Lenad says on 17/Nov/09
Actually I was looking at some photos and he doesnt look over 6ft1 anymore

Hugh 191cm says on 2/Nov/09
Thank you Lenad, couldnt agree more.

Ace says on 22/Oct/09
I agree with Lenad, he looked over 6`1 in his prime.

PJ says on 9/Oct/09
Met him Upstate NY on a few occasions over a number of years. 6'1 at his peak, barely 5'10 a year ago, but he's approaching 80!

Lenad says on 22/Sep/09
This guy should be given a peak height of 187cm or at the very least 186cm

Hugh 191cm says on 18/Sep/09
Closer to 6ft2 peak

Hugh 191cm says on 18/Sep/09
6ft1.75 peak??????

Anonymous 2 says on 29/May/09
Window, James Earl Jones is 78 years old. No doubt he shrunk.

Rusty says on 15/May/09
Wow, I was watching Conan the Barbarian with the audio commentary and Ahnuld said this guy was 6'4".

Window says on 9/Mar/09
I've eaten dinner with him. His son is shorter than I am, and he is shorter than his son, and I'm 5'10".

RP says on 12/Feb/09
Run into him several times upstate NY. I'm 6'1.5" and he was barely up to my eyes. Definatley agree with the poor posture statement tho

Hugh says on 25/Jan/09
6ft1.5-6ft2 peak?

glenn says on 16/Dec/08
i agree.

deepestvoice says on 16/Dec/08
Glenn, I can't remember the play, but it was years ago and on TV he looked around 6'2-6'3 at least on the stage

glenn says on 1/Dec/08
well,you know,im a dummy,i saw him 2 years ago.i forgot.seemed barely over 6ft.in poor health and posture.

glenn says on 30/Nov/08
i thought he was 6-3 myself in 1990.but he does or can look as low as 6-1.

adam says on 30/Nov/08
Arnold Said in the CONAN - THE BARBARIAN commentary that Jones is 6-4. That wasn`t the case but I would say he is more than 6-1. He looked even taller than Arnold and he was taller than Costner.

Hugh says on 20/Oct/08
6ft3 seems a bit of a stretch for James. Granted he did give the illusion of being that tall due to his large frame. He could've been 6ft2 20 years ago though.

Hugh says on 9/Oct/08
He was a little taller than Costner who I'd say at that time was 186-187cm. 6ft2 might've been his peak height.

Ed(1) says on 1/Oct/08
Jones looked a good 1.5-2inches taller then Harrison Ford in both Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, so I would've guessed 6ft1-6ft2! 6ft1 sounds good, but then Ford would need a downgrade.

Hugh says on 21/Sep/08
James was 1-2cm taller than Costner. 187-188cm. Big Guy.

Hugh says on 20/Sep/08
6ft2ish?

D-lurker says on 17/Oct/07
If you listen to the commentary on the DVD of "Conan the Barbarian"..Arnold actually states, 6ft4 as james height..he really isn't that much shorter than sven ole thorsen in the movie, unless he was given lifts!.

John says on 16/Dec/06
I work for the company that service's James Earl Jones house. I been there and met him. The guy is 6'1. Im 5'10 and he is taller than me.

Rub says on 10/Sep/06
I met him at the Baseball Hall Of Fame, definitely appeared the same height as my roughly 5"11 brother, but he is pretty old.

Glenn says on 5/Sep/06
Appeared 6-3 when I was 18.

Anthony says on 4/Sep/06
I always thought he was, like, 6'3, but I think that's because of his big build as well as the fact he has a very impsing and thus larger than life presence onscreen. Badass actor as someone said, definitely one of my favorites.

D. Ray Morton says on 8/Aug/06
Great pics.

D. Ray Morton says on 1/Aug/06
Thanks, Rob. Interesting piece.

D. Ray Morton says on 31/Jul/06
Rob, what is the source of that quote?

He looked slightly taller than Kostner in Field Of Dreams. JEJ is a badass. One of the greatest.

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Editor Rob says on 30/Jul/06
Recently in interview, "I’m 6-1 and know nothing about sports"

Elio says on 13/May/06
In my own personal observations of his movies, I suspect James Earl Jones was taller than 6'1"... certainly 15+ years ago. More in the 6'2"+ range.

Frank2 says on 26/Mar/06
When I worked with him back on the film Swashbuckler he was at least 6'1". They had to put lifts in Robert Shaw's boots so he wouldn't look that short next to him. Jones was about Kevin Costner's height in Field of Dreams.