Aleks says on 15/Mar/10
5'6" is just stupid.

He never looked this height in his life.

Bandet says on 14/Mar/10
Ron, it's the opposite, when people see celebs in real life a madness infects them, they suddenly seem to think they are tiny. It's a real perception cluelessness i find fascinating but also very disturbing, cos all you people here are writing in as if it's fact. Try even judging your friend's heights, you'll probably get them wrong too. But that aside, walk behind someone you know is 5ft11, then imagine them to be a celeb, suddenly they will appear small to you, as if by magic. There isn't one celeb on this site who had been stated as actually being taller than they are. If any of you 5ft10ers are out there, if you were a celebrity, you'd be called a 5ft6er of 5ft7er, and it would piss you off like mad, So please someone read this and take stock, and try to think differently, and look at pictures and think rationally.

Beetle says on 14/Mar/10
Jersey Girl, your friend is clueless. There is a mass insanity on this site. Why can't people think clearly when they see someone famous and start judging their height. It's not a cinema screen, reality. He's quite clearly of average height, he was an athlete at the same school as my Dad. If my Dad let me I could put a picture up of the two of them. Easily 5ft10 when younger, probably a bit more. He has no reason to lie also. He's too strong in mind to bother with that vanity.

daddybear says on 23/Feb/10
to me Robert Redford is always a six footer....whatever his actual height is he looks good because his body is so perfect and he is attractive in looks and as person

jerseygirl says on 19/Feb/10
no way is Robert Redford 5' 10''. A friend of mine saw him on a plane and said he was short - probably about 5' 6"

Brenda Mc says on 18/Feb/10
I just met him...face to face at Sundance. I am 5'7" and was wearing 3" heels...I was completely mesmerized while he looked down into my eyes and held both of my hands...he is at least 5'10" ...not a smidge less. As for being slight---he is not a brawny man (never was) but an absolute class act---generous with compliments and grace...and LARGER THAN LIFE!! A night that I will never forget.

Anonymous says on 16/Feb/10
I was expecting to see 6 feet at least. I had just watched Butch/Sundance and thought he looked pretty tall. I guess 5.10.5 is pretty tall looking though when you're as skinny as he was in that movie.

josh says on 6/Feb/10
wow i am confuse he always looked at least a solid 5'10 in movies but a lot of people in this site that have met him said 5'7 to 5'8 now i know for sure matt damon is 174 max.

Ron says on 2/Feb/10
To those of you who are speculating as to how tall someone might be, take a look at the comments from eye-witnesses. Most people who have seen Robert Redford up close say that he is 5'8" or maybe 5'9". A few say that he is 5'10". Years ago my sister saw him up close and is sure that Mr Redford was no more than 5'10"....in boots. She also said that he had a small frame. BTW: There is No WAY that you can accurately determine an actor's height from watching a movie.

Aleks says on 24/Jan/10
5'10" peak. Maybe less now.

Original says on 27/Dec/09
5'10.5" Peak is correct.

Nina says on 20/Dec/09
This is funny. Who cares how tall he is. And are you that naive? You are judging an actor's hight from a movie? Don't you know the tricks that they have? I once read about a Clint Eastwood movie where the 6'4" Liam Neeson also had a part. Eastwood insisted that they be photographed together in such a way, that they would loook the same hight.

George H. says on 3/Dec/09
Sum_guy: yeah, I bet Gandolfini was standing in a ditch or Redford was standing on a box.

sum_guy says on 29/Nov/09
I just saw Robert Redford in The Last Castle with James Gandolfini of the Sopranos. Redford stands eye to eye with the 6'2 "Tony Soprano."

mikedungan says on 20/Oct/09
Will, i have a mild fetish for boots and this includes the boot sizes that guys wear...so iam quite sure that Mr Redford's boots were not more than size 8..though for his built and height they seem normal...

Will says on 15/Oct/09
Mr. Robert Redford is 5'10" tall. mikedungan, he probably wore size 9 1/2 men's boots. He is a man of average height in the United States of America. Mr. Redford weighs 169 pounds, making him a heavyweight. But I need to compliment that Mr. Redford is still very handsome and so good-looking at the age of 73.

mikedungan says on 28/Sep/09
redford is probably 5'9" but what i noticed when i met him is that he is small....tiny..i am 6'3" and 240lbs and redford looks like a small boy next to me....i think he wears size 8 if not 7 size boots...

Antonio says on 16/Sep/09
Hey, Frank ... maybe you did see "Jack Adams!" I notice that when you said, "same to you, Bob", he just laughed. Jack must have thought, "here we go again!"

Will says on 15/Sep/09
Mr. Robert Redford is 5 feet 10 inches tall.

