How tall is Marcel Marceau?

Marcel Marceau's listed height was 173 cm (5'8"). He was taller than about 68% of men in France.

Where 173 cm sits among men in France

Taller than about 68% of men in France born in 1923 (average 169.7 cm).

Marceau next to his co-stars

Paul Newman is 2 cm taller than Marcel Marceau (175 cm), Silent Movie co-star.

James Caan is 3 cm taller than Marcel Marceau (176 cm), Silent Movie co-star.

Alberto Sordi is 2 cm taller than Marcel Marceau (175 cm), A Slice of Life co-star.

About Marcel Marceau

Marcel Marceau was a French mime artist and actor, born Marcel Mangel on 22 March 1923 in Strasbourg, to a Jewish family. When he was four, the family moved to Lille, and they later moved to England. At 17 he fled with his family to Limoges, where his cousin Georges Loinger urged him to join the French Jewish Resistance to help rescue Jews during the Holocaust.

Marceau is most famous for his stage persona, Bip the Clown. He called mime the art of silence, and he performed professionally around the world for more than 60 years. He was schooled in the Paris suburbs and also worked as an actor, appearing in films such as Silent Movie and A Slice of Life.

Marcel Marceau stood a listed 173 cm (5'8"). In Silent Movie, Paul Newman, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), is 2 cm taller than he was, and James Caan, listed at 176 cm (5'9"), is 3 cm taller. In A Slice of Life, Alberto Sordi, also listed at 175 cm (5'9"), is 2 cm taller. Marceau died on 22 September 2007.

Frequently asked

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

How tall is Marcel Marceau compared to Paul Newman? Paul Newman is 2 cm taller than Marcel Marceau: 175 cm (5'9") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Marcel Marceau compared to James Caan? James Caan is 3 cm taller than Marcel Marceau: 176 cm (5'9") vs 173 cm (5'8").

How tall is Marcel Marceau compared to Alberto Sordi? Alberto Sordi is 2 cm taller than Marcel Marceau: 175 cm (5'9") vs 173 cm (5'8").

Is Marcel Marceau tall for men in France? At 173 cm he was taller than about 68% of men in France born in 1923, whose average height is 169.7 cm.

Sources

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