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S. Brown says on 3/Feb/10
I saw Richard Harris on an afternoon TV talk show about 25 years ago, in which he said people thought he was tall because of the type of rolls he played. However, he said, he was 5' 10". It might have been the Merve Griffin show. I don't see why the man would have lied.
Hugh 190-192cm says on 15/Jan/10
Taller than roger Moore in wild geese. Definitely looking 6"1-6"2 there adam2 says on 1/Jan/10
5-11 prime. All Hail 191cm says on 13/Dec/09
A weak 6ft 1in then Hugh 190cm says on 21/Nov/09
186cm in the Harry Potter movies next to 185cm Alan Rickman. ALso 187cm in Patriot Games. Looked more 183-184cm in The Field. I'll settle on 6ft0.75 for this guy. Hugh 191cm says on 7/Oct/09
Ok I'll settle on 6ft0.75 but I still maintain he appeared 186-187cm beside a THEN 6ft0.5 harrison ford in patriot games. peteyork says on 31/Aug/09
Still think Harris was 6 or 6'1. He does look shorter than Moore. The Mary Deare he was played short for the part, just like sportinglife they played him tall. He was not 5'11 or 6'4 thats just the movies. peteyork says on 31/Aug/09
It is funny the clip Frank2 talks about, he says cooper was ill, so shorter than he used to be. Yet he is the same size as heston, 6'3. Also Harris roughly comes half way between cooper eyes and the top of his head. Which would put him the top end of 6. Also when he is knock to the floor it looks like he had no shoes on. Could it be Harris is playing what is supposed to be a little weasel guy who is meant to look small. Mister Lennon says on 25/Aug/09
I really think that Harris was more in the 6' range than in the 5'11. adam says on 24/Aug/09
5-11 really surprises me. I find it hard to believe that he was under six feet. Or then you have an axe to grind with Richard too. You went to the fields of gold with him too? And you LOST? He probably had bigger chest than you... I truely believe so. Did you touch his chest? adam says on 23/Aug/09
Could be true! Harris was 1-2 inches shorter than Gene Hackman (at least 6-2) in UNFORGIVEN.
It amazes me how Harris has been descibed as high as 6-4! Frank2 says on 20/Aug/09
Harris wasn't slouching nor was the camera playing tricks. Harris was 5'11". He was a big man. Broad shoulders with a tapered waist which made him appear taller. Plus Harris wore lifts in some of his films. I'm sure he wore lifts in CAMELOT. And even then, he and 5'10" Vanessa Redgrave looked about the same height in the wide shots. When they went in for a closer angle, Harris was visibly taller. adam says on 19/Aug/09
Alright now...
Harris was four inches shorter than Gary Cooper. That would make him 5-11. Do you really believe that the fellow was that short? Some angles or other things to make Cooper look that towering? I have no doubt that Cooper was a solid 6-3. adam says on 16/Aug/09
And you! Frank2 says on 15/Aug/09
And four inches shorter than 6'3" Gary Cooper! adam says on 15/Aug/09
But Harris was taller than 6-1 Harrison Ford! Frank2 says on 10/Aug/09
You need to take lessons in effectively telling jokes since what you do doesn't pay off. You just post a bunch of nonsense here and there. Hard to tell whenever you're serious or just goofing around. I'm starting to believe just about everything you post is a goof. adam says on 10/Aug/09
That was a joke, love. Frank2 says on 9/Aug/09
When did Harris ever appear with John Wayne? adam says on 9/Aug/09
I believe you Frank. About 5-11 sounds correct since he was 2-3 inches shorter than John Wayne. adam says on 7/Aug/09
So Harris really wore lifts in UNFORGIVEN?
Remember that Harris was taller than Harrison Ford who was 6-1 peak. Marlon was 5-8 and 3/4. Frank2 says on 6/Aug/09
I'd say Harris was about 5'11" to 5'11.5" but no more than that. He's another actor who projected a larger than life persona. That plus a lot of actors he appeared with were shorter than their advertised height. He towered over Brando in MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY because Brando was never taller than 5'8.5". So if Harris was a tad under six feet peak, he'd be three and a half inches taller than Brando.
