How tall is Lee Marvin?

Lee Marvin's listed height was 186 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 94% of men in the United States.

Where 186 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 94% of men in the United States born in 1924 (average 174.4 cm).

Marvin next to his co-stars

Ernest Borgnine is 11 cm shorter than Lee Marvin (175 cm), The Dirty Dozen co-star.

Robert Ryan is 6 cm taller than Lee Marvin (192 cm), The Dirty Dozen co-star.

Charles Bronson is 12 cm shorter than Lee Marvin (174 cm), The Dirty Dozen co-star.

About Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin was an American actor, born Lamont Warren Marvin Jr. on 19 February 1924 in New York City. Known for his bass voice and prematurely white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled tough guy characters. He was also a decorated United States Marine during the Second World War.

Initially typecast as the villain, Marvin later gained prominence for portraying anti-heroes, such as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the television series M Squad. His notable films include The Big Heat, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Dirty Dozen, Point Blank and Paint Your Wagon. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the dual role of Kid Shelleen and Tim Strawn in the comedy Western Cat Ballou in 1965, along with a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award.

At a listed 186 cm (6'1"), Marvin stood 11 cm taller than Ernest Borgnine, who is listed at 175 cm (5'9") and appeared with him in The Dirty Dozen. Robert Ryan, listed at 192 cm (6'4"), was 6 cm taller than Marvin, and they also worked together on The Dirty Dozen. Marvin died on 29 August 1987.

Frequently asked

How tall is Lee Marvin in feet and inches? Lee Marvin was 6'1" tall, which is 186 cm, 73.2 inches or 1.86 m.

How tall is Lee Marvin compared to Ernest Borgnine? Ernest Borgnine is 11 cm shorter than Lee Marvin: 175 cm (5'9") vs 186 cm (6'1").

How tall is Lee Marvin compared to Robert Ryan? Robert Ryan is 6 cm taller than Lee Marvin: 192 cm (6'4") vs 186 cm (6'1").

How tall is Lee Marvin compared to Charles Bronson? Charles Bronson is 12 cm shorter than Lee Marvin: 174 cm (5'9") vs 186 cm (6'1").

Is Lee Marvin tall for men in the United States? At 186 cm he was taller than about 94% of men in the United States born in 1924, whose average height is 174.4 cm.

Sources

• Lee Marvin on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Lee Marvin on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 186 cm.
• Lee Marvin 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

• Basil Rathbone — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Errol Flynn — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Jim Parsons — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Keanu Reeves — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Ray Milland — 186 cm · 6'1"
• Anthony Perkins — 187 cm · 6'2"

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