. I had half-a head on him.

Leung says on 1/May/07
5’9” sounds right, he looks that height in all his movies. Even though Rollins usually only does small parts in movies he is a cool actor.

Some Musician says on 14/Jan/07
Toured with him at one point in the 90's. I'm between 5'11 - 6ft, and more often than not he appeared to hover around 5'10". I think he's taller than 5'9. While built, he's not broad.

Glenn says on 23/Nov/06
The photo came out that way,but I remember he had an inch on me.

Markus says on 22/Nov/06
Glenn looks the same height or even half an inch taller in my opinion.
Looks like his head is small too, just look at the length between his chin and his eyebrows, and compare it to Glenns.

manicpanic says on 8/Nov/06
ill buy 5'9.
probably like 5'9.5" 5'9.75" in the morning. so he rounds up to 5'10
sometimes. Makes sense to me.

Glenn says on 8/Nov/06
I read 5-10.5 in a newspaper.I know it doesnt look it in the pic,but I noticed he was slightly taller than me.

Danimal says on 7/Nov/06
He's been listed at short as 5'6" and as high as 5'11", but from his own mouth, he's 5'9". The man is known to be one of the most honest guys around. I believe him. He's 5'9" and between 190-195 pounds according to him, as of 2001 (he looked heavier in 1997).

Glenn says on 7/Nov/06
He's 5-9.

LuckyLuciano says on 19/Oct/06
I saw Black Flag AT LEAST 20 times he is 5'7". He wears "sensible" shoes that accentuate his height and has very good posture.

Jim says on 9/Sep/06
Yep, I saw him in Vancouver a few years back, and he was talking about how somebody said on the radio he wouldn't box him or something. "Why not?" Rollins replied, "I'm like, five nine..."

Glenn says on 5/Sep/06
No,Im serious Danimal and Sf.my friend LOOKS like he lost some.he claimed 5-10.5 but now looks 5-9.

Colin says on 4/Sep/06
Absolutely no taller than 5'7. He played Atlanta in 1999 and my wife and met him after the show. I JUST went to the doctor two days ago and was certified 5'10.5. Rollins was barely up to my chin and we took pictures. This guy is 5'7 and not an inch taller.

Danimal says on 29/Aug/06
They say that lifting weights can stunt one's growth when the bones are still growing. Besides, it's possible your friend originally measured himself in the morning and then at night and was shorter as a result and besides, he could have lost an inch for many other reasons. Maybe he has bad posture and a slight curvature of the spine?

sf says on 28/Aug/06
I still wonder if Glenn was straightend up if he wouldn't be a tad bit taller than Rollins. Plus, they're basically side by side, almost the exact pose with their left shoulders both in front slightly, so I think this is a good picture for comparison. If Glenn is 5'7 and 1/2 or so, hard to give Rollins any more than that.

And, weightlifting does NOT make you lose height. Proper weightlifting strengthens your muscles and makes your bones more dense over time - they are actually thicker and stronger. Even squats, done correctly, will not make you lose height. With proper squating you are arching your back and not putting that much weight on your back.

[Editor Rob: no idea on pavement here, sometimes on sidewalks you could have swing in height one way or other]

Glenn says on 28/Aug/06
Whats weird Danimal is that its suppossed to be a myth,but my weight lifting friends coincendently or not,lost an inch.

Danimal says on 28/Aug/06
Lmeister, since when does lifting weights make you lose height. I've been lifting weights for years. In fact, lifting weights is great for your posture and strengthens your bones.

D. Ray Morton says on 28/Aug/06
It's finally here! Awesome.

Lmeister says on 28/Aug/06
I think nowadays he is around 5'8''. 5'9'' in his youth heck he could have been even 5'10'', but pumping iron makes U lose height. He looks little bit taller in older pics maybe, 'cause he wasn't so built in the 80's...

Glenn says on 26/Aug/06
He seemed 5-9.I read a bizzare 5-10.5 once.pictures and posture can trick.as we know with Sly.

sf says on 26/Aug/06
ooh this is a tuffy. Beside Glenn, I wouldn't give him much taller than 5'7" cause I think Glenn would be a little taller if he straighened out.

Editor Rob says on 26/Aug/06
Here is the picture of Glenn with 'big' Henry.

Danimal says on 18/Aug/06
Glenn, where is the pic!!!!!!???

Glenn says on 17/Aug/06
I read 5-10.5 once.

Danimal says on 16/Aug/06
I agree. He's 5'9". If anything he may have rounded up a bit, but I doubt it. He weighs 190-195 these days (not as built as he was in 1997), but still is in great shape for 45 years old.

Pavlo says on 16/Aug/06
I was at american university when he was doing a standup act, and clearly remember him saying "though he was short man, 5'9, he will be remembered for..." refering to himself.
I never had a chance to stand next to him, but hes no shorter than 5'7. He's an honest man so leave it 5'9

Danimal says on 1/Aug/06
Maybe he's not tall, but the man is built like a mother, or at least was until the early 2000's.

sickdiculous says on 1/Aug/06
I recently met him and he was an inch or two taler than me, I'm 5'6.
He is way smaller in person.

TNTinCA says on 8/Apr/06
He looked to be about 3 inches shorter than Keanu Reeves in Johnny Mnemonic. Keanu I believe stands at 6'1". That would put Henry at around 5'10". Maybe with the right footwear, that could have added the extra inch. Or he really is 5'10".

Glenn says on 10/Mar/06
He is 5-9.photo coming.

joel fatal says on 9/Mar/06
when i met him i towered over him and i'm 5' 8''.

Former Punk Girl says on 15/Jan/06
I met him. Here in San Francisco. On O'Farrell Street with the VERY TALL Joe Cole. Joe filmed me. I was EYE-TO-EYE with Rollins. I'm 5'4". He's a short guy. I would say he's most likely 5'5", and he's got the thickest neck I've ever seen.

CelebHeights Editor says on 22/Aug/05
From Rolling Stone, 1999, "I'm not that buff actually. I'm 5' 10"

Shamus says on 8/Aug/05
I too have met Henry, I'm 5'10" and we pretty much stood eye-to-eye...he's pretty muscular so that might tend to make him look a little bigger/taller

J. says on 14/Apr/05
[when asked if he's ever been mistaken for another famous Rollins]:

"What?" he asks "Like Sonny? One time I got fan mail from a guy, and I told him I was white and five-foot something, not a six-foot-two, black tenor man. He actually had photos of Sonny Rollins he wanted me to autograph." [when asked if he's ever been mistaken for another famous Rollins]
(http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/16/1050172646392.html)

LG says on 28/Mar/05
A good friend of mine and I have both met Rollins at seperate times, and we can't agree on his height; my buddy insists Rollins is 5'6 or so, I'd say 5'9 or 10 is about right. I'm just shy of 6'1, and while I was taller than Rollins, I didn't tower over him.