How tall is Dolph Lundgren - Page 4

Rising - 174 cm said on 16/Sep/17
@Anonymous: Nonsense, Dolph never wore elevator boots with a possible exception of some scenes in Rocky 4 since he admitted to standing on a box. But he's barefoot at times in Showdown in Little Tokyo and you can see him in some of the films he's wearing sneakers no more than 1". Dolph wasn't like Seagal, who does wear cowboy boots and other thick-heeled boots despite being 6'4". He is likely a solid 190 cm, maybe 190.5 standing for a measurement. A solid 189 cm would be the absolute minimum. Why are comparisons of Dolph with other 6 foot+ men like Chuck Liddell, Terry Crews, Michael Jai White and Big Dale ignored?

193 cm morning is a joke for Dolph. 193 cm evening at worst. He's not the 6'5.5"-6'6" giant he used to claim to be, but he was an impressive legitimate 6'4". He could pretty much rest his chin on 173 cm Grace Jones in bare feet.

Rising - 174 cm said on 15/Sep/17
@DRK: That's not a valid analogy because for teens who are still growing, Rob sometimes does list them at present heights as he did with Bieber. Rob gives them just a peak height when they retire or pass away, but if they're still active and visibly shorter then it'd be deceptive if he only listed them at their peak height, lead to a lot of unnecessary confusion and not only make them worthless as a reference for other celebs, but make them do more harm than good as a reference. It'd be inaccurate for someone to say they ARE a height an inch above what they are at the moment. My father used to be about 6'0.25", but is now around 5'11" and doesn't say he's 6' anymore because he isn't and if you measured him, he'd look like a liar saying 6'. If you ask, he'll say he WAS over 6', but is now under it. Your analogy of a growing kid would only be accurate if Rob kept an outdated shrunken height.

@Canson: Probably angle and definitely posture favored Conan, as well as his hair. I'm sure if you shaved both their heads, stood them back to bacK(so that we weren't as prejudiced by eye level) and had them stand as straight as they could, the difference wouldn't have been minimal. But then Dolph measured up better to Hasselhoff 3 years later than I remember measuring up to Conan. In fact, that obviously shrunken Dolph was less than an inch shorter in late 2012 if you look at the pics in my post on 6/Sep/17. Outside of that Conan appearance, Dolph has measured up much better to tall men in recent years than you'd think. Not just Hasselhoff, but at Arnold's book release in late 2012, he looked an inch or more taller than a 6'2" Terry Crews on video and 2 years earlier both on video and in full pics at the 1st Expendables premiere in LA. In the few stills available, Dolph's posture is horrendous with Conan so I really have to see the actual video again before I can state a more definitive opinion on it, but I do remember thinking Dolph was definitely shorter, but based on comparisons like with Crews and Hasselhoff, I think Dolph had to still be a legit 6'3" from 2010-2012 and he still looked a couple inches taller than Jonathan Ross in 2013. I think Dolph has shrunk more, but just check him out recently with Big Dale, who Rob seems pretty sure is the 6'2" he claims: Click Here Notice Dolph is standing straight unlike the pics above and a man that height is a much better reference for Dolph than 172-173 cm guys. In the photo at least, Dolph seems at least an inch taller to me. Even if the difference looks bigger in the photo than reality for whatever reason, don't you think it'd be certain that 6'2.5" would still be more of a minimum assuming Big Dale is 6'2"? You may very well be right about 193-193.5 cm, but these days, Dolph often looks shorter than he is and only some of that is due to posture with the other factor being his unusually big head and eye to head. So if Dolph is taller than he often looks today, I'm not sure he was really shorter than he looked in his prime. But like I said, he may have been just a 6'4"-6'4.25", but if that's the case then all those reference heights need real downgrades.

Anonymous said on 15/Sep/17
He isn't a solid 190 cm nowadays.

I think he is 189cm MAX today and when he was young 193 cm in the morning.

He looked taller in his movies because sometimes was wearing boots or elevator boots and lifts.

If you are a 193 cm guy and you wear boots you look in screen taller and almost a giant. You would be 2 m

This is the case our friend Dolph.

Canson said on 13/Sep/17
@Rising: I don't know how much of that had to do with posture or angle against Conan tho because he looked a lot taller. Conan is edged out by every legit 6'4" on this site when they're on his show. So I find it hard to see more than maybe a half inch or 2cm diff in reality between the two of them. I can buy a full 6'4" for dolph similar to Hasselhoff at his peak 193cm and won't completely rule out 193.5 but he just looked an honest 6'4" really. He had a build which made him appear taller when he was bodybuilding

Quirky said on 13/Sep/17
Does it matter, he is much more than the optimum height of 5' 9".

Tonyx said on 12/Sep/17
DRK, because some might just start claiming that Daniel Craig is the same exact height as Harrison Ford and his peak height was 6ft 0.75in (184.8 cm). Daniel Craig isn't a 1/4in away from 6ft1in tall isn't he?

DRK said on 12/Sep/17
Why do we include anything other than peak height? That is your real height. If you are shorter due to age / posture your full height is still the only valid choice.

We wouldn't list height at 6 years old, or height with a spiked up haircut. Everyone has 1 height once they have finished growing.

Rising - 174 cm said on 11/Sep/17
@Jordan87: Actually, steroid use can lead to bone loss, osteoporosis and similar problems so it stands to reason, those can accelerate height loss. Now if it doesn't lead to bone loss in an individual's case then there wouldn't be any reason to assume it'd lead to height loss so you can say it's more indirect.

@Canson: I do remember him shorter than Conan as well, but that was back in around 2009 and I've shown Dolph later than that looking easily an inch taller than Terry Crews and less than an inch shorter than David Hasselhoff so there's no doubt in my mind Dolph was still at least 6'3" then. His posture was terrible with Conan so I'd have to see the clip again, but since I have Conan about 6'3.5", it could mean Dolph was 6'3"-6'3.25" max by then and I give Conan a possible range of 6'3.25" minimum to 6'3.75" max. I see 6'2.5" as an absolute minimum today for Dolph and I personally wouldn't guess him that short seeing him with the taller men I've mentioned. But I understand 6'2.5" guesses. I still think he's closer to 6'3" and think it's evident when you stand him next to other tall men. I put much less stock into how Dolph looks with men well under 6 feet.

Canson said on 10/Sep/17
@Rising: tough to tell. He has poor posture but I remember him being shorter noticeably than Conan but again poor posture could be it. I'd put him at 6'2 1/2 today max imho

Jordan87 said on 8/Sep/17
He doesn't look much over 6'2" in the bottom pic and is lucky to get 6'1.5" in the top pic. I hard a hard time seeing a 6'4 man in his prime. 6'3 is a case. He is 60, not 80. He didn't loose over an inch of height people he isn't Hulk Hogan or Dave Prowse.

Rising - 174 cm said on 6/Sep/17
I've noticed that about Dolph's head as well. Dolph actually looks to have a bigger head to me than Hoff when they're side by side: Click Here Click Here Look at where their chins are and then look at how the top of Hoff's head ends up not much taller. I'd say Dolph probably has a good 10" head. Combine that with his posture and he's definitely going to look a good inch shorter than he is at times. Definitely not a guy whose height you can judge by eye level. His eye to head looks particularly big. Of course, the fact Dolph looks over an inch shorter in person in 2016 than Hoff in 2013 shows he's lost height since 2012 since they were still pretty close then, unless Dolph is on favorable ground. I still say he'd surprise people under a stadiometer. There are always people like that who look shorter or taller than they actually measure.

James B said on 3/Sep/17
Rob I have 2 friends one who is 6'1.75 and and the other 5'8 and the difference between them looks similar to you and dolph.

Rising - 174 cm said on 2/Sep/17
A comparison of 4 full pics with Stone Cold Steve Austin(who Rob lists 186 cm) from the Vegas screening of the 1st Expendables back in 2010: Click Here Dolph is at least 2 inches taller in every pic, even with terrible posture in the first two. A big reason for this is his head is clearly bigger, particularly from eye level to the top. You can see when Dolph turns to the side, he doesn't even have that much extra hair.

Here's a couple of pics that aren't full, but show quite a difference: Click Here Click Here

I'm always seeing a 5-6 cm difference, but Dolph is not standing like he did with say Big D in any of the pictures.

Rising - 174 cm said on 1/Sep/17
@Canson: As I've said, it seems likely he was a strong 6'4" or closer to 6'4" than 6'5" and others merely have to be adjusted down and I just said I think he was near 195 cm at some point, probably not after 2 hours out of bed, though. I doubt Neeson was over 6'4" at his low. He seemed to me a full 6'4" afternoon while Goldblum might have been a more solid 6'4" who held 193 cm at night and was maybe "a touch" over 6'4" in the afternoon, imo. Goldblum might have been as tall as Dolph, though Dolph in his prime did seem more massive to me. I do think Dolph would have edged out Steven Seagal in his prime as well. He could look about a head taller than 173 cm Grace Jones when they didn't have footwear:

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But if we took Brandon Lee's 182 cm claim at face value then I'd say Dolph was absolutely 195, same thing with Louis Gossett Jr. at 6'3", although I'm doubtful about that one as well seeing him look about an inch shorter than 6'3.5" max Christopher Reeve. If we just think of a prime Dolph Lundgren in a vacuum without the current late 50s Dolph struggling with 6'3" then I'd have guessed him taller without knowing better. Like seeing how tiny a weak 5'9" Van Damme looks walking side by side with Dolph even with Lundgren's head down most of the time: Click Here I do think Dolph's unusually larger eye to head means he's probably going to look shorter to some, except for those who focus only the difference between the top of heads.

@Shredder: Yeah, a 6'4" Dolph has Light looking maybe 5'9" there. But from what I did see of Light, I had serious doubts he was 5'10.5". My best guess is he was more like 5'10.5" in shoes, so taller than 5'9", but maybe not even 5'10".

tree said on 1/Sep/17
Rob you have any explanation why he looks only 186-187cm with you and Big Jay,how can a guy over 6ft2 look so 'short'with you?

Shredder said on 1/Sep/17
I agree Rising , He looks over 6'5 if that Alan Light guy really is 5'10.5.

Canson said on 1/Sep/17
@Rising: I can't see 195 peak but maybe he was by a long shot similar with me 193.7-194 min. I actually see the same kind of height as Neeson or Goldblum 193.5 at his lowest

Rising - 174 cm said on 30/Aug/17
Btw, I think the comparison with Ultimate Bad Guy(Scott Schwartz) warrants some attention again. He actually claims 6'10"! Click Here But he can't be that tall and if I'm not mistaken, Rob once had a page for him since I think Mamun had a photo with him. I believe he was listed 6'8"? Seeing him with 6'4" Steven Seagal: Click Here and 6'2.5" Bernie Mac: Click Here I don't doubt he's 6'8" range. But Dolph then does pull off at least 195 cm or around 6'5" with him: Click Here Especially since it's likely Seagal had boots

Btw, does anyone have an idea how tall Alan Light actually was? 5'10.5" looks impossible with Dolph in 1990: Click Here If that were accurate then Dolph's 6'6" claim would look plausible as even with a pronounced slouch, Dolph looks a good 6.5" or so taller, but even conservatively, it'd look maybe 7" minimum standing straight. All I know about Alan Light is he was clearly taller than Michael Jackson.

Let nobody doubt again how massive a strong 6'4" really is.

Rising - 174 cm said on 30/Aug/17
This 1985 interview refers to him as 6'6" at 1:38: Click Here

It doesn't come out of Dolph's mouth, but it's highly possible Dolph told the interviewer or else came from his bio so I doubt the newspaper interview was a one off claim or misquote. He's also referred to as 240 pounds at 1:29 so we can safely say Dolph referred to peak size with that recent 245 claim. I believe he was between 240-248 during the filming of Rocky 4(after being 215 before he got the role) and was 250ish during Masters of the Universe. Dolph was usually described as 6'6" in Masters of the Universe era articles so there's a good chance he claimed that for a while.

