How tall is James Avery?

James Avery's listed height was 196 cm (6'5"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 196 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1945 (average 176.8 cm).

Avery next to his co-stars

Tommy Lister Jr. is the same height than James Avery (196 cm), 8 Million Ways to Die co-star.

Carrie Fisher is 41 cm shorter than James Avery (155 cm), The Blues Brothers co-star.

Twiggy is 28 cm shorter than James Avery (168 cm), The Blues Brothers co-star.

About James Avery

James Avery was an American actor, born on 27 November 1945 in Pughsville, Virginia, now part of Suffolk. His mother moved him to Atlantic City, New Jersey as a teenager, and he graduated from Atlantic City High School in 1963. He served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War from 1968 to 1969, then moved to San Diego, where he began writing poetry and TV scripts for PBS. His first acting role was playing God in the play J.B. in 1971.

Avery was best known as Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Judge Michael Conover on L.A. Law, Steve Yeager in The Brady Bunch Movie and Dr. Crippen on The Closer from 2005 to 2007. He also voiced Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Haroud Hazi Bin in Aladdin. He earned a degree in drama and literature at UC San Diego.

Avery stood a listed 196 cm (6'5"), the same as Tommy Lister Jr., his co-star in 8 Million Ways to Die. He was 41 cm taller than Carrie Fisher, listed at 155 cm (5'1"), with whom he appeared in The Blues Brothers. Avery died on 31 December 2013.

Frequently asked

How tall is James Avery in feet and inches? James Avery was 6'5" tall, which is 196 cm, 77.2 inches or 1.96 m.

How tall is James Avery compared to Tommy Lister Jr.? Tommy Lister Jr. is the same height than James Avery: 196 cm (6'5") vs 196 cm (6'5").

How tall is James Avery compared to Carrie Fisher? Carrie Fisher is 41 cm shorter than James Avery: 155 cm (5'1") vs 196 cm (6'5").

How tall is James Avery compared to Twiggy? Twiggy is 28 cm shorter than James Avery: 168 cm (5'6") vs 196 cm (6'5").

Is James Avery tall for men in the United States? At 196 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1945, whose average height is 176.8 cm.

Sources

• James Avery on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• James Avery on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 196 cm.
• James Avery 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.