Sepeteus says on 2/Sep/10
Just about anybody looks short next to Arness heh.. I have been wondering which is the tallest one, James Arness vs Michael Conrad, ( Hill Street Blues). Look at the video, starting at 1:20, when they stand next to each other. Michael Conrad says to be 6ft 3, which is ridiculous, of course. He towered everybody at the Hill Street station, as we remember. Minimum 6ft 6" is closer to the truth.
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Linda says on 28/Jun/10
You're right Stephen. I've met Dennis Weaver (Chester) and he is over 6 ft. tall. He looks short next to Arness!! Stephen says on 14/May/10
James Arness was much taller than 6'3". He did a movie called Big Jim McClain with John Wayne who is 6'4" and he towered above him. Cliff says on 2/May/10
James Arness was probably about 6'3". William Hopper who played Paul Drake on Perry Mason was 6'2"(he mentions that in one of the episodes. He is in a Gunsmoke episode and standing face to face with Arness and he is no more than an inch shorter than James Arness. The best way to judge heights is look at the people around them. I am 6'6" without shoes and I have met many people over the years that are my height and would say ther were as much as 6'8"-6'9". A lot of tall people lie about their height-especially celebs and sports figues. The most exaggerated height claim was by Andre the Giant - probably around 6'8" instead of the 7'4" claim. longfoot says on 2/Mar/10
Hey all you guys arguing about tall. Im a bit above avg at 6'1 tsll but how about the short dudes? I got a couple of buds both less than 5'5 tsll. I kinda toy with them, let them wear my size 15 and 16 boots, then I give it to em. I know Im gonna pin but thass how I like it. Alex5 says on 27/Dec/09
Arness looks, visibly, huge. I think some people just appear taller than others irrespective of actual height and Arness is certainly one of them. Extremely long legs. Anonymous says on 24/Oct/09
The movie with John Wayne and James Arness, in Hawaii, was "Big Jim McClain". Jim says on 13/Oct/09
Clint Walker is 6'6" and James Arness is 6'7". adam says on 13/Aug/09
Correct Frank. He was about the same height as Clint Walker and about an inch taller than Rock Hudson. Frank2 says on 10/Aug/09
Arness was 6'7". I saw him many times. I felt like a Munchkin next to him. yoyo says on 9/Aug/09
looks 6ft6, 6ft7.5 with cowboys shoes(4cm lift).. Frank2 says on 27/Jul/09
This crap about John Wayne being shorter reminds me of a story.
Many moons back when I was working at Universal, the tour tram happened by and I heard the tour guide tell the people that the big sound stage they had stopped in front of housed the TV series "McMillan and Wife." The tour guide then went on to add that Rock Hudosn was really not tall at all, that he was average height and the studio made him look big. At that very moment, the stage door flung open and out walked Rock Hudson, all 6'5" of him. I heard the crowd on the tram stirring as flash cameras went off. One woman shouted "You're tall! See! I was right! He's not short!" I looked over and the tour guide was looking the other way tapping on the shoulder of the driver to move on. As the tram sped off, Hudson exclaimed "What the hell was that all about?" I told him that the tour guide had informed the people that he was not tall, but average height and it was all done with smoke and mirrors. Hudson said something like "Maybe he needs glasses or better yet, they need to hire tour guides with a f------g brain!"
John Wayne was 6'4" prime. The last time I saw him which was in 1975 he was still 6'4".
By the way, Wayne was not balding. Without his toupee, with the exception of some hair on the sides and the back, he was a chrome dome. So perhaps the person you saw wasn't the Duke.
Wayne lived in Newport Beach a house on a knoll with his own private dock where he parked his converted mine sweeper The Wild Goose. LunarRay says on 26/Jul/09
Re: John Wayne. Many years ago I saw this fellow with very short hair balding as we do with sun glasses and walking in 'deck shoes'. It was in Newport Beach and he was just leaving a boat there as was I. He had on a pull over T shirt on and was quite heavy. I asked him a question regarding the boat traffic going so dam fast and with his response I knew it was John Wayne... I was about 6' 2" at the time and had similar foot wear on.. there could not have been any difference in height twixt us and the reflection from a portal confirmed this.. I had always thought him to be very much taller but alas there it is.. although he'd aged by this time he was a solid 6' 2" at this time... guess he'd of been 70 ish..
I was invited to a US Marshall's luncheon attended by James Arness who seemed crippled and didn't move about much but there is no doubt he was taller than I by I'd estimate 3 inches when he did stand and stretched to shake the hand of a lady next to me.. he was old then... circa 1985 as I recall... Anonymous says on 16/Jun/09
Watch hondo and youll see he has 2 inches on the duke.
6ft4-5 without cowboy boots. |
