How tall is Bruce Lee?

Bruce Lee's listed height was 171 cm (5'7").

Lee next to his co-stars

Jackie Chan is 3 cm taller than Bruce Lee (174 cm), Enter the Dragon co-star.

Chuck Norris is 7 cm taller than Bruce Lee (178 cm), Way of the Dragon co-star.

Vincent Price is 22 cm taller than Bruce Lee (193 cm), Batman co-star.

About Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a Hong Kong and American martial artist, actor and filmmaker, born on 27 November 1940 in San Francisco. He was raised in Hong Kong, where his father introduced him to the film industry as a child actor. He moved to Seattle in 1959 and enrolled at the University of Washington in 1961. He died on 20 July 1973.

Lee founded Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy. His early martial arts experience included Wing Chun under Ip Man, tai chi and boxing. He is regarded as the first global Chinese film star, known for the five feature-length martial arts films he starred in as an adult, and is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema.

Lee stood a listed 171 cm (5'7"). Jackie Chan, his co-star in Enter the Dragon, is listed at 174 cm (5'9"), 3 cm taller than Lee. Chuck Norris, who appeared with him in Way of the Dragon, is listed at 178 cm (5'10"), 7 cm taller. Vincent Price, who appeared with him in Batman, is listed at 193 cm (6'4"), 22 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Bruce Lee in feet and inches? Bruce Lee was 5'7" tall, which is 171 cm, 67.3 inches or 1.71 m.

How tall is Bruce Lee compared to Jackie Chan? Jackie Chan is 3 cm taller than Bruce Lee: 174 cm (5'9") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is Bruce Lee compared to Chuck Norris? Chuck Norris is 7 cm taller than Bruce Lee: 178 cm (5'10") vs 171 cm (5'7").

How tall is Bruce Lee compared to Vincent Price? Vincent Price is 22 cm taller than Bruce Lee: 193 cm (6'4") vs 171 cm (5'7").

Sources

• Bruce Lee on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Bruce Lee on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 cm.
• Bruce Lee 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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• Harvey Keitel — 171 cm · 5'7"
• James Dean — 171 cm · 5'7"
• Katharine Hepburn — 171 cm · 5'7"
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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.