How tall was Elvis Presley - Page 2

Tom said on 3/Sep/17
I read the article on Glenn and found it extremely amusing. What a character!

Steve Allen was supposed to be 6'3'' but in this photo he looks a good four to five inches taller than Elvis. Click Here

So either Allen was near or at 6'5'' or Elvis wasn't anywhere near 6', much less 5'11''. And check out the shoes on Elvis in that photo. Compare them to Allen's. Lifts?

PPPeter said on 2/Sep/17
5ft 11.75in his top !
5ft 11.5in is good for him ;)

MJKoP said on 1/Sep/17
Tom said on 30/Aug/17
I found a photo of Glenn with Elvis. Click Here

LOL, good one! It actually wouldn't shock me one bit if G thinks Elvis is still alive...he bought into pretty much every conspiracy theory imaginable. For example, he truly believed Hitler died in Argentina at the age of 95!!

Tom said on 30/Aug/17
I found a photo of Glenn with Elvis. Click Here

Mike 2 said on 30/Aug/17
Forgot to mention that ithe exhibition is being held at the 02 and tickets are now on sale.

Mike 2 said on 30/Aug/17
For anyone living in the U.K., there will be a new exhibition between November and February called Elvis on Tour which is apparently going to feature about 40 original jumpsuits and other articles from the 70's. It will probably be worth visiting, and will also allow a close up of his stage height and footwear, although the last one didn't have any heads on the mannequins, but it will still give you an idea.

MJKoP said on 29/Aug/17
Tom said on 29/Aug/17
By the way who is Glenn? I feel like Cary Grant in North by Northwest where he's mistaken for Kaplan. I don't know a Glenn, much less despise one. MJKop, I think you're suffering from hallucinations.


Fair enough. Perhaps it was all just one giant mix-up. Go to the "Height Articles" section and select "The Big Grapple" for a brief(relatively speaking) synopsis on G:The celebheights legend who only needs one single solitary letter. :P

Tom said on 29/Aug/17
By the way who is Glenn? I feel like Cary Grant in North by Northwest where he's mistaken for Kaplan. I don't know a Glenn, much less despise one. MJKop, I think you're suffering from hallucinations.

MJKoP said on 28/Aug/17
Frank2: No more trolling from me, I'm going to speak to you - man to man.

I don't have any real issues with you. I know you despised Glenn, and you understandably despised me too, for coming to his aide all those times, but in case you haven't been kept abreast, I now dislike Glenn more than probably everyone here combined. I realize that I've been quite the jackass and somewhat under Glenn's spell, but believe you me, I'm now permanently cured of that!

I'd like to apologize to you for whenever I lashed out and made you feel not welcome here. Our opinions on height may differ, but that doesn't mean I have anything against you personally. I know you were involved in the industry for many, many years and you gave us some truly astounding first-hand non-height-related stories and anecdotes about legends spanning numerous decades; some tales that were truly priceless from a true insider.

I'm aware that you exited in a huff, due to disrespectful people like myself(primarily), and I also recognize that you claimed you were never returning, so if this is all about pride and/or fear of me ridiculing you, I ask you humbly to please drop it...what you did was understandable, and nobody is going to judge you for wanting to get back in on the fun! I won't say "told ya so", or anything of the sort.

However, making multiple pseudo-comebacks with a variety of usernames(KnowItAll, Steve, Tom, et al), is kinda pointless because we know who you are, and the repeated denials of your true identity just aren't very flattering, to be frank(excuse the expression!)

Can we please have the triumphant return of the Frank2 that we all knew and loved?? You really added a lot to celebheights, and if you got past whatever irrational fear or stigma you might have of showing your face, er, name(?) around here, I think it could be a really wonderful thing.

Despite what you may believe, I really did(and still do!) admire you, and for a lot of different reasons.

As far as I know, Rob never Banned you, so you have nothing at all to lose from "officially" returning, and literally everything to gain - including a lot more respect from myself and the many other Frank2 fans who miss you and still visit this site. It may very well even bring some other old timers back out of the woodwork, or encourage some of the fading original members to increase their activity!

