How tall is Christopher Reeve?

Christopher Reeve's listed height was 193 cm (6'4"). He was taller than about 98% of men in the United States.

Where 193 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 98% of men in the United States born in 1952 (average 177.1 cm).

Reeve next to his co-stars

Gene Hackman is 5 cm shorter than Christopher Reeve (188 cm), Superman co-star.

Michael Caine is 5 cm shorter than Christopher Reeve (188 cm), Deathtrap co-star.

Kristin Kreuk is 33 cm shorter than Christopher Reeve (160 cm), Smallville co-star.

About Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve, full name Christopher D'Olier Reeve, was an American actor, activist, director and author, born on 25 September 1952 in New York City. He was raised in Princeton, New Jersey, and discovered a passion for acting and theater at age nine. He studied at Cornell University and the Juilliard School and made his Broadway debut in 1976.

Reeve's breakthrough came with the title role in Superman in 1978 and its three sequels. He then turned down multiple big-budget roles to focus on independent films and plays, appearing in Somewhere in Time, Deathtrap, The Bostonians and The Remains of the Day. In 1995 he was paralyzed from the neck down after being thrown from a horse. He lobbied for spinal injury research, led the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation and later directed In the Gloaming.

Reeve stood a listed 193 cm (6'4"). He was 5 cm taller than Gene Hackman, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), his co-star in the Superman films, and 33 cm taller than Kristin Kreuk, listed at 160 cm (5'3"), with whom he appeared in Smallville. Reeve died on 10 October 2004.

Frequently asked

How tall is Christopher Reeve in feet and inches? Christopher Reeve was 6'4" tall, which is 193 cm, 76 inches or 1.93 m.

How tall is Christopher Reeve compared to Gene Hackman? Gene Hackman is 5 cm shorter than Christopher Reeve: 188 cm (6'2") vs 193 cm (6'4").

How tall is Christopher Reeve compared to Michael Caine? Michael Caine is 5 cm shorter than Christopher Reeve: 188 cm (6'2") vs 193 cm (6'4").

How tall is Christopher Reeve compared to Kristin Kreuk? Kristin Kreuk is 33 cm shorter than Christopher Reeve: 160 cm (5'3") vs 193 cm (6'4").

Is Christopher Reeve tall for men in the United States? At 193 cm he was taller than about 98% of men in the United States born in 1952, whose average height is 177.1 cm.

Sources

• Christopher Reeve on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Christopher Reeve on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 193 cm.
• Christopher Reeve 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

• Clint Eastwood — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Daniel Stern — 193 cm · 6'4"
• George Kennedy — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Jason Momoa — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Jason Segel — 193 cm · 6'4"
• John Wayne — 193 cm · 6'4"

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