Anonymous says on 10/Mar/10
Bullsh*t if this guy is over 5'10" he looks so small in all his movies.

josh says on 4/Mar/10
what height does he claim?

flash_of_eden says on 21/Nov/09
Rob- Kevin Bacon wasn't in Flashdance. I think you mean Footloose.

Jonathan says on 31/Oct/09
I just saw a news clip of Kevin Bacon next to Al Roker who is supposedly 5'8". Kevin towered over him. Either Kevin Bacon is 6'2" or Al Roker is 5'5". Kevin has to be at least 5'11 the way he towered over Al. Al is listed as 5'8" but is probably actually 5'6" so Kevin is porbably 5'11".

dg says on 30/Jun/09
I saw him several times. 5' 10.5" is correct.

Mathew says on 29/May/09
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I'd go with the ranges of:
Hanks 180 - 182 cm
Bacon 177 - 179 cm
Howard 167 - 169 cm
Harris 173 - 175 cm
I think Bacon is around 5'10" +/- a bit. There are lots of people who think Hanks is a strong 6', I give him a strong 5'11" to a weak 6' tops. Clint Howard, 5'6 +/-. Ed Harris, a weak 5'9" or strong 5'8".

Mathew says on 19/May/09
6'4" for Hanks doesn't even deserve to be taken seriously. Now Kevin Bacon is up to 6'3"!

Anonymous says on 3/May/09
At a swedich talkshow,he was wearing a little uplifting shoes,and he was just about as tall as one of the hosts,Fillip Hammar. And Fillip is not so tall,around 175 cm maybe.

TELLEM says on 25/Mar/09
Mr. R IS 5'11...i doubt the man would be that off...i'll put kevin bacon at 5'9

DjocE says on 24/Mar/09
I Don't know why Mr.R wants absolutely that kevin be 5-8 to 5-9 he is not less than 5-10 at less else he is always on A stepladder in his films :). show us A photo you will be more convincing.

Julio in the city says on 22/Mar/09
He always had cowboy boots on in Footloose and was never seen next to costar Lori Singer without those boots on....she's about 5'10 or 5'11. I'd peg him at 5'9 on a good height day!

Mr. R says on 18/Mar/09
Doug and SD, you are right. Kevin is between 5-8 and 5-9.

TELLEM says on 18/Mar/09
i doubt mr. R would be completely off...he says bacon is between 5'8 and 5'9...so hes got to be around that height

Doug says on 18/Mar/09
Perhaps he is nearer 5'11 then, very surpised. Its just he was towered by the David S. bloke in The River Wild and he is listed at 5'11.5" on here. Bacon was much more than an inch smaller!!

Doug says on 18/Mar/09
Wow, 5 ft 10.5 in really? Can't see it. I always thought Bacon was a 5'8" guy, 5'9" max. He always struck me as a guy a little below average not a little above it.

SD says on 16/Mar/09
I was in London in the fall and ran into him. I am 5'9 and he was substatially shorter than I am. I would say 5'8 is even a stretch. I am actually amazed at how many actors are short. They really do create a different perspective on the big screen!

Fred says on 11/Feb/09
Looks around 5'9.5 or 5'9.75 could be 5'10 but I never seen him in person. Mabey his large face and head (and head shape) add to him seeming shorter?

Mr. R. says on 3/Feb/09
I just went to see "Frost/Nixon" (Great Film!) Everyone is fantastic, but Kevin Bacon gets overlooked. He was VERY good. There are many scenes when he stands close to Frank Langella as Nixon, and he doesn't look that much shorter. Yet, having met both of them, I know that Langella is about 6-2 (Met him at the same time that I met nearly 5-10ish Clooney), not the 6-4 that he used to be billed at. I know people can't accept it, but Kevin Bacon is between 5-8 and 5-9. I met him a few years ago when he was promoting his film about a child molester. Kyra his wife was there too. As we all left, they came out into the lobby, and we were all on level ground. Some people actually gasped when they saw that Kevin was not as tall as he looks on screen. But the Nixon movie proves to me how camera angles, footwear, and body posture can affect our sense of height. If you go to see the film, and I highly recommend it, note how the camera position changes to minimize height differential for several folks.

Ed says on 22/Jan/09
I remember seeing him in a mall when he was filming that movie "Stir of Echoes" in Chicago. I'd say his height looked to be around 5'7" to 5'8". He was wearing gym shoes from what I could tell. Factor in if he normally wears 3" healed cowboy boots that would make him 5'10" to 5'11" with ease.

Sterling says on 31/Dec/08
Kevin's band played in Ocean City, NJ, around August of 2008. A friend of mine had his photo taken with him. My friend is 6' tall. Bacon towered over him. It made me curious, and that's why I looked on this site. Does the guy wear lifts in his shoes?

