How tall is Paul Newman?

Paul Newman's listed height was 175 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 53% of men in the United States.

Where 175 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 53% of men in the United States born in 1925 (average 174.5 cm).

Newman next to his co-stars

Robert Redford is 4 cm taller than Paul Newman (179 cm), The Sting co-star.

Charles Durning is 3 cm shorter than Paul Newman (172 cm), The Sting co-star.

Steve McQueen is 2 cm taller than Paul Newman (177 cm), The Towering Inferno co-star.

About Paul Newman

Paul Newman was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He was born on 26 January 1925 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and raised in Shaker Heights, and he died on 26 September 2008. He received a degree in drama and economics from Kenyon College in 1949.

After touring with summer stock companies, Newman attended the Yale School of Drama for a year and then studied at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg. His first starring Broadway role was in Picnic in 1953, and his last was in Our Town in 2003. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Color of Money in 1986, and was also nominated for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Hustler. He also received the Academy Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

Newman stood at a listed 175 cm (5'9"). Robert Redford, his co-star in The Sting, is listed at 179 cm (5'10"), 4 cm taller, and Charles Durning, also from The Sting, is listed at 172 cm (5'8"), 3 cm shorter. Steve McQueen, who appeared with him in The Towering Inferno, is listed at 177 cm (5'10"), 2 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Paul Newman in feet and inches? Paul Newman was 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

How tall is Paul Newman compared to Robert Redford? Robert Redford is 4 cm taller than Paul Newman: 179 cm (5'10") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Paul Newman compared to Charles Durning? Charles Durning is 3 cm shorter than Paul Newman: 172 cm (5'8") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Paul Newman compared to Steve McQueen? Steve McQueen is 2 cm taller than Paul Newman: 177 cm (5'10") vs 175 cm (5'9").

Is Paul Newman tall for men in the United States? At 175 cm he was taller than about 53% of men in the United States born in 1925, whose average height is 174.5 cm.

Sources

• Paul Newman on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Paul Newman on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Paul Newman 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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