How tall is Glenn Ford?

Glenn Ford's listed height was 179 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 84% of men in Canada.

Where 179 cm sits among men in Canada

Taller than about 84% of men in Canada born in 1916 (average 172.1 cm).

Ford next to his co-stars

Rita Hayworth is 11 cm shorter than Glenn Ford (168 cm), Gilda co-star.

Marlon Brando is 4 cm shorter than Glenn Ford (175 cm), Superman co-star.

Henry Fonda is 6 cm taller than Glenn Ford (185 cm), Midway co-star.

About Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor, born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford on 1 May 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne. He was one of the biggest box-office draws of Hollywood's Golden Age, in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and had a career that lasted more than 50 years. He died on 30 August 2006.

Ford often portrayed ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Some of his most significant roles were in the films noir Gilda in 1946 and The Big Heat in 1953, and in the high-school drama Blackboard Jungle in 1955. He received three Golden Globe Award nominations for comedies and Westerns, winning for Pocketful of Miracles in 1961. He also played Jonathan Kent in the first Superman film in 1978.

At a listed 179 cm (5'10"), Ford stood 11 cm taller than Rita Hayworth, who is listed at 168 cm (5'6") and appeared with him in Gilda. Henry Fonda, his co-star in Midway, is listed at 185 cm (6'1") and was 6 cm taller than Ford. Ford died on 30 August 2006.

Frequently asked

How tall is Glenn Ford in feet and inches? Glenn Ford was 5'10" tall, which is 179 cm, 70.5 inches or 1.79 m.

How tall is Glenn Ford compared to Rita Hayworth? Rita Hayworth is 11 cm shorter than Glenn Ford: 168 cm (5'6") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Glenn Ford compared to Marlon Brando? Marlon Brando is 4 cm shorter than Glenn Ford: 175 cm (5'9") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Glenn Ford compared to Henry Fonda? Henry Fonda is 6 cm taller than Glenn Ford: 185 cm (6'1") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is Glenn Ford tall for men in Canada? At 179 cm he was taller than about 84% of men in Canada born in 1916, whose average height is 172.1 cm.

Sources

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