How tall is James Cromwell - Page 2

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Average Guess (64 Votes)
Peak: 6ft 6.65in (199.8cm)
Current: 6ft 5.38in (196.6cm)
Robert said on 8/Mar/07
Yes, this guy is really a 6-5. He towers over everyone.
footballed28 said on 7/Mar/07
he is 9 inches taller judging by the picture.....and the picture was taken at night in which Glenn is really only marginally taller than 5'7....so I will bet Cromwell is not even a full 6'5 now....I hope I make sense
Viper said on 7/Mar/07
Hes looking 6-5 to me in the picture.
Jake said on 7/Mar/07
Looks to be a solid 6'5.5" next to Glenn.
Anshelm said on 7/Mar/07
Well, I'd say on average the human head makes up about 13.8 % of total height (elsewhere I've seen said that the human body is 7 to 7½ heads tall, which fits in nicely with my estimate), so about 27 cm would be a good guess with Mr. Cromwell's stature. But he's not (quite) a full head taller there.

The 1/8 (or 12.5 %) ratio given in artistic manuals is inaccurate BTW – they use it because it's more manageable than the right one.
J-Dog said on 7/Mar/07
Anyone who says that he looks anything less than 6'5" nowadays must be delusional or trying to downsize everyone like some do.
Elio said on 7/Mar/07
A full head taller than 5'8" glenn.

Surely his head must be at least 10 inches?

5'8" + 10" = 6'6"
Alex said on 7/Mar/07
He looks around 9 inches taller than Glenn. 6'5 seems accurate but may have once been 6'7.
Gonzalo said on 7/Mar/07
Hi, Halb. I have seen Murder by death. It is an excellent movie, very funny. And yes, James Cromwell is there. He had a head over David Niven, and Niven was around 5`11 at that time
Anthony said on 6/Mar/07
Looks no less than 6'5 with Glenn, possibly a bit over. He was a full 6'7 at his peak. He's never been in a position where it was necessary to add inches to his height. In fact, he might have downgraded himself at times.
dmeyer said on 6/Mar/07
defenely no less than 6'5 nowadays or 6'5.25
Antin said on 6/Mar/07
On foto looks 6'4"-6'4.5"
The Horse of FUNK said on 6/Mar/07
Definitely 6'6" - 6'7". How 'bout 6'6.5"? I mean come on, 6'5.5"? He's gotta be nearly 6'7". It's what he claims and when you're that big there is no point in BSing about your height. Not like he's some 5'9.5" guy fighting for every millimeter.
Anonymous said on 6/Mar/07
Honestly if you take Glen's 5'8 measurement and add on the inches that Cromwell has on Glen, then 6'6 looks like the truth.
D. Ray Morton said on 6/Mar/07
One of the best. "Reciprocity, Mr. Hudgens, is the key to every relationship." Always loved that line.

Looks 6'6"+.
misha said on 6/Mar/07
Glenn, this guy is a redwood! Even at the center of his eyes he's at least six-one with an easy six inches to go because he has a long head. I think he's been embarrassed about his height so much that he understates it. Also note how relaxed his stance is. I would believe a solid 6'6", perhaps even more.
Viper said on 6/Mar/07
Cromwell is looking a good deal taller than Glenn with Tim Robbins.
patrick said on 6/Mar/07
LOOK AT HIM NEXT TO Glenn who is not a "garden dwarf" !
People, to look that tall, need to really be VERY TALL. People are often amazed when meeting men seen on movies or TV. "i didn't know he was so tall" is frequently heard. Thus, to appears as tall as he does in many movies and on that picture, M.Cromwell needs to be so! Was 6'7 and maybe 6'5,5 now; not less;
Austrian said on 6/Mar/07
hes definately a 2 meters guy in my opinion
glenn said on 6/Mar/07
he told me "im almost 6-7".i originally saw 6-4,6-5.until i looked at the pic on my digital.i had to ask.
glenn said on 6/Mar/07
thanks rob.makes for good conversation.
Derek said on 5/Mar/07
If Cromwell is 6'5", then Adam Sandler needs to be brought down to 5'8" because he had a head on Adam in The Longest Yard.
glenn said on 5/Mar/07
this should be the next pic up rob,what do you think?

Editor Rob
ok sure, I will make cromwell tommorrow's pic
Halb said on 4/Mar/07
He is in a film caled Murder By Death. Is a good film, anybody seen it? It's early 80's, prolly still at peak.
AAAA said on 4/Mar/07
Just watched space cowboys, and this man is huge!!! He made eastwood look small and East wood still looked to be about 6'2.5 or 6'3. I think he was an honest 6'7 in his youth and now is a little under 6'6. He is still a mountain
Wiggos said on 28/Feb/07
I have discovered this website. It is fascinating. I would have said James Cromwell was about 3" shorter than Tim Robbins.
schnitzelferk said on 5/Feb/07
In some scenes in the green mile he doesnt look that much taller than david morse whos 6'4", and in the barbeque scene next to tom hanks he doesnt look 7" taller, thats a massive difference we're talking about, and no way is he 7" than hanks, he is tall, no doubt about that, but 6'7"?...Nah.

