How tall is Yaphet Kotto?

Yaphet Kotto's listed height was 190 cm (6'3"). He was taller than about 97% of men in the United States.

Where 190 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 97% of men in the United States born in 1939 (average 176.3 cm).

Kotto next to his co-stars

Pam Grier is 17 cm shorter than Yaphet Kotto (173 cm), Friday Foster co-star.

Sigourney Weaver is 8 cm shorter than Yaphet Kotto (182 cm), Alien co-star.

Ian Holm is 24 cm shorter than Yaphet Kotto (166 cm), Alien co-star.

About Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto, full name Yaphet Frederick Kotto, was an American actor for film and television, born on 15 November 1939 in New York City. His father, Avraham Kotto, was a businessman from Cameroon. The couple separated when he was a child, and he was raised by his maternal grandparents. By the age of 16 he was studying acting at the Actors Mobile Theater Studio.

At age 19 Kotto made his professional acting debut in Othello, and he became a member of the Actors Studio in New York. His films include Across 110th Street, the James Bond film Live and Let Die, Alien, The Running Man and Midnight Run. He also starred as Lieutenant Al Giardello in the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street from 1993 to 1999.

Kotto stood a listed 190 cm (6'3"). He was 8 cm taller than Sigourney Weaver, listed at 182 cm (6'0"), and 24 cm taller than Ian Holm, listed at 166 cm (5'5"), his co-stars in Alien. He was also 17 cm taller than Pam Grier, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), his co-star in Friday Foster. Kotto died on 15 March 2021.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yaphet Kotto in feet and inches? Yaphet Kotto was 6'3" tall, which is 190 cm, 74.8 inches or 1.90 m.

How tall is Yaphet Kotto compared to Pam Grier? Pam Grier is 17 cm shorter than Yaphet Kotto: 173 cm (5'8") vs 190 cm (6'3").

How tall is Yaphet Kotto compared to Sigourney Weaver? Sigourney Weaver is 8 cm shorter than Yaphet Kotto: 182 cm (6'0") vs 190 cm (6'3").

How tall is Yaphet Kotto compared to Ian Holm? Ian Holm is 24 cm shorter than Yaphet Kotto: 166 cm (5'5") vs 190 cm (6'3").

Is Yaphet Kotto tall for men in the United States? At 190 cm he was taller than about 97% of men in the United States born in 1939, whose average height is 176.3 cm.

Sources

• Yaphet Kotto on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yaphet Kotto on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 190 cm.
• Yaphet Kotto 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.