However, this Sports Illustrated article has Dolph referring to himself as 6'4" when speaking about the Rocky 4 auditions: Click Here Yet every other time Dolph has mentioned that story, he says he claimed 6'5". So I think Barry Fl is correct. I do think there's a better chance the metric figures he's given are more accurate since I have no doubt he could have measured "about" 195 cm back in 1985, I just don't know how early he'd have measured that and depending on how recent the 193 claim was, it sounds believable as well. I believe his torn ligaments during Missionary Man knocked some extra height off in addition to at least a half inch loss by age 50 and now almost an extra decade of weight training and stunts. It shouldn't surprise anyone Dolph has lost an inch or more, especially given his long time habit of slouching with much shorter men. You can see him doing this back in the 90s with Sly, Ice-T and Alan Light.

Barry Fl said on 29/Aug/17
In his autobiography/exercise manual Dolph claimed his height to be 6'5 and then later on in the same book 6'4. I'm pretty sure that both times he was just talking about himself generally so he didn't downgrade himself for height loss with age! So I'd be inclined to take any of his claims with a pinch of salt. Maybe the taller you get, the less specific you feel you need to be??

Rising - 174 cm said on 26/Aug/17
@Johan: Here's Dolph's 6'6" claim:

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This particular source is The Baytown Sun January 26th, 1986, but it was printed in other papers going back to around November 1985.

Rising - 174 cm said on 25/Aug/17
Yes, Dolph did claim that in late 1985. I've posted the link multiple times. And he got a lot of 6'6" listings from 1985-1987 so it wasn't a one off thing. He was always listed/described either 6'6" or 6'5.5" back then from what I saw. But it's possible he converted incorrectly and then rounded the 6'5.5" to 6'6" at times. He referred to Stallone as 5'10" in the same interview so he seemed to regularly use feet/inches in American interviews. The interviewer who asked him recently if he was 198 cm probably asked because of the 6'6" listings. You can see on The Rock and Kane Hodder pages multiple claims by each that vary similarly to Dolph and both are American so your theory is possible, but it's also possible Dolph just exaggerated.


@Rob: Have you seen the 6'6" claim when I've posted it? It'd be good, imo to add the 6'6" claim to the top and Dolph saying he stood on a box for the Rocky 4 glove touch in the same interview as this would explain why people told you they expected him taller at the convention.

Johan said on 25/Aug/17
Rising - 174 cm said on 22/Aug/17
But then why did Dolph claim 6'6" too? I do think he was more honest claiming 195 cm and 193 cm, but Dolph is intelligent guy so I'd think he'd have figured it out within a few years.

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Did Dolph actually claim that though? Or was that just a marketing stunt for Rocky IV? A giant against the underdog stereotype.

On live tv he claimed 6'5.5" which to me would have been what he actually thought was right since he was being so precise.
Ofc in Euro speak that is 193.75 cm not a guy who is 197 cm.

And I think that his 193 cm claim lately was probably legit but from his younger years he definetly isn't over 190 today.

Rising - 174 cm said on 24/Aug/17
A couple of stills with Louis Gossett Jr., who Rob lists at 6'3" peak from Cover Up(1991): Click Here

Like I've said, I do believe 193-194 cm range is the most likely guess overall with 195 cm being approximately his height within an hour or two of waking up, but to fit that, there are some other listings that would really need to be looked at closely again such as Gossett and Brandon Lee. Dolph always looks over 2" taller than Gossett and certainly there was far more than 3 cm between the two. As for Dolph's current height, I actually would have guessed him more 191 cm than 190 with 6'2" Big D who himself makes Michael Madsen look short, but overall, I'd still say 6'3" is probably the most he is nowadays.

Rising - 174 cm said on 22/Aug/17
But then why did Dolph claim 6'6" too? I do think he was more honest claiming 195 cm and 193 cm, but Dolph is intelligent guy so I'd think he'd have figured it out within a few years.

Johan said on 21/Aug/17
Guys you need to understand that Dolph used the wrong conversion back then. I believe he was 194 cm tops now at peak after looking through alot of pics . Now most people in Europe don't use 2.54cm to the inch they use 2.5 cm.

Try the conversion, lets take his 6'5.5" claim.
6' x 12") + 5.5" = 77.5"
77.5" x 2.54 = 196.9 cm . That would be the correct method.

Now most folk in Europe - 77.5" x 2.5 = 193.75 cm.

Do you see? This is also backed up by him claiming 193 cm a few years ago in his native tongue.

Exact same thing happens with 6 foot. So many people think 180 cm is 6 foot because of incorrect conversion here in Europe.

Rising - 174 cm said on 20/Aug/17
Dolph claimed the 6'6" for probably the same reason Kane Hodder claimed 6'5" - to live up to the image of their most famous characters. Kane takes it a step further of course with those huge platform boots. I'm sure to some men around my height he looked close enough. I'm open to anything in the 193-195 range peak, but he wasn't 6'5", let alone 6'6". I think we can all agree on that. I do think he's a bit taller today standing straight than many think. I'd still love to hear how tall Brigitte Nielsen would guess Dolph at peak. So far she's been spot on, imo with Sly and Eddie Murphy so her impression would be interesting.

Canson said on 19/Aug/17
@Rising: you said that post very eloquently and was a lot of thought that you put into that! Well done! You made some very strong points and you made a lot of sense to what a lot don't think of often something I try to do but don't always come across like I'm doing.

With Dolph he for sure would be no lower imho out of bed at his peak than 6'4.75 which is practically 195 (194.945). Yea like you and Arch both said he may have been a 6'5" who got down to 6'4.25. It's tough to tell. Him claiming 6'5.5 likely was a shoe height of sorts probably something he measured earlier in the day or could've been in a pair of boots later. But yes that's exactly what Jensen Did to Padalecki says he's 6'5" and won't admit it just to make himself a more desireable height in his mind. lol I have seen that one too many times in my life. I was in college and had this idiot troll who went to school with us who did that. He told another friend of mine from college (neither of these guys played ball on the team) who is 6'4-6'5 that he was 6'6 because I was listed 6'6" and he was about my height and that he's 6'5 because he's the same height as one of the other guys on our team. He even asked me how tall I was and I had him by maybe 1.5" (he wasn't over 6'3 max). I told him my 6'6" was a listed height and he questioned me because the other guy listed 6'5 was his height in his eyes (in reality the player was 6'3.5 and not but "maybe" 1" shorter than me tops). People like that just make me laugh. Wasn't until the other guy told him that same thing I did that he is 6'3-6'4 that he actually said well why do they list you like that lol

Rising - 174 cm said on 19/Aug/17
They made Van Damme look closer to Dolph's height in the film and promo pics. They always put Van Damme in front and/or have them stand far apart and in that case, have Dolph put his head down. If you want to see how Dolph looked next to Van Damme, look at the videos in my Jul/22 post where they almost fight at the premiere in '92 and the Universal Soldiers Behind the Scenes clip where they're walking side by side. Dolph at a strong 6'4" towers a weak Van Damme by more than 7 inches as you expect. But on the other hand, you see Ralf Moeller is a real 6'5.5" guy as opposed to Dolph who would only be near his claimed 6'5.5"-6'6" in shoes.

Canson said on 18/Aug/17
Yea with the pic Pierre posted with Mueller he isn't over solid 6'4". I'm willing to bet Moeller is that height or within 1/4" at his lowest based on what the poster Max said when he met him.

As for what MrTBlack said him claiming 6'5/6'6 is not unheard of but not something most guys this height do (I'm around his height not even a full cm taller than him at his peak) that's unless they have a reason. Maybe 6'5" but 6'6" not so much. Most 6'4 guys don't want to be 6'6" unless they need the height for sports etc. I'm 6'4.25-6'4.5 and would choose lose the 1.5-1.75" before I gained it lol). He did it because he was a body builder and has an ego.

Rising - 174 cm said on 18/Aug/17
@Pierre: He's definitely shorter than Ralf, but they're standing on a hill, that's why solid 6'5" Tiny Lister looks shorter than Dolph as well. In reality, I believe Dolph was shorter than both at that time.

@Arch: I agree. He did look more 6'5" than 6'4" in Showdown in Little Tokyo as well if Brandon Lee is 182 cm.

Dolph looked taller than a flat 6'4" in Masters of the Universe if Jon Cypher was 6'2", the difference was at least this big in the film: Click Here Click Here

Pierre said on 18/Aug/17
Another pic Dolph next to Ralph Moeller listed 6"5.5' in this site(1992 movie Universal Soldier) and next to Jean Claude Vandamme listed 5"9' = Click Here

Pierre said on 18/Aug/17
Click Here = 1992 Universal soldier movie=Dolph next to Ralph Moeller listed 6"5.5' in this site

Rising - 174 cm said on 17/Aug/17
@MrTBlack: Go on any legit 6'4" page and you'll see 6'5" claims. The 6'5" and 6'6" stuff came from Dolph and his PR back in the 80s, so it got repeated often enough to stick. Dolph at least could have fallen into the 6'4" and change range as you say, plus, they used tricks to make him even more towering in Rocky 4 and you consider his physique and it's understandable, imo.

Arch Stanton said on 17/Aug/17
MrTBlack said on 16/Aug/17
I still don't understand how so many fans and sites list him as 6'5" and 6'6" at peak. I do think 6'4" or possibly 6'4.5" but that's the absolute most he was then

In fairness he could look near 6'5 in the 80s and early 90s. I think his box tricks and camera angles in Rocky IV might have fuelled the 6'6 myth as he could look it in that film. I think a strong 6'4 peak fits best, possibly a guy who was 6'5 out of bed and low 6'4 at his low.

MrTBlack said on 16/Aug/17
I still don't understand how so many fans and sites list him as 6'5" and 6'6" at peak. I do think 6'4" or possibly 6'4.5" but that's the absolute most he was then

Rising - 174 cm said on 16/Aug/17
@Canson: In fairness to Dolph, when he was asked about his 80s quote where he said he could beat Tyson, he asked if he was sober when he said it, so I think his ego has come a bit more down to earth again. The 6'6" and 6'5.5" he was claiming in the mid to late 80s was probably hype to sell himself as Drago, He-Man, The Punisher etc. It is interesting he claimed a much more believable 195 cm when asked in metric back then. I'm sure he'd at least be that out of bed in his prime. I'd be surprised if Dolph couldn't convert metric back then, but to this day, he always claims a more believable height when asked in metric. He's now saying he is or was 6'5" when Rocky 4 came out, yet within the last 10 years, he said he 193 cm as Rob quotes him above. Maybe the high figures mean more in feet/inches. But I know what you mean and some of the claims for guys below 6 feet are much worse. Whether it's a friend of mine who was closer to 5'10.5" and claiming 6'1", or another friend not much different than me claiming 5'11". I admit I sometimes exaggerate slightly and say 5'9" if I think I'll pass for it, but I never inflate my height much, unless I have lifts and/or cuban heel or cowboy boots. If you wear lifts, you have to inflate your height, otherwise, you'll basically tell people you're wearing lifts. But if I'm out wearing sneakers, I'll usually say 5'8.5" or 5'9" if it comes up. Most guys around my height do seem to claim at least 5'10", though. To me, it's silly to be walking around like a 5'8"-5'9" guy and claim 5'11", almost 6' or something, I mean, at least try to look your claim! It's like all the blatantly short guys who try 5'8" because people's perception of 5'8" is warped and they don't realize it's a pretty average height and not the height of some short, stubby guy who is regularly the same height as women and noticeably shorter than most other guys around them. The same is true even with 5'7". Guys closer to 5'5" claim it all the time. A legit 5'7" isn't all that short. In Dolph's case, he was tall and imposing enough that how many people are going to know the difference back then? People tend to exaggerate as well when a height is unusual. Even women who are only unusually tall for women. For instance, Eddie Murphy is probably 176 cm yet inflates Brigitte Nielsen from 183-184 range to 6'2" just to boost himself to 5'10"? Saying she was 6'1" would have sufficed. Similarly, Mel Gibson is probably 5'9" yet inflated Sigourney Weaver from 5'11" to 6'1" also to boost himself to 5'10" when saying she was 6' would have been more appropriate. People like to engage in hyperbole regardless of what they're talking about. There are a lot of pretty big guys who become synonymous with an even bigger impression. Kane Hodder is a perfect example, though he actually does wear huge platform boots to get him closer to his claims and having lost height like Dolph, isn't that much above 6' these days without his boots. Once you get below the 6' range, you'll see a few more guys who are basically solid heights, but want to be solid 6 footers and wear the boots to get there(Vin Diesel, Burt Reynolds). Hulk Hogan is an obvious example of someone closer to 6'5" peak than 6'7". Rock as you mention was a big guy, I believe 6'3" when younger and now 6'2" range with a very imposing build, but clearly uses the 2 inch rule. I don't know if Dolph ever added a full 2 inches to his height, but was probably close with that 6'6" claim.