Pik says on 20/Aug/09
No way is he 5'8. He is almost eye to eye with DiCaprio. Still 5'10.
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RisingForce says on 28/Jul/09
Great story, Frank2.

I actually think that Redford is still atleast 5'10" today. He still has looked taller than Matt Damon, close in height to Brad Pitt and a couple of inches taller than Tom Cruise even in recent years. I think he's an example of someone who hasn't lost much height.

Frank2 says on 25/Jul/09
Back in the 1970s I stood talking with Redford at a gas station. He had pulled in with a Porsche 911 and I had a rare Mercedes coupe. Each of us was eyeing each other's car. A young woman jumped out of her care, running up shouting "You're Robert Redford! Oh my God!" Redford looked at her and with a poker face said "No. I'm Jack Adams. People always confuse me with that actor. Sorry to disappoint you. She kept insisting he was Redford and Redford was just as insistent he wasn't. Finally, she bought that he was telling her the truth and walked away depressed she had not met the real Redford. I looked at Redford and laughed and he laughed as well. We went on discussing our cars. At the end he said goodbye wishing me well and I said "same to you Bob." He laughed, got into his car and drove off. He was about an inch shorter than me or 5'10". If you saw a 5'8" Robert Redford, you saw someone who looks like him. Now these days he might have shrunk to 5'8". After all, he's now in his seventies.

Lorraine says on 24/Jul/09
I was standing in line directly behind Robert Redford in the mid seventies waiting to re-board a plane and he was my height 5'8". He turned around and we were 'eye to eye'. He was wearing loafers that day.

Mr T-Cakes says on 20/May/09
The information was very interesting; thanks Antonio. However I can't help but think loss of height in old age may be more strongly dependant on the individual: of course it's probably an inevitability with extreme old age, but I had a grandfather who was about 5ft 11 who didn't seem to shrink:Redford, like Beatty, always seem to be the height they were.

Antonio says on 19/May/09
Height shrinkage with age is a scientific fact. Height loss studies vary in amount lost, but all reliable scources acknowledge it.

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Mr T-Cakes says on 19/May/09
isn't Redford as tall as Paul Newman in Butch&Sundance? Who is meant to be 5ft9, apparently. Still I do think it is a myth that people shrink with old age:Redford's always looked a respectable height, and yes, Stallone actually looks taller in his old age: compare the latter's height to that of Burt Young in Rocky Balboa, then look at them both in Rocky 4, where the height difference is barely perceptible.

RisingForce says on 7/Apr/09
Redford actually use to claim 6 ft back in the 70's.

To begin with, we put the question to Redford’s people directly. Becky Britton, his assistant, told me, “He says he’s six feet tall, so I’m sure he is.

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east meets west says on 4/Apr/09
Yes, I am sure that ronniet and bootboy are correct. My mother, who was 5'5" at the time, met him in New York in the mid 1970's and he was barely taller than her. She wasn't wearing high heels. She estimated that he was probably about 5'7".

RisingForce says on 4/Apr/09
I think the 5'10.5" height he claimed is his morning height and the 5'9.75" that People Magazine had him at in 1980 is his evening height.

It adds up perfectly.

ronniet says on 27/Mar/09
I was walking down the street in Chicago and noticed a guy in shades standing near a movie set. Upon closer look I could tell it was Robert Redford. We made eye contact and I smiled and he gave me a nod, like "Yeah I know you know who I am". I am 5' 8" on a good day and he was NOT taller than me. No way, no how. I remember my immediate reaction was.. .dang he is SHORT.

cerebralcat says on 27/Feb/09
"reply to glen redford is notorious for being difficult.poses inside events.not in the street."

This guy loves the camera, it'comical.But he likes to control the pictures taken of him. I read in a London magazine (Radio times) about the numerous touch-up instructions a photographer has to adhere to.

Glen are you blond? If not, try wearing a blond wig next time to get noticed, you might have more luck getting a picture.

Russ says on 26/Feb/09
I've told this story here before, So, some of you may remember it. Way back in the late 70's, my sister and her husband saw Redford "up close" inside a ski lodge in Utah. My sister's husband, who was legit 5' 11" at the time, stood about 3 feet from Redford. My sister said that Redford was about an inch shorter. This would make Redford about 5' 9" (at most) barefoot. My sister and her husband were both shocked. When they returned from Utah, my sister made a big deal out of it (Redford's height). And so, that is why I remember the topic so well.

bootboy says on 16/Feb/09
redford likes to wear cowboy boots ..that adds 2-3" to his height.. without the boots he's probably 5'7"

Christian says on 13/Feb/09
On this pic Redford and almost 5'11'' Wyclef Jean are about the same height. It is true that Redford is 5'10'' today and had a peakheight of 5'10½'' Click Here

RisingForce says on 7/Feb/09
I doubt that, but Pitt could very well be about 5'10" without his lifts.