I'm sure that in some films such as the first HARRY POTTER, Harris wore lifts. By the time of that film he was up there and had probably lost some height. adam says on 6/Aug/09
Cooper looks easily four inches taller then. What do you say Rob? Gary Cooper at 6-3 and Richard Harris at 6-1 isnt possible. Frank2 says on 3/Aug/09
Just like John Wayne, Coop never worse lifts. But Jack Benny did on one of his TV programs that Coop guested on. Somewhere there's a shot showing Benny's specially made platform boots that made him close to Coop's height. Benny was about 5'7" so they needed to boost him by about ten inches since in cowboy boots, Coop was around 6'5". adam says on 3/Aug/09
I believe Frank. Harris does look a lot shorter than Cooper. In that scene Harris looks 5-11 tops. Cooper wore lifts?
In UNFORGIVEN Harris was about an inch or so shorter than Gene Hackman but are those lifts? Frank2 says on 2/Aug/09
Why is it everyone dismisses the fact that Harris was several inches shorter than Gary Cooper and didn't look any taller than Ann Turkel? Mister Lennon says on 2/Aug/09
I really think that Harris could be close to 6'1. I think that Harrison ford was a strong 6' at peak, but not more. Now a 5'11 guy. Frank2 says on 1/Aug/09
Go to 1:15 in the trailer and see how short Harris is next to 6'3" Gary Cooper who by this film was deathly ill and could have lost some of his height:
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Please don't try to sell me that Russell Crowe is 6' cause he's far from it:
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Harris's lifts worn in UNFORGIVEN:
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Lifts. Hugh 191cm says on 1/Aug/09
That's one movie I definately saw a lot more than 5ft11.5 in patriot games and harry potter. He was an easy 6ft1. Frank2 says on 1/Aug/09
Harris was several inches shorter than Gary Cooper in THE WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE. Watch the movie and tell me he was 6'. If he was, Coop was 6'5" and that wasn't the case. Harris wasn't close to being 6'1". My guess is he was a solid 5'11" to 5'11.5". That's it. guyfrommars says on 1/Aug/09
He looks 6ft next to 6ft4 Max Von Sydow in the movie Hawaii. Hugh 191cm says on 1/Aug/09
Frank2 you should watch Patriot games Harris is about 1 inch taller than Harrison ford who may have been still close to 6ft1 himself. Frank2 says on 25/Jul/09
Hugh, if you mean Harris....well If that was the case, Gary Cooper needs to be up'd to 6'5"! Hugh 191cm says on 24/Jul/09
legit 185cm-187cm. Frank2 says on 17/Jul/09
6'1" Eric Bana, O'Toole and 5'11" Brad Pitt:
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Bana and 6'3" Lou Ferrigno:
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Like I said, drop celebs down by an inch. Bana claims he's 6'3" while some think he's 6'2", but in reality he's about 6'1".
I'm 5'11" and when I've seen O'Toole, he appeared to be about as much taller than me than you see in the photo of him with Pitt. And by the way, Pitt is 5'11". I've seen him several times, the last being shopping in Beverly Hills. He wore regular trainers and was slightly taller than me which I figured was due to the fact I was wearing loafers with heels about 3/4th of an inch. I've seen him in dress shoes and then he's my height. Frank2 says on 17/Jul/09
Here's Sharif with 6' Prince Albert of Monaco:
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Albert lies about his height by claiming he's 6'3". Ridiculous! Here he is looking two inches shorter than 6'2" Bill Clinton:
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Bottom line is, most celebs and famous people lie about their height. Always subtract and inch to start with and you'll be closer to their true height. Frank2 says on 17/Jul/09
Here's O'Toole looking two inches taller next to 5'10" Omar Sharif:
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I've seen Sharif and he's lost some height. I'd bet when that photo was taken, Omar was no more than 5'9". Frank2 says on 17/Jul/09
Nope. At his peak, Peter was no more than 6'1". Today he's more like 6' even. I doubt he weighs any more than 150 lbs. He looks like a stick in person.
