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Ian McKellen Height
Ian McKellen height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)

UK Actor from Lord of the Rings (Gandalf) and X-Men says when asked his height "It depends on whether I'm standing up straight. Probably about six feet".. Granted I think he might have shrunk 1cm since his heyday of about 5ft 11.5, he does hold good posture in photos and on film and knows many a trick when posing - in fact, he has his own technique: "The McKellen Technique"

He's also wise to the tricks of camera's, when asked about his height in regards to X-Men: "Tyler Mane is nearly a foot taller than I am but there was no intention to trick you into thinking otherwise. The camera can, however, give the impression that an actor close to the lens is larger than one who is more distant"

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RampageClover 190.8cm says on 8/Jul/10
Peak Height: 5ft11.5in(182cm)

Height: 5ft10.5in(179cm)
Jimbo says on 13/Jun/10
My Nephew had his photo taken with Sir Ian very recently, don't know what footwear Sir Ian was wearing but my nephew is 183cm to 184cm tall barefoot and he was a good 5cm taller than sir Ian.
No shia! says on 20/Mar/10
Years ago me and a friend used to joke about him being much shorter then Christopher in The Rings series. I mean it was like a 6" height difference. 5'11" tops for this guy.
RisingForce says on 14/Apr/09
Ian is an enigma. Here he really doesn't look much taller than Patrick Stewart who apparently is just below 5-9. Click Here But in this picture he looks 2 inches taller. Click Here You can't really tell if he has elevator shoes either. Click Here He looks 2, maybe 3 inches taller here as well. Click Here So there you see his height fluctuating a couple of inches.

He does look taller than 5-10.75 Orlando Bloom in this series of pictures though. Click Here And even with a slouch he looks about as tall as 5-11ish Jude Law who is standing straight. Click Here Click Here

You can see he looks anywhere from 5-9ish to almost 6 feet, and that's without the use of The McKellen Technique or obvious elevator shoes! Perhaps subtle lifts and his slouch make his height vary so much. I'd say 5-10.5, 5-11 for now.
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