How tall is Blake Edwards?

Blake Edwards's listed height was 178 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 70% of men in the United States.

Where 178 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 70% of men in the United States born in 1922 (average 174.1 cm).

Edwards next to his co-stars

Donna Reed is 17 cm shorter than Blake Edwards (161 cm), They Were Expendable co-star.

John Wayne is 15 cm taller than Blake Edwards (193 cm), They Were Expendable co-star.

Spencer Tracy is 3 cm shorter than Blake Edwards (175 cm), A Guy Named Joe co-star.

About Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards was an American film director, producer and screenwriter, born William Blake Crump on 26 July 1922 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He began his career in the 1940s as an actor, but soon turned to writing screenplays and radio scripts before producing and directing in television and films. Late in his career he took up writing, producing and directing for theater. He died on 15 December 2010.

Edwards was often thought of as a director of comedies, though he also directed dramas, musicals and detective films. His best-known films include Breakfast at Tiffany's, Days of Wine and Roses, A Shot in the Dark, The Great Race, 10, Victor/Victoria and Blind Date, along with the Pink Panther series with Peter Sellers. He received an Honorary Academy Award for his body of work.

Edwards stood a listed 178 cm (5'10"). Donna Reed, listed at 161 cm (5'3"), was 17 cm shorter than Edwards, and they appeared together in They Were Expendable. John Wayne, listed at 193 cm (6'4"), was 15 cm taller, and he was also in that film. Spencer Tracy, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), was 3 cm shorter, and they were together in A Guy Named Joe.

Frequently asked

How tall is Blake Edwards in feet and inches? Blake Edwards was 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Blake Edwards compared to Donna Reed? Donna Reed is 17 cm shorter than Blake Edwards: 161 cm (5'3") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Blake Edwards compared to John Wayne? John Wayne is 15 cm taller than Blake Edwards: 193 cm (6'4") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Blake Edwards compared to Spencer Tracy? Spencer Tracy is 3 cm shorter than Blake Edwards: 175 cm (5'9") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Blake Edwards tall for men in the United States? At 178 cm he was taller than about 70% of men in the United States born in 1922, whose average height is 174.1 cm.

Sources

• Blake Edwards on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Blake Edwards on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 cm.
• Blake Edwards 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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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.