How tall is Buster Keaton?

Buster Keaton's listed height was 165 cm (5'5"). He was taller than about 20% of men in the United States.

Where 165 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 20% of men in the United States born in 1895 (average 171.1 cm).

Keaton next to his co-stars

Charlie Chaplin is the same height than Buster Keaton (165 cm), Limelight co-star.

Gloria Swanson is 15 cm shorter than Buster Keaton (150 cm), Sunset Boulevard co-star.

John Carradine is 18 cm taller than Buster Keaton (183 cm), Around the World in 80 Days co-star.

About Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker, born Joseph Frank Keaton on 4 October 1895 in Piqua. He was a child vaudeville star, performing as part of his family's traveling act. As an adult he began working with the producer Joseph M. Schenck and the filmmaker Edward F. Cline, making successful two-reel comedies in the early 1920s such as One Week and The Playhouse.

Keaton is best known for his silent films, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts with a stoic, deadpan face that earned him the nickname The Great Stone Face. His features include Our Hospitality, Sherlock Jr., The General and Steamboat Bill, Jr. In his later years he made cameos in Sunset Boulevard and Limelight, and worked as a comic performer until the end of his life.

Buster Keaton stood a listed 165 cm (5'5"). Charlie Chaplin, his co-star in Limelight, is listed at 165 cm (5'5"), the same height. Gloria Swanson, from Sunset Boulevard, is listed at 150 cm (4'11") and was 15 cm shorter, and John Carradine, from Around the World in 80 Days, is listed at 183 cm (6'0") and was 18 cm taller. Keaton died on 1 February 1966.

Frequently asked

How tall is Buster Keaton in feet and inches? Buster Keaton was 5'5" tall, which is 165 cm, 65 inches or 1.65 m.

How tall is Buster Keaton compared to Charlie Chaplin? Charlie Chaplin is the same height than Buster Keaton: 165 cm (5'5") vs 165 cm (5'5").

How tall is Buster Keaton compared to Gloria Swanson? Gloria Swanson is 15 cm shorter than Buster Keaton: 150 cm (4'11") vs 165 cm (5'5").

How tall is Buster Keaton compared to John Carradine? John Carradine is 18 cm taller than Buster Keaton: 183 cm (6'0") vs 165 cm (5'5").

Is Buster Keaton tall for men in the United States? At 165 cm he was taller than about 20% of men in the United States born in 1895, whose average height is 171.1 cm.

Sources

• Buster Keaton on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Buster Keaton on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 165 cm.
• Buster Keaton 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

• Charlie Chaplin — 165 cm · 5'5"
• Jimmy O. Yang — 165 cm · 5'5"
• Katt Williams — 165 cm · 5'5"
• Ken Jeong — 165 cm · 5'5"
• Whoopi Goldberg — 165 cm · 5'5"
• Rebel Wilson — 164 cm · 5'5"

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