How tall is Gene Kelly?

Gene Kelly's listed height was 170 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 36% of men in the United States.

Where 170 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 36% of men in the United States born in 1912 (average 172.7 cm).

Kelly next to his co-stars

Judy Garland is 19 cm shorter than Gene Kelly (151 cm), Ziegfeld Follies co-star.

Frank Sinatra is the same height than Gene Kelly (170 cm), Anchors Aweigh co-star.

Esther Williams is 3 cm taller than Gene Kelly (173 cm), Ziegfeld Follies co-star.

About Gene Kelly

Gene Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer, born Eugene Curran Kelly on 23 August 1912 in Pittsburgh. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style, and he sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called dance for the common man. He died on 2 February 1996.

Kelly made his film debut in For Me and My Gal in 1942 with Judy Garland. He is best known for An American in Paris in 1951, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and Singin' in the Rain in 1952, which he directed and choreographed with Stanley Donen. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Anchors Aweigh in 1945. His directing debut was On the Town in 1949, which he co-directed with Donen, and he later directed Hello, Dolly! in 1969.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Kelly stood taller than Judy Garland, who is listed at 151 cm (4'11") and was 19 cm shorter. They appeared together in Ziegfeld Follies. Frank Sinatra, his co-star in Anchors Aweigh, has the same listed height of 170 cm (5'7").

Frequently asked

How tall is Gene Kelly in feet and inches? Gene Kelly was 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Gene Kelly compared to Judy Garland? Judy Garland is 19 cm shorter than Gene Kelly: 151 cm (4'11") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Gene Kelly compared to Frank Sinatra? Frank Sinatra is the same height than Gene Kelly: 170 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Gene Kelly compared to Esther Williams? Esther Williams is 3 cm taller than Gene Kelly: 173 cm (5'8") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Gene Kelly tall for men in the United States? At 170 cm he was taller than about 36% of men in the United States born in 1912, whose average height is 172.7 cm.

Sources

• Gene Kelly on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gene Kelly on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Gene Kelly 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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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.