Back when Columbia Pictures sent out a press kit on LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, O'Toole was listed as being 6'1". Plus when I worked with David Lean on RYAN'S DAUGHTER he remarked that in reality, "O'Toole at six feet was way too tall to play T. E. Lawrence." The real character was around 5'3". Alec Guinness would have looked more the part. They tested and cast Albert Finney, but he dropped out and that's when O'Toole got the part. Finney was shorter at 5'10". That plus I've seen O'Toole in person and never did he look to be any taller than 6'1". In the film MY FAVORITE YEAR, O'Toole was about an inch taller than 5'11" Joe Bologna who I've seen in person and is my height.
O'Toole with 5'8" Alec Guinness and 5'10" Omar Shariff:
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Plus David Lean was at best 5'10" and in numerous production stills, O'Toole never looks like a guy who's 6'2" when standing next to him.
David Lean and 5'9" Trevor Howard:
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I have a rule of thumb that usually works for accurately judging famous people's heights. Always subtract an inch from their listed height and it'll be closer to the truth. I've used it and with very few exceptions it's worked well. Hugh 191cm says on 15/Jul/09
Frank2 peter o toole is 6ft2 not 6ft1. Frank2 says on 11/Jul/09
Harris with John (5'10") and Bo Derek:
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And again with Turkel who was 5'11":
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Harris with 5'11" Ann Turkel:
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Harris and 6'1" Peter O'Toole:
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Once again, Harris was several inches shorter than Gary Cooper in the film THE WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE. Watch the movie. Coop towers over Harris. No way was Harris 6'1". Hugh 191cm says on 8/Jul/09
Was taller than roger Moore in wild geese. Lenad says on 27/Jun/09
A solid 6ft1 seemed beleivable when watching Harry Potter adam says on 23/Jun/09
Yes Frank, that was my point... Frank2 says on 23/Jun/09
Gary Cooper was not 6'5". adam says on 23/Jun/09
186-187 Harris would result to a 6-5+ Gary Cooper. Hugh 190cm says on 22/Jun/09
No not lifts Hugh 190cm says on 11/Jun/09
looked 186-187cm in Patriot Games. Lenad says on 27/May/09
I now see a strong 6ft0 man at peak 183-184cm. I wouldnt go over 6ft1 for him though Hugh 190cm says on 24/May/09
He was about an inch shorter than Connery and Hackman. He was over 6ft. He was still all of 6ft1 at the time of his death. He was at least the same height as Alan Rickman if not taller and a good 2 inches taller than 5ft11 Jason Isaac. Anonymous says on 16/May/09
He called Tom Cruise a "midget" because he is 5'8. Obviously Harris was either pissed off at cruise or was an absolute idiot, 5'8 is not a midget by any stretch of the imagination. tubbs says on 15/May/09
On the commentary for the Wild Geese DVD Roger Moore tells an interesting story about how he caught Harris wearing lifts to make himself taller than Roger.....as punishment for messing up the scene they were doing Rog and Burton made him film the rest of the scene barefoot. I think he was 6'1" for sure, i've just seen Molly Maguires and he's not far off Sean's height, no lifts were involved by the looks of things either. JOSH says on 15/May/09
The other night i watched the wild geese and harris looked the same height or slightly taller than roger moore who was probarbly a solid 6ft 1 or so. And in the film the molly maguires sean connery looked an inch taller at the most. So i would give a certain 6ft 1 inches in height for richard harris. Lenad says on 29/Apr/09
He did look like he could potentially be over 6foot Lenad says on 26/Apr/09
