How tall is Leslie Howard?

Leslie Howard's listed height was 179 cm (5'10"). He was taller than about 96% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 179 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 96% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1893 (average 166.9 cm).

Howard next to his co-stars

Clark Gable is 5 cm taller than Leslie Howard (184 cm), Gone with the Wind co-star.

Humphrey Bogart is 6 cm shorter than Leslie Howard (173 cm), The Petrified Forest co-star.

Basil Rathbone is 7 cm taller than Leslie Howard (186 cm), Romeo and Juliet co-star.

About Leslie Howard

Leslie Howard was an English actor, director, producer and writer, born Leslie Howard Steiner on 3 April 1893 in London. He wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, and was one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1930s. He was active in both Britain and Hollywood. He died on 1 June 1943.

Howard played Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind in 1939. His other films include Berkeley Square, Of Human Bondage, The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Petrified Forest, Pygmalion and Intermezzo. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Berkeley Square and Pygmalion, and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for the latter. He also acted and made films during the Second World War.

Howard stood a listed 179 cm (5'10"). Clark Gable, listed at 184 cm (6'0"), was 5 cm taller than Howard, and they appeared together in Gone with the Wind. Humphrey Bogart, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), was 6 cm shorter, and they were together in The Petrified Forest. Basil Rathbone, listed at 186 cm (6'1"), was 7 cm taller, and they appeared in Romeo and Juliet.

Frequently asked

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

How tall is Leslie Howard compared to Clark Gable? Clark Gable is 5 cm taller than Leslie Howard: 184 cm (6'0") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Leslie Howard compared to Humphrey Bogart? Humphrey Bogart is 6 cm shorter than Leslie Howard: 173 cm (5'8") vs 179 cm (5'10").

How tall is Leslie Howard compared to Basil Rathbone? Basil Rathbone is 7 cm taller than Leslie Howard: 186 cm (6'1") vs 179 cm (5'10").

Is Leslie Howard tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 179 cm he was taller than about 96% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1893, whose average height is 166.9 cm.

Sources

• Leslie Howard on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Leslie Howard on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 179 cm.
• Leslie Howard 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.