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Sam says on 25/Oct/11
According to his biographers Eric Lax & A.M. Sperber, Bogart was 5'8.5", which (if I recall correctly) was cited as measured when he was going into the Navy. He didn't always look quite this mark in photos to me, though close.
lorne says on 23/Oct/11
Bogart was NOT under 5ft8. Sorry people, but his wife was a solid 5ft7, and he was comfortably taller her. Seriously, just look at Parkers pics... No way a 5ft7 guy could look 3 or 4 inches taller than a 5ft7 woman, lifts or not!!!
Personally, I think he was a fraction over 5ft8 from watching his movies, but it can be hard to tell since it is hard enough judging exact height in modern times; much less the 30s and 40s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TruebloodFan says on 17/Oct/11
agreed folks, he did leave an under 5'8 impression. guyfrommars says on 21/Sep/11
"The Tom Cruise of his era" - except that Bogart was actually a good actor, he starred in quality films and wasn't a member of a brainwashing sect. Sam says on 21/Jul/11
Not only does he look taller than Ingrid Bergman thanks to his huge lifts in Casablanca but also looks close to to the height of 6'3" Paul Henreid. guyfrommars says on 10/Jul/11
Logan: No, he was not 5'5", but yes, he was shorter than Bergman in Casablanca. But Ingrid was 5'9" and wore around 3-inch heels. Bogie was 5'7" and even in his lifts, he was shorter than her, so they used different methods to make him look taller: camera angles, have him standing on a box, etc. But Bogart was certainly not 5'5". But he wasn't 5'8" either. I'd say 5'7" barefoot. Reed says on 3/Jul/11
NO WAY 5'8"... 5'6" or 5'7" Mr. Kaplan says on 8/Jun/11
One of the greatest actors of all time, but that doesn't make him taller. He was 5'7". Parker says on 7/Jun/11
Humphrey and 5'8 listed Lauren Bacall
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I don't think Bacall was as tall as 5'8, but I think 5'8 is fair for Bogart. jtm says on 3/Jun/11
he wasn't as short as 5'5 but i think 5'8 is generous. Parker says on 2/Jun/11
I must admit, considering Bogart and Bacall were about the same height, its pretty impressive what lifts and posture can do.
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Logan says on 30/May/11
i've heard that he was actually 5'5'' and while filming Casablanca even with lifts he was shorter then Ingrid Bergman
Both parts of the statement are BS. Here he is with the 5'9 listed Bergman
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ok, he may have been in lifts but it is pretty clear
a) He's not 5'5
b) He's not shorter than her in his lifts.
5'8 is a reasonable estimate for Bogart, maybe a tad shorter. Logan says on 30/May/11
i've heard that he was actually 5'5'' and while filming Casablanca even with lifts he was shorter then Ingrid Bergman...they used a lot of tricks so Humphrey would appear taller Florian Defontaine says on 24/May/11
Humphrey Bogart is the most legendary actor of all times, he's my idol .
cheers, Bogie forever
Florian Defontaine rafa says on 15/Apr/11
Hahah those shoes are funny. He was one guy who maybe was shortish but definetely had charm with women; like Frank Sinatra or Tom Cruise, height has nothing to do with having charm with women. guyfrommars says on 13/Feb/11
Yes, he is at least an inch taller than Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina. But she was closer to 5ft6. Also, Bogart was a lot shorter than 5ft11 William Holden (in reality, closer to 5ft10). He was 5ft8 in his shoes (when not wearing lifts), and 5ft7 barefoot. Matt says on 13/Jan/11
"Aleks says on 26/Feb/10
After watching Sabrina, I am 100% POSITIVE Bogart was the same height as Audrey Hepburn, so he wasn't over 5'7"."
That is not true. Sabrina is one of my favorite movies and I've seen it at least five times. Bogie is AT LEAST an inch taller than Hepburn, likely even more.
Also, 5'8" was NOT the average height for an American male when Casablanca was made, it was between 5'9" and 5'9.5."
And the average height for a Hollywood star at this time was definitely not 5'11"-6'1", it was closer to 5'10". If you take all the actors on AFI's top screen legends, you will find that Laurence Olivier is taller than most of them at 5'10". Shadow2 says on 11/Jan/11
In Bogart's last movie ("The harder they fall" in 1956) he worked with a young actor (and wrestler) named Mike Lane who appeared to be at least 6'8", a foot taller than Bogart. Lane did TV work in the 1960's and 1970's, and looked a maximum 6'6", not 6'8". In the Bogart movie, Lane is even four inches taller than Max Baer (Snr), who was around 6'4". Rob, has Mike Lane ever been mentioned before on this site, and was he made to look taller than his actual height (??) for the Bogart movie? |
