How tall is Charles Laughton?

Charles Laughton's listed height was 172 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 75% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 172 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 75% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1899 (average 167.2 cm).

Laughton next to his co-stars

Ray Milland is 14 cm taller than Charles Laughton (186 cm), The Big Clock co-star.

Maureen O'Hara is the same height than Charles Laughton (172 cm), Jamaica Inn co-star.

John Carradine is 11 cm taller than Charles Laughton (183 cm), The Sign of the Cross co-star.

About Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton was an English actor and director, born on 1 July 1899 in Scarborough, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926. He died on 15 December 1962.

Laughton played a wide range of classical and modern roles in the West End and made an impact in Shakespeare at the Old Vic. His career took him to Broadway and then Hollywood, where he portrayed everything from monsters and misfits to kings. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the title role in The Private Life of Henry VIII in 1933. He was nominated again for Mutiny on the Bounty and Witness for the Prosecution, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

Laughton stood a listed 172 cm (5'8"), the same listed height as Maureen O'Hara, his co-star in Jamaica Inn. Ray Milland, who appeared with him in The Big Clock, is listed at 186 cm (6'1"), 14 cm taller than Laughton. John Carradine, his co-star in The Sign of the Cross, is listed at 183 cm (6'0"), 11 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Charles Laughton in feet and inches? Charles Laughton was 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

How tall is Charles Laughton compared to Ray Milland? Ray Milland is 14 cm taller than Charles Laughton: 186 cm (6'1") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Charles Laughton compared to Maureen O'Hara? Maureen O'Hara is the same height than Charles Laughton: 172 cm (5'8") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Charles Laughton compared to John Carradine? John Carradine is 11 cm taller than Charles Laughton: 183 cm (6'0") vs 172 cm (5'8").

Is Charles Laughton tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 172 cm he was taller than about 75% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1899, whose average height is 167.2 cm.

Sources

• Charles Laughton on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Charles Laughton on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 cm.
• Charles Laughton 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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