How tall is Clark Gable?

Clark Gable's listed height was 184 cm (6'0"). He was taller than about 95% of men in the United States.

Where 184 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 95% of men in the United States born in 1901 (average 171.6 cm).

Gable next to his co-stars

Jean Harlow is 28 cm shorter than Clark Gable (156 cm), China Seas co-star.

Spencer Tracy is 9 cm shorter than Clark Gable (175 cm), San Francisco co-star.

Leslie Howard is 5 cm shorter than Clark Gable (179 cm), Gone with the Wind co-star.

About Clark Gable

Clark Gable was an American actor often referred to as the King of Hollywood, born William Clark Gable on 1 February 1901 in Cadiz. He appeared in more than 60 motion pictures across a variety of genres during a 37-year career, three decades of which he spent as a leading man. In 1999 the American Film Institute ranked him as the seventh-greatest male screen legend of classical Hollywood cinema.

Gable won the Academy Award for Best Actor for It Happened One Night in 1934, and earned nominations in the same category for Mutiny on the Bounty and Gone with the Wind, in which he played Rhett Butler. His other notable films include Call of the Wild and Mogambo. His final onscreen role was as an aging cowboy in The Misfits.

Gable stood a listed 184 cm (6'0"). He was 28 cm taller than Jean Harlow, listed at 156 cm (5'1"), in China Seas, and 9 cm taller than Spencer Tracy, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), in San Francisco. He was also 5 cm taller than Leslie Howard, listed at 179 cm (5'10"), in Gone with the Wind. Gable died on 16 November 1960.

Frequently asked

How tall is Clark Gable in feet and inches? Clark Gable was 6'0" tall, which is 184 cm, 72.4 inches or 1.84 m.

How tall is Clark Gable compared to Jean Harlow? Jean Harlow is 28 cm shorter than Clark Gable: 156 cm (5'1") vs 184 cm (6'0").

How tall is Clark Gable compared to Spencer Tracy? Spencer Tracy is 9 cm shorter than Clark Gable: 175 cm (5'9") vs 184 cm (6'0").

How tall is Clark Gable compared to Leslie Howard? Leslie Howard is 5 cm shorter than Clark Gable: 179 cm (5'10") vs 184 cm (6'0").

Is Clark Gable tall for men in the United States? At 184 cm he was taller than about 95% of men in the United States born in 1901, whose average height is 171.6 cm.

Sources

• Clark Gable on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Clark Gable on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 184 cm.
• Clark Gable 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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