How tall is Basil Rathbone?

Basil Rathbone's listed height was 186 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 186 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1892 (average 166.9 cm).

Rathbone next to his co-stars

John Carradine is 3 cm shorter than Basil Rathbone (183 cm), The Hound of the Baskervilles co-star.

Boris Karloff is 6 cm shorter than Basil Rathbone (180 cm), Son of Frankenstein co-star.

Vincent Price is 7 cm taller than Basil Rathbone (193 cm), Tales of Terror co-star.

About Basil Rathbone

Basil Rathbone was an English actor, born on 13 June 1892 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in Derbyshire. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers and occasional horror films.

Rathbone frequently played suave villains or morally ambiguous characters, such as Mr. Murdstone in David Copperfield, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet and Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Adventures of Robin Hood. His most famous role was Sherlock Holmes, whom he played in fourteen Hollywood films made between 1939 and 1946 and in a radio series. In 1948 he shared the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play with two others, and he was nominated for two Academy Awards.

At a listed 186 cm (6'1"), Rathbone stood 3 cm taller than John Carradine, who is listed at 183 cm (6'0") and appeared with him in The Hound of the Baskervilles. Vincent Price, listed at 193 cm (6'4"), was 7 cm taller than Rathbone, and they worked together on Tales of Terror. Rathbone died on 21 July 1967.

Frequently asked

How tall is Basil Rathbone in feet and inches? Basil Rathbone was 6'1" tall, which is 186 cm, 73.2 inches or 1.86 m.

How tall is Basil Rathbone compared to John Carradine? John Carradine is 3 cm shorter than Basil Rathbone: 183 cm (6'0") vs 186 cm (6'1").

How tall is Basil Rathbone compared to Boris Karloff? Boris Karloff is 6 cm shorter than Basil Rathbone: 180 cm (5'11") vs 186 cm (6'1").

How tall is Basil Rathbone compared to Vincent Price? Vincent Price is 7 cm taller than Basil Rathbone: 193 cm (6'4") vs 186 cm (6'1").

Is Basil Rathbone tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 186 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1892, whose average height is 166.9 cm.

Sources

• Basil Rathbone on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Basil Rathbone on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 186 cm.
• Basil Rathbone 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.

More celebrity heights

• Errol Flynn — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Jim Parsons — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Keanu Reeves — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Lee Marvin — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Ray Milland — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Anthony Perkins — 187 cm · 6'2"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.