As soon as people hit 6'5"+ they always look really tall, if you got some random joe who isnt interested in height assess a 6'5" guy, they could easily be described as 7ft, heck my uncle is 6'7" legit, 6'8" in shoes and he got "are you 7ft?" questions all the time.

Once you hit 6'5" people start adding inches to you, because the larger the difference, the more difficult to estimate.

A 5'10" guy can never get away with 5'11"-6'0" because most other people are that height, and theyl be caught out.

Get a 6'7" guy standing around 5'10-6ft guys and they could EASILY get away with 6'8"

This guy personally is around 6'6" max in his prime, 6'5" now.
Gonzalo said on 29/Jan/07
Very, very tall. Near 2 meters. If he says a little bit more than 6`6 there is no reason to think something different. He looks that tall
Glenn said on 28/Jan/07
Got him 2 weeks ago.he told me he is nearly 6-7.
MHouillon said on 27/Jan/07
WAS 200cm, IS 197cm.
dmeyer said on 26/Jan/07
to me he looks steel 6'5.5 at least
dmeyer said on 31/Dec/06
stel looks 6'6.5 199 cm or 6'6.25 at the shortest 6'6 he3 has 3 to 3.5 inches on freemanprobably 6'7 in he 20s and 6'6 now but not as short as 6 ft5
Derek said on 5/Dec/06
He had almost a head on Adam Sandler in The Longest Yard. I figure somewhere around 6'7".
chicoflaco said on 3/Dec/06
I met James Cromwell in the summer and chatted with him for 5 minutes. In his shoes he was a solid 6'6", no question about it. We shook hands and he also has some of the biggest freaky hands too.
Jordan said on 19/Sep/06
He was taller then bob sapp in longest yard by 1.5, and sap was wearing cleats, so if bob sapp is a legit 6'4 then would that make james 6'5.5 still at this age is the question.
kene6ft3 said on 16/Sep/06
his a 6ft5max!! 197cm no wrong!!
Editor Rob said on 9/Sep/06
Found him giving a quote in Frederick Post, 2001, on being asked about his height he says:
"Just put 6 feet 6...It's a little more than that, but 6 feet 7 inches sounds terrible"
weekly said on 2/Sep/06
In MASH he looked to me as 6'5
nate said on 28/Aug/06
james cromwell is an active PETA member since his movie babe. My twin brother talked to him at a PETA conventionis said that Cromwell was only an inch taller than his 6'3. Ergo, 6'6 is WAAAY TOO HIGH. Cromwell is 6'4 even according to my bro. In any case, 6'6 is much too high.

Editor Rob
he has, I think shrunk in the last few years. Remember him in E.R a few years with that Croatian actor, wasn't he taller?
andy said on 16/Jul/06
cantstop25: remember you're talking about a movie he made at aroung 64-65 so he may have lost some from his peak, plus also the angles may have been chosen to so as not to reduce the visual impact of sapp's character
6\'5 project dude said on 15/Jul/06
he's 6'4, i saw at the longest yard premiere that igot invited to, looked an inch under me

Editor Rob
he does look to have lost some height, I remember in ER beside Goran he looked still over that mark
MOF said on 4/Jun/06
Cromwell looked 5 inches taller than 6'4 Jonathan Frakes in First Contact.
Anthony said on 2/Jun/06
I still think Cromwell is a solid 6'7, maybe he's lost a little now that he's older, but still, when he was youger he was definitely 6'7 IMO. He's also quite slim, which could make him appear taller than he really is.
kenneth pz said on 20/Apr/06
he do looks taller than david morse (6ft4-1.92m) in the green mile, but only like about 2,3cm witch is like 1.95m(6ft5) tall.. its comfirm by it.. any people don believe pls watch this movie again.. therefore he is 1.95m by cfm.

Editor Rob
in longest yard I think he might have lost a cm or 2
Gonzalo said on 6/Apr/06
He is huge. He is at least 6`6. He was taller than David Morse in The green mile. And David Morse is 6`4.
Frank2 said on 1/Apr/06
Cromwell is so tall that when I met him I came up to about his mouth level and I'm 5'11"! The guy is probably one of the tallest if not the tallest actor working today. I'd place him at 6'6" without hesitation.
sf said on 1/Apr/06
Saw Cromwell on MASH tonight, standing next to Mike Farrell who was supposed to be 6'3", which I believe, in the late 70's. Cromwell was taller by at least 2 inches, so I have no problem believing he was 6'6".
Georgie said on 30/Mar/06
James Cromwell is probably 6'5 3/4"
Ball-A-Hallic said on 25/Sep/05
Yea I heard he was like 6'7 but in The Longest Yard he looks like hes 6'5.5 maybe 6'6 n next 2 Sandler he towers him.
cantstop25 said on 17/Jun/05
I never doubted the 6'6"+ height listing until I saw the longest yard the other day. WHen he was in the locker room for that one scene he looked to be only .5"-1" taller then bob sapp who gets listed at 6'5"-6'7" which was always believable until he said in an interview that he was only really 6'3.5".

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