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guyfrommars says on 15/Jan/12
Danimal: Yeah. He was 5'8.5" in his peak, and is 5'6.5" now.
I've just noticed his footwear in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. It seems in the late-1970s, Shatner was still trying to look as tall as 5'11". He is wearing around 2.5" wedge heels, which are kinda obscured by his long trousers, but are visible in some scenes. The rest of the male cast (including 5'6" Walter Koenig) are wearing boots with normal heels, while all the females (including 5'8" Persis Khambatta) are wearing wedges with around 3" heels. One extra (a short girl) can be seen wearing ca. 4.5" wedges! Well, I must say, I can accept miniskirts, but wearing these in space... Oh, well, it was the '70s...
lorne says on 1/Nov/11
I doubt he was made 3 inches taller...
174-175cm peak for the captain. LAN Jiao says on 31/Oct/11
shatner is 5-6 and wear lifts to look taller like al pachino,robert de niro. Vegas says on 19/Oct/11
there is the clip of shatner with lawler and bret hart from feb 2010, bret looks about same height next to shatner as he does next to rob @ 2min 40secs Click Here Mr. R says on 19/Oct/11
Shatner is 5-6. I was with him at a movie premiere. Danimal says on 18/Oct/11
The average 80 year old male loses 2" in height. So whatever his peak height WAS, he is 2" shorter today. Danimal says on 18/Oct/11
When Shatner hosted WWE wrestling a couple of years ago, 5'10" (PEAK) Jerry Lawler in regular clothing had WAY MORE than 2" on Shatner. Sean says on 18/Oct/11
I have a brother that stood behind him for a red eye at LAX back in the 80's and said he was 5 foot6, brother is 5 foot 9 1/2. LAN Jiao says on 16/Oct/11
Mamun is taller after erect up upper body. Shatner is 5'7.5 guyfrommars says on 6/Aug/11
In his new documentary, The Captains, 6'0.5" Chris Pine is a good 6 inches taller than Shatner when they walk and stand next to each other. It means Shatner is around 5'6.5" nowadays, even shorter than I've thought. Althought, at the age of 80, it's not surprising. His peak height was around 5'8.5". TruebloodFan says on 22/May/11
he's ~5ft7.5 nowadays. I believe he peaked @175cm, maybe 174cm. guyfrommars says on 21/May/11
My opinion on the Star Trek cast heights (absolutely personal, not 100% accurate by any means):
Barefoot
Shatner 5'8.5"
Nimoy 5'11.5"
Kelley 5'10.5"
Doohan 5'8.5"
Takei 5'6"
Koenig 5'5"
Season 1
Shatner 5'11.5" (2" heels + 1" lifts)
Nimoy 6'1"
Kelley 6'
Doohan 5'10"
Takei 5'7.5"
Season 2
Shatner 5'10.5"
Nimoy 6'0.5"
Kelley 5'11.5"
Doohan 5'9.5"
Takei 5'7"
Koenig 5'6.5"
Season 3
Shatner 5'10.5"
Nimoy 6'
Kelley 5'11"
Doohan 5'9"
Takei 5'6.5"
Koenig 5'6.5" Bob says on 11/Mar/11
Shatner's height is 5'8.5" barefoot and 5'9.5" in normal shoes
star trek yr 1: he wore 2 inch shoes 5'10.5"
yr 2: he had normal shoes and was 5'9.5"
yr 3: he had 1.5" shoes and was even 5'10"
Nimoy in yr 1: 5'11.5" barefoot, 6'1" in shoes
yr 2: normal shoes, Nimoy 6'0.5"
yr 3" normal shoes, nimoy 6'0.5"
Knew this guy who used to work for Paramount studios who said no one from the classic Star Trek was over 6'. He can confirm this from the costume designers.
Shatner 5'8.5"
Nimoy 5'11.5'
Kelley Candyman says on 19/Feb/11
He is not nearly 5'8"... I see 5'7.25" at the most LG69 says on 31/Dec/10
I think he looks 5'7" or a bit more. Brad says on 11/Dec/10
Big heels and crammed wedge with Spock.....looks taller than he is in scenes. Harlan Ellison gets creamed by Shatner cause he's 5' 4" tops. me says on 10/Dec/10
Shatner has a tall upper body. When he wear lifts, they look natural because it balances out. When people like Downey Jr or Bieber wear them, they don't look right. guyfrommars says on 29/Nov/10
This gives a nice insight and clear-up into the "Star Trek boots" question:
Click Here
It seems they varied between the taller (1.5 or 2 inch) Cuban heels version, and the flat one with small heels. The taller ones were used in season 1, while in the rest they sometimes appeared alongside the new, short versions. 5'6" Walter Koenig always wore the 2-inch version to make him look taller. Shatner also used this advantage occasionally. (See my comparison of Shatner's Cuban heels vs. Ricardo Montalban's flat boots in Space Seed.)
I've read Justman and Solow's book about his lifts and claimed 5'11" height. If the shoemaker is correct, and Shatner gained 3 inches, then he was 5'8" without his footwear. El Chapo says on 28/Nov/10
Shatner 5'9 peak? Doubt it. According to Bob Justman and Herbert Solo who worked as producers on Star Trek, Shatner advertised himself as 5'11. They said the lifts he wore to achieve that height were so high that they distorted his posture and made his stomach stick out.
Joan Collins said she didn't even recognise him outside of the studio without the massive lifts (and hair pieces!). jtm says on 27/Nov/10
mr.r is 5'11.5. Adamz says on 13/Nov/10
Mr. R, how tall are you? jtm says on 12/Nov/10
5'7.75 at his peak is spot on. Legend says on 5/Nov/10
He was never 5'9. never. 5'7.75 at peak. me says on 29/Oct/10
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You can't really trust Shatner's height. He's a known lift wearer. SonnyboySlim says on 29/Oct/10
Pre-Star Trek, Shatner was a Shakespearean actor in Canada... try to wrap your head around that, I know. In costuming, he was listed as 5'9" and 175 lbs. Today, I'd say about 5'8" and about 205. Me says on 28/Oct/10
Shatner danced with Jimmy Kimmel tonight, and Shatner was barely 2 inches shorter... g man says on 23/Oct/10
Anyone know how tall Chris Pine who played Kirk in the most recent Star Trek movie is? I've seen footage on You Tube of Pine & Shatner shaking hands, & Chris Pine towers above the Shat |