Rising - 174 cm said on 15/Aug/17
Thanks, Rob. The difference between Dolph and Terry is actually more consistent than you'd think. I'd guess 191 cm for Dolph during the first 2 Expendables from all I've seen. Basically 6'3" minimum and 6'3.5" max at that time. Terry's range would be about an inch less, imo so maybe a 6'2.25" listing would be better for him as he was put at 6'2" in his football career.

Here's Dolph a bit more recently with Kellan Lutz: Click Here (Also around 4:05)

Dolph looks noticeably bigger to me and I wouldn't guess him less than 190 there. Dolph didn't look to have any real footwear advantage to me either. Probably more or less similar: Click Here

Btw, I read an interview with Dolph where he talks about torn ligaments filming Missionary Man, which he made when he was 49. That could have contributed to his significant height loss. I could have sworn there was an interview where Dolph even mentioned height loss, but I can't find it so maybe I'm mistaken.

Canson said on 14/Aug/17
@Rising: I believe solid 6'4" peak too. However if he were a bit inside of 193cm like maybe 6'4 1/8 or even maybe halfway between that and a solid 6'4" I prob wouldn't tell a diff with him standing next to him as it would be less than 1/4". Guys my size (6'4 and change) if pro athletes or some former college even will claim their listed heights. I was measured 6'4 1/2 in socks in college and I think also 6'4 3/4 once but had some early morning measurements (thought I had grown but likely did not really). I was listed 6'6" on the roster and have almost always measured 6'4 1/2 or been rounded to that as I mostly had afternoon physicals outside of that. Think my one a year ago or so was 6'4 3/8 may have been because I had cut my hair or that they rounded up the mm since it was around 3pm I believe I would be 193.9.

A guy like Dolph tho has an ego just like The Rock does!! Most common guys outside of pro athletes or former college athletes in some cases will say 6'4 or maybe 6'5" if my height as a morning height will be closer to the latter. Heck in my case I have only measured myself around the solid 193 mark twice or three times since high school probably and they were experiments this year where I was in my feet and got to 193.1 and .2. I still claim 6'4" more often than not (almost never 6'5) unless I'm in maybe a pair of Timbs or maybe Jordan's that give me a bit and someone will ask am I 6'5? Even then my response is 6'4/6'5 sometimes or 6'4 1/2 more commonly In that case. I list myself 6'4" on paper for the most (used to list myself 6'5 on paper when I played ball lol). But then again I do have a former teammate in college that is roughly 3cm taller than I am. He's prob a legit 197 at his lowest based on how he looks with my legit 6'6" friend and another friend Christian's height. I'd put this 197 at 6'5 5/8 at his lowest a weak 6'6" yet he still claims 6'7" to this day as he was listed that way in college. In addition to the 6'5.25 and 6'6" friend I have a 6'7" ex teammate who is still one of my best friends today (I am his daughters godfather as a matter of fact). He was my roommate in clllege along with the 197 friend who claims 6'7. The legit 6'7" is older than me by a couple years and he puts the other dude in his place when he claims 6'7". My legit 6'6" friend does the same to him like "bro you're shorter than me how in the hell are you 6'7"? He didn't go to college with us but got to know him through us. It's quite comical. Yet this dude says he's 6'7" and that I'm 6'6" and that the other guy is 6'8" (was listed 6'9 initially but was brought down). Those were our listed heights in college.

Rising - 174 cm said on 13/Aug/17
How tall do you guys see Dolph in these videos from Arnold's book release in late 2012?

With 6'2.5" Terry Crews: Click Here
With Crews and 5'11.5" Arnold: Click Here

Maybe Terry is more 6'2"-6'2.25", but I can't see less than an inch minimum between Dolph and Terry there. Dolph looks much taller than Arnold in that second video even with worse posture and is taller than Terry again despite being farther from the camera. Iirc, Rob was listing Dolph either 6'3.25" or 6'3.5" at this time and it looks like he was spot on even though I remember insisting he was a flat 6'3" at the time. I'm sure he's lost more height 5 years later and is about what Rob lists him, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if he still measured the full 6'3".

Tyson said on 1/Aug/17
Dolph Lundgren is about:

Peak 193.0 cm
Now 189.5 cm

Rising - 174 cm said on 31/Jul/17
Check out how much bigger Dolph was than 182 cm Arnold five years ago: Click Here

Dolph has lost more height since then, but not THAT much. Maybe 1 cm. He was probably 191 then and 190 now. Incidentally, when Arnold was Dolph's age, Rob listed him at 6'0" with a peak of 6'1.5". There's no reason Dolph couldn't have lost a similar amount.

Rising - 174 cm said on 31/Jul/17
He's definitely taller than 6'2" now regardless of looking it in a photo with someone half a foot shorter. He always looks taller than 6'2" with men close to his height. Looked more like 6'3" with 6'2" Big D in a photo and Big D looked noticeably taller than Michael Madsen. 6'4" peak is right, though, but no shorter. If he has lost near 2" then he'd have been the 195 cm he once claimed, or at least close.

Canson said on 31/Jul/17
Peak 6'4" maybe 6'4-4.25 range
Today 6'2.5 tops

Peterson188cm said on 30/Jul/17
Dolph Lundgren and Sylvester Stallone:

Photo- Click Here

Anonymous said on 29/Jul/17
6'2.5"-6'2.75" is my father's height, and he looks more like this next to someone 5'9". Maybe it's posture, but my dad usually has worse posture than looks like in this photo.

Original said on 29/Jul/17
Looks 6'2 w/ Rob that is my opinion, peak he was def. taller, probably around 6'4.

Rising - 174 cm said on 27/Jul/17
What's amazing is back in 1991, Brandon Lee, who claims 182 cm could look similar to how Rob looks with a current Dolph Lundgren: Click Here

Keep in mind, Brandon is closer to the camera in all but one of those shots and in that shot, Dolph is tilting his head. Of course, I'm sure Brandon was closer to a peak Dolph Lundgren's height than Rob is to a current Dolph, but if Dolph was closer to 193 than 195 cm then Brandon was shorter than 182 cm range. It's amazing that even while seeing how Dolph dwarfs a man who was apparently just a fraction from 6 feet, people still doubt he was a legit 6'4" peak. Dolph didn't even wear big heels or thick boots like Steven Seagal either.

@Richard: Rob said he thinks Dolph is 6'2.5"-6'2.75" at his low and that the absolute lowest he thought he'd measure would be 189 cm.

If you see Dolph in a crowd at a premiere even today he looks very tall, usually the tallest person. 6'3" flat wouldn't surprise me, though I'd bet he drops below it in the evening and he probably does lose an additional 1/4" from noon until his low.

Richardspain said on 26/Jul/17
Hey Rob..how are you? please! Can you add a mugshot in your photo next to Dolph?

This way we'll have a idea more exactly about the Dolph's height.

I advance he isn't more than 187/188cm in his relaxed posture.Max 6'2

Rising - 174 cm said on 26/Jul/17
Dolph looks to be leaning more to me, but his spine is also much longer than Rob's so even a similar stance could make him drop more height. Don't forget, Rob said below that Dolph had a fraction less shoe than him as well. But all this focus on one picture is moot anyway. Remember, Glenn had pictures where he looked 5'9"! Don't believe me? Well, I'm sure you can still find them framed on the walls of his apartment.

Richardspain said on 25/Jul/17
189 cm barefoot nowadays
193cm barefoot in peak

Sometimes stars hollywood are marketing like Arnold 188 cm Eastwood 192 cm they weren't that.

Pierre said on 23/Jul/17
Dolph isn't very straight in the picture but Rob isn't very straight too

Rising - 174 cm said on 22/Jul/17
I do think 6'3.5" was still possible as late as 2012, but now I say 6'3" tops. If Dolph is really 6'2.5" these days, then terry Crews can't be more than a flat 6'2" since Dolph is taller even when bending his knees: Click Here Rob lists Terry at 6'2.5". I'd probably go right between at 6'2.25" for Terry.

He was still significantly taller than 6'1" Jonathan Ross in 2013: Click Here Unfortunately, the camera switches from the side view when Dolph gets close, but it's still obvious he's noticeably taller.

Here's Dolph in his prime back in 1992: Click Here Van Damme, who I'd give 5'8.75"-5'9" back then or 5'8.5" absolute minimum looks like he's looking up at a skyscraper! I'm a fan of both, but once Dolph gives him the one-armed Rocky 4 shove back, you can see JCVD wants no part of Dolph! Difficult to say for sure from the angle, but even with his head tilted up, it looks like his head would, at best, reach Dolph's nose. You can see how small Van Damme looks in this Behind the Scenes clip when he's walking next to Dolph: Click Here In the film and the promo, a lot of care was taken to minimize the difference between these two.

Canson said on 22/Jul/17
Meant to say 6'2.5 tops today

Canson said on 21/Jul/17
@Even: dolph was 6'4" at his peak. I agree 6'6" not tho today 6'3.5 is tops

Rising - 174 cm said on 21/Jul/17
Peak
Under 6'4" = impossible
6'4"= probable
6'4.25" = probable
6'4.5" = possible, but not as likely
6'4.75" = possible, but not likely except in the morning

Now
Under 6'2.25" = impossible
Under 6'2.5" = Very unlikely
6'2.5" = Fairly probable
6'2.75" = probable
6'3" = fairly probable
Over 6'3" = pretty much impossible except in the morning

The probabilities I'm referring to are typical noon to afternoon height.

Rising - 174 cm said on 20/Jul/17
He's clearly leaning with Rob. Sometimes it's deceptive how much height one drops and with a man as big as Lundgren, that can easily make him look an inch shorter, or even a camera can do that. How many times do we see Rob say a person wasn't as short or tall as they looked in a photo? See Rob's comment about Dolph and 6'2" Big D, then check the pic for yourself. That's how Dolph looks standing straight. This can still be seen with Terry Crews and Chuck Liddell as well. If Dolph were a weak 6'2" in person, surely Rob wouldn't list him an inch higher. Less than 5 years ago, Dolph could almost still stretch up to Hasselhoff's height(see my June 6th post) yet look at how much shorter he looks with Statham and JCVD on JCVD's page earlier that same year. Dolph is shorter now than 2012, but not THAT much shorter.

even said on 20/Jul/17
6'6" = impossible , 6'5" = impossible , 6'4" = almost impossible , 6'3" = most probable , 6'2" = probable

S.J.H said on 19/Jul/17
I believe Big Jay being 5'7.75" from the video i just watch on User's height page but Dolph Lundgren still look nearly 6'2 or right on the nose not 189-190cm. See him with Rob bottom pic he look weak 6'2" and he look to be standing a good posture with rob

Rising - 174 cm said on 17/Jul/17
I agree with you. Probably held 6'4" at night as his low, so a rock solid 6'4". I believe a guy like Steven Seagal was more likely to drop below 6'4" at his low. As I said, nowadays, anything from 6'2.5" to 6'3" is something I could believe. His posture makes it trickier. I won't argue anything in that range, but I just can't see him below that seeing how he still looks with six footers. From the way he stands, I wouldn't be surprised if he has back problems and I think I remember hearing he had back surgery years ago. Basically, I think both the average guesses and Rob's listings are so likely, there's not much sense in disputing them. Now I'm not one of those head size fetishists, but in Dolph's case I think it's relevant to say I wouldn't be surprised if his head was at least 10 inches. That could make him appear shorter to people.

