How tall is George Kennedy?

George Kennedy's listed height was 193 cm (6'4"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 193 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1925 (average 174.5 cm).

Kennedy next to his co-stars

Ernest Borgnine is 18 cm shorter than George Kennedy (175 cm), The Dirty Dozen co-star.

James Stewart is 2 cm shorter than George Kennedy (191 cm), The Flight of the Phoenix co-star.

Walter Matthau is 4 cm shorter than George Kennedy (189 cm), Charade co-star.

About George Kennedy

George Kennedy, full name George Harris Kennedy Jr., was an American actor, born on 18 February 1925 in New York City. He appeared in more than 100 film and television productions.

Kennedy played Dragline in Cool Hand Luke in 1967, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Golden Globe nomination for the role. He received a second Golden Globe nomination for portraying Joe Patroni in Airport in 1970. He was the only actor to appear in all four films of the Airport series, reprising Patroni each time. His other films include Charade, The Dirty Dozen, The Flight of the Phoenix, Shenandoah and The Delta Force. He also played Police Captain Ed Hocken in the Naked Gun films and Carter McKay on the original Dallas television series.

Kennedy stood a listed 193 cm (6'4"). He was 18 cm taller than Ernest Borgnine, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), his co-star in The Dirty Dozen, and 2 cm taller than James Stewart, listed at 191 cm (6'3"), with whom he appeared in The Flight of the Phoenix. Kennedy died on 28 February 2016.

Frequently asked

How tall is George Kennedy in feet and inches? George Kennedy was 6'4" tall, which is 193 cm, 76 inches or 1.93 m.

How tall is George Kennedy compared to Ernest Borgnine? Ernest Borgnine is 18 cm shorter than George Kennedy: 175 cm (5'9") vs 193 cm (6'4").

How tall is George Kennedy compared to James Stewart? James Stewart is 2 cm shorter than George Kennedy: 191 cm (6'3") vs 193 cm (6'4").

How tall is George Kennedy compared to Walter Matthau? Walter Matthau is 4 cm shorter than George Kennedy: 189 cm (6'2") vs 193 cm (6'4").

Is George Kennedy tall for men in the United States? At 193 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1925, whose average height is 174.5 cm.

Sources

• George Kennedy on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• George Kennedy on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 193 cm.
• George Kennedy 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.

More celebrity heights

• Christopher Reeve — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Clint Eastwood — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Daniel Stern — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Jason Momoa — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Jason Segel — 193 cm · 6'4"
• John Wayne — 193 cm · 6'4"

Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.