Jay says on 5/Dec/08
He's between 5'10" and 5'11". The comments about him being 5'9" exist only because Kevin slouches.

DG says on 25/Nov/08
See him in NYC all the time. 5'11" Is a very good estimate.

Josh says on 14/Nov/08
Hes close to 5'11 so 5'10.5 fits perfectly.

William gunther says on 5/Nov/08
Ran into him naked at my club (locker room)
Its a resort and he was doing a gig nearby with his band Five eight to five nine no taller than five nine

Anna says on 14/Oct/08
He looks 5'9-5'10 to me

Carole says on 3/Oct/08
Ok, I am a little shocked that he is supposed to be 5'10. My husband ran into Kevin Bacon and some of his friends at the Sturgis Motorcyle Rally a few years back. My husband is 5'9 and he said Kevin wasn't taller than him. In fact he made a comment that he always thought he would have been bigger.

Chris says on 19/Sep/08
On screen he looks 5'9" to 5'10" to me.

Gago says on 16/Aug/08
I worked on Death Sentence, yes you're right he looked 5'11, but they did a great job making him tall, of course he's the lead. he wore 2 inch heel boots the scenes with Hedlund, that he can manage to look close to him, but otherwise if he stands errect he's 5'9.5.

Mr. R says on 3/Aug/08
Im telling you folks, he is 5-9 on a VERY good day! Has anyone else seen him in the flesh?

Daii says on 2/Aug/08
I watched Death Sentence last night and I would say he is a lanky 5'11, making him look taller because of his body frame. He is at least 5'10 from what Ive seen but I wouldnt say he is quite 6 foot.

Mr. R says on 29/Jul/08
This has always been one of my more controversial sightings. On screen he looks 5-10. I saw he and his wife when they did that child molester movie a few years ago, and he is between 5-8 and 5-9. I wish that I had taken a pic. He was the shortest guy in the theater lobby. I swear this is true.

Alex says on 22/Jun/08
I'd go with at least 5'10. He can look 5'11.

Random Person says on 21/May/08
I thought he looked pretty looked the exact same height as Sean Hayes when he guest starred on Will and Grace. 5'11" is certainly possible.

Chris175 says on 20/Mar/08
i think this guy is a great actor, very good in death sentence recently, cant see him being much less than 179-180

RICHARD says on 19/Mar/08
Looked 5'11 in Friday the 13th.

Charliemoto says on 14/Feb/08
in Death Sentence he looks quite tall about 6'0+ although the shoes look slightly suspect.

KEVIN is 5'11 imo he just doesn't strike me like a short guy except his terrible posture.

dmeyer says on 10/Oct/07
could have been 1 cm more 15 years ago so 5'10.5 looks about 3.25 in on cruise cruise is 5'7 flat also bacon looks 3 in om penn that my 5'7 for penn

dmeyer says on 10/Oct/07
rob are you sure he is that small since he looked 3.5 in taller than cruise in low cut sneakers he is gotta be 5'10.5 or cruise is 5'6.5

KT says on 16/Sep/07
He looked barely shorter than Laurence Fishburne in Mystic River and a bit taller than Charlize Theron (who is about 5'10) in the movie "Trapped".

I think Kevin bacon is 5'11

Adam Brennon says on 29/Aug/07
Looks 5' 9" in "Hollow Man" and 5' 11" in "Mystic River".

MHouillon says on 15/Aug/07
Yeah, more 179cm than 178cm.

Adam Brennon says on 10/Aug/07
He looks like an ordinary, neither short nor tall man. 5'10" seems right.

JanJ says on 31/Jul/07
Defenitely 5'9

with 5'11 campbell scott

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l.t says on 21/Jul/07
I saw Kevin Bacon in nyc with some guy and I will agree to 5'11" can't be much less

timber says on 2/Jul/07
Viper, the 3/Dec/06 post says he has even been referred to as 5-8 in print...but I agree, he's never looked it.

Annon says on 30/Jun/07
OK... I really know. He's about 5-8. I worked out next to him at a gym when he was on vacation and he was eye to eye with me (I'm 5-8 in my tennies). He actually seemed a little shorter than me (probably because he's so tiny).

MD says on 21/Apr/07
He was on The Tonight Show (April 20/21), and was exactly as tall as Jay, who's given 5'11", here. I still think Jay is 5'10", so he's either 5'10" or 5'11" lol

jamaican trudy says on 29/Mar/07
i just saw kevin bacon on walking north on w. broadway in a suit looking very much in a rush. i am 182 cm and was looking down on him. kevin bacon is, in my best estimate, 5''9 tops. on top of this, i was wearing sandals and he was wearing dress shoes (w/ his suit).

dmeyer says on 20/Mar/07
if frank2 say 5'11 then he might be since he is accurate for people 5'10 to 6'1

Anon says on 17/Jan/07
I saw him while he was picking up his daughter at school. He was wearing boots, I'd say he's about 5-11 (definitely below 6 foot). He actually surprised me with his height, but it could be his skinny frame and the fact that he was surrounded by young schoolgirls. Now, if we can only pin down his exact height, then all of Hollywood would be revealed!