Canson said on 16/Jul/17
@Rising 174: 6'4.25 is possible as well but I'd go a low height of not dipping under the 6'4" mark. Today tho maybe posture is just bad but looks 6'2.5ish with Rob or others

Rising - 174 cm said on 16/Jul/17
I agree Canson, no doubt he was a legit 6'4", but under 6'5". His peak height is tougher to gauge as we mostly have movies to go by, but strong 6'4" is the best guess.

Dolph with a slouch looks between 5" and 5.5" taller than Rob to me.

Shredder said on 15/Jul/17
Rob give him a mugshot so we can see what he looks with you.

RisingForce said on 15/Jul/17
A full 6'3" today still wouldn't surprise me seeing him with some taller men, especially if Terry Crews really is 6'2.5", but I agree with 190 cm as most likely. Looked easily 6'4"+ in Masters of the Universe since Rob lists Jon Cypher as 6'2" and Dolph was quite a bit taller and Courtney Cox is listed at 5'5", but seriously only reached Dolph's shoulders! Also, if Dolph peaked at 248 during Rocky 4, he had to be 250 minimum during Masters of the Universe.

I'd still say around 6'4" is most likely, but if Rob's listings of 6'3" and 182 cm are accurate for Louis Gossett Jr. and Brandon Lee, respectively among other listings on this site then Dolph's 195 cm claim isn't impossible.

Johan said on 15/Jul/17
Yeah I saw those pics with Big D, he still looks close to 6'2.75" in those, he seems to be a guy who does drop height a fair bit with shorter guys.
Big D also made Michael Madsen look 5'11" ish.

Canson said on 15/Jul/17
@Rising Force: 6'4" definitely though at his peak but for sure not 6'5"

Nils said on 14/Jul/17
Maybe he is 6'2..
Arnold and Sylvester forced him to claim 6'9
but they settled with 6'5
Jokes aside i didn't see much of this guy but in those pictures he doesn't even look 6'2! is there any explanation
to that Rob? or am i just mistaken.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 14/Jul/17
Rob could 6ft4 peak and 6ft3 today be more feasible?



No doubt he's lost height but 1½in looks extreme

RisingForce said on 11/Jul/17
0% chance Dolph is below 6'2". What Dolph looks in photos(with bad posture) isn't what he looked at the events. If Dolph was under 6'2" at the event, Rob wouldn't be listing him at almost 6'3". Remember, Dolph was still taller than Rob's 6'2" friend. Better chance of Dolph still being 6'3" than a flat 6'2", much less under it.

Nik said on 11/Jul/17
@ Puerre

Yes, he could easily be below 6'2"!

Shredder said on 9/Jul/17
S.J.H said on 29/Jun/17
Understand the tilting head down from Lundgren. I take another look if Big Jay is 172cm i don't buy Lundgren over 6'2 he just don't look it like his movies nowadays and honestly sometimes he even look don't even look over 187cm now.

Big Jay was measured in a video , he is still over 5'7.5 at his very lowest , so 5'7.75 is right for him.

Pierre said on 9/Jul/17
between 6"1' and 6"2' by this two pictures

RisingForce said on 7/Jul/17
As for Dolph's peak, I believe Ultimate Bad Guy use to have a page here and was given 6'8" and if that's the case, Dolph looked nearer 6'5" than 6'4" with him. I don't remember a scene where Dolph stood next to Louis Gossett Jr. in The Punisher, but in this promotional still, Dolph looks more than 2 inches taller: Click Here and you can compare them in this scene from Cover Up(1991): Click Here Either Gossett wasn't 6'3" or Dolph was taller than 6'4". I think 195 cm is the most he could have been peak while 193 was the least he could have been.

But I'd like to know how recently that 193 cm claim was. Often, men still claim their peak height so that could suggest Dolph was always a solid 193 guy. It seems he's more honest when he claims a metric height. Think about, he was claiming 6'6" and 6'5.5" in the mid 80s at the same time he also claimed 195 cm and now he's claiming 193 cm, but then also claiming 6'5" in 2012.

Nowadays, I still say 6'2.5" minimum and 6'3" max. Looking an inch shorter than he is with bad posture isn't a stretch. When you see Dolph with Terry Crews, Chuck Liddell and Michael Jai White, Dolph still looks no less than what he's listed here, as well as with Rob's 6'2" friend. That's why I give 6'2.5" as the least he could be even now. It's better to compare Dolph with men over 6 feet as opposed to guys around 5'8".

berta said on 7/Jul/17
i think its safe to say peak was somewhere in the range of 192,5-193,5 and today he is somwhere in the range of 189-190

Dmeyer said on 7/Jul/17
Looks 187cm at most in the pic even considering leaning but 189cm IS believable

Cameron said on 6/Jul/17
Seems accurate to me

6'5"Quinn said on 6/Jul/17
Obviously one doesn't want to accuse anyone without evidence, but I believe steroid use can affect bone density. Dolph is too young and seems in too good a shape to have lost this much. He's only what, like 60 ish?

Richardspain said on 4/Jul/17
Next to Rob he seems 188 cm now but I give him 189cm.

193 cm young and not more.

Anyway he has good height. He's taller than many people.

even said on 3/Jul/17
in this picture this guy is at least 6 feet 2 inches tall . im sorry to say but 6 foot 6 is not the same as 6 foot 2!

S.J.H said on 29/Jun/17
Understand the tilting head down from Lundgren. I take another look if Big Jay is 172cm i don't buy Lundgren over 6'2 he just don't look it like his movies nowadays and honestly sometimes he even look don't even look over 187cm now.

Lee said on 28/Jun/17
Gee. They are shorter than I am
And lighter than me

Ted said on 26/Jun/17
He's barely 6' 2.5'' here. Shocking.

Canson said on 24/Jun/17
@Rising force: my bad! I didn't see your question on my height. I don't even get down as low as 6'4. Normal for me (rounded up 1mm on both ends) is 6'5 1/8 and 6'4 3/8. More specific 195.8/193.9. But my absolute low on a day when I worked out and was on my feet and awake for like 26 hours I think or 28 hours was 193.2cm. Dolph was close in height to me but I'd say prob either within a cm. I think peak he was the same a guy who maybe was 193 at his lowest. He's just lost height today tho as he doesn't have good posture either. The heavy weights I bet had a lot to do with it

PLB said on 21/Jun/17
I got my undergraduate degree in psychology. Let me save you some time. I'll explain everything important that I learned in psychology.

Girls want to be pretty, boys want to be tall.

That's it. So how tall is Dolph Lundren? Tall enough that he hasn't been tortured by feelings of inadequacy. Girls who are not pretty are never completely comfortable. Nor are short guys. But Dolph is smart and tall. That's about all a man can ask for in life.

There are a couple related issues. It seems to matter when you get your growth spurt. Boys who get their full height when relatively young seem to have a better result in their feelings of self confidence. Some research seems to indicate that those who become tall early are more likely to achieve more prominent positions in society. I'm approximately the same size as Lundgren but I developed relatively late. When I was 21 I was only 6'3.5" and unhappy. I desperately wanted to be 6'4". I got there only at age 24.

The other issue I would like to address is the loss of height with age. I was 6'4" when I was 24 and I was still 6'4" when I was 64. I hadn't lost a single millimeter.

Then I fell off the cliff. When I could move around again after about a year sitting immobile in a chair I had lost maybe two inches - maybe more. The graph of my height was dead flat until I went over the edge. I lost my height all at once. Many commenters here seem to assume that height loss with age is a phenomenon that occurs at a steady rate in all people. I think that's wrong. But I don't have a medical reference. I'll look for one and post a comment here if I can find one.

5'11.25 at noon. said on 20/Jun/17
This guy could have pushed 6'4 and change in his early twenties

Canson said on 15/Jun/17
@Dan: agree that people don't always lose height. However I believe Arnold has and Lou 1". I can't see Lou above maybe 6'3.5 and that's absolute most peak. He looks 191-192 at peak really

Dan said on 15/Jun/17
@Canson...Ferrigno was at least 4" taller than Schwarzenegger at their peak, and there's no reason to believe Schwarzenegger lost 2" of height from his peak. The notion that people lose height automatically over time is a myth.

Sandy Cowell said on 7/Jun/17
@ Jordan87 - Hi! I've just found your reply! Nice one!

RisingForce said on 6/Jun/17
Canson, I do believe that is the case with Dolph and I think 189 is in the reasonable guess range for Dolph today. I think he slumps down a lot and then stands a bit better with taller guys. You may have seen this already, but check out these photos from late 2012 with David Hasselhoff: Click Here Click Here I believe Dolph has lost noticeable height in the 4 1/2 years since, but I think this is most important for showing Dolph could already lose at least an inch in posture because he definitely looked shorter than that at times back then. I think 191 was still pretty likely for 2010-2012 Dolph standing for a measurement. I'd be fine with 6'3" for that time period as well. At peak, my guess is that he was your exact height(you're someone who never drops below 6'4", right?). It's unfortunate we don't have more good comparisons outside of movies for Dolph's peak, here's one photo of Dolph in the 90s with Michael Rapaport: Click Here Not great, but it's something at least. I do buy Rapaport at his 6'2"-6'2.5" claim. In fact, I think he's a good example of how tall someone legitimately that height can look because he was mistaken for 6'3" before. As for Dolph, I think even the Hasselhoff photos show he has a big head. There you have two men who were 6'4" in their primes, but Dolph's head is noticeably bigger in both pics. The difference between their chins is obviously bigger than the difference between the top of their heads. I've said before that I think it can now add to the illusion that Dolph is shorter than he is nowadays along with posture.

James B said on 6/Jun/17
RisingForce said on 5/Jun/17
I don't think it's even so much of a matter of a large build or not, but how lean and cut others get at a certain size, particularly in short periods of time. Dolph went from 215 to 248 for Rocky 4 in about 3 months and seeing how lean he was, as a fan of Dolph, I'll just say he may have had something in common with his characters like Drago or the err, "muscle enhancers" in Universal Soldiers. In fairness, Dolph was only 27 so it's much more plausible at that age than some of these guys, but there are limits. Dolph's workout regime was incredibly tough regardless, there's no escaping that fact, but just look at how common it is for lifting and bodybuilding today with much more of a stigma attached, now think back to the 80s culture.


I do wonder though does having a naturally large, small or medium build even exist? I am guessing it does because I used to know a guy who was 5'9 and weighed 120-130 pounds because that's just the way he naturally was. It's funny too because at college I knew one guy who was 5'9.5 and the other 6'0. My friend who was 6ft weighed 220 pounds and my friend who was 5'9.5 weighed barely 140 pounds.

Funny thing is my friend who weighed 138-140 pounds ate more than my heavier friend lol

Canson said on 5/Jun/17
@Rising Force: agreed and 6'2.5 isn't much higher than I have him. I'm at 189 for him today which is 6'2.5 range pretty much (said no lower than maybe 188) but I can see him still where you have him if his situation is similar to Liam neeson who I still believe is 6'4" if he stands his tallest. A lot of guys develop horrendous posture later in life

RisingForce said on 5/Jun/17
I don't think it's even so much of a matter of a large build or not, but how lean and cut others get at a certain size, particularly in short periods of time. Dolph went from 215 to 248 for Rocky 4 in about 3 months and seeing how lean he was, as a fan of Dolph, I'll just say he may have had something in common with his characters like Drago or the err, "muscle enhancers" in Universal Soldiers. In fairness, Dolph was only 27 so it's much more plausible at that age than some of these guys, but there are limits. Dolph's workout regime was incredibly tough regardless, there's no escaping that fact, but just look at how common it is for lifting and bodybuilding today with much more of a stigma attached, now think back to the 80s culture.

Johno said on 4/Jun/17
I would say he is 5-inches taller than Rob at the most.

Canson said on 4/Jun/17
@Jordan87: I'd buy the full 6'4" as well. A lot of guys my size are listed 6'6" (strong 6'4 in my case).

Josey wales said on 4/Jun/17
Im not one to downgrade but im.puzzeled at the pic of dolph with rob.. he looks 6 foot there.. i actually do beleive he is 6'2" plus..

James B said on 3/Jun/17
Rob do you think Dolph took steriouds since he was not large built naturally?