I'll try not to keep hounding you if you want to keep up the "Tom" charade(you have a right to your privacy), but please....please try to let my words of sincerity sink in, and reconsider.

Best of regards, to you.

-ACG/MJKoP and most of the celebheights.com audience

MJKoP said on 28/Aug/17
Tom said on 25/Aug/17
MJKoP, read what I wrote. I never said Elvis was real and genuine. I said he was a true star based on his talent.


Well, we were previously discussing how legit these "stars" were on the pretense of their height claims, so it would be only logical for me to deduct...well, let me just quote you directly:

Tom said on 24/Aug/17
I will say Elvis was a true star. Not a fake one like we see today.


Last time I checked, real was the opposite of fake. You never mentioned talent as a factor beforehand...so it seems as though you're now just backpedaling.

And of course, we've established many times over that talent really has nothing to do with either height NOR honesty.

Slim183 said on 26/Aug/17
5'11" barefoot,

With boots is a long story.....

Tom said on 25/Aug/17
MJKoP, read what I wrote. I never said Elvis was real and genuine. I said he was a true star based on his talent.

Denis said on 25/Aug/17
Steve are you still around? I agree with you 100%

Slim 182 cm said on 25/Aug/17
I wouldn't argue below 180.

182 is a stretch, I doubt elvis would've been eye to eye with travis fimmel and grant Gustin.

MJKoP said on 24/Aug/17
Tom: You didn't happen to meet The King of Pop at a recording studio in 1988, per chance...did you???

Slim183 said on 24/Aug/17
Strong 5'11".

MJKoP said on 23/Aug/17
Tom said on 23/Aug/17
I was wrong. It's probably more like 90% BS.


Why couldn't you just have stopped after the first sentence?

Tom said on 23/Aug/17
I was wrong. It's probably more like 90% BS.

MJKoP said on 23/Aug/17
And how tall do you think Michael Jackson was....."Tom"?

MJKoP said on 23/Aug/17
Tom said on 22/Aug/17
Frank2? Who?

As for what people claim, I think 3/4ths of what show biz people claim is pure BS.

If Elvis lost his pigmentation, he must have suffered from vitiligo, the same disease Michael Jackson had. Two kings with the same disease! What are the odds?!!



Steve, there is SKIN pigmentation and HAIR pigmentation...of course, the former is much rarer and can be classified as vitiligo(as MJ suffered from), but the latter is almost inevitable when it comes to getting older. Elvis was only 42 when he passed, yet those preparing his body said they had to improvise and used black eyeliner as hair dye to conceal his pure white roots before the public viewing at Graceland.

And he never had jet black hair to begin with, he was a natural blond and for almost all of his life, he compulsively dyed his hair into those jet black locks which became one of his trademarks.

I'm familiar with a lot of random and fascinating celeb-related trivia, but I don't ever claim to KnowItAll. ;)

And I'd love to know how you arrived at that 75% statistic of BS claims in showbiz....sounds like a BS claim in of itself. :D

Tom said on 22/Aug/17
Frank2? Who?

As for what people claim, I think 3/4ths of what show biz people claim is pure BS.

If Elvis lost his pigmentation, he must have suffered from vitiligo, the same disease Michael Jackson had. Two kings with the same disease! What are the odds?!!

MJKoP said on 21/Aug/17
Tom said on 18/Aug/17
People claim Parker was 6'. But is there any conclusive proof?

I stand by my belief Elvis was no more than 5'10 1/2". In Love Me Tender he was around the same height as actor Bill Campbell who was 5'10''. And Elvis looked shorter next to Richard Egan who was 6'.

One thing I've always wondered was why towards the end of his life did Elvis appear to wear a thick black wig. Was he suffering from thinning air? He did have a thick head of hair when he was younger.


What's up, Frank2? The lowest of low bare BARE minimum he could've been was 5'11.5", as described by his costume designer. But most likely he was Rob's listing, if not that full, coveted six feet. I would say max 6'0.5".

As for his hair, his close confidants divulged that The King hadn't *lost* any hair upon his death in '77, but that it HAD lost all pigmentation...and I mean ALL. As in literally snow white. He had been dyeing his locks for quite some time, apparently.