Brad says on 6/Feb/09
That's THE best photo to judge Redford & Pitt. He owns Damon because Matt is 5' 8".

RisingForce says on 5/Feb/09
Here Redford looks about Brad Pitt's height. Click Here

Pitt looked taller in Spy Game, but Pitt wore big heels in that film.

RisingForce says on 2/Feb/09
I'd say that's true. Charles Bronson never seemed to lose height even into his 70's and Sylvester Stallone is 62 and doesn't seem any shorter now than he did in the 70's and 80's. Chuck Norris is 68 and could be another example.

TELLEM says on 1/Feb/09
so is robert redford proof that NOT ALL MEN SHRINK with old age?

RisingForce says on 1/Feb/09
I've heard of that book Mr. R, what are are some of the more interesting things you read in it?

Mr. R. says on 1/Feb/09
By the way Risingforce, I actually stole the book "The Height of Your Life" by Ralph Keyes from the library. Very interesting book. This is one source for my info on celeb heights. It would be nice for him to do a follow up book.

RisingForce says on 30/Jan/09
I've always wonder why celebrities can't spare half a minute for a picture.

RisingForce says on 30/Jan/09
Rob, if you think he's lost maybe more like 1 cm then why not just give him his peak height for his current height? After all he hasn't been active making movies lately either.

RisingForce says on 20/Jan/09
This early 80's article calls Redford 5'9.75" Click Here

I think he's a solid 5'10.5" though.

Brad says on 30/Dec/08
Stealth shoes might be his weapon these days.

RisingForce says on 10/Nov/08
Exactly, it's all about posture. Posture can make a 5-10.5 man look 5-9 easily. The usual 5-8 claims for Redford are typical celebrity height downgrading in the press.

RisingForce says on 8/Nov/08
If you look at Redford's proportions or compare him to Paul Newman it's obvious he's not 5'8" like some say. I was surprised that Tom Cruise was nearly his height at a few premieres last year. It's interesting that Redford is still 5'10.5" at 72 years old, just shows that many people exaggerate height loss or assume it just because of someones age. That's one thing I agree with Frank2 about, the reason some look like they've lost a lot of height or more than they did is posture. Uusally your posture declines as you get older.

RisingForce says on 7/Nov/08
I've always believed he was 5'10.5". Telly always wore shoes with massive heels and probable lifts, maybe that's why Redford at 5'10.5" looked short to him.

Here's the interview where Telly said that
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Towards the very end of the video.

RisingForce says on 7/Nov/08
I found it interesting that 5'10" Telly Savalas said Redford was short.

ed says on 24/Oct/08
no way Redford is 5.8...

joan says on 7/Oct/08
I saw him in person for 5 hours and he stood right in front of me. He's 5'10 in his dreams. He's more like 5'8 or a drop shorter.
Thats all PR hype with his 5'10 nonsense.

joan says on 7/Oct/08
I saw him in person for 5 hours and stood right in front of him..no way is he 5'10 except in his dreams. He's 5'8 a small guy.

Complex says on 16/Sep/08
Debbie, look at Pitt's heels in Spy Game, they're unbelievable huge! Click Here They looked even bigger in the movie and he wore them throughout the entire movie. Personally I dont think Redford is 5'10.5 but I don't think Pitt is 5'11 either, but barefoot, there wouldn't be that much difference in the two. Re-watch the movie, the battle scene on his b-day in the movie and the scene with Pitt and McCormick when he finds out she was a spy, his heels are intense in those scenes and wore throughout the whole movie!

Debbie says on 16/Sep/08
There is no way that Redford is 5"10.5". If Brad Pitt is listed at 5'11" - watch Spy Game....Redford is much shorter, like 2 inches. Also, good gauge is an old movie I saw again recently - Barefoot in the Park with Jane Fonda in 1967. You've got to probably guess that back in the day, no one wore "lifts". If Jane is 5'6" or 5'7", look at her in scenes in the movie and she is usually wearing 2 inch pumps. When she does, she is virtually eyeball to eyeball with Redford. Redford is more likely 5'9" on a good day.

Mr. R says on 4/Sep/08
Did anyone see the Iconoclast show with Redford and Newman? Redford looked to be a good 2-3 inches on Newman. Newman must have lost a lot of height. I remember the two of them closer in height in The Sting.

George H. says on 3/Sep/08
Frank2, do you know of the pictures taken one time of Redford with Judy Garland and Warren Beatty? It must have been in the sixties, cos Garland died in the late sixties. Beatty easily had half a head height advantage over Redford and he also was much broader/bulkier overall. Garland was like a midget, even next to Redford.