RisingForce said on 3/Jun/17
I agree, Bazza and Rampage. Canson, we're in the same ball park on Dolph at least, though I think he's a bit taller. Basically, I'd say there's no reason for Rob to change either listing. I think we're making 2 mistakes on this page. One is reading too much into how Dolph looks slouching with guys half a foot or so shorter than him as opposed to other big guys who clear the 6 foot mark. When you look at those comparisons, he almost always looks 6'2.5" or taller to me. The other mistake is basing his peak height too much on how Dolph looks today without knowing his injury and surgery history rather than how tall the man actually looked in his prime. I do see Dolph in his prime as probably taller than Seagal and definitely no shorter. Unfortunately, we don't have a photo of them together even now, much less in their prime, but we do have them both posing with Scott L. Schwartz(Ultimate Bad Guy)

Dolph: Click Here
Seagal: Click Here

Dolph looks about 3 inches shorter to me and Seagal looks more like 4. Unfortunately, the Seagal pic isn't full so we can't read too much into it, but the result isn't surprising to me. Schwartz is listed different places online at 6'8", 6'9", 6'9.5" an 6'10". He's obviously huge, but I think we can safely throw out the higher listings, otherwise Dolph might have been the 6'6" he once claimed!

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 1/Jun/17
I'd be stunned if he measured as low as 6ft2 today…

Canson said on 1/Jun/17
Agree with everything you said Rising Force. Many of the bigger body builders did that maybe except Moeller. He's really 197 so him saying 6'6" is rounding up. Lou at 6'5" was a joke he's 191 range peak and Arnold maybe was 6'1". My mom's cousin was eye level with him when they met and also claimed 6'1" not sure if he rounded but I'll give him the benny there. But look at Moeller and look at Barkley in two separate pics as they don't have any together. He looks taller than stern does more so Barkley Jordan or Kobe

Jordan87 said on 1/Jun/17
Sandy,

Yes Nice to have a fan, of course the 6'6" is bs. He can "crank" on all he wants , he isn't getting the 6'6, not even 6'5!

RisingForce said on 1/Jun/17
And we quibble about half or three quarters of an inch here on celebheights, it's what we do. :)

RisingForce said on 1/Jun/17
Yeah the 6'6" claim was a stretch, I said that was arrogant a while back and compared it to when Dolph said he could beat Mike Tyson back when he was claiming it. But the man was very tall, I can't see him dropping 1 mm below 6'4" even at night in the 80s/early 90s. Brandon Lee would have struggled with 5'10" then. Steven Seagal never seemed taller than a prime Dolph to me despite wearing big heeled cowboy type boots. I also can't see him below 6'2" today or even 6'2" flat. Look at the pic with Rob's 6'2" friend or with 6'1.5" Chuck Liddell, which was around the same time as the pics above. Dolph looks at least 2" taller than Chuck, albeit with probably around 1 cm footwear advantage. Even if Chuck is only 6'1" flat that still puts Dolph at 190 cm, which he has to be if Terry Crews is 6'2.5", but I could see Terry slightly under that, but not under 6'2" himself.

Canson said on 31/May/17
Naw he's not 6'1" even today. Still looks a 6'2" and change guy at worst like Christian has him a full 188cm maybe more like 189cm and his peak is closer to 6'4". 193 maybe 192.5 worst case but 193 is good the weightlifting etc took its toll

Sandy Cowell said on 31/May/17
@ Jordan187 - Your expression 'to crank on' extra inches to one's height is wonderful! 😂😂😂
It's got to be the funniest expression of height-bungling EVER!

Sandy Cowell said on 31/May/17
In the picture with Rob, I can't see over 6 inches difference, I see about 5!
Yes, why do tall men so often slap a couple of inches onto their height?* Do they think that 'the people down there' won't notice? Well, they bloody well do, you know!

* See Jordan87's comment from 30th May!

Jordan87 said on 31/May/17
RIsingForce,

So you are saying 6'4 Peak, I am saying 6'3.5 Peak. My Point was Dolph is full of Crap when he says 6'6. Yes A Liar.

Bazza said on 31/May/17
I have no doubt were Dolph to stand tall for a measurement he would hit 190/191 mark afternoon even today so Robs listing is pretty good. He has bad posture so looks more 6'2 walking around. Probably lost 3-4cm down the years from his 6'4-6'5 peak.

Christian-196.5cm (6ft5 3/8) said on 30/May/17
Wouldn't put him anything below 188 today. Probably not quite 190 though.

RisingForce said on 30/May/17
Jordan, I think you're going a bit too far. He's not 6'1"-6'2" now, that's Chuck Liddell's height and Dolph even with bad posture is still quite a bit taller: Click Here. He can look 6'1.5" with bad posture, but when he stands decently enough, he's still clearly taller than a legit 6'2"+ guy like Terry Crews as recent as last year. Or, with Rob's 6'2" friend last year, Dolph is clearly taller: Click Here It seems Dolph is standing better there when posing with another big guy. Comparing Dolph to guys closer to his height is the best reference, imo. 6'3.5" for his peak is basically impossible for me to imagine. The only reason I doubt 195 cm is because he's struggling with 6'3" at 59 and was under 6'4" by his early 50s, but Dolph was still a 191 cm guy as recent as 4-5 years ago, possibly as tall as 6'3.5" that recently since he looked it when he stood better with 6'4" Hasselhoff and was barely shorter. You can see in 2010 that Dolph was still an easy couple of inches taller than 6'1" Carl Weathers when the angle straightens out at 2:40 here: Click Here Still 6'2.5" minimum guy and a minimum 6'4" peak.

Jordan87 said on 30/May/17
Funny dolph claiming 6'6". Not sure why tall men need to crank on 2 more inches or more.

If people think he was still 6'5" in his prime after seeing him at 6'1-6'2 now , they have some serous fanboy issues they should deal with. I personally don't think he was over 6'3.5. He didn't loose 3 inches of height people, he is not Dave Prowse.

RisingForce said on 28/May/17
I'm also skeptical about losing so much, otherwise I'd say 195 cm peak. But I would say I'd throw most Rocky 4 comparisons out the window because of Dolph's admission in the interview I just posted that he stood on a box. I do think height lost varies greatly from individuals. berta, my father, who was a broad shouldered, muscular 200 pounds until his early 60s doing hard physical labor and smoking dropped from about 6'0.25" peak to just 5'11" at age 65 so 3 cm loss. Dolph went from 215 to a lean 248 in a very short period of time for Rocky 4 so I don't think we can doubt steroid use, plus heavy lifting and stunts and Dolph has really bad posture the last decade or so. I know he smoked too, though I don't know for how long. Bad posture seems to go hand in hand with height loss, but I think it also causes height loss to seem quite a bit bigger than what it actually is. Dolph probably lost height early like The Rock. I actually still think Dolph's range is what he looked with Rob's 6'2" friend. 6'2.5" minimum and 6'3" max. I'd be tempted to give him 193 cm peak since he gave that in the one interview(funny he denies being 198 cm when he's the one who claimed it in the first place!) but we don't know if he's referring to peak or current and I just can't see 80s and early 90s Dolph dropping even a hair below 6'4" at any time. 194 cm is technically right between 6'4.25" and 6'4.5" so maybe Dolph was more the former in the afternoon, roughly 193.5 cm, just what you'd call a solid 6'4". We need to go over his injury history more and I think look at Dolph's height between his heyday and the recent Expendables period.

World Citizen said on 27/May/17
He looks 6 ft 1.25 with big Jay, but a flat 6 ft 1 compared to you.

berta said on 27/May/17
if i would have guessed how tall he was by llooking at rocky and red skorpion. showdownr in little tokyo and more then i would have guessed 194 but i dont think he can have lost this mutch height at his early age.( i personelly believe he is no taller than 189,5 max and probably 189 flat today in the evening. that is almost 5 cm to loose. One of my grandfathers had a back injury and went from 187-188 to 186 by the age of 70 and had worked hard with his body.But he had extremely big bones , biggest hands i have ever seen, i mean bigger than john cena, maybe that mad him stay almost at his peak at 70. My uncle was little under 187 and still is at 65 so i guess he will be 185-86 at 70 and my other grandfather died early at 68 and hadnt lost any height but he was shorter only 178 cm so i guess its easier to not loose height if your short. What im trying to say is at 65-70 the most people have lost in my family at that age is barely 1,5 cm and they have worked real hard except from my uncle the last 20 years. I believe Dolphg my have bad genetict when it comes to height loss. So he have lost almolst 3 cm at 58 yeasrs old. (this is extreme) And was close to 193 and is now little under 190. Could look 194 but real height was probably 192,7 and good posture with boots on can make you look 194

RisingForce said on 27/May/17
Here's a screenshot from an interview Dolph did where he talks about his height and what they did with it in Rocky 4 printed in a number of papers, including The Baytown Sun 26 Jan 1986: Click Here

"I'm 6-foot-6," he says.
And Stallone?
"He's 5-foot-10. I don't know exactly, but around there."
No quite 5-foot-10?
"That's what you say. I didn't say it, did I? Whatever it is, there's a big difference between us. But still, to make the difference seem even greater, he had me stand on a box sometimes. There's one shot at the end where we touch gloves, and I say a line to him. I'm on a box for that shot."

Dolph only mentions standing on the box for the "I must break you" line and glove touch with Stallone, but he must have been on a box with Weathers as well: Click Here They made the difference look about the same as with Sly in that shot! I'm gonna have to go back and watch Dolph's other late 80s/early 90s films again and see how he looked next to Louis Gossett Jr. in The Punisher for instance.

RisingForce said on 26/May/17
Yeah, it could look 6 inches at times in that club scene. Maybe Lee was 182 cm in shoes? I don't know, I've seen at least 3 of his movies, but never compared his height outside of that one. As for current height, I think 6'2.25" is too low. 6'2.5" minimum and 6'3" max, imo, though he can look 6'2" max.

Here's an event from last year, I'll use Rob's listings for reference heights. 184 cm Michael Jai White, 5'11.5" Randy Couture and 189 cm Terry Crews: Click Here Click Here

Terry is closer so we can't compare him to Dolph, but we can here and Dolph is still taller in 2016 even with very loose posture: Click Here just as he was for the Expendables 3 in 2014.
Here's another with Michael Jai White: Click Here Dolph is at least 2" taller, even with looser posture and he looks to be standing on lower ground. Back in 2012, it looked closer to 3" when Dolph was also bending his knee: Click Here May have also had lower ground there as well.

Here's video of Dolph and Terry Crews in late 2012, Dolph was at least an inch taller: Click Here Same day and Dolph has more than 3" on 182 cm Arnold: Click Here This is no surprise since during the Expendables 2 events they both attended, Dolph was always 3" taller, even when Arnie had a cowboy type heel.

Finally, here's 6'0.25" Kellan Lutz in 2014 who had heeled boots and is still over 2" shorter than Dolph in sneakers that don't add that much: Click Here Btw, Lutz was on his toes again in another photo I saw!

Dolph was still probably 191 cm during the first 2 Expendables. 6'3" minimum, possibly 6'3.5". He's definitely lost height since, but you always have to keep in mind his posture and judge by the top of his head, not eye level.

Sandy Cowell said on 26/May/17
@ Nik - Yes, 6ft2-and-a-quarter could well be his height now!

jervis said on 26/May/17
If Lee was even 5ft11 flat Dolph looks 6ft5 next to him.

RisingForce said on 25/May/17
Arch, I agree Dolph looked at least 5 inches taller than Brandon Lee throughout that film since Dolph looks like he can just about see over Brandon's head, which is an easy 5 inches with Dolph's head. If Brandon really was the 182 cm(5'11.5"-5'11.75") he claimed to be then Dolph looked a good 195 cm to me in the film.

Look how massive Dolph looks when they walk in together at 17:37 Click Here Especially standing together at 18:14 and 19:49. Dolph's shoes look flat too, but in any event, he looks massive barefoot at 46:29. Footwear back on at 50:54, but look at how huge Dolph looks going through the doorway with Brandon considering he's not standing straight at all.

I actually have to say Rob has Dolph perfect. He's probably 6'4" peak, but a legit 6'4" who never dropped anything under it. Remember how much Dolph dwarfed Van Damme when they almost got into the fight in 1992. It was almost comical how JCVD had to tilt his head up as if he were looking at a tall building while Dolph was looking down at him. If I had to guess who was taller peak between Dolph and Seagal, I'd say Dolph. Surprising how much better Seagal has maintained his height.

