How tall is Gérard Depardieu?

Gérard Depardieu's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 82% of men in France.

Where 180 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 82% of men in France born in 1948 (average 173.6 cm).

Depardieu next to his co-stars

Fanny Ardant is 6 cm shorter than Gérard Depardieu (174 cm), Paris, je t'aime co-star.

Catherine Deneuve is 12 cm shorter than Gérard Depardieu (168 cm), The Last Metro co-star.

Michel Piccoli is 4 cm taller than Gérard Depardieu (184 cm), One Hundred and One Nights co-star.

About Gérard Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu is a French actor, born on 27 December 1948 in Châteauroux, central France, where he grew up in poverty before settling in Paris. He has appeared in over 200 films since 1967, mostly in leading roles, and has worked with more than 150 film directors, including François Truffaut, Ridley Scott, Peter Weir and Bernardo Bertolucci.

Depardieu's breakthrough came in 1974 with the film Going Places, which brought him overnight stardom. He won the César Award for Best Actor for The Last Metro and again for Cyrano de Bergerac, which also won him the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival. He won a Golden Globe Award for Green Card and appeared in English-language films including 1492: Conquest of Paradise and Life of Pi. He also played Obelix in four of the live action Asterix films.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Depardieu is 6 cm taller than Fanny Ardant, who is listed at 174 cm (5'9") and appeared with him in Paris, je t'aime. He is 12 cm taller than Catherine Deneuve, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), his co-star in The Last Metro. Magda Vavrusova is his partner.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gérard Depardieu in feet and inches? Gérard Depardieu is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Gérard Depardieu compared to Fanny Ardant? Fanny Ardant is 6 cm shorter than Gérard Depardieu: 174 cm (5'9") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Gérard Depardieu compared to Catherine Deneuve? Catherine Deneuve is 12 cm shorter than Gérard Depardieu: 168 cm (5'6") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Gérard Depardieu compared to Michel Piccoli? Michel Piccoli is 4 cm taller than Gérard Depardieu: 184 cm (6'0") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Gérard Depardieu tall for men in France? At 180 cm he is taller than about 82% of men in France born in 1948, whose average height is 173.6 cm.

Sources

• Gérard Depardieu on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gérard Depardieu on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 cm.
• Gérard Depardieu 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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