If Harris was 6ft3 then Gene Hackman and Sean Connery are/were around 6ft5 and Gary Cooper was 6ft7 Lenad says on 20/Apr/09
I assume Hugh thinks 6'1 min and 6'2 max. \ -_-_-(Hugh)-_-_-/ says on 25/Feb/09
6ft3 and 6ft4 are very extreme for Harris. 6ft2 doesn't seem too extreme. He appeared close to that mark at times. I'd say 6ft1 and some change in his prime. I great actor. He's missed everyday. Hugh says on 6/Feb/09
I'd say a very strong 6ft1 in his prime. I doubt he was shorter than 6ft. KC says on 3/Feb/09
He looked quite big in the Unforgiven Lenad says on 3/Feb/09
Yeah and Mr R would probably say I'm 5'9. Hugh says on 1/Feb/09
So Viper would think you're 5ft7. Lenad says on 30/Jan/09
I apparently measure at 178.2cm out of bed and most of the day I'm 177.4cm. Hugh says on 29/Jan/09
I'm positive this guy was at least 6ft1 in his prime. Hugh says on 28/Jan/09
Lenad, how tall are you? Lenad says on 26/Jan/09
I'm sure Hugh would probably say I'm 6'0 if he met me. Hugh says on 25/Jan/09
They must've done something with the camera angles in that movie to make Cooper look more imposing then he already was. Harris looked taller than 6ft1 Alan Rickman in the Harry Potter movies. He looked about 1-1.5 inches taller than Harrison Ford in Patriot Games. adam says on 25/Jan/09
Hugh, how do you explain that Harris was four inches shorter than Gary Cooper who was 6-3? That was back then when Harris was in his prime. Cooper could have been slightly over 6-3 but nowhere near 6-5! Hugh says on 20/Jan/09
Well, Harris might have lost a little height at that time. I still think when Harris was young he was a strong 6ft1. But he looked marginally taller than 6ft1 listed Alan Rickman in the first two Harry Potter movies. He did look near to Hackman's height in Unforgiven. Hugh says on 19/Jan/09
He was about 1 inch taller than Ford. Hugh says on 18/Jan/09
I'm sticking to 6ft1. He was at least the same height as Alan Rickman in the Harry Potter Movies if not a little taller. Lenad says on 17/Jan/09
A 6ft4 Richard Harris would equal a 6ft8 Gary Cooper. Hugh says on 3/Jan/09
He was 6ft1 up to his death. Moore was probably closer to 6ft2 in his prime. adam says on 1/Jan/09
Frank2 says on 17/Mar/06
Nope. No way was Richard Harris 6'1". Not a chance in hell was he 6'1". I'm watching The Wreck of the Mary Deare and in scenes with 6'3" Gary Cooper, Harris is a good four inches shorter.
Well if this is true and Harris was clearly shorter than Moore... then 6-1 is BS! Perharps he really was around 5-11½!!!! Time to downgrade? GUK says on 27/Dec/08
I'm starting to think he was 5ft 11/6ft, because in Wild Geese he's not much taller than Richard Burton in full length body shots, and certainly shorter than Roger Moore. SCOTTICUS says on 10/Dec/08
HI CHECK OUT THE 90'S PRODUCTION OF THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTREDAME WITH HARRIS AND NIGEL TERRY (ARTHUR IN EXCALIBUR) THE NET STATES TERRY IS 5'7" (I KINDA AGREE IN THAT HE'S NOT MUCH TALLER THAN CHERIE LUNGHI (GUENEVERE IN EXCALIBUR) HARRIS STANDING NEXT TO TERRY LOOKS TO BE ABOUT THE SAME HEIGHT AS TERRY AND HARRIS IS NOT STOOPING AT ALL! CHECK IT OUT ON YOUTUBE. I SUSPECT CELEBRITY HEIGHTS ARE GENERALLY TOTALLY INNACURATE EITHER PLUS OR MINUS. adam says on 25/Nov/08
I agree with Hugh. 6-4 is BS but so is 5-11. I think he was about 6-1. Hugh says on 6/Nov/08
I think Harris was a strong 6ft1 at his peak. Josh says on 5/Nov/08
There was a film with him in with sean connery and connery looked about an inch or so on him and i think connerys true height was stated before his acting days as 6ft 2.4 so that could make harris 6ft 1. Hugh says on 1/Nov/08
5ft11/6ft is just as laughable. Lenad says on 24/Oct/08
Yeah Hugh and 6'3 is laughable for Harris Hugh says on 23/Oct/08
In Unforgiven he was close in height to Gene Hackman. Hugh says on 23/Oct/08
