berta said on 25/Nov/23
bang on 190 cm. 6´2 3/4
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 27/May/23
Usually around 2in below Cleese. Full 6ft3 is possible of course but a strong one?
Not sure I buy that...but then John could have been 6ft5 and change
Sandy Cowell said on 6/Sep/22
Yes, Graham was very tall, and deserves 6ft3 even….. 😜
What a laugh he was!
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 27/Mar/21
Looks closer to 6ft2 in this photo
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Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 30/Apr/19
Like Cleese I think he may have also downplayed his height
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 22/Apr/19
About 5-6cm shorter than Cleese and 5-6cm taller than Idle
Paleman said on 14/Nov/18
Nice upgrade. Clearly edged out both Peter Cook and Peter Boyle in Yellowbeard. Either this or 6'3" seems spot on for him.
Eric Simpson said on 24/Oct/18
He looked as tall or taller than Cleese at times at sometimes 1 to 2 inches shorter than him. They were both about the same height give or take a inch . Graham was 6ft four standing straight up and Cleese was 6 ft 5 not much noticeable difference. Graham slouched a lot.
Dream(5'9.5 said on 8/May/18
6'2.75" works better. 6'2" flat is silly. At times, he can only look 1 inch shorter than John Cleese. a 6'2 flat could never look that tall with someone who could be over 6'5.
In John Cleese's page, A user had met John Cleese and confirmed Cleese could measure over 6'5. According to the user, his dad is 6'4.5," and John Cleese was roughly 1 inch taller than his dad. The user eventually grew to 6'8.5."
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 7/May/18
Not sure about 6ft4 though. That really makes Cleese 6ft6
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Editor Rob
6ft 2.75 is probably fair enough for him.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 7/May/18
Rob, maybe tweak this to 190cm?
I think generally he looked around 2in shorter than Cleese who I think most will agree was 6ft5
Dream(5'9.5 said on 6/May/18
@Rob
It wouldn't really surprise me if he was a flat 190.5 cm--6'3 flat in this case.
The 6'2 on google is way too low because a flat 6'2 guy could never look very close with 6'5-6'5.25 John Cleese.
Dream(5'9.5 said on 3/May/18
I might get a lot of hate for this, but I think this guy would be taller than Brandon Routh and more closer to 6'3 like Gustaf Skarsgard.
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Editor Rob
It is the figure he was listed at during his career.
Paleman said on 24/Mar/17
Taller than Peter Boyle. I'm pretty convinced Chapman was 6'3". Probably not taller, but more like solid 190cm.
Paleman said on 26/Sep/16
This guy's height is tough to pin down, but I wouldn't rule out 6'3". The current listing is the lowest possible I can buy for him.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Sep/16
dietmar said on 17/Sep/14
Graham is a tuff one. He can look anything between 6'2 to 6'4. Here he looks a strong 6'4 with Eric Idle (6'1)
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For a second I thought that was Cleese...
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 2/Sep/16
Rob, how likely was 6ft3?
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Editor Rob
I wouldn't rule it out
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 22/Feb/16
Actually he could look less than 2in shorter than Cleese, sometimes just 1in
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Oct/15
Could look 6ft3 if Cleese was 6ft5
dietmar said on 17/Sep/14
Graham is a tuff one. He can look anything between 6'2 to 6'4. Here he looks a strong 6'4 with Eric Idle (6'1)
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Anon said on 23/Jul/14
Watching "Meaning of Life" and "Holy Grail" on Netflix, he really did look 6'3".
Arch Stanton said on 19/Apr/14
He could look 190 but yeah, never looked over 6'3" next to Cleese. Spot on I think.
Mr.V said on 4/Apr/14
Cleese and Chapman in "Art Gallery" sketch:
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Sam said on 3/Apr/14
I doubt 6'3" or over for Chapman, the difference looks 2.5 between Cleese and Chapman IMO and close to 3 in at time.
MrTBlack said on 31/Mar/14
Cleese is 6'5" and did not tower over him! Id say full 6'3".
Mr.V said on 29/Mar/14
Thanx for the upgrade, Rob, definitely over 6'2".
Mr.V said on 29/Mar/14
Here's an extract of Douglas Adams' biography where Chapman is mentioned at standing 6'3":
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His obituary says 6'4":
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A few videos of Graham and Eric together:
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The fruit defense sketch is pretty good, because they're both barefoot and Graham is obviously more than just one inch taller than Eric.
Psychiatrist milkman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI0RiqK3XJc
The cycling tour: watch between 19:20 and 20:20:
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Eric looks short sandwiched btw Graham and John.
I doubt Chapman was anything under 6'3".
Mr.V said on 28/Mar/14
During a stage performance I saw, Cleese that Chapman was 6'4" and indicated Graham's height by putting his hand at his eye level, implying that he was a little taller than that himself. Chapman's driving license also said 6'4". That may be too much, but I think 6'3" is likelier than 6'2". If you compare him to 6'2" Actors such as Peter Boyle and Peter Cook in "Yellowbeard", he was definitely taller.
Here's a couple photos:
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One thing for sure, Chapman always had Idle by more than one inch in every Python sketch. Cleese may have been closer to 6'6" at peak.
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Editor Rob
maybe 6ft 2 could be a bit low
Sam said on 28/Mar/14
Good addition, now if you'd add 5'9"ish Terry Gilliam, you'd have all the members of Monty Python. I'm surprised there's no photo with Graham's profile...I'm sure you could find a pretty amusing one.
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Editor Rob
unfortunately I can't just put up any photo...if there was one available under creative commons I'd have used that..
Anon said on 26/Mar/14
Thanks Rob, good listing.