How tall is Audie Murphy?

Audie Murphy's listed height was 166 cm (5'5"). He was taller than about 13% of men in the United States.

Where 166 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 13% of men in the United States born in 1925 (average 174.5 cm).

Murphy next to his co-stars

Tony Curtis is 9 cm taller than Audie Murphy (175 cm), Kansas Raiders co-star.

Lee Van Cleef is 22 cm taller than Audie Murphy (188 cm), Posse from Hell co-star.

Burt Lancaster is 19 cm taller than Audie Murphy (185 cm), The Unforgiven co-star.

About Audie Murphy

Audie Murphy was an American soldier, actor and songwriter, born on 20 June 1925 in Kingston. He was born into a large family of sharecroppers in Hunt County, Texas, and left school in fifth grade to help support his family. He died on 28 May 1971.

Murphy was widely celebrated as the most decorated American combat soldier of World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions at age 19 at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945. After the war he embarked on an acting career. He played himself in the 1955 film To Hell and Back, based on his 1949 memoir, though most of his roles were in Westerns. He also starred in the television series Whispering Smith and was a songwriter.

Murphy stood a listed 166 cm (5'5"). Tony Curtis, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), was 9 cm taller than him, and they appeared together in Kansas Raiders. Lee Van Cleef, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), was 22 cm taller, and they appeared together in Posse from Hell. Burt Lancaster, listed at 185 cm (6'1"), was 19 cm taller, and they appeared together in The Unforgiven.

Frequently asked

How tall is Audie Murphy in feet and inches? Audie Murphy was 5'5" tall, which is 166 cm, 65.4 inches or 1.66 m.

How tall is Audie Murphy compared to Tony Curtis? Tony Curtis is 9 cm taller than Audie Murphy: 175 cm (5'9") vs 166 cm (5'5").

How tall is Audie Murphy compared to Lee Van Cleef? Lee Van Cleef is 22 cm taller than Audie Murphy: 188 cm (6'2") vs 166 cm (5'5").

How tall is Audie Murphy compared to Burt Lancaster? Burt Lancaster is 19 cm taller than Audie Murphy: 185 cm (6'1") vs 166 cm (5'5").

Is Audie Murphy tall for men in the United States? At 166 cm he was taller than about 13% of men in the United States born in 1925, whose average height is 174.5 cm.

Sources

• Audie Murphy on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Audie Murphy on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 166 cm.
• Audie Murphy on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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