Lenad when I say 'beyond laughable', I mean very laughable. Lenad says on 23/Oct/08
No Hugh 5ft11/6ft man claiming 6ft3 as height is very laughable. Hugh says on 20/Oct/08
Lenad you are entitled too your opinions so if you see Harris ass 6ft tops in his prime so be it. But I stand by my claim of him being 6ft1 to 6ft1.5 in his prime and 6ft or just over 6ft by the time of his death. Hugh says on 20/Oct/08
Okay, Lenad but a 5ft11/6ft man claiming 6ft3 as his height is beyond laughable. Hugh says on 12/Oct/08
That sounds fair Ed, but I just can't see a 5ft11.5 man claim 6ft3 as his height. It sounds ridiculous! I don't know where or when he claimed to be that tall. Actually he might've been 6ft flat by the time of his death and say 6ft1.25 at his peak. But he did look the tallest of the Harry Potter cast. He looked slightly taller than Alan Rickman who is listed here as 6ft1. Aswell, I think Harris was quite far from skinny. I did look to have a similiar build to Sean Connery. You know, broad shouldered, well-built guy with good posture and a solid walk. That sortive made him a little imposing at times on screen. Hugh says on 10/Oct/08
Ed, I do not want to make another enemy. I've already made enemies with Viper and Lenad. If you think Harris stood no taller than 6ft0.5 at his peak, you are entitled to your opinions but I still stand by my claim that Harris was 6ft1 flat by the time of his death and was 6ft1.25-6ft1.5 in his prime. Hugh says on 10/Oct/08
Sorry Ed, Harris could very well have been close to 6ft2 when he was younger. He was very close in height to Connery. In the Harry Potter Movies he looked the same height as Alan Rickman who I beleive stands 6ft1. 186-187cm was his peak height I think. Hugh says on 8/Oct/08
Connery was 6ft2.5 at his peak. 5ft11.5 is ridiculous for Harris even by the time of his death. I can buy 6ft1.5 as his peak. Aswell he was taller than Harrison Ford in Patriot Games. Ford at that time was 6ft1. In the Harry Potter films he towered over everyone. He was still 6ft1. A 5ft11.5 man claiming 6ft3 is stupid. Ed(1) says on 7/Oct/08
Hugh, I don't know if I'd go so far as 6ft2 for Harris! I'd say 6ft0.5-6ft1 tops peak, and 5ft11.5 by the time of his death. If Connery was 6ft1.5 peak, this would make sense for Harris looking close to him in size. Hugh says on 6/Oct/08
Harris was near in height to Connery so might have been 6ft2 or close in his prime. 6ft1 flat by the time of his death. Mister Lennon says on 3/Oct/08
Harris was about 6'1 or close. He was a little shorter than his all time buddie Peter 0`toole , who was 6'2 or close at peak. Ed(1) says on 3/Oct/08
Harris did look taller then Harrison Ford in Patriot Games(1992), so 6ft1 could be accurate since I peg Ford at near 6ft in the early 90's, and around 5ft11.25-5ft11.5 now. I wouldn't rule out some sort of a lift though for Harris from time to time, or at least bigger heeled boots. If I remember correctly he wore cowboy boots in Patriot Games, and was super skinny as well adding to the effect of him being a lot taller.
The only scenario that makes sense if Harris was only 5ft11.5, is that Ford was the same height in Patriot Games, but wore normal heeled dress shoes to Harris' 2" heeled cowboy boots. This would account for the height difference! Lenad says on 2/Oct/08
No Hugh I think he was at best 6'0. He was towered by Gary Cooper who was only 6'3. Hugh says on 26/Sep/08
Harris was never 6ft3 but 6ft2 is possible at his peak. adam says on 23/Sep/08
He looked a little bit shorter than Gene Hackman in The Unforgiven. Hackman is a solid 6-2 and Harris looked like an inch shorter so... Frank2, how can the man be only 5-11½ if he was barely shorter than Gene Hackman?? And dont tell me that Hackman is six feet even or something like that...
