How tall is Lee Van Cleef?

Lee Van Cleef's listed height was 188 cm (6'2"). He was taller than about 97% of men in the United States.

Where 188 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 97% of men in the United States born in 1925 (average 174.5 cm).

Cleef next to his co-stars

Ernest Borgnine is 13 cm shorter than Lee Van Cleef (175 cm), From Here to Eternity co-star.

John Wayne is 5 cm taller than Lee Van Cleef (193 cm), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance co-star.

Jim Brown is the same height than Lee Van Cleef (188 cm), El Condor co-star.

About Lee Van Cleef

Lee Van Cleef was an American actor, born on 9 January 1925 in Somerville. He served in the United States Navy during World War II and earned a Bronze Star. After acting on stage in regional theatre, he made his film debut in the Western High Noon in 1952 in a non-speaking role as an outlaw.

With angular features and a taciturn screen persona, Van Cleef was typecast as a minor villain in Westerns, film noir and crime dramas. He achieved stardom when Sergio Leone gave him the co-leading role in For a Few Dollars More in 1965, and he appeared in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966.

At a listed 188 cm (6'2"), Van Cleef stood 13 cm taller than Ernest Borgnine, who is listed at 175 cm (5'9") and appeared with him in From Here to Eternity. John Wayne, listed at 193 cm (6'4"), was 5 cm taller than Van Cleef, and they worked together on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Van Cleef died on 16 December 1989.

Frequently asked

How tall is Lee Van Cleef in feet and inches? Lee Van Cleef was 6'2" tall, which is 188 cm, 74 inches or 1.88 m.

How tall is Lee Van Cleef compared to Ernest Borgnine? Ernest Borgnine is 13 cm shorter than Lee Van Cleef: 175 cm (5'9") vs 188 cm (6'2").

How tall is Lee Van Cleef compared to John Wayne? John Wayne is 5 cm taller than Lee Van Cleef: 193 cm (6'4") vs 188 cm (6'2").

How tall is Lee Van Cleef compared to Jim Brown? Jim Brown is the same height than Lee Van Cleef: 188 cm (6'2") vs 188 cm (6'2").

Is Lee Van Cleef tall for men in the United States? At 188 cm he was taller than about 97% of men in the United States born in 1925, whose average height is 174.5 cm.

Sources

• Lee Van Cleef on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Lee Van Cleef on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 188 cm.
• Lee Van Cleef 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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