Sam says on 10/Feb/12
Brando and Paul Newman look close in height here:
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JohnnyRB says on 9/Feb/12
Click Here Marlon Brando and 5ft7.5 Frank Sinatra Tom says on 5/Feb/12
Here Brando looks at least two inches shorter than Bob Hope who supposedly was five-foot ten.
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Brando is 5'8.75" peak and 175 pounds. Drake J says on 19/Jan/12
My grandfather once saw him and said that he was not as tall as many people saw him on screen.
He looked taller, because he is just muscular. My grandfather was 177cm.
Marlon Brando was a bit shorter than my grandfather.
Anyway, my grandfather said that he was the only actor with charisma. Other actors had been so boring since Marlon Brando. james says on 25/Dec/11
Rob have James Dean drop to 5'6.5 or Marlon up to 5'9. Just look at any of the pictures of them together!! toby says on 20/Dec/11
brando said he weighed around 170 pounds for most his life, not including when he got fat and went over 200 pounds the shredder says on 28/Nov/11
So whats your guess for the film ? He is clearly more then the 180 guess in A Streetcar . the shredder says on 28/Nov/11
Rob , weight is hard to guess but what would you guess his weight in The Godfather ? ... pre fame his weight was listed 170 and your guess him 180 for A Streetcar ?
[Editor Rob: possibly close, only seen a few clips of movie last year and not seen it for ages] the shredder says on 25/Nov/11
I know its hard to tell 5'8.75 , but I think he looked taller , He pretty much says 5'10 , I know this sounds nuts but I think he can pull off 5'11 in films . toby says on 14/Nov/11
brando had favourable proportions which was one reason he looked taller the shredder says on 7/Nov/11
Rob , check at the book from Peter Manso ... It says the 5
8.75 in it . the shredder says on 4/Nov/11
Rob , does this look 2 inches between him and James ? ... Click Here ... Btw , how tall does the actress look ? ... I say Jimmy should drop under 5'7 or Brando the full 5'9
[Editor Rob: might be more chance of 5ft 9 brando.] the shredder says on 31/Oct/11
Rob , it sounds crazy , but do you think he grew to the full 5'9 ? ... He really looks at least that in movies .
[Editor Rob: yeah it's possible] the shredder says on 28/Oct/11
Rob , Its only .25 , but I don't see him less then 5'9 ... The book with the 5'8.75 is from Peter Manso . the shredder says on 19/Oct/11
Rob , that official with 5'8 is not there anymore ... I think you should replace the saying with the 5'8 measurement ? the shredder says on 19/Oct/11
Rob , that official with 5'8 is not there anymore ... I think you should replace the saying with the 5'8 measurement ? BRANDO JR says on 13/Oct/11
Maybe 5"9" no more because KArl Malden was 6"1 in A Streetcar Named Desire movie and Brando looked shorter than him
Weight probably 177 pounds Mr. Kaplan says on 8/Oct/11
Broderick barely had the edge on Dustin Hoffman, who was never over 5'5". Ask Brad, he met him as a teenager IIRC. Homayoun says on 11/Sep/11
No matter how tall he was,Marlon was so attractive to any one.His character is not repeated. lorne says on 7/Sep/11
Mr. Kaplan says on 11/Aug/11
Broderick was never over 5'6"
WTF? Broderick is 5ft7 flat, minimum.Brando had 3 inches on him.Brando had monsters, while Broderick wore converse. even if Brando's shoes gave 2,5in, he would still be an inch taller.That show's he was a solid 5ft8, at age 66, while waying near 300lbs. Toby says on 24/Aug/11
I don't think 176 or 177 is totally out of the question. But he definitely was under 5'10 which was what he claimed to be. Jay says on 14/Aug/11
Brando clearly shrunk as he got older due to his obesity. He just never looked that short in his prime and couldn't be under 5'9'' peak. In the screentest video does that look like someone below average height? 175-177cm in prime and 170cm as he got older. Mr. Kaplan says on 11/Aug/11
Broderick was never over 5'6". Drunky McDrunkalot says on 11/Aug/11
Joe Polito, who was in 'The Freshman' with him, describes him as 'Very short. He’s about 5-foot-6, I believe. Or 5-foot-7.' That seems too low, but worth noting.
He then later mentions his ' Frankenstein shoes.'
Here's the interview:
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Very odd pic ... We know he was taller then 165cm lol . skep says on 11/Aug/11
what about this picture? Click Here . kim hunter was, according to this site, 1.60m, and jessica tandy 1.63. brando dont look taller than 1.65 here... Bon_ says on 5/Aug/11
Rob, did the 5'8.75 figure appear in his biography book?
