How tall is Harry Belafonte?

Harry Belafonte's listed height was 182 cm (6'0"). He was taller than about 83% of men in the United States.

Where 182 cm sits among men in the United States

Taller than about 83% of men in the United States born in 1927 (average 174.8 cm).

Belafonte next to his bandmates and co-stars

Cher is 13 cm shorter than Harry Belafonte (169 cm), The Player co-star.

Julia Roberts is 7 cm shorter than Harry Belafonte (175 cm), The Player co-star.

Sidney Poitier is 7 cm taller than Harry Belafonte (189 cm), Buck and the Preacher co-star.

About Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor and civil rights activist, born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr. on 1 March 1927 in Harlem. He died on 25 April 2023. He popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s, and he considered the actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson to be a mentor.

His breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. He was best known for recordings of Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora), Jamaica Farewell and Mary's Boy Child. He starred in films including Carmen Jones, Island in the Sun, Odds Against Tomorrow, Buck and the Preacher and Uptown Saturday Night. He won three Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, and received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1989.

Belafonte stood 182 cm (6'0"). Sidney Poitier, his co-star in Buck and the Preacher, stood 189 cm (6'2"), 7 cm taller. In The Player, Julia Roberts, listed at 175 cm (5'9"), is 7 cm shorter than Belafonte, and Cher, listed at 169 cm (5'7"), is 13 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is Harry Belafonte in feet and inches? Harry Belafonte was 6'0" tall, which is 182 cm, 71.7 inches or 1.82 m.

How tall is Harry Belafonte compared to Cher? Cher is 13 cm shorter than Harry Belafonte: 169 cm (5'7") vs 182 cm (6'0").

How tall is Harry Belafonte compared to Julia Roberts? Julia Roberts is 7 cm shorter than Harry Belafonte: 175 cm (5'9") vs 182 cm (6'0").

How tall is Harry Belafonte compared to Sidney Poitier? Sidney Poitier is 7 cm taller than Harry Belafonte: 189 cm (6'2") vs 182 cm (6'0").

Is Harry Belafonte tall for men in the United States? At 182 cm he was taller than about 83% of men in the United States born in 1927, whose average height is 174.8 cm.

Sources

• Harry Belafonte on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Harry Belafonte on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 182 cm.
• Harry Belafonte 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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