How tall is Louis Gossett Jr.?

Louis Gossett Jr.'s listed height was 193 cm (6'4"). He was taller than about 99% of men in the United States.

Where 193 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1936 (average 176 cm).

Jr. next to his co-stars

Malcolm McDowell is 19 cm shorter than Louis Gossett Jr. (174 cm), Delgo co-star.

Ryan Reynolds is 5 cm shorter than Louis Gossett Jr. (188 cm), IF co-star.

John Krasinski is 3 cm shorter than Louis Gossett Jr. (190 cm), IF co-star.

About Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr., full name Louis Cameron Gossett Jr., was an American actor, born on 27 May 1936 in Brooklyn. He made his stage debut at age 17 and shortly afterwards successfully auditioned for the Broadway play Take a Giant Step. He continued onstage in plays including A Raisin in the Sun, The Blacks and Tambourines to Glory.

In 1977 Gossett appeared in the miniseries Roots, for which he won an Emmy Award. In 1982 he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman, becoming the first Black American actor to win in that category. He was also known as Colonel Chappy Sinclair in the Iron Eagle films. His other films include Enemy Mine, The Punisher and The Color Purple.

Gossett stood a listed 193 cm (6'4"). He was 5 cm taller than Ryan Reynolds, listed at 188 cm (6'2"), and 3 cm taller than John Krasinski, listed at 190 cm (6'3"), his co-stars in IF. He died on 29 March 2024.

Frequently asked

How tall is Louis Gossett Jr. in feet and inches? Louis Gossett Jr. was 6'4" tall, which is 193 cm, 76 inches or 1.93 m.

How tall is Louis Gossett Jr. compared to Malcolm McDowell? Malcolm McDowell is 19 cm shorter than Louis Gossett Jr.: 174 cm (5'9") vs 193 cm (6'4").

How tall is Louis Gossett Jr. compared to Ryan Reynolds? Ryan Reynolds is 5 cm shorter than Louis Gossett Jr.: 188 cm (6'2") vs 193 cm (6'4").

How tall is Louis Gossett Jr. compared to John Krasinski? John Krasinski is 3 cm shorter than Louis Gossett Jr.: 190 cm (6'3") vs 193 cm (6'4").

Is Louis Gossett Jr. tall for men in the United States? At 193 cm he was taller than about 99% of men in the United States born in 1936, whose average height is 176 cm.

Sources

• Louis Gossett Jr. on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Louis Gossett Jr. on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 193 cm.
• Louis Gossett Jr. 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

• Christopher Reeve — 193 cm · 6'4"
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• Daniel Stern — 193 cm · 6'4"
• George Kennedy — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Jason Momoa — 193 cm · 6'4"
• Jason Segel — 193 cm · 6'4"

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