magnolia says on 16/Jan/10
in the photo Van Johnson stands between Katharine Hepburn at 5'7" and Angela Lansbury at 5'8"....soV.J. at about 6'2" sounds about right.

Marcelo C. says on 5/Oct/07
I guess 2" taller than Moore (I saw them together in a film, let anyone help me remember the name). 6´3" fits him.

Mr.Venable says on 13/Mar/07
In the Caine Mutiny , he looked to me more than one inch shorter than Fred McMurray ( usually listed at 6'3 ) . But on the other hand he was noticeably taller than 6' Peter Cushing in the End of The Affair , so I agree he was probably 6'2 in his youth . This makes me think that McMurray was a bit over 6'3 . Maybe 6'3.5 ?

Jane Biggers says on 17/Sep/06
Van Johnson is 6'3" in height.

Gonzalo says on 1/Sep/06
Richinkle, I think the woman is Rita Hayworth. In Caine mutiny he looked as tall as McMurray but movies are not always reliable. I think he was 6´2 at the most.

Editor Rob says on 27/Apr/06
Another book on Van: "At the time Van was six feet, two inches tall and weighed 185 pounds"

richinkle says on 6/Apr/06
The average sidewalk slopes at about 1/4" per foot, which might give MacMurray a 1" advantage. Who's the woman in the photo? 5'-8 1/2" Esther Williams, or 5'-6" Rita Hayworth?

Frank2 says on 19/Mar/06
Van was 6'2" and is still quite tall for a man who turns 90 this fall. I'm almost positive that Gable wasn't 6'1" as advertised. I believe he was no more than 6' in his prime. I knew a fellow who was the assistant editor on Soldier of Fortune at Fox and he told me that Gable had shrunk to where he wasn't that much taller than he was and this guy was about 5'10". But Gable was the same height as 6' Gig Young in Teacher's Pet so I doubt he had shrunk that much by the fifties. Gig is also listed as being taller than he was. I've seen as much as 6'2" for him.

larry says on 18/Mar/06
Agree. Spencer Tracy looked 5'8" in everything I saw him in. So, was Van Johnson 6'2"? He looked perhaps a tad taller than Clark Gable in a war movie that I'm ashamed to say I have forgotten the name of. Or am I opening a can of worms? :-)

Frank2 says on 18/Mar/06
That photo is quite revealing. It definitely proves that Tracy was shorter than advertised. I always pegged him to be around 5'8", not the 5'10-1/2" the studio claimed he was.