Also people are saying below that Harris was taller than Harrison Ford! Ford is at least six feet even, could be an inch more. What do you say about that, boy? Hugh says on 1/Sep/08
Harris was 6ft1 or 6ft2. He was near Connery and Hackman. 187cm. Lenad says on 1/Aug/08
He never struck me as being 6'1 and no way in hell 6'3. 6'0 was the most I ever saw him at. Zap says on 4/Jul/08
I had a "few" drinks with Mr Harris at Love Field in Dallas, then found out we were sitting next to each other on a flight to Oklahoma City (he was going around the country doing Camelot). In my happy mode, I asked if anybody had told him he looked just like a miniature Richard Harris. That's when he told me he was Richard Harris. One of my many foot-in-mouth moments. I'm 6'1" and he wasn't. He said the biggest mistake he had made was taking money instead of points for Raid on Entebbe. JOSH says on 15/Mar/08
Whoever said that below is a liar. Harris was alwas over 6ft. When he was younger he claimed 6ft 3 in his biography. In the harry potter films he still looked a solid 6ft 1 to me. He towered over to many co stars to look below 6ft. I think that fool made that comment up below. JOSH says on 15/Mar/08
Whoever said that below is a liar. Harris was alwas over 6ft. When he was younger he claimed 6ft 3 in his biography. In the harry potter films he still looked a solid 6ft 1 to me. Anonymous says on 10/Mar/08
I remember a Parkinson Show a few years ago when he said he was just under six feet tall and they'd used camera angles to make him look bigger for a film where he played a Rugby player - "This Sporting Life" I think it was called. He seemed to be just honestly talking about the way in which the camera can create a certain impression, so it seems a pretty honest comment. Gonzalo says on 18/Dec/07
He looked taller than Harrison Ford in Patriot games I think it was. But he looked clearly shorter than Sean Connery in Robin and Marian, though he was slouching. He could be 1´85. A lift wearer? Frank2 said he was four inches shorter than Gary Cooper.
HArd to pin this guy Kevin says on 15/Dec/07
I was lucky enough to meet and even talk to him for quite a while probably a couple hours not long before he died it was while he was shooting the 2nd harry potter movie anyway I would give him about 6'1'' Joshua says on 19/Oct/07
So he has claimed 6ft 3 and no one believes that.... =D
Well in Unforgiven he did look at least an inch shorter than Gene Hackman. marlon says on 20/Sep/07
He looked 6ft 1 through most of his career. He could have been a bit below that when he was much older like in the harry potter movies. Brabek says on 31/Jul/07
I saw Richard Harris in Canada in 1979. He was about 5 ft 11. Funkysmell says on 7/May/07
He described himself as 6'3" in his biography. Anonymous says on 5/May/07
was he 6'1 until he died? Josh says on 26/Apr/07
HARRIS WAS ABOUT 6FT OR A BIT OVER.
HE WAS THE SAME HEIGHT SA ROGER MOORE IN THE WILD GEESE. Susan says on 3/Sep/06
In different scenes of movies, Richard looks tall and some he looks a bit short. I bet they put lifts in his shoes when he needed to be taller. I know that Charleton Heston and Richard Harris hated eachother while making Major Dundee, so it might have been a power struggle. But in Camelot, he does look smaller. I saw him on stage playing King Arthur but thought he looked about 5'11. Since I am a HUGE fan, I will always think of him as a tall man. Anonymous says on 25/Jul/06
I'm guessing that he was anywhere from 6' to 6'2''. He was of slim build although broad shouldered and this could perhaps make him look taller than he was. I don't buy the stuff about him being 5'11'' though. Frank2 says on 7/May/06
I seriously doubt Mitchie is my height. Ron Burns says on 5/May/06
I stood right next to Richard around 1980. He was well over 6'0" then. But perhaps that was due to his boots. He toward over his model gf then - Ann Turkel, who has to be 5'10" or so. Frank2 says on 29/Apr/06
When O'Toole did Lawrence I do remember reading where one critic complained that O'Toole was miscast since he was six feet and was playing the role of a man who was about 5'4". Then I started reading his height increasing way up to 6'3". I suspect that O'Toll was never more than 6'1". He was and still is a stick. Jason says on 28/Apr/06
That's weird Harris struggled with 6'0'' and he was billed as tall as 6'4''. Far out!
