How tall is Claude Rains?

Claude Rains's listed height was 169 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 62% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 169 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 62% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1889 (average 166.9 cm).

Rains next to his co-stars

Peter Lorre is 9 cm shorter than Claude Rains (160 cm), Casablanca co-star.

Errol Flynn is 17 cm taller than Claude Rains (186 cm), The Adventures of Robin Hood co-star.

Ingrid Bergman is 6 cm taller than Claude Rains (175 cm), Casablanca co-star.

About Claude Rains

Claude Rains was an English and American character actor, born William Claude Rains on 10 November 1889 in Clapham. He died on 30 May 1967. The son of a stage actor, he began acting onstage in his native London in the 1900s, became a leading actor on the West End and taught acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He moved to the United States in the late 1920s and became a successful Broadway star.

Rains made his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in The Invisible Man in 1933. He went on to play prominent roles in The Adventures of Robin Hood, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Wolf Man, Casablanca, Kings Row, Phantom of the Opera and Notorious. He received four Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for Darkness at Noon in 1951.

At a listed 169 cm (5'7"), Rains stood taller than Peter Lorre, his Casablanca co-star, who is listed at 160 cm (5'3") and was 9 cm shorter. Errol Flynn, who appeared with him in The Adventures of Robin Hood, is listed at 186 cm (6'1") and was 17 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Claude Rains in feet and inches? Claude Rains was 5'7" tall, which is 169 cm, 66.5 inches or 1.69 m.

How tall is Claude Rains compared to Peter Lorre? Peter Lorre is 9 cm shorter than Claude Rains: 160 cm (5'3") vs 169 cm (5'7").

How tall is Claude Rains compared to Errol Flynn? Errol Flynn is 17 cm taller than Claude Rains: 186 cm (6'1") vs 169 cm (5'7").

How tall is Claude Rains compared to Ingrid Bergman? Ingrid Bergman is 6 cm taller than Claude Rains: 175 cm (5'9") vs 169 cm (5'7").

Is Claude Rains tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 169 cm he was taller than about 62% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1889, whose average height is 166.9 cm.

Sources

• Claude Rains on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Claude Rains on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 169 cm.
• Claude Rains 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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