How tall is Sergio Leone?

Sergio Leone's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 75% of men in Italy.

Where 173 cm sits among men in Italy

Taller than about 75% of men in Italy born in 1929 (average 168.3 cm).

Leone next to his co-stars

Robert Hossein is 2 cm taller than Sergio Leone (175 cm), Once Upon a Time in the West co-star.

Lee Van Cleef is 15 cm taller than Sergio Leone (188 cm), For a Few Dollars More co-star.

Clint Eastwood is 20 cm taller than Sergio Leone (193 cm), For a Few Dollars More co-star.

About Sergio Leone

Sergio Leone was an Italian filmmaker, born on 3 January 1929 in Rome. He is credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He died on 30 April 1989.

Leone's film-making style juxtaposed extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His films include the Dollars Trilogy of Westerns featuring Clint Eastwood: A Fistful of Dollars in 1964, For a Few Dollars More in 1965 and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in 1966. He also made the Once Upon a Time films, namely Once Upon a Time in the West in 1968, Duck, You Sucker! in 1971 and Once Upon a Time in America in 1984.

At a listed 173 cm (5'8"), Leone stood 2 cm shorter than Robert Hossein, who appeared in his Once Upon a Time in the West and is listed at 175 cm (5'9"). Lee Van Cleef, who starred in For a Few Dollars More, is listed at 188 cm (6'2"), 15 cm taller than Leone. Clint Eastwood, in the same film, is listed at 193 cm (6'4"), 20 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Sergio Leone in feet and inches? Sergio Leone was 5'8" tall, which is 173 cm, 68.1 inches or 1.73 m.

How tall is Sergio Leone compared to Robert Hossein? Robert Hossein is 2 cm taller than Sergio Leone: 175 cm (5'9") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Sergio Leone compared to Lee Van Cleef? Lee Van Cleef is 15 cm taller than Sergio Leone: 188 cm (6'2") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Sergio Leone compared to Clint Eastwood? Clint Eastwood is 20 cm taller than Sergio Leone: 193 cm (6'4") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Sergio Leone tall for men in Italy? At 173 cm he was taller than about 75% of men in Italy born in 1929, whose average height is 168.3 cm.

Sources

• Sergio Leone on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Sergio Leone on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 173 cm.
• Sergio Leone 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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