Nik said on 25/May/17
@ Sandy Cowell

He certainly looks totally different to my Mum and I with him being tall, blue eyed, and having blond haiir!

Seeing Dolph Lundgren with Matt Lucas will be useful in terms of working out Dolph's height as you know that Matt Lucas is 5'6"'! So what do you think then? Do you reckon he is 6'2.75"?

I would guess Dolph to be 6'2.25", that is a compromise with Rob's quote of 6'2.75" and my previous guess that he was an inch shy of that mark!

Sandy Cowell said on 24/May/17
@ Nik - He looked dark-haired, brooding and leathery in the film I just saw him in with Matt Lucas, called 'Small Apartments'. He looked like a fish out of water! It was on the verge of being amusing!
The film was - of course! It would be with Matt Lucas in it! Matt looked 5ft6 at the most! Dolph is still well in access of 6ft!

Nik said on 23/May/17
@ Sandy Cowell

How tall do you think Dolph is then Sandy? I get the impression he could certainly be an inch less than what he is down as!

Also you are absolutely right in saying that Matt Lucas sometimes looks like a big blubbery baby!

It will be interesting to see what you make of Matt Lucas' height, I get the impression he is slightly under 5'6"''!

Cheers!

Sandy Cowell said on 23/May/17
@ Nik - Doesn't he just? 😂🙊😂Tall, blond and blue-eyed! He looks very Swedish indeed!
He is in a film called 'Small Apartments', which is on my 'must watch soon' list. It is a comedy and has loads upon loads of famous names - Matt Lucas, Johnny Knoxville, James Caan, Amanda Plummer and Juno Temple, to name but a few! The only one of that lot I haven't commented on is Matt Lucas, so he'll be under close observation so that I can take in his height! He's also on the front cover and he looks like a big, blubbery baby!

James B said on 22/May/17
His muscular build/strong Swedish features probably made him seem taller than he was in his prime.

A 6'4 range guy like goldblum probably didn't look as massive in his movies because he was scrawny and didn't have very strong features

Nik said on 22/May/17
@ Sandy Cowell

Yes I agree, he looks more Swedish than most other Swedes!

Random McGuy said on 21/May/17
I have met dolph and he is at least 6'2", I would say 6'3"-6'4" He was taller than my friend who is exactly 6', but slightly shorter or about the same as me at 6'4"

I saw him at a function with Tim Burton, who claims 6', and he was taller than burton's crazy hair, so he's up there.

He is def NOT QUITE 6'5" or 6'6" as billed in rocky but is very tall by Hollywood standards

Also, VERY nice and grateful guy, charming and educated beyond what the movies he's in would indicate.

Sandy Cowell said on 20/May/17
He's a very Swedish-looking Swede, if ever there was one!

Oanh said on 19/May/17
Looks more like 6'2" in the photos, but I could see 6'4" peak.

Arch Stanton said on 19/May/17
5 inches on 5'11.5 Brnadon Lee in Showdown in Little Tokyo, looked a legit 194 peak.

Sandy Cowell said on 19/May/17
Dolph must have been his full 6ft4.25 when he starred in Rocky IV! I was completely unaware that Sylvester was under 6ft at the time, so I thought that Dolph was about 6ft7 for ages!
He gets 6ft2.75 for today's height and 6ft4.25 for peak.

James B said on 17/May/17
Yeah they defnintly did a good job at making him look over 6'4 in Rocky

saw showdown in Tokyo a year ago on TV and didn't think he looked over 6'4 in it.

RisingForce said on 17/May/17
He even made Brandon Lee look more 5'10" at times, such as the club scene. Dolph may have use to be a guy that could look taller than he is, but now he's probably a guy who looks shorter than he is. I think he'd still surprise some people standing tall for a measurement.

Arch Stanton said on 16/May/17
No Berta, see Showdown in Little Tokyo, clearly taller than 6'4 flat. Yes as Drago Dolph could look a strong 6'6 in some scenes.

RisingForce said on 16/May/17
I tend to think the same, berta, 6'4" flat peak or 193 cm seems the best bet, though he could look taller as I have trouble with Brandon Lee's 182 cm with Dolph at 193. Brandon at 182 made Dolph look 195 so it's probably more likely Lee was around 5'11" flat. 189.5 cm seems quite likely, but I think Rob's current listing is good as well since it came after Rob saw Lundgren in person. I could swear I read Dolph had back surgery, which could explain a possibly 1.5" height loss. As for weight, Dolph bulked up to 248 for Rocky 4, though I'd bet that was his peak during filming and he probably fluctuated down closer to 240. He was 215 before he started training for that film. James, they made Dolph taller in that film at times. Dolph even said in 1985 that he stood on a box when he touched gloves with Stallone so I'm certain he did with Weathers since Weathers is STILL 6'1" or at worst, a quarter inch under at 69 years old so there's a strong chance Carl was 186 cm peak with even a chance of 6'1.5"(The Oakland Raiders listed him 6'2") Carl on his toes wouldn't still look short face to face with Lundgren like he did I'm the film.

berta said on 16/May/17
i think we should go with 193 flat at peak. Dant really been taller than that. the strange thinkg is that he clearly looks shorter today than at his peak but by looking at his upper body you cant really see that he lost 3-4 cm if he is 189,5 today.i mean when you loose that mutch you start to look more like arnold upperbody, where you clearly can see its compressed

James B said on 15/May/17
Arch- dolph could look anywhere from 6'4-6'8 as Ivan Drago in Rocky couldn't he?

RisingForce said on 15/May/17
Danimal, why would you pick the one pic where he's slouching badly with Hasselhoff as if that somehow is the better than the 2 I posted where Dolph is standing better, I even posted a full pic, which is always better. He's dropping height to put his arm around a much shorter woman, probably bending his knees, but we can't see for sure, which alone demonstrates pics like that don't prove anything. Here's the full pic and it doesn't even look a full inch: Click Here And here Dolph seems to be standing well and it looks like a half inch difference with Hasselhoff even closer to the camera: Click Here Clearly, these show the real difference between the two men in 2012 better as there's no shorter woman for Dolph to drop height putting his arm around, just Hasselhoff and Dolph. 1" difference max, probably less. As for Conan, yes, the difference looks bigger, which just proves my point that Dolph's posture can make him look an inch shorter than he is, since I've posted him looking an easy 6'3"+ the following year with Crews and an easy 6'3"+ with Hasselhoff 3 years later. All the video with Conan proves is that Dolph was shorter than him by 2009, neither was standing to be measured so it doesn't prove definitely how much shorter he was, besides, it looks only an inch in that second pic with Conan's arm around Dolph's shoulder, but Dolph's posture is visibly loose. Differences can always look bigger or smaller than they are. One more example is Dolph looking taller than Rob's 6'2" friend last year. He's still 6'2.5" minimum standing straight, but can look weak 6'2" or even strong 6'1" range with bad posture. Anyone can drop an inch in posture.

Jordan87 said on 15/May/17
Arch Stanton,

I think Dolph Was Referring to his He-Man Role where he said he was 250 ( Still didnt look like 250). As Drago he looked 230 If Joshua is 250. Anthony Joshua is taller ( fact) and Thicker Built than Dolph when he played Drago.

Actually, Dave Prowse said he was 280 Pounds when he Played Darth Vader and I never saw that either. Seems like some actors pump up their heights and Weights at times I guess.

Arch Stanton said on 14/May/17
If Anthony Joshua weighs 250 pounds at 6'6, the guy is massive with 19 inch biceps, a ton of muscle, there's no way Dolph is 245. Perhaps he was referring to his peak size.

Sonnecker said on 13/May/17
He's very probably about 6'3" nowaday, but not less... 191 cm or similar, but I agree about his peak height at 193-194 cm.

James B said on 12/May/17
Rob maybe he was one of those guys who could look taller than he was?

Peaky Blinder said on 11/May/17
Yes 6ft and 2.75 inches is correct.

6ft and an additional 2.75 inches for his thing, equals a total of 6ft 2.75 inches.

Danimal said on 11/May/17
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Danimal said on 11/May/17
Sorry, but he does not look over a flat 6'2" at best with the HASS here:
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Danimal said on 11/May/17
RisingForce said on 6/May/17
Here's an example showing Dolph was at least 6'3" in 2010 as he could look 6'3.5" with a strong 6'2" range Terry Crews: Click Here Just compare the size of their heads and you'll see why Dolph can often look shorter if you go by his eye level.

Yet 6'4" Conan had at least 1.5" on him in November 2009?
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James B said on 10/May/17
Rob could he have just been 193cm peak?

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 9/May/17
I don't think he was under 6ft4

Jordan87 said on 8/May/17
RisingForce,

You Do have a point about Dolph's eye Level being low in comparison to his head. He has a high Forehead. ( Think Opposite of Adam Driver).

RisingForce said on 6/May/17
Here's an example showing Dolph was at least 6'3" in 2010 as he could look 6'3.5" with a strong 6'2" range Terry Crews: Click Here Just compare the size of their heads and you'll see why Dolph can often look shorter if you go by his eye level.

Bazza said on 6/May/17
I think solid 188cm guy right now maybe 193/6'4 back in his rocky prime, he did look it.

RisingForce said on 6/May/17
188 is too low, imo, but I think 189 is a possible minimum. I think the fact that Dolph still has the big head of a 6'4"+ man can make him look shorter, plus Dolph can lose a lot of height with his posture. For example, look at Dolph on Conan O'Brien back in 2009. Dolph was still a minimum 6'3", possibly 6'3.5" when he stood straight, as you can see with David Hasselhoff even 3 years later in 2012 as Dolph is just a bit shorter when he stands well, yet the difference between Dolph and Conan was pretty noticeable. I think Dolph can still look a good 190 cm at times. I don't believe yet that he's closer to 6'2" than 6'3", though he probably will be soon as he seems to be losing height faster the last few years.

berta said on 5/May/17
i really think 190 today could be to mutch he overall looks like my 188 cm father but lets say he is 189. peak cant really been taller than weak 193 guy. He could really look 193-194 but maybe it was camera angles and stuff.in reality he probably was 192,5 in the evening. cant really have lost more than 3-4 cm in that age.

Richardspain said on 29/Apr/17
He looks 189cm now. He never was 194cm, maybe 192 cm in peak.

James B said on 23/Apr/17
Off topic but doesn't Dolph look like Cameron Diaz's twin brother? Lol

Jordan87 said on 22/Apr/17
Rob with the rib shot on Glen !!! Funny enough I live and work in queens ny And have seen Glenn twice in my life since 2008 on the 7 train, never close enough to judge height though.

Arch Stanton said on 22/Apr/17
A guy like The Rock to me looks like he'd weigh easily 40 pounds heavier than Dolph at a very similar height. Never only 15 pounds difference between them.

Arch Stanton said on 22/Apr/17
spainmen191cm said on 21/Apr/17
Rob, do you think he is concious that he has shrunk? Or probably he hadnt measured himself and had not notice it?
Editor Rob: he's a reasonably smart guy, I'm sure he is aware that he's lost a bit of height, but probably not as much as he thinks...until he goes under the stadiometer, then he'll be wanting a Height Mind-Wipe.

I think he did get measured in the gym a year or two back as he came up with a figure like 191.5cm. I'm sure he did measure it as it seemd too precise, but Dolph always works out in the early morning..

RisingForce said on 22/Apr/17
It's funny though that Dolph was giving himself an extra 1.5" claiming 6'5" in 2012 when he was really 6'3.5" max. But hey, that's better than giving himself an extra 2" like he did at times in the 80s. 195 cm would have made the 6'6" claim at least make sense in shoes, though I suppose if he was the height Rob gives him, he could have been 6'5.5" in some shoes, hence that claim and then decided to round that up to 6'6" at other times. A lot of men who lose height don't adjust their clains. Look at Clint Eastwood claiming 6'4" in 2003!