Frank2 says on 28/Aug/08
And in HAVANA, Redford is seen next to 5'9" Alan Arkin and looks to be an inch taller. In long shots as well as closer angles.

I just don't buy the notion that they tried to hide his true height.

Frank2 says on 28/Aug/08
Well, Redford walked side-by-side with 5'10" Cliff Robertson in THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR and the two were the exact, same height. In THE STING he's seen next to a lot of actors and in long shots. In BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID, Redford is show next to others. In THE CANDIDATE we see Redford along with taller actors. No fudging.

Redford's peak height was 5'10". Don't know if he's lost any height since I haven't seen him in person for years.

George H. says on 28/Aug/08
jvm, not everybody loses height as they age. I had a relative who died at 93 at the exact height as in his prime. He did keep fit, exercising throughout his entire life, maybe that had something to do with it. Until his last day he walked tall and straight as a rod.

Anonymous says on 26/Aug/08
lol at him losing 3 inches.

jvm says on 23/Aug/08
You all are not bothering to consider the fact that at his age he has probably lost about 3 inches. So if he was 5' 10" not at his age he probably is only 5'7". My grandfather use to be 6' but now is maybe 5'8" and looks smaller every year.

Tonia says on 15/Aug/08
He definitely looks shorter. I saw him outside of McSorley's Tavern in NYC and he appeared to be about my height (5'7"), so I seriously find that hard to believe.

Antonio says on 1/Aug/08
He doesn't look much taller than Ben Kingsley, who is about 5'7.5". The photo can be found on Ed's last post.

I have never met him, but know a few who have. They have all stated him as being 5'8" or 5'9". I would say he is 5'9".

Anonymous says on 29/Jul/08
I recently watched Brubaker (great movie) and noticed that almost all of the actors that were required to act in close proximaty were all quite shorter. In the scenes between him and Yaphet Koto, Koto always appeard to be a bit out of the shot so they were never very close together. Same for Great Gatsby with Sam Waterson when his character first meets Gatsby.As a matter of fact, I can only remember one movie in which an actor dwarfed Redford and that was Havana when he was standing looking up to Raul Julia. But then I think Julia was about 6'2". So I really think that efforts were made to make Redford appear taller in his films and the media supported this illusion. Still, being under 5' myself I don't consider 5'8" to be short.

cerebralcat says on 29/Jul/08
I can't recall him being associated with any charities except for one dealing with Infant Death Syndrome that affected him personally. As a matter of fact, he has been described on several occasions as lacking empathy and being self-absorbed.(He lobbies for the arts and environmental issues and does fundraisers for environmental groups, wildlife preservation,and the odd candidate. I don't doubt that in all of these enterprises he is very much the center of attention.

I think that adulation is his "raison d'etre" and he has the looks and charm to acquire it.

Yes he has made some great movies and I've enjoyed just about all of them .
He's a good actor and award winning director, well respected and, I suspect, surrounded by psychophants and yes-men with their own agendas. Not everyone measures success in terms of wealth and fame.

Bruce says on 28/Jul/08
He's made some good movies, helped a lot of charities, spoken out for the environment, and furthered film creativity. His height didn't keep him from having a bigger life than anyone on THIS blog.

dl says on 22/Jul/08
anything over 5'7" is bologne I met him when my film was in competition at sundance ..

he was shorter than I am and I am 5'7.5" and he was just under my height.

Ed says on 31/May/08
Redford looking tall vs. Bobby D.
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frauschnitzel says on 31/May/08
my best friend told me years ago she stood behind in a santa fe grocery store cashier line and he turned around to her to apologize for the long delay. said he was small and wrinkled looking. this was back around '89 or '90.

cerebralcat says on 18/May/08
Yes, that makes sense. With cowboy boots this would make him approx. 5,10", which is approx. what he claims.

Chris says on 14/May/08
I think he looks closer to 5' 9" these days. In Spy Game, Brad Pitt who I think is a legit 5' 11" looked about 2 inches taller. Then again gauging a height next to Pitt isn't always a good idea, haha.

cerebralcat says on 3/May/08
I saw a picture of him recently sitting down and you could see his feet in loafers(I think picture was in Defamer) and it sure looked like he had lifts in his shoes. I don't think there would be such speculation if it weren't for the fact that in many of his past interviews the interviewer as always aluded to, "just under six foot" or six feet etc. Keep in mind, there was no iternet back then so the fact that he was much shorter didn't get around. Maintaining a public persona is a lot more difficult these days. I can recall reading a biography about him by Minty Clinch and I think he pegged him pretty good.

