How tall is Richard Harris?

Richard Harris's listed height was 185 cm (6'1"). He was taller than about 97% of men in Ireland.

Where 185 cm sits among men in Ireland

Taller than about 97% of men in Ireland born in 1930 (average 171.5 cm).

Harris next to his co-stars

Tom Felton is 10 cm shorter than Richard Harris (175 cm), Harry Potter co-star.

Maggie Smith is 20 cm shorter than Richard Harris (165 cm), Harry Potter co-star.

Bonnie Wright is 17 cm shorter than Richard Harris (168 cm), Harry Potter co-star.

About Richard Harris

Richard Harris was an Irish actor and singer, born on 1 October 1930 in Limerick. He studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and rose to prominence in the British New Wave. His accolades included the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe, and in 2020 The Irish Times ranked him third among Ireland's greatest film actors.

Harris received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, for This Sporting Life and The Field. His other notable roles include The Guns of Navarone, A Man Called Horse, Cromwell, Unforgiven and Gladiator. He played King Arthur in Camelot in 1967, winning a Golden Globe Award. He gained cross-generational acclaim as Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films, the second of which was his final film role.

Harris stood a listed 185 cm (6'1"). In the Harry Potter films he was 20 cm taller than Maggie Smith, listed at 165 cm (5'5"), 10 cm taller than Tom Felton, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), and 12 cm taller than Rupert Grint, listed at 173 cm (5'8"). Harris died on 25 October 2002.

Frequently asked

How tall is Richard Harris in feet and inches? Richard Harris was 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.

How tall is Richard Harris compared to Tom Felton? Tom Felton is 10 cm shorter than Richard Harris: 175 cm (5'9") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Richard Harris compared to Maggie Smith? Maggie Smith is 20 cm shorter than Richard Harris: 165 cm (5'5") vs 185 cm (6'1").

How tall is Richard Harris compared to Bonnie Wright? Bonnie Wright is 17 cm shorter than Richard Harris: 168 cm (5'6") vs 185 cm (6'1").

Is Richard Harris tall for men in Ireland? At 185 cm he was taller than about 97% of men in Ireland born in 1930, whose average height is 171.5 cm.

Sources

• Richard Harris on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Richard Harris on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.
• Richard Harris 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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