Josh says on 16/Jul/06
Well in those pics with Rachel he looks 5'11

The Horse of FUNK says on 7/May/06
"5'10 3/16 - no taller"

Now that's getting a little carried away...

Whatever, Bacon had some good inches over his 5'9 Tremors co-star Fred Ward. I'd say he's probably 5'11. Maybe a little taller, wouldn't be suprised.

Leung says on 4/Apr/06
Kevin Bacon does appear to be 5'11", however with his poor posture it's easy to understand how some people might mistake him for 5'9"

Frank2 says on 2/Mar/06
You mean the 2" shitkickers with the extra two inches hidden inside?

D. Ray Morton says on 2/Mar/06
The final scene in "Mystic River" has Sean Penn (in those 2" shitkickers) at about an inch shorter than Bacon.

"Kevin is EXACTLY five eleven"

Did you measure him?

5'10 3/16" - no taller.

Frank2 says on 2/Mar/06
Kevin is exactly five eleven. I've met him. In the film A Few Good Men he towers over Tom Cruise who for some reason wore normal shoes in that film. Sean Penn is a shrimp. I'd say seeing him from a distance he looked to be only five six, maybe five seven max.

TheMan says on 23/Feb/06
I think it's acutally possible for Bascon to be 5,9 although ive heard himbeing listed as 5,10 everyway.

sam says on 23/Feb/06
Bacon had at least two inches on Sean Penn (probably 2-3 inches) in Mystic River, so if Penn is the 5'8+" that everybody seems to think he is, Bacon may be about 5'10".

Mr. R says on 21/Feb/06
Rob, Rob, why do you persecute me so? H. Fry is telling the truth. I agree that Kevin Bacon LOOKS 5-10, but the truth is he is not even 5-9. When I met he and his wife, I was talking to her, and he was standing directly next to her, not slouching, but looking up, because everyone he was talking to was taller than him!

H. Fry says on 16/Feb/06
Mr. R is totally correct. Ten years ago Kevin Bacon and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, walked into a restaurant where I was singing, and I went up and shook hands and chatted with them after the show. I was standing two feet away from him, so I can tell you for certain that Kevin is ABSOLUTELY NO TALLER THAN 5'8". I wouldn't be surprised if he isn't even a little shorter than that. I am 5'4", and I felt as if I was looking him at exactly his eye level. He is really a little guy!!! He is thin, slight, short, petite, compact, whatever you wanna call it. A great actor, but a small guy. Not a millimeter above 5'8".

[Editor Rob: well, that's some corroboration for Mr R's belief...

I would never picture bacon as ever wearing dodgy footwear, but in films can never see him looking 5ft 8. I'm still inclined to think that Bacon's slouching may give off a shorter image?]

175cm16andgrowing says on 3/Feb/06
the skinny (even though he weighs a lot more than you'd expect)can look 6' sometimes. If not 6'1''. I guess heels and his slim face make him look that tall. I'd say he'S 5'10'' and he's listed as a 5'10''er so I'm happy :D.

Mr. R says on 20/Jan/06
Dear Editor, if you recall, I was the one who said that Kevin Bacon was no taller than 5-9. This pic seems to confirm my sighting, yes?

CoolJ says on 20/Jan/06
Looks to be slouching.. might be 5'9.5-5'10 if he stood up straight

J.J.F says on 19/Dec/05
Think Rob is right on this one with 5'10". You can really only judge this guy by his off screen pics...

mcfan says on 26/Nov/05
I originally had him at 5'11, but I would say he is more like 5'10-5'10.5. Chris Penn was taller than him in "Footloose." He has terrible posture, though.

Mr. R says on 30/Aug/05
DjocE, I am in agreement with you that Kevin looks at least 5-10, if not 5-11 on screen. But I stood right next to him, and at 5-11.5, I was clearly more than 2 inches taller. I do think that they give him shoes in his scenes, but that he doesn't do this in his real life. I stand by my 5-8.5 sighting.