Rogue says on 27/Mar/08
I don't think you were actually standing next to Robert Redford, maybe it was an impersonator. I'm 6'0" and when I met him at Sundance, he was easily 4 or 5 inches taller than even me. He's a very tall and well-built man.

dmeyer says on 9/Mar/08
redford can look 180 cm in pics so i think he is easy 177 could be 5'9.75

dmeyer says on 4/Mar/08
a lidel over 5 ft 10 peak just about 5 ft 10 now since he can look 5 ft 11 with cowboy heels

sallie says on 4/Mar/08
A cabbie in Park City told me he is the same height as RR...I was there and asked about the celeb. The cabbie told me he sees him all the time at Zoom, the restaurant RR owns. The cabbie is about 5'7" tall.

Bernard says on 27/Feb/08
I stood next to Robert Redford in 1970 during filming of the Candidate...At the time I was about 5 feet 9.25 inches.....I remember him being quite a bit shorter than I was...At most, I think he was 5 feet 7 inches...probably shorter..
Keep in mind that a big majority of men overestimate their heights...

dmeyer says on 29/Jan/08
rob whi did you have him as short as 176 to me he alwais looks easy '59.5

Latin Joe says on 28/Jan/08
My sister met Redford at the Sundance festival yesterday and said that he had great posture and stood the same height as her 5'8. My sister is 5'6 barefoot and was wearing two inch heels making her 5'8 and she said he stood eye to eye with her and was the same height.

Valeri says on 28/Jan/08
177 fits him just fine.I agree,thats less than a cm to a full 5'10.quite accurate. But Pitt looked a strong inch taller than Redford on the photos I gave some months back.So Pitt is 5'10.5 at least.if not lfits ofcourse.If redford was a full 5'10 at 64 in 2000,then Pitt is 5'11.but no more.

dmeyer says on 27/Jan/08
i agree 176 was too low 177 fits better

sissy says on 26/Jan/08
I interviewed Robert Redford around '75 for his All the Presidents Men tour. He was absolutely tiny--maybe 5'7" and no more than 120 lbs. There were about five of us in a small room at an airport and we spoke for a long time. He was very frail looking in real life.

Fred Hahn says on 21/Jan/08
He directed me in Quiz Show. He was my height 5' 10". John Turturro was taller than both of us by a good inch or two. Good man Redford.

Robin says on 19/Jan/08
on the set of out of africa all extras took off their shoes. Redford is a perfect height and beautifully built, a very real person of about 5'7"

bam says on 4/Jan/08
in the movie "the natural" he had 1 inch minimum on Duval. Because of his long legs compared to his height he gave a tall impression for sure.

Mr Mayfair says on 15/Dec/07
He has always claimed five ten, but never more than five nine!

Russ says on 17/Nov/07
I'd like to add a little more to my previous post, primarily because I recently spoke to my sister about this topic: I mentioned previously that my sister and her husband saw Redford up close while on a ski trip in Utah. My sister's husband was 5'11" (barefoot)and around 6' in tennis shoes. As he stood very close to Redford, he determined that Mr. Redford was at least 1 inch shorter, maybe more. Plus, Redford was wearing thick soled "after ski boots. This would make Robert Redford around 5' 8" to 5'9" barefoot. Maybe 5' 9 & 1/2. They assured me that he was certainly not any taller than that. I mean no disrespect to Robert Redford when I say this. But, my sister was in disbelief when she saw the "reality" of it all.

Anonymous says on 16/Nov/07
He probably allways was 5'9.5 barefoot and morning at that. I mean most people give their height with shoes especially movie stars. Probably was allways in the 5'8.5- 5.9.5 range barefoot... can get near 6 foot in boots.

Just my opinion but I cant see him giving his height without it being his height in shoes (and maybe large ones at that.)

dmeyer says on 29/Oct/07
robert looked 2 in on cruise

George H. says on 29/Oct/07
I saw pictures of Redford next to Tom Cruise. They looked about the same height. Don't know, though, if either or both of them was wearing lifts.

Mert says on 8/Oct/07
I once served Robert Redford at a sandwich shop at Snowbird in Utah. I am a little under 6'3" and I TOWERED over Redford. I agree with Russ: Redford is much closer to 5'8" than 5'10".....that also was in ski boots while I was in tennis shoes. Just as Russ's sister said, I was also shocked about how short and small a man he was....he was VERY nice however while skiing with his two daughters.