Mike 2 said on 20/Aug/17
Hi Tom, Ed Parker is listed as being 6 ft, and having met him face to face I can confirm this, we were eye to eye, Ed was in formal shoes and I was wearing training shoes. If Elvis was 5ft 10.5, then so was Ed Parker, which would make me 5ft 11.5, however I am 6ft 1in.

Tom said on 18/Aug/17
People claim Parker was 6'. But is there any conclusive proof?

I stand by my belief Elvis was no more than 5'10 1/2". In Love Me Tender he was around the same height as actor Bill Campbell who was 5'10''. And Elvis looked shorter next to Richard Egan who was 6'.

One thing I've always wondered was why towards the end of his life did Elvis appear to wear a thick black wig. Was he suffering from thinning air? He did have a thick head of hair when he was younger.

Denis said on 18/Aug/17
my guess he was 179cms in the evening and 181cms in the morning put him in army boots and you get 184cms he was not as tall as you all think because if you look at the photo of him and ali, he is at least 3 inches shorter than ali and he's not standing there barefoot he would have boots on for sure if he was 6 foot even and 2 inch heel boots he would almost be the same height as ali but he is clearly 3 inches shorter in that pic 5 11'' at his tallest and 5 10 half inch at night check out the picture with 6 foot jack lord he looks an inch or so shorter so for mine he is no way 6 feet barefoot 5 11 at best but no more

Amaral said on 17/Aug/17
Hello Tom
I agree with you about Berle at the same time there is a pic of Elvis and Ed Parker side by side in barefoot and they have the same height and Mike 2 told me that Ed is 6"
Who should I believe ?
Have u ever search in the web to get a pic of Ed and somebody else who Has his height ?
Im trying to do this but it is dificullty

Rising - 174 cm said on 17/Aug/17
@Mike 2: I appreciate your comments and the way you make your arguments, but personally, I've always been skeptical of most anecdotes of late growth spurts. The average man reaches their full height by age 18, but obviously it varies as it won't be uncommon to finish growing as early as 15 while others do grow to 21. There are rare exceptions of growth to 25 or so, but it's outside the norm. It typically seems to be someone like Ralph Macchio who seems to effectively be a teenager ten years later. In Elvis' case, he looked pretty grown to me, not like a Ralph Macchio, Leo DiCaprio type, but I do agree with you and Tom that he seemed taller than he did in the 50s. However, I think this is most likely footwear. That's the most common reason someone seems to grow in their 20s. Whether it was just the Cuban type heels he started wearing or whether the lift rumors or true is something I don't know. Elvis may very well have been taller than 5'11". but for the reasons stated, I'd personally be surprised if he was taller than 5'11.5". One thing is for sure, this will remain a mystery. At least Rob reopened the comments on this page. But I do see why you take note of Elvis' height being mentioned without shoes, but surely the other costume designer who claimed Elvis was 5'11.5" was referring to him without shoes as well because I think most of us will agree Elvis was taller than that with shoes.

Tom said on 16/Aug/17
It's like there were two Elvis Presley's. One in the 1950s who appeared to be no more than 5'10''. He was identical in height to Milton Berle. And Berle was 5'10". Berle was slightly shorter than Jerry Lewis in the Bellboy. They stand erect, side by side. Lewis looks half an inch taller.

Then we have Elvis who from the 1960s on who always looked tall. At least six feet.

So what's the answer?

Lifts. And camera angles. Plus Elvis was skinny until he gained a lot of weight in the 1970s. If Elvis was 5'10'' then lifts could easily make him over six feet. He weighed around 160 lbs.

Had Elvis looked two inches taller than Berle, I'd not be arguing his height. And in Love Me Tender as well as Jailhouse Rock Elvis looked no more than 5'10''.