DjocE says on 29/Aug/05
I am not agree with you Mr R even if you tell to have seen him. I really think that kevin Bacon's height was near to 5ft10, if we think that gary of oldman height was 5ft10 and I think it too, so kevin bacon is absolutely not 5ft8.5 because in the film " criminal law " kevin is taller than gary oldman 0.5, and I' m sure he doesn' t wear lift.

as Anonymous I think is height is 5ft10.5 (179cm)

Mr. R says on 3/Aug/05
Well Anonymous, again, I stood right next to Kevin Bacon on solid ground at a movie screening. I would never believe him to be under 5-10 myself, but I saw him. He was pretty much the shortest man standing in the lobby, and my 5 foot friend remarked as to how short he was. At his tallest, Kevin Bacon is 5-9, but probably closer to 5'8.5". I stand by my direct eyewitness account.

MHouillon says on 2/Aug/05
There's a pic of Kevin and 5'8.5 Paul Newman. He's towering him clearly. Even if Kevin wears Lifts (which I don't think) (if someone claimes he does, I'd say Paul Newman wears Lifts too) he's not under 5'10 for sure. 5'10-5'11.

Anonymous says on 2/Aug/05
LOL at you, Mr.R. ! Mr. Klaus is right, "everything under 5'10" is totally nonsense." Look at him and his proportions in "Wild things". If he where 5'8.5" and using lifts to look 5'11", his beltline would be in an unnatural height, which isn´t. In fact he´s 5'10.5". Believe it. Only because you know everybody in Holy-shit-wood does not mean, that you can estimate a height of a person standing in front of you quite well. Don't missunderstand me, I don't disrespect you, but your height-estimations quite strange sometimes. Have a nice day everybody.

P.S. Hi, Rob, 5'10.5 (179cm) is realistic for Kevin !!!

McFan says on 20/Jul/05
He looks like at least 5'11 unless he's wearing lifts that he's somehow concealing.

Mr. R says on 5/Jul/05
LOL back at you Mr. Klaus. I saw Kevin last December and stood next to him. I am 5'11.5", and he was at least 2 inches and more shorter than I. My friend, who is 5'1" noted that he was pretty short. Could he have been wearing strange footwear when you met him? Soon, I will buy a digital camera so that I will have physical proof to back up my assertions!

Mr. Klaus says on 5/Jul/05
Lol Mr. R when I saw Kevin Bacon two years ago, he looked 5'11, I'm 6'1" and Bacon wasn't much shorter than me, 5'10"what he is listed here is possibe, but under it is tottaly nonsense.

[Editor Rob: the best estimate is if you are 1 foot from bacon...I've no idea how far you or Mr R was away from him]

Mr. R says on 5/Jul/05
I said it before, and I'll say it again: I met Kevin last year, and he is about 5'8.5". I know he does not look like this on screen, but I saw him on level ground with regular heeled shoes.

Drew says on 3/Jul/05
I recently saw him on Will and Grace and he was exactly as tall as Sean Hayes (actor playing Jack), who's 5'11".

Ball-A-Hallic says on 2/Jun/05
Damn I always thought Bacon was like 6'2 or 6'3 b-cause he's so thin and wirery I never noticed him being 5'10 but I guesse since hes so thin that makes him look tall.

Mr. R says on 26/Apr/05
I said it before, and I'll say it again. I met Kevin last year on level ground, with me in regular heeled shoes, and him in boots. At his tallest he comes close to 5-9, but he is no taller than 5-8.5.

who? says on 10/Apr/05
to the editor: I don''t know if I had put my name on the last message, where I said that Lori Singer could be 6', and about dat Gena Davis downgraded herself once..but anyway, please put it on the comments-sectiuon and here that Cool can read it, thanks.

Who? says on 10/Apr/05
Oke, but that doesn't prove he is under 5.10.. Maybe Lori Singer is 6', and downgrades herself, I'm not saying that it is so, but I know Geena six foot davis did it by two inches one time... But maybe Bacon grew a little after 1984 (not likely??) and has schrunk now a bit...
I must see that movie again...

Lmeister says on 22/Mar/05
Hell that Bacon...His height varies so much maybe 'cause of slouching, camera angles, lifts?...whatever...

Maybe these pics will help to determine his height. Now I really started doubting him being 5'10''...
http://www.foxmovies.com/pictureperfect/perfectpictures.html

J. says on 22/Mar/05
What do you know?! Aging movie stars and rap stars boost their height alike! :-) Kevin Bacon? 6'0"? That's funny. He's somewhere from an even 5'8" or maybe CLOSE to 5'10". He and Wycelf are the same height. I'll try to post some pictures of those two. Also, he's extremely thin and lanky which makes him seem tall at times.

Mr. R says on 21/Mar/05
Okay Rob, you knew it was coming. I saw Kevin Bacon last November at a screening of The Woodsman. On flat ground, even with spiky hair, Kevin was no taller than 5'8.5". I know its crazy, but my neighbor who was with me would confirm it.