Russ says on 28/Sep/07
My sister saw Redford in person...way back in the late 70's. Her husband was standing fairly close to Redford on even ground, close enough shake hands. Both my sister and her husband were shocked to realize that Redford was "only" maybe 5'10" in snow boots and probably weighed about 150 pounds at most. They said he looked small. They also agreed that Redford is probably about 5'8" barefoot (on a good day).

marco says on 6/Sep/07
Redford and Newman have filmed a couple of movies together and Redford always appears taller than Newman. I believe at peak he was between 5ft 9.5 and 5ft 10

18,181 says on 18/Aug/07
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Terry says on 2/Aug/07
Although Robert Redfort is not a very tall man, his charisma fills the entire room. Even if you don't see him, just knowing he is present has everyone feeling good. I escorted Mr. Redford, Thomas Skirrett, some producers and other actors through the airport in Toronto when they came to the city for an award ceremony. A flight with over 400 passengers was lined up at the customs booths, and Mr. Redford and others entered and were escorted through. EVERYONE without exception in the ENTIRE customs area stopped what they were doing - stopped moving, talking, and just tried to get a glimpse of Mr. Redford. And while I have escorted many famous people through customs, there has never been such a response as to when Mr. Redford came through. One thing to know about Mr. Redford, he is very down to earth and will have a conversation with you just the same as if you were his neighbour. He is in real life very much like most of the parts he plays in movies - calm, cool, courteous.

George H. says on 1/Aug/07
ed says on 23/Jul/07
Just saw 3 days of the Condor... in the shots where Redford is standing next
to tall Max Von Sydrow, he looks to be only 2-3 inches shorter. In the film,
he refers to Von Sydrow as being about 6-4... anyway, even with lifts, he would
have to be on stilts to boost from 5-8 to 6-1... I think he is closer to an
actual 5-10 or 5-11 barefooted.

Ed: I was shocked to see Faye Dunaway in stockings being maybe 1 and at most 2 inches shorter than Redford in boots in that movie. Dunaway is listed as 5'7" in almost every bio on her.

George H. says on 1/Aug/07
Mr. S. says on 23/Jun/07
This guy must be hiding something. His scenes with Ryan O'Neal In A Bridge Too Far are shot separately so that you never see them in the same camera shot. At the time Redford was one of the biggest box office stars in Hollywood so it would make sense that Redford might insist on such a practice. In fact Redford is not in the same scene as any of the other stars of that picture Michael Caine, Sean Connery, James Caan, Gene Hackman, Dirk Bogarde or Elliot Gould making it impossible to compare him with those guys.

Mr. S: My wife is quite a fan of all those guys who turned or will turn 70 this year - Beatty, Redford, Hoffman, Nicholson. She has been working on completing her DVD collection of all these guys and by osmosis I pick stuff up here and there, too :) Back in the seventies it was said that when they made their movie together, both Streisand and Redford insisted that they be filmed from one side and had it put in a clause in their contracts. The problem was that they both preferred to be shot from the same side! I think they compromised because you can see both from both sides in profile. That's the kind of stuff really big stars can demand in contracts, apparently!

clay says on 31/Jul/07
By brother happened to be filling his gas tank just across from Robert Redford back in the 1980s. My brother was barely 6'0", and said Redford was very small, no more than 5'7'' tops.

dmeyer says on 30/Jul/07
frank2 says 5'10 to 5'11 so 5'10.5 at peak

sam says on 25/Jul/07
Yep, that's what Rob has Redford at Ed. Here's a still more upright Redford with a somewhat shrunk (5'8"ish) Newman:
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And back in the day in The Sting:
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ed says on 23/Jul/07
Just saw 3 days of the Condor... in the shots where Redford is standing next
to tall Max Von Sydrow, he looks to be only 2-3 inches shorter. In the film,
he refers to Von Sydrow as being about 6-4... anyway, even with lifts, he would
have to be on stilts to boost from 5-8 to 6-1... I think he is closer to an
actual 5-10 or 5-11 barefooted.

Anonymous says on 12/Jul/07
How come the upgrade from 5'10?

Anonymous says on 4/Jul/07
July 3rd 07
I saw the pink suit that Robert Redford wore in the Great Gatsby in a display case years ago in a movie display...the suit was on a 6" platform and the shoulders of the suit were lower than my shoulders...I stand 5'10 3/4" tall I was amazed at the time of howshort he must be according to that suit.....I have heard that Barbara Strisand is very tiny too and watching The Way We Were they both at times look small....If the camara can add 10 pounds then can it also add height?

tall says on 26/Jun/07
I am 6ft and have stood next to him in Santa Fe, even in his cowboy boots he was much shorter than I.

Short Guy says on 25/Jun/07
I'm 47 years old, 5.9 tall and I very much remember a desperate fan of Redford claiming he was at least one inch shorter than me. And this was his peak height 20 years ago.