Mike 2 said on 16/Aug/17
Hi Amaral, I like to think that we aren't arguing, and I think we have come to a natural conclusion. I'm sure that Rising-174cm will agree when I say that he isn't disputing that Ed Parker and Elvis were virtually the same height, he is just disputing that Ed was also 6ft, and he is obviously entitled to his opinion. I think we all have our views on this and I think that you and I are firmly in the 6 ft camp.
Forty years ago today we lost Elvis- how time flies! TCB

Amaral said on 15/Aug/17
Hello Mike 2
Why don't u stop arguing with Rising 174 and show him the pic with Elvis and Parker in barefoot .
And tell him to search in the web how tall was Parker ,
TCB

Mike 2 said on 15/Aug/17
Hi Rising-174cm
Thanks for your comments and for taking a look at the link. It's just interesting that this designer makes a specific reference to Elvis being 6ft without shoes, on the army medical notes it doesn't mention this.
Regarding shoe wear , Elvis took up to a US12 depending on the fit, he actually mentions his size 12's in a 1975 concert. The problem is that Elvis doesn't seem to be believed whatever he says. You can however see his shoes/ boots up close and I did put mine against his and they were at least the same size, and I take a UK 11.
So did he grow in his 20's? I have previously mentioned that in a Photoplay magazine printed just after Elvis passed away a reporter who followed Elvis throughout his career, and was on pretty good terms with him, described him as being taller when she met him after a few weeks of basic training. There are people who have themselves mentioned on this site that they grew up to the age of 25! However I don't want to go any further with that.
Personally I think that Elvis was bigger in reality than he looked on TV. Having been eye to eye with Ed Parker, who was in formal shoes and I am 6ft 1in, I can't see Elvis being 5ft 11 ins , but that's my opinion, and usually when asked I say that Elvis was around 6 ft tall. All the best.

Rising - 174 cm said on 13/Aug/17
@Mike 2: Thanks for the link. It's a valid reference, but Elvis just doesn't look as tall as a full 6 feet without shoes to me, unless, he got measured in the morning. But you mention discrepancies with the costume designer who said Elvis was 5'11.5", but they both measured Elvis with a 42" chest. A difference between a shoe size of 9 and 10 isn't enormous, especially since shoes fitting differently depending on the style can account for at least half a size itself. I believe a UK 9 is also roughly the equivalent of a US 10. We have a number of conflicting heights and measurements reported between 5'11", 5'11.5", 6'0" and 6'0.5". There's no way to know who did the most accurate measurement, or how long Elvis was had been awake at the time of each measurement. So it really comes down to which you think looks the most likely. Often, I think the more precise figure is the most convincing since so many people round. I can believe he was around 6'0" out of bed and would measure between 5'11"-5'11.5" later in the day, which would be normal height loss throughout a day.

Slim 182 cm said on 13/Aug/17
Guys, elvis didn't measure 6', maybe 5'11.5 at best, sticking to 181 guesstimate though. But 5'11 back in his days was really tall, wether as today, no offence to 5'11 guys but they don't give off a towering aura nor are complemented on their stature like 6'+ guys are.

Mike 2 said on 10/Aug/17
Click Here

Hi again Rising 174cm, here is the link to the Gold Suit with Nudie Cohn's measurements next to it and as you can see he specifically lists the height of Elvis as being 6ft in stocking feet without shoes. This is a very respected designer; what do you think?
Surely if Elvis had been 6 feet in shoes then he would have said so?
No ifs and buts here, just s factual statement by a respected designer who has actually listed a barefoot height measurement- how can this be dismissed ?
All the best.

Mike 2 said on 10/Aug/17
Hi Amaral, I'm sorry but I don't know whether that is BH or not in the film, but it's good viewing.

Hi Rising -174cm, if you look closely at the army photo I'm sure that Elvis is in his own footwear, as the guy behind him has his own shoes on, so the measurement wouldn't have been in army boots, if I'm correct. Also the reference to 6ft 1/2 ins is not listed anywhere official, it's a press entry, so who is it from and is definitely with shoes or not, it doesn't actually say, but rather you have to assume that it's withshoes because of the photo next to it. Like I have said, Elvis was measured several times during this induction.
What's your view on the gold suit reference to the barefoot height of Elvis- it's the only one we have seen, nothing else actually states barefoot or otherwise. This is the point I am trying to put across.
If you haven't seen it then please look back on this site as I have previously posted it.

