How tall is Barry Fitzgerald?

Barry Fitzgerald's listed height was 160 cm (5'3"). He was taller than about 18% of men in Ireland.

Where 160 cm sits among men in Ireland

Taller than about 18% of men in Ireland born in 1888 (average 166.4 cm).

Fitzgerald next to his co-stars

Bing Crosby is 10 cm taller than Barry Fitzgerald (170 cm), Going My Way co-star.

David Niven is 21 cm taller than Barry Fitzgerald (181 cm), The Dawn Patrol co-star.

Alan Ladd is 8 cm taller than Barry Fitzgerald (168 cm), Two Years Before the Mast co-star.

About Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald was an Irish stage, film and television actor, born William Joseph Shields on 10 March 1888 in Dublin. His career spanned almost forty years. He died on 4 January 1961.

Fitzgerald appeared in Bringing Up Baby, The Long Voyage Home, How Green Was My Valley, The Sea Wolf, Going My Way, None but the Lonely Heart and The Quiet Man. For Going My Way he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same performance. In 2020 The Irish Times ranked him at number 11 on its list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Fitzgerald stood a listed 160 cm (5'3"). Bing Crosby, listed at 170 cm (5'7"), was 10 cm taller than Fitzgerald, and they appeared together in Going My Way. Alan Ladd, his co-star in Two Years Before the Mast, is listed at 168 cm (5'6") and was 8 cm taller than Fitzgerald. David Niven, listed at 181 cm (5'11"), was 21 cm taller than Fitzgerald and appeared with him in The Dawn Patrol.

Frequently asked

How tall is Barry Fitzgerald in feet and inches? Barry Fitzgerald was 5'3" tall, which is 160 cm, 63 inches or 1.60 m.

How tall is Barry Fitzgerald compared to Bing Crosby? Bing Crosby is 10 cm taller than Barry Fitzgerald: 170 cm (5'7") vs 160 cm (5'3").

How tall is Barry Fitzgerald compared to David Niven? David Niven is 21 cm taller than Barry Fitzgerald: 181 cm (5'11") vs 160 cm (5'3").

How tall is Barry Fitzgerald compared to Alan Ladd? Alan Ladd is 8 cm taller than Barry Fitzgerald: 168 cm (5'6") vs 160 cm (5'3").

Is Barry Fitzgerald tall for men in Ireland? At 160 cm he was taller than about 18% of men in Ireland born in 1888, whose average height is 166.4 cm.

Sources

• Barry Fitzgerald on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Barry Fitzgerald on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 160 cm.
• Barry Fitzgerald 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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