Mr. S. says on 23/Jun/07
This guy must be hiding something. His scenes with Ryan O'Neal In A Bridge Too Far are shot separately so that you never see them in the same camera shot. At the time Redford was one of the biggest box office stars in Hollywood so it would make sense that Redford might insist on such a practice. In fact Redford is not in the same scene as any of the other stars of that picture Michael Caine, Sean Connery, James Caan, Gene Hackman, Dirk Bogarde or Elliot Gould making it impossible to compare him with those guys.

MN Redford Fan says on 2/Jun/07
Back in '82 I saw him at an energy conference at the St. Paul Civic Center. As he walked through the crowd of people surrounding him, he stood by my sister who is 5'10" and they appeared about the same height. However, she was wearing sneakers and he was wearing cowboy boots. I'm 6' 5". I should had a camera. He stated in a 1987 interview for Esquire magazine he was 5'10 1/2". Other than the standard hollywood tricks, he may also appear taller onscreen because he's big boned yet very slender.

cute says on 22/May/07
are you all crazy..?? this guy is short... in his long moviecarrier, it has always been told that he was short... how can you be short at 5'10..
he must be 5'8 or 5'7... hello whats going on... he's not 5'10.. or the ridiculous 5'11 as someone claims... he's under 175 cm... he just wears huge boots... so..

George H. says on 9/May/07
I saw a picture of him on the internet from the sixties. He was in it with Judy Garland, who was a shrimp, and Warren Beatty. I should have saved it. Anyway, I was totally shocked to see Beatty had about half a head on Redford and Garland looked like a midget, even next to Redford. Beatty was also much broader than Redford who looked quite unimpressive. I remember Beatty looked like a physically huge nerd, because he was wearing heavy rimhorned glasses. It was the last combo of people I would expect to see together.

Beazer Holmes says on 9/May/07
friend of mine recently told me she ran into him out West years ago, and he was surprisingly shorter than she expected, maybe 5-7.5 to 5-8.

dmeyer says on 20/Apr/07
how can he be 5'10 when he got mesured 5'9.75 in the 70s but he can look the height he claims

dmeyer says on 15/Apr/07
was he mesured right in 70 he was 40 or 50 so it means 5'10 or 10.25 at peak i alwais thaught this guy was 5'11

Brad says on 5/Apr/07
If he is 5' 8" that would make Brad Pitt 5' 9". Doesn't work. He's 5' 9" or 9.5". He has always had great directors that have made him look taller. Meet Newman & Redford for the first time and you'll be shocked that they aren't as big as on the big screen.

Joseph says on 3/Apr/07
I am professional corporate photographer and I was hired to take photos of him with a VIP's from very high end company. I am 5 10 and he was not more than 5.8
My assistant is a woman and she is tall. She is 5 7 and she he was barely taller than her.

dmeyer says on 29/Mar/07
he must wear lifts all the times because he never seems under 5'11 in movies

[Editor Rob: in 2000 I think he still was 5ft 10, very similar to matt damon at the bagger vance premiere and very close to another guy I've met]

Bob says on 28/Mar/07
Look at him in "Barefoot in the Park" with Jane Fonda. Jane is listed as 5'7" and she is barefoot or in flats for the whole movie and he looks no taller than her.

Brad says on 14/Dec/06
You must have been next to his double, he's 5' 9".

Sussi says on 13/Dec/06
I've stood next to Robert Redford, and I'm 5'10'', he was much shorter than I am,maybe 5'6" or so.

Utnapishtim says on 5/Oct/06
Small correction (in case anyone's checking facts): it was the Capitol Theater, not the Lyric.

dmeyer says on 26/Sep/06
this guy can give the impresion he is 6 foot

Utnapishtim says on 26/Sep/06
I shook hands with Redford in a reception line for a premiere of _The Sting_ held at the Lyric Theater in Salt Lake City in 1973 for the benefit of the local Democratic Party. I remember looking down into his eyes and thinking that he must be at least three inches shorter than me. (I was about 5'10" at that time.) My conclusion was that he was about 5'7", and that he wears boots with lifts whenever he can, uses platforms, trenches, camera angles, or whatever when he's being filmed. Generally a little guy.

His handshake was also limp and clammy, for whatever that's worth.

Brad says on 17/Sep/06
Don Henley is the worst, unless you met Joe Walsh staggering drunk in the 80's. Redford was nice to me but then again I was shi$$ing on the politicians raping Colorado & Utah land for their pals. I wonder what celebs are the most fed up with the sharpie crowd there to make a buck.

Fred Hahn says on 12/Sep/06
Definitley 5'10" he directed me in the movie Quiz Show and he was exactly my height. Nice guy.

Brad says on 7/Aug/06
Stood next to him on the biggest stage at Universal for "Legal Eagles". 5' 9".

