How tall is Elia Kazan?

Elia Kazan's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 53% of men in the United States.

Where 173 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 53% of men in the United States born in 1909 (average 172.4 cm).

Kazan next to his co-stars

Richard Widmark is 5 cm taller than Elia Kazan (178 cm), Panic in the Streets co-star.

James Cagney is 8 cm shorter than Elia Kazan (165 cm), City for Conquest co-star.

Arthur Kennedy is 5 cm taller than Elia Kazan (178 cm), City for Conquest co-star.

About Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, born Elias Kazantzoglou on 7 September 1909 in Constantinople, now Istanbul. He died on 28 September 2003. His family went to the United States in 1913. He joined the Group Theatre in 1932.

Kazan co-founded the Actors Studio in 1947, where Method Acting was introduced under the direction of Lee Strasberg. He acted in a few films, including City for Conquest. As a director, his first issue film was Gentleman's Agreement, with Gregory Peck, which dealt with antisemitism in the United States. It received eight Oscar nominations and three wins, including his first for Best Director.

Kazan stood a listed 173 cm (5'8"). He was 8 cm taller than James Cagney, listed at 165 cm (5'5"), who appeared with him in City for Conquest. Arthur Kennedy, listed at 178 cm (5'10"), was in the same film and was 5 cm taller than Kazan. Richard Widmark, listed at 178 cm (5'10"), was also 5 cm taller, and they worked together on Panic in the Streets.

Frequently asked

How tall is Elia Kazan in feet and inches? Elia Kazan was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Elia Kazan compared to Richard Widmark? Richard Widmark is 5 cm taller than Elia Kazan: 178 cm (5'10") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Elia Kazan compared to James Cagney? James Cagney is 8 cm shorter than Elia Kazan: 165 cm (5'5") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Elia Kazan compared to Arthur Kennedy? Arthur Kennedy is 5 cm taller than Elia Kazan: 178 cm (5'10") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Elia Kazan tall for men in the United States? At 173 cm he was taller than about 53% of men in the United States born in 1909, whose average height is 172.4 cm.

Sources

• Elia Kazan on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Elia Kazan on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
• Elia Kazan 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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