[Editor Rob: it was mentioned in a book, someone may say exact title] the shredder says on 4/Aug/11
400lbs is BS ... Maybe 250 lbs in Apocalypse Now and 300 in after . Mr. Kaplan says on 2/Aug/11
You'd be naive to think he wasn't under 5'8.5" when he was 75 and 400 lbs. the shredder says on 26/Jul/11
Rob , do you buy the 5'8.75 measurement ?
[Editor Rob: it's a good possibility] Will says on 25/Jul/11
Marlon Brando was 5-9 tall. Not 5'10" barefoot. Toby says on 13/Jul/11
Indeed. He always looked tall in his movies, even after he started to get fat. the shredder says on 11/Jul/11
He was minimum 5'8.5 in his prime ... He looked taller then He was ... If I did not read on the net that he was Average height , I would have thought he was 6'0 guyfrommars says on 10/Jul/11
He wore thick footwear in every movie he ever appeared in. Looking at publicity photos, he could never be seen without at least 1.5-inches of heels. In The Wild One he wore biker boots with nearly 2-inch heels. In Guys and Dolls he had dress shoes with heels (and maybe lifts). In Mutiny on the Bounty he had 18th century-style boots, with nearly 2-inch heels. Again, 2-inch heeled boots in Reflections in a Golden Eye, and nearly 2 inches on his cowboy boots in The Last Tango in Paris. As Jor-El, he had 3-inch elevation in Superman, and his sandals in Julius Caesar were also a bit "padded". Yet, he still seemed to be quite short next to guys like 6'1" Karl Malden. In Guys and Dolls he's only a bit taller than 5'7" Frank Sinatra, who was famous for wearing lifts. Brando was a 5'8" guy in his prime, who appeared 5'10"ish thanks to his footwear. In older days, he was closer to 5'7". Mr. Kaplan says on 5/Jul/11
He was just too fat to be over 5'7" before he died. He was a strong 5'8", like Rob, at his peak. oli says on 22/Mar/11
judging on the picture with broderick, and the earlier picture which shows the 'special' shoes, which both seem to have been taken on the same day given that he's wearing the same outfit in both pictures, i would argue that he was 5'7.5 at his very lowest, and 5'9, possibly 5'9.5 at his peak, but he obviously has no qualms using certain footwear to increase this figure DMan says on 5/Mar/11
5'8.5 Bon_ says on 18/Feb/11
Today an actor of his reputation would call himself 6' and get away with it.
174-175 cm seems accurate for Brando. Anonymous says on 3/Feb/11
He was a big, muscular guy and had very broad shoulders, making him look a lot bigger than an averagely built 5'9 person. Toby says on 28/Jan/11
I'd say he was about 5'9. Maximum. But shoes(not always lifts, just normal shoes) and a strong muscular build in his early days made him look a fair bit bigger. He was an imposing presence. Will says on 8/Jan/11
Brando was a strong 5'8". More like a very weak 5'9". He was never 5'10" barefoot at all. Mr. Kaplan says on 7/Jan/11
Brando in lifts (confirmed) + Montana being shorter, like, I don't know, 6'3"-6'4"?
Brando was 5'8" but whatever. One of the coolest actors of all-time! Arslan says on 25/Dec/10
Honestly, Brando has NEVER apparead to be even average! I mean, look at him with othr guys in Wild One, On the Waterfront or on the sets of Julius Caesar (particulary a picture found in the book Brando Unzipped) and he was ALWAYS the shorthest one. But can someone explains the difference between the 5'8'' Brando and the 6'6'' Lenny Montana in this picture ?
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Isn't the difference a bit too ... well, short ? guyfrommars says on 3/Dec/10
Brando wore thick 2-inch heeled boots in Reflections in a Golden Eye, based on a behind-the-scenes photo of him on the set. Also, in Last Tango in Paris he had cowboy boots on. He had his ways of adding some extra height. I'm sure he also wore lifts occasionally.
Here's his costume from Superman:
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Those boots have ca. 3-inch heels.
I guess he was a 5ft8 guy, who could come off as a 5ft10 or 5ft11 person on screen. James says on 21/Nov/10
Well he is not short a guy who is in the average height range give or take today.
for his time he was probably bang in the average height range. ilias says on 2/Nov/10
In my opinion and comparing him to sinatra in a picture someone added some time ago, Brando was close to 5'7". Ofcourse this is how he looks at movies and stuff, cause if u see him for example in "Last tango in Paris",
Click Here you can see how tall highheels he was wearing. Bob says on 1/Nov/10
Same height as 5'8" Matthew Broderick
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