How tall is Charlie Chaplin?

Charlie Chaplin's listed height was 165 cm (5'5"). He was taller than about 39% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 165 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 39% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1889 (average 166.9 cm).

Chaplin next to his co-stars

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

Jean Harlow is 9 cm shorter than Charlie Chaplin (156 cm), City Lights co-star.

Douglas Fairbanks is 5 cm taller than Charlie Chaplin (170 cm), Show People co-star.

About Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, singer, film editor and composer, born Charles Spencer Chaplin on 16 April 1889 in Walworth. His childhood in London was one of poverty and hardship, and he began performing at an early age, touring music halls. At 19 he signed with the Fred Karno company, which took him to the United States.

In 1914 Chaplin gained widespread popularity through Keystone Studios films and soon adopted the Tramp as his screen persona. In 1919 he co-founded the distribution company United Artists. His films include The Kid, The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times and The Great Dictator, his first sound film. He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1972. He later settled in Switzerland.

Charlie Chaplin stood a listed 165 cm (5'5"). Buster Keaton, his co-star in Limelight, is listed at 165 cm (5'5"), the same height. Jean Harlow, from City Lights, is listed at 156 cm (5'1") and was 9 cm shorter. Chaplin died on 25 December 1977.

Frequently asked

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

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

How tall is Charlie Chaplin compared to Jean Harlow? Jean Harlow is 9 cm shorter than Charlie Chaplin: 156 cm (5'1") vs 165 cm (5'5").

How tall is Charlie Chaplin compared to Douglas Fairbanks? Douglas Fairbanks is 5 cm taller than Charlie Chaplin: 170 cm (5'7") vs 165 cm (5'5").

Is Charlie Chaplin tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 165 cm he was taller than about 39% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1889, whose average height is 166.9 cm.

Sources

• Charlie Chaplin on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Charlie Chaplin on Wikidata — nationality and dates.
• Charlie Chaplin 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

• Buster Keaton — 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.