How tall is Costa-Gavras?

Costa-Gavras's listed height is 176 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 75% of men in France.

Where 176 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 75% of men in France born in 1933 (average 171.2 cm).

Costa-Gavras next to his co-stars

Christopher Lee is 18 cm taller than Costa-Gavras (194 cm), Burke & Hare co-star.

Chevy Chase is 16 cm taller than Costa-Gavras (192 cm), Spies Like Us co-star.

Jacques Perrin is 6 cm shorter than Costa-Gavras (170 cm), Section spéciale co-star.

About Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras, born Konstantinos Gavras on 12 February 1933, is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter and producer who lives and works in France. He was born in Loutra Iraias, Arcadia. His family spent the Second World War in a village in the Peloponnese and moved to Athens afterwards. After high school he settled in France and began studying literature at the Sorbonne in 1951.

In 1956 he left his university studies to study film. He is known for political films, such as the thriller Z in 1969, which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing in 1982, for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Most of his films have been made in French, but six have been in English, including Hanna K.

At a listed 176 cm (5'9"), Costa-Gavras is 18 cm shorter than Christopher Lee, who is listed at 194 cm (6'4") and appeared with him in Burke & Hare. Jacques Perrin, from Section spéciale, is listed at 170 cm (5'7") and is 6 cm shorter. Costa-Gavras is married to Michèle Ray-Gavras.

Frequently asked

How tall is Costa-Gavras in feet and inches? Costa-Gavras is 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

How tall is Costa-Gavras compared to Christopher Lee? Christopher Lee is 18 cm taller than Costa-Gavras: 194 cm (6'4") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Costa-Gavras compared to Chevy Chase? Chevy Chase is 16 cm taller than Costa-Gavras: 192 cm (6'4") vs 176 cm (5'9").

How tall is Costa-Gavras compared to Jacques Perrin? Jacques Perrin is 6 cm shorter than Costa-Gavras: 170 cm (5'7") vs 176 cm (5'9").

Is Costa-Gavras tall for men in France? At 176 cm he is taller than about 75% of men in France born in 1933, whose average height is 171.2 cm.

Sources

• Costa-Gavras on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Costa-Gavras on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 cm.
• Costa-Gavras 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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