Rising - 174 cm said on 9/Aug/17
@Mike 2: I don't much about Elvis' feet so I can't really comment. But if true, then that is a cause for skepticism. Though is there a chance he means UK 9 rather than US 9? I ask honestly because you seem to have more knowledge on this than myself. However, I do happen to think 5'11.5" is believable. I personally can't see him any taller than that in bare feet. As for the photo, well I only know of one actual military measurement and that is the apparent photo of Elvis in underwear and boots with the caption saying he measured 6'0.5". I think it's a pretty reasonable assumption he was measured that time at 6'0.5" and in boots given the caption. I don't know of any other proven measurements other than that one 6'0.5" and the other 6'0" measurements with one 5'11". Otherwise, Rob would surely mention another measurement if there was enough proof. My theory is either that Elvis was rounded up from 5'11.5" to 6'0" for those and then maybe measured 5'11" at his low height, perhaps as an error or rounded down from 5'11.25". The other possibility I see would be that the 6'0" measurements were all in shoes and then the 5'11" measurement was the one barefoot measurement. Based on how tall Elvis looks to me before the years he wore big heels, I wouldn't be surprise if he was 5'11" in bare feet.

As for Parker, being listed at 6 feet does not necessarily make someone that height, otherwise, there'd be no debate on Elvis. In fact, there'd be no point in this site if listed heights were accurate. This includes athletes. At the very least, they're usually rounded to the nearest inch, so like I said, Parker could have been 5'11.5" and rather than list the half inch, they'd just round up to 6 feet. For instance, Chuck Norris has claimed to be 5'10", but he was described as 5'9" back in his own karate days, but in reality, I think he was more like 5'8.5" barefoot, just as Rob lists him. In short, I think Parker's height needs to be shown as 6'0" against at least several other people with known heights before we can use it to determine whether Elvis was in the 5'11" range or a full 6'0".

As of now, I think Elvis looked to short without heels with the people whose height I have an idea of with Berle, Bronson and Sinatra being a few examples. I do think the 5'11" listing in his medical records provides at least some food for thought as well. To be fair, I'll say there's a chance it was an error, but there's also a chance the other measurements were in shoes or not long after waking. I think we'll need some more information on that before we'll ever truly know.

Amaral said on 9/Aug/17
Hi Mike 2 how r u ?
Can you see in YouTube a video called " Rare colour footage of Elvis , meridian Mississipi , that's all right mama "
In this video we can see Elvis and guy wearing sunglasses , in the comments people say that guy could be Buddy Holly.
I search in the web and Holly was 6" .
Can you confirm this for me , because Elvis and this guy are the same height . And the year is 1955 and back then didn't use boots or hells .
Ty

Mike 2 said on 5/Aug/17
Hi Rising 174cm
Thanks for your comments, I will try and keep my response a bit shorter this time.
What are your views on the following;
You mention that Bill Belew has stated 5ft 11.5, but he then said in the same sentence that Elvis wore a size 9 shoe! We know that Elvis had much larger feet . So what else was he incorrect about?
What about the designer of the gold suit, why can't his measurements be accepted as being correct on here? Here we have a photograph which actually makes reference to a barefoot recorded height of Elvis. Doesn't this count for anything? Perhaps it is only the 6 ft height measurement which is incorrect ? What about the pant inseam or the collar measurement; are they ok ? I suspect that it would be posted everywhere if it showed 5ft 11.5, but like I said in my last post, it's just simply brushed aside- why?
Also, with regard to the army height measurements, we can't say that they were taken in boots because it doesn't say on the documents . However, if they were taken in boots then the one listing Elvis at 5ft 11ins would mean that Elvis was shorter than 5ft 10ins when taking at least a one inch heel into account, which is just as crazy as saying that Elvis was 6ft 2 in bare feet!
I know that we are debating something like 1/2-3/4 " , but what does it for me is that when I met Ed Parker he was virtually my height,100% taller than 5ft 11ins. I have been interested in heights for many years and have taken people's height hundreds of times and sadly could mostly guess accurately their height before taking it!
Ed Parker was 6ft tall, just like he was advertised in the Karate world years before being compared to Elvis. He and Elvis were the same height, the height that Elvis said he was in 1956, the height listed on his army records, driving licence, deputy application forms and the height recorded and listed by the gold suit designer. Like you said a half inch difference in estimation can make a difference, but that goes both ways!
Of course Elvis and Joe Esposito met during their service and not at the induction but as they served together I am sure that it was highly likely that they were measured at the same time, however I am skeptical about there being documentation in existence showing heights both with and without boots, but it would be interesting.
All the best and have a good day. TCB