RisingForce said on 22/Apr/17
I'm not at all convinced on a full 2" height loss either since I believe he's gone from 193 cm to 189-190 so 1.25" or 1.5" loss, but I must say he really could look a towering 195 cm, such as Showdown in Little Tokyo, which is what I use to think he was until I saw that he had dropped below 6'4" by his early 50s, which makes 195 unlikely, imo. He was 6'3.5" from about age 52-55 so losing over an inch by that age is improbable.

spainmen191cm said on 21/Apr/17
Rob, do you think he is concious that he has shrunk? Or probably he hadnt measured himself and had not notice it?

Jordan87 said on 20/Apr/17
James B,

Tyson could punch harder than Lesnar I'm Sure despite being outweighed by 60 pounds. Lesnar however is alot stronger than Both Dolph and Tyson as far as the ability to lift people up and slam them around ( Functional Strength).

Tyson however would punch much better then Lesnar do to a combo of speed, Power, and Technique.

Dolph Maxed out his Bench at 300lbs ( he Admitted this). Lesnar did 475 pounds.

Lesnar is lot Physically stronger than Dolph, there is no contest there my dude.

Thomas Veil said on 20/Apr/17
Looks 6'2 in the pic with Rob. I'd give Dolph 6'3 prime easily

Arch Stanton said on 20/Apr/17
A few years back James Dolph did look more 215-220 range. But as he approaches 60 he is carrying a bit more body fat than he did, which is natural as he ages and testosterone lowers. Still in great shape though. As Rob says, I think he looks more in the 230s range now, 245 is more than I'd have thought. Naturally he has a more athletic frame than bulky frame typical of a bodybuilder, his muscle mass is the product of years of hard training most days.

James B said on 19/Apr/17
Jordan87 said on 19/Apr/17
James B,

You mean in an MMA match with rules? Dolph would prolly have better striking as Lesnar was never a GREAT Striker but once Lesnar got a feel for MMA he beat Mir. Mir is a decent striker and would have much better Submissions than Dolph.

As Far as strength and Functional Power, Dolph comes no where close to Lesnar. If Lesnar Grabbed Dolph he would throw him around. Lesnar weighed in at 265 but on Fight Night he would come in at 280 pounds usually. Dolph was 245 at his biggest. Lesnar would Cream him.

Dolph has martial arts Skills no Doubt, but Once a Guy like Lesnar grabs you, your done.

Dolph would have a slight height advantage over Brock, and Possible a Longer reach. Dolph has Long arms ( So Does Lesnar)

My Bet would be On Lesnar though.



Tyson in his prime only weighed 218 pounds at 5ft10 and I don't think Brock lesner could have won against him in term of strength

Jordan87 said on 19/Apr/17
James B,

You mean in an MMA match with rules? Dolph would prolly have better striking as Lesnar was never a GREAT Striker but once Lesnar got a feel for MMA he beat Mir. Mir is a decent striker and would have much better Submissions than Dolph.

As Far as strength and Functional Power, Dolph comes no where close to Lesnar. If Lesnar Grabbed Dolph he would throw him around. Lesnar weighed in at 265 but on Fight Night he would come in at 280 pounds usually. Dolph was 245 at his biggest. Lesnar would Cream him.

Dolph has martial arts Skills no Doubt, but Once a Guy like Lesnar grabs you, your done.

Dolph would have a slight height advantage over Brock, and Possible a Longer reach. Dolph has Long arms ( So Does Lesnar)

My Bet would be On Lesnar though.

James B said on 18/Apr/17
I wonder if this guy could win against Brock lesner in a fight in his prime?

James B said on 18/Apr/17
Arch Stanton said on 17/Apr/17
Click Here He does still look pretty big actually, near 240 perhaps isn't impossible but I wouldn't have guessed him over that. If you look at the distance between his jaw and bottom of chest though he must have an enormous lung capacity!!!


Arch on celeb weights he's listed 215 pounds and in fact here's your comment from 2013



Arch Stanton says on 18/Apr/13
Yes currently around 215-220 pounds. Peak was 240-250 pounds. He's naturally thin build and has to work very hard to maintain muscle mass like Jackman does. He deceived everybody in his prime into thinking he was a classic mesomorph.

PLB said on 18/Apr/17
Well Dolph is a little taller than I am (or I should say than I was before the accident). I'm only six four. But Dolph only wears a size 12 shoe? I wear size fifteen and in some brands size sixteen. I have big feet. Dolph seems to have little baby feet.

I also doubt if his IQ is really 160. I have no doubt that he is smart but 160 is four standard deviations above the mean. The average Nobel Prize winner in the sciences only has an IQ of about 140 or 145. This sounds like a fabrication of his publicist.

There are of course many movie players who are taller than he is, but the really tall guys play monsters not characters. Six four - as he says in his anecdote - is pretty much the ceiling for major stars. Paul Bethany and Alexander Skarsgarde seem to lie about their heights so as to appear to be shorter.

James B said on 17/Apr/17
Rob a 5ft8 man maybe does not look that short next to a 190cm man?

Arch Stanton said on 17/Apr/17
Click Here He does still look pretty big actually, near 240 perhaps isn't impossible but I wouldn't have guessed him over that. If you look at the distance between his jaw and bottom of chest though he must have an enormous lung capacity!!!

Arch Stanton said on 17/Apr/17
Dolph 245 and The Rock 260 pounds? No way that's accurate.

Arch Stanton said on 17/Apr/17
Rob do you think he looks 17 and a half stone nowadays too? Peak in the 80s, yes he looked it but can't see it now. He looks at least 20 pounds lighter than he did fully beefed up in the 80s. Klitchko looks a lot bigger than Dolph now and weighs about 245.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Apr/17
I'm not convinced he's lost a full 2in but I am convinced that he was no less 6ft4 in the 80's and more likely a bit over it. So might still measure near 6ft3 today

James B said on 16/Apr/17
Rob you don't look that short next to Dolph

Jordan87 said on 16/Apr/17
Dolph has naturally very very wide shoulders. Some of the lanky guys in my college gym years ago would pound their shoulders for all kind of results when I'm reality dolph would still dwarf them , even at his current age. Shoulders are shoulders, genetics are genetics.

James B said on 14/Apr/17
RisingForce said on 13/Apr/17
James, Dolph isn't going to assault me for saying it's ridiculous for him to claim he could take on Tyson in his prime. If he was misquoted then I'd tell him to blame the writer who misquoted him. Besides I like Dolph and have been a fan since I was a kid.


He looks very intimidating doesn't he though?. One of those guys who still looks intimidating even when he looks happy

RisingForce said on 13/Apr/17
James, Dolph isn't going to assault me for saying it's ridiculous for him to claim he could take on Tyson in his prime. If he was misquoted then I'd tell him to blame the writer who misquoted him. Besides I like Dolph and have been a fan since I was a kid.

Jordan87 said on 12/Apr/17
James B,

Dolph Would Not get past 1 minute with Lewis. Lewis's reach was of a man who was 7 Feet tall and he had tons of skills and immense power. Any Pro Boxer would wash Dolph up in a boxing match.

I still don't think Dolph Actually made the Comment about Tyson. Like I said he is a smart man.

James B said on 12/Apr/17
A very big boxer like Lennox Lewis would do more than cave Dolphs face since Lewis was always more powerful than Tyson.

I wonder if Dolph was have the cockiness to say he could thrash Lewis?

James B said on 12/Apr/17
Arch Stanton said on 11/Apr/17
Well James, saying to Dolph that he's a bit flashy would surely go down better than telling him he's going to die of cancer soon as he's over 6 ft and over 200 pounds ;-)
Dolph is a great guy, but embraces his status much like Hasselhoff. Nothing wrong with that. I'm sure Dolph has been treated by everybody like Superman since the mid 80s, so not surprising he thinks like that what addressing his fans.


Will smith is quite flashy too isn't he?

Jordan87 said on 11/Apr/17
Well For starters, Mike Tyson would cave Dolph's face in. And its actually hard to believe this Dolph Actually said that.
Tyson had a habit of Knocking guys out that were Dolph's Size and bigger.

Dolph is a very smart guy ( Supposed IQ of 160) so I doubt Dolph said or thought he could have beaten Tyson.

Arch Stanton said on 11/Apr/17
Well James, saying to Dolph that he's a bit flashy would surely go down better than telling him he's going to die of cancer soon as he's over 6 ft and over 200 pounds ;-)
Dolph is a great guy, but embraces his status much like Hasselhoff. Nothing wrong with that. I'm sure Dolph has been treated by everybody like Superman since the mid 80s, so not surprising he thinks like that what addressing his fans.

James B said on 10/Apr/17
Dolph seems like a nice guy to me from what I have seen of him in interviews.

Also- easy enough for you guys to call him a show off hiding behind a keyboard isn't it? Say it to his face I dare you? lol

RisingForce said on 9/Apr/17
Arch, don't get me wrong, I like Dolph, but saying he could beat Tyson in '88!

Pierre said on 9/Apr/17
He look a little under 6"2'or maybe 6"2' next to Big Jay and next to Rob imo,i don't see more,Dolph is slouching a little on Rob and Rob has not a very straight posture.

Arch Stanton said on 9/Apr/17
Rising says: " Now we know why he was claiming 6'6", inflated ego!"

I don't generally follow what Dolph does but I checked out his Twitter today seeing if he posted anything about the recent Stockholm attacks. He does have a big ego, you can tell that by looking through his posts. He's a show off alright, but if I was him I'd probably be the same.

S.J.H said on 3/Apr/17
No obligation. I look at the good posture of contributor Big Jay with Lundgren face tilt down more and make a compare on Lundgren with rob tilt down more than Lundgren and overall look at it, i think Big Jay is 172cm with sneakers not barefoot as he look little over 6' lower than Lundgren and rob only look 5.25' lower than Lundgren. I check by eye level and top of head if lundgren look up straight will be 16cm taller than jay but 13cm taller than rob.

berta said on 27/Mar/17
i promise you guys if you really was 6 foot 2 you would like to be 6 foot 4. you almost always want to be taller than you are axcept from 6 foot 6 and taller i guess. almost everyone i know that is in 6`1-6`3 lie about there height and cliam atleast half inch more. but the few guys i know that are 6 foot 4 and over are telling the truth. I have said it before and say it again i dont feeel huge at littel over 6 foot 5. there is always people taller than me in a crowd. i think average height here in sweden really are 6 feet these days. back in my school 10 years back we did the ave3rage height on guys that were 16 years old in my class, the average was 182 and all of those guys grew about 1 inch more. so in my class the average was probably about 184 these days.we where about 5-6 guys in the 191-197 range and about 7-8 guys that were 185-188.

RisingForce said on 23/Mar/17
Yeah, I'd like to be at least 6 feet, but probably not over 6'2". The full 6'6" claim was right when Rocky 4 came out so maybe he claimed it to hype himself up with the Drago image. Weekly World News also listed him at 6'6" and 240 Jan 26, 1988 and February 16th of that same year. The former quoted Dolph claiming he could beat Mike Tyson! Now we know why he was claiming 6'6", inflated ego! Now, I'm certain Dolph is either 189 or 190 cm standing straight, but definitely no more. He still seemed more a solid 6'3" range during the first 2 Expendables. He's dropping height fast!

berta said on 23/Mar/17
i dont think dolph have lost this mutch height. he may have been a guy that was wearing high healed shoes in the 80`s. even in the photo with 184 billy zane from 2004, he doesnt look taller than 189. He really could look like a big 6 foot 4 guy and over but what if he never was any taller than 192 and today 189-190 even that is extremely mutch to loosa at his age. i think its almost impossible to be in that good shape and loose 4 cm

Canson said on 21/Mar/17
@Rising Force: I believe you and agree! I for sure no way in hell would want to be 6'6" (I'm 6'4 and change myself). That is rare unless you are a celeb. But Lundgren is a celeb with an ego lol

Adijos said on 19/Mar/17
Peak 6'5" and actual 6'3".

RisingForce said on 12/Mar/17
Canson, he actually claimed the full 6'6" once too!(in 1985) A 2" height inflation is rare for someone so tall, but I agree with you on 193 cm peak and 189 cm today.