Frank, do you think 6'1'' could have been possible for Peter O'Toole? I'd previously gathered he wasn't 6'3'' or even 6'2'', but I would have pegged him at a solid 6'1''. Picture says on 28/Apr/06
He wasn't much shorter than Gene Hackman in Unforgiven.
In 1995 Hackman was still 1.5 inch taller than John Travolta. Editor Rob says on 27/Apr/06
"My memories of him today....physically he was huge - well past six foot tall and extremely broad shouldered", from sex death and the movies biography. Picture says on 26/Apr/06
He is dead, you can give him is peak height just like Brando Mikex says on 18/Apr/06
When he was interviewed for a part in a film with Doris Day the producers were expecting a Rock Hudson 6'4'' guy. This was because they'd seen Harris looking massive with dyed black hair in This Sporting Life. But that film was cast with small people to make Harris look bigger. Harris himself described the producers shock on seeing him fair haired and barely 6 ft. However I've seen him on tv and he could look rather tall on occasion. Frank2 says on 27/Mar/06
I was talking with an old friend who used to be an extra and he swears that Harris was his height and my friend is 5'10". I think Harris was about 5'11" to 5'11-1/2". But one thing is for sure and that's he was never 6'1".
Sean was probably 6'2" or close to it when he was younger. By the time he did a film at Fox circa early 2000's he was only about an inch taller than me. And once again I'm 5'11". larry says on 24/Mar/06
Saw WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE too recently on TCM (love that channel). I saw at least 3" difference between Harris and both Cooper and Heston. Cooper and Heston were built VERY differently, but looked the same height within 1 cm at most. Harris was a good 2" less than Sean Connery in THE MOLLY MCGUIRES and in ROBIN AND MARION. Frank2 says on 17/Mar/06
Nope. No way was Richard Harris 6'1". Not a chance in hell was he 6'1". I'm watching The Wreck of the Mary Deare and in scenes with 6'3" Gary Cooper, Harris is a good four inches shorter. Both men are wearing what appear to be normal shoes. And the disparity is consistent. It's the same in close up's as well as in the long shots. Unless Coop was actually 6'5" I'd say Harris was no more than 5'11". And as far as O'tool, he's about 6', not the 6'2" we read about. He's just so thin that he looks taller. peter says on 1/Jan/06
I met Peter O'Toole in about 1988.I am 6 feet tall and he did not impress me as being a taller man. If anything I thought of him as smaller. Mikex says on 27/Dec/05
I think it can be difficult to compare the heights of actors in a movie to say who is taller unless there is a big difference like 3 or 4 inches or so. I think it depends on how the actors stand and the camera angle etc. Also I guess that directors sometimes try to make the leading man look big in comparison to the rest of the cast. On the subject of Harris, I don't know if he was ever 6'3'' but I reckon he was 6'2'' in his prime. sam says on 15/Dec/05
Peter O'Toole's official height as a young man was 6'3". I don't think Harris was ever 6'3" or close to it and was roughly 6'1" as a young man (in Major Dundee, Charlton Heston, 6'3", had a couple of inches on him). Mario Nariano says on 16/Nov/05
Nah he looked even in his 70s 6 ft 1.
And yes he was an inch shorter than Peter Otoole who was 6 ft 2 at his peak, not shorter or taller. I think that Harris was a lucky guy who dind't lose height. John says on 10/Nov/05
O'Toole was never 6'3 but 6'1 or 2 at most. Watching "The Wild Geese" on DVD, I can't believe Harris was ever more than 6 feet even. McFan says on 18/Aug/05
I agree that Richard Harris was never 6'3. Peter O'Toole was 6'3 and he was always an inch taller than Harris. |