IckyBee says on 19/Apr/06
This site lists Jane Fonda at 5' 7". That said, go watch The Electric Horseman. Redford and she seem eye-to-eye to me. Which makes me think Redford is 5' 8" tops. No kidding, check out Electric Horseman and tell me I'm wrong. Her hair is bigger than Bob's, and maybe that throws an illusionary curve. But I'm thinking they're nose-to-nose in some scenes. It's my guess that any official press info regarding a major male star will tend to err on the side of taller vs. actual size. Gotta keep that bigger than life image up!

Frank2 says on 15/Mar/06
When Redford was young he was 5'10" and so was Newman. In The Sting they're the same height. Same goes for when they were in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Mr. R says on 11/Mar/06
This is possible, but he was still noticeably taller than Paul Newman in the "Iconoclast " series. If Redford is 5-9, then Newman is closer to 5-7 at this point. Redford wasn't wearing his cowboy boots either!

McMoron says on 10/Mar/06
Actually a guy who was present at the Out of Africa shooting claims that the crew had to dig a small 'trench' for M. Streep to walk in (you probably remember the scene where they walk side shot from their chest and up). He adds that he was choked at Redford's real height when he stood face to face with him, much shorter than he had anticipated based on his movies. According to the same source, the sets are all gone of course, so these small 'trenches' remain to be the main tourist attraction today... Take it for what it's worth, but according to the rule of large numbers, enough rumors are eventually significant...

Frank2 says on 26/Feb/06
He's a solid 5' 10" maybe even 5' 11". Trust me. Matt Damon is only 5' 8".

talker says on 17/Feb/06
i agree with this 5'9" listing.Redford never looked tall.He is around there.Maybe half inch taller.

Tubbs says on 9/Jan/06
The picture from McFan gets me thinking, how the hell does Damon claim to be 5'10. If thats the case Redford must be about 6'1. We all that ain't true, so Damon must be in the 5'8 range, maybe smaller.

Gramps says on 29/Dec/05
I just watched "Three Days of the Condor" last night. There is a part where Redford is on the street, face to face with Cliff Robertson, who is listed throughout the web as 5'11". Redford was the clear taller of the two by at least 0.5" and maybe more. I can't testify as to the footwear either man was wearing at the time. Redford was also standing close to the 6'3.5" Max von Sydow a few times, and looked 5'11"-ish by comparison.

jfv2000 says on 28/Dec/05
I had heard that Redford was more on the order of 5'6" and was very sensitive about his height, even going so far as to demand that he be put on a soap box in numerous movie scenes that depicted him standing still next to a taller actress. If you watch his movies closely, it does appear that some lengths (no pun intended) are taken to put him in situations that do not appear to make him look unusually short. One might also gauge this by looking at his height relative to most actresses. He should normally appear between 3 and 5 inches taller, but often looks as if he is closer to equal height. Similarly, one could compare him with the same actress but in two different movies.

Mr. R says on 8/Dec/05
Actually, Rob, if we are thinking of the same article, Redford was never measured. I actually looked up this article once, and the author guessed at Redford's height, based upon pictures and heels. He guessed at 5 foot nine and three quarters, "give or take". It was an eyewitness estimate.

[Editor Rob: ah, so you've saw the article. I couldn't track it down, it was in the mid 70's new york magazine? I did email the author and he said he agreed to get measured and was 5ft 9, but if this just an eye-witness estimate...then that's error-prone! Thanks, I'll change the note at top to reflect this.]

dmeyer says on 7/Dec/05
i met rufalo he is 173 cm and in the last castle robert did look more than 2 inches taller it means aleast 178 of course close to 6 feet in his 20's

[Editor Rob: I think it means simply Redford might have had a lift in his shoe...

remember he was measured in the 70's for a Magazine article because folk didn't believe he wasn't near 6ft. Measured at just under 5ft 10...]

hun says on 7/Nov/05
in Out of Africa redford was at leat 4,5" taller than his coactors...that makes him 6' at leat or was he wearing elevated boots?

ww says on 6/Nov/05
i have met robert redford and he wears elevated boots... that makes him a little shorter than me...i'm 6'1"....but when i saw him in the swimming pool without boots he looks 5'9" and not more tho what i noticed more was his hairy forearms

mike dungan says on 4/Nov/05
Robert Redford does look like a six footer..what ever his height is ne is exy and hairy

DP says on 11/Oct/05
Yea that could be right. I still think he's almost hitting the 5'10". I'd probably say he's about 5'9.5" myself.

CelebHeights Editor says on 15/Sep/05
The perception he's a 6 footer is alive and well. In The Clearing Helen Mirren describes him as "6 Foot, 175 pounds".