Canson said on 7/Mar/17
@Jack: he was shorter than Conan by about an inch and Conan peak was a strong 6'3 max. dolph may be 188/189 today

Canson said on 6/Mar/17
@Danimal: he claimed 6'5.5 once which is absurd. So rampage at 194 is less than what he claimed meaning Dolph. But I'd go with 193 prime maybe and 189 today 188 is possible too

Jack said on 6/Mar/17
Dolph Lundgren's height
Peak: 6ft 6', 197 - 198 cm in 1980s
Today: 190 - 191 cm

TheReel said on 5/Mar/17
Did still have that extra tall plus sized look in his thirtees 193cm peak now 189cm

Nova176 said on 1/Mar/17
Dolph was about 192 in his peak.

No where near the nearly 6'6 he claimed

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 25/Feb/17
You ALWAYS give more height than they even claim for themselves. He was NEVER over 193cm (6'4"). Today, he is 188cm (6'2") at best. Yes, I disagree with Rob's listing.



Says the guy who thinks Tim Robbins is 6ft7 and Morgan Freeman is 6ft4…

abcd said on 25/Feb/17
with Rob looks like 186

RisingForce said on 25/Feb/17
I don't know if the difference was actually as big as it looks there since Dolph might be slouching a bit with his arm on the girl, but Hoff was definitely taller and only wearing sneakers Click Here Click Here But this was several years ago as you said. It's a pretty interesting comparison because Hasselhoff is half a decade older.

Canson said on 25/Feb/17
@Rampage: I doubt he was ever 194. Maybe 192-193 and 195-196 with shoes and today 188-189 due to posture

Danimal said on 22/Feb/17
RisingForce said on 15/Feb/17
It's strange he claimed both 6'5.5" and even 6'6" when he was younger. I think they described him as 6'4" on the back of the Rocky 4 video release, and seeing him now at no more 6'3" or even a little under while still only in his late 50s makes me think 6'4" flat was his exact peak height.

He already looked to be a couple of inches shorter than Conan Obrien several years ago.
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Danimal said on 22/Feb/17
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 10/Feb/17
Today: 190cm
Peak: 194cm

You ALWAYS give more height than they even claim for themselves. He was NEVER over 193cm (6'4"). Today, he is 188cm (6'2") at best. Yes, I disagree with Rob's listing.

Danimal said on 22/Feb/17
Jordan87 said on 21/Feb/17
Risingforce,

Correct I have that same rocky 4 box ( VHS) it lists him as 6'4 and 261 pounds.

FYI dolph was about 240 for the role( his own admission)

Yup, it does list him as 6'4" and 261 pounds, but he was a legit 240 pounds.

Jordan87 said on 22/Feb/17
Pierre,

Dolph Is clearly losing more height than Rob. Clear as day.

You Are saying you know he is leaning but isn't loosing height? Clarify that please.

RisingForce said on 22/Feb/17
Jordan, I remember reading he got up to about 248-249, iirc, certainly not 260+ either way. He was too lean for that. 6'4" flat is perfect peak and no less, but why on earth would he lie and say he was 6'6" in a 1985 interview? At least with the 6'5.5" claim you can figure it may have been his height in thick shoes, but maybe he thought 6'6" would fit the image and helped hyping the movie, that's all I can come up with.

Pierre said on 22/Feb/17
@Jordan(comment 03/Feb/17)=Dolph is not perfectly straight but don't lose really height imo and Rob isn't perfectly straight too

Jordan87 said on 21/Feb/17
Risingforce,

Correct I have that same rocky 4 box ( VHS) it lists him as 6'4 and 261 pounds.

FYI dolph was about 240 for the role( his own admission)

RisingForce said on 15/Feb/17
It's strange he claimed both 6'5.5" and even 6'6" when he was younger. I think they described him as 6'4" on the back of the Rocky 4 video release, and seeing him now at no more 6'3" or even a little under while still only in his late 50s makes me think 6'4" flat was his exact peak height.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 10/Feb/17
Today: 190cm
Peak: 194cm

berta said on 7/Feb/17
yeah danimal i think most guys agree that clint was not 193 never looked it. more like 191-92 and now 183 about 8-9 cm loss and dolph is already up at 4 cm dolph will lose more than clint who was about 190 at the age of 60. he had lost 2 cm at most at this age. dolh have a chanse that he mayh be 180 when he is 90

Jordan87 said on 3/Feb/17
Peter 179cm.

Dolph Looks 6'1 In the First Pic but With Rob he is clearly Leaning. Don't know why you can't see that. Agreed he may not be much over 6'1, ( Especially with Big J) but with Rob if standing straight he would hit 6'2" Easily.

Peter 179cm said on 3/Feb/17
I dont get how anyone would see 6'2 here unless Rob has grown and is actually 5'9 now xD!...He looks identical to the 184 challenger here even considering footwear.I don't buy anything more than 188 at night.

Balrog said on 2/Feb/17
Peak: 6'4.25''
Now: 6'2.5''

Looks max 6'2'' next to Rob but with footwear disadvantage, so I can give him a .5 more.

AlexItaly said on 2/Feb/17
I think this guess is correct, he was very tall at 194 and now he has lost some centimetres and is tall but not in an exaggerated way. My threshold from tall to very tall is 190 cm.

jervis said on 2/Feb/17
Clint eastwood was 6ft3 peak and now is 6ft flat,3 inch loss at 86.

123 said on 1/Feb/17
Rent said on 30/Jan/17
IMO, he looks more 6'2" than 6'2.75" on this pictures, but who cares, he's anyway a really tall guy.
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Disagree very tall is 97.5% percentile and up, or the top 2.5% in height, which he is now clearly no longer in,

Sonny Black said on 31/Jan/17
My Dad who's 6'3 met him at a Tyson fight in the 80's and said he was basically eye to eye with him, maybe half an inch taller, but from seeing Rocky 4 he was expecting him to be around 6'5 as he believed Stallone was 6'0 or so... Not the case and no internet back then obviously to look it up.

Rent said on 30/Jan/17
IMO, he looks more 6'2" than 6'2.75" on this pictures, but who cares, he's anyway a really tall guy.

berta said on 29/Jan/17
yeah i agree he could look strong 6 foot 4 guy. but i think they always tried to make him look big. he cant really have lost almost 5 cm at his age.we clearly see that he is at best 190. more chanse of 189 today i think

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 28/Jan/17
No, he definitely looked a strong 6ft4 guy 20-30 years ago and sometimes even a weak 6ft5.

Afyzilla said on 23/Jan/17
May have lost an inch or half.

berta said on 23/Jan/17
dolph peak max 193 and today 189,5
terry crews 188-188,5

Peter 179cm said on 18/Jan/17
@ jervis Crews doesn't have the best posture either.And the fact that he's been listed 6'2 by the NFL and not 6'3 plus means he's probably just 6'2 if not 187cm.

jervis said on 17/Jan/17
He looks a bit taller than 6ft2.5 listed Terry Crews.Crews must be more 6ft2 flat so.

jervis said on 17/Jan/17
He is almost 60 he was born in 1957.

Jordan87 said on 16/Jan/17
He probably had lost 3/4" of height that's it. 6'3" peak.

Kurtz said on 15/Jan/17
techically impossible 194 peak. he is still too young in the pic far from 60yrs old.
Here apoear 186 cm.
How the hell from 194 to 186 cm at 50 years old????? Guys dom't joke

Pierre said on 14/Jan/17
He look between 6"1' and 6"2' next to Big Jay or Rob imo

Lucho said on 13/Jan/17
I think he just lost 4 cm since Rocky. That said Stallone was only 5'8.75 peak

Peter 179cm said on 13/Jan/17
He was never 6'4 or taller to begin with,there's no way he's lost 5cm already...And neither Eastwood was 6'4,more like a solid 191cm and 180-181cm now.One picture doesn't say alot but it's really hard to imagine Dolph at peak being taller than Challenger 13 and now look nowhere near the 6'3 mark, it's just not believable.And it's not just this photo,there are several more as well with Statham Van Damme Terry Crews Sly Schwarzenegger and the rest of the Expendables cast and Dolph doesn't look taller than 6'2 and sometimes even less than that.Nothing personal ofcourse...

Jordan87 said on 13/Jan/17
Guys,

Dolph Looks 6'1.25" with Big Jay and 6'2.5" with Rob ( When you adjust for his drop in posture and Robs SHoe advantage).

That's a Little Odd to Say the Least. I'd put him around 6'2 nowadays based on the Average of what he looks with Rob and Big J.

For people saying he could not have lost height due to how healthy he looks, is full of crap. Taller people loose more height than SHorter folks and a man his age should be about 3/4" shorter than they were in his prime. Id give him around 6'3" in his Prime.

6'5" is out of the question now. A Full 6'4" could even be hard to pull off.

Pierre said on 13/Jan/17
@Danimal=if young Clint was really 6"4'...

Thereel said on 13/Jan/17
This guy will be under 6'1" in 10-15 years I am so positively sure I would even gamble on it.

Danimal said on 12/Jan/17
berta said on 11/Jan/17
i wonder when dolph is 85 years old if he is mutch over 6 feet at that age

Just look at 86 year old Clint Eastwood who was once 6'4" like Dolph was and is now max 5'11".

Danimal said on 12/Jan/17
Jim Hopper said on 11/Jan/17
Could it be he was never 6-5.5 peak anyhow?? More Arnie-fake height going here I think.

No one believes that he was 6'5.5" ever. He may have been that height in 1.5" healed shoes at his peak. In other words, he was never over 6'4" flat and is around 6'2" today.

Danimal said on 12/Jan/17
Thereel said on 12/Jan/17
Dolph will be under 6'1" in 10 years at his rate, the sixties is where real height loss picks up at a accelerated rate, in his lifetime I am positively sure he will be under 6'0" even 5 inch height loss isn't of the cards for poor Dolph

Well just look at once 6'4" (Dolph's peak height) Clint Eastwood who now at 86 years old is max 5'11" (5" height loss).

NangaParbat said on 12/Jan/17
Hey Rob :) I am really surprised by your pic with Dolph. It makes me rethink about stallone's height as lower than what it's claimed to be. In your opninon, after looking at all the pics of stallone with Dolph on set of Rocky 4, stallone in his lifts next to other celebrities on red carpet, would sly's height be lower than 174? I really start to think he is max 5'7,5''.. thanks again :))

berta said on 12/Jan/17
rob are you shore that dolph would edge out dwayne johnson with 1cm ? i think they would be the same height

Thereel said on 12/Jan/17
Dolph will be under 6'1" in 10 years at his rate, the sixties is where real height loss picks up at a accelerated rate, in his lifetime I am positively sure he will be under 6'0" even 5 inch height loss isn't of the cards for poor Dolph

Jim Hopper said on 11/Jan/17
Could it be he was never 6-5.5 peak anyhow?? More Arnie-fake height going here I think.

S.J.H said on 11/Jan/17
Maybe Dolph Lundgren relax his back posture loose down an inch plus here. Certainly can't see his feet/shoes to tell. But he only look 6'1 with rob

Johan said on 11/Jan/17
Not astounding Rampage, more like frightening. If I have his bad luck I will end up in the 5'11" range ...

Just shows that genetics also play a huge part, here we have a physically fit, middle aged guy who has shrunk an easy 4 cm from peak. Meanwhile you have fat slobs who hit 60 with minimal loss.

berta said on 11/Jan/17
i wonder when dolph is 85 years old if he is mutch over 6 feet at that age

berta said on 11/Jan/17
dolph and arnold had about the same height loss at the same age

Jim Hopper said on 10/Jan/17
Not seeing over 6-2" here.

Mark said on 10/Jan/17
@jake I did not disrespect you in any moment. I agree with Rob listing. That's my opinion, and i think you should respect others opinions,
Although you disagree with me. Come on, no one can comment anything else here.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 10/Jan/17
His height loss is astounding.

Peter 179cm said on 9/Jan/17
@ firecracker Weathers was atleast 185cm at peak as he looked atleast a solid 184 with Rob while in his 60's.

The Exorcist said on 9/Jan/17
I appreciate that In person he may look taller, but he doesn't look 6'2.75" in either of the photos above. With Rob's shoe advantage, and Dolph's probable 5" eye-to-head, I see 6'1.5" - 6'1.75".