Rising - 174 cm said on 5/Aug/17
I agree, Fisticuffs. Both the 6'1.5" and the 6' even from 1956. It is very possibly, arguably even likely he didn't mean to pass himself off 6'1.5" barefoot, but it is of interest and while I don't believe Elvis was taller than 5'11.5" barefoot, I do believe he could reach near 6'1.5" in some of those boots he wore.

Rising - 174 cm said on 4/Aug/17
@Mike 2: I appreciate your reply, as it's a thoughtful one, but I will say a few things. As I said in my previous post, I thought Elvis may have been claiming 6'1.5" in heeled boots since as we both said, that would be more relevant to the mic stand as he went on stage in those boots, not barefoot. As you see in my previous post, I did post the Hoffer interview, so we know Elvis was claiming 6 feet even in 1956, but I think that makes a 6'0.5" barefoot measurement more unlikely if Elvis even publicly admitted to being shorter. As for the 5'11.75", that's just Rob's estimate and some people may have just seen measurements mentioned at the top along with Rob's estimate and thought the precise figure meant it came from a measurement. I've seen celebheights linked on an Elvis forum discussing his height. For instance, Steve McQueen was measured at 5'9.5", but Rob gives him 5'9.75" so sometimes Rob leaves open the possibility there was a slight error in the measurenment. So we do have to view any unverified claims made on the internet about how tall Elvis measured with skepticism. I'd personally be shocked if Elvis measured 184 cm barefoot and 187 cm in those boots.

But if I'm right and Elvis was around 5'11.5" as the costume designer said, then most would round up to 6' anyway. Of course, some increase their height claims over the course of their careers so it's possible Elvis said 6'1.5" later to fit into people's larger than life perception of him, but it's also possible it was a claim meant to take into account his heels when talking about how tall the mic had to be. It's possible Elvis may have been more honest on a form he didn't think would be viewed by as many.

It's not a full pic, so it's fair to take it with a grain of salt, but Elvis looks like he may be just slightly taller than Lee Majors, who we know was only 5'11" since he admitted it: Click Here

Fisticuffs said on 4/Aug/17
@Rising - 174 cm, yeah he definitely did say "6'1.5". I think that quote should be added.

Mike 2 said on 3/Aug/17
Thinking about it, it's probably irrelevant trying to decipher the height Elvis claims on Desert Storm because if it is 6ft 1.5" he says, then it's obviously relating to his on stage height which we know was around 6ft 2".
There is in existence an interview with Elvis by Bob Hoffer in August 56 in which Bob states that he is impressed with EP's height and that he was taller than he imagined. When he asks Elvis his height, Elvis replies "even 6 Feet". This you can listen to quite easily and is in perfect quality. So if this is not believed then there is no point in debating anything else that Elvis himself says. I have also looked at a Shelby County Deputy application form from November 1974, signed by Elvis and what appears to be completed in the same handwriting, although I can't say for certain, and the height is listed as 6'. This was only two months later after Desert Storm and has I believe Elvis claiming to be the same height as when interviewed in 1956, so he wasn't; trying to pretend on this form that he was taller than 6 foot.
On numerous fingerprint forms available to view his height is listed as being 6ft 1 ins, but we don't know if this was rounded up by the person filling in the form, or whether Elvis was measured at all, but it does appear that Elvis was still happy to put down as being 6ft throughout his career.
I also have to point out that I have never seen the measurement 5ft 11 3/4" listed on any official documents. Where did this height come from. Some people say that it was from the army records, but all the army documents we see attached to this site state 6ft or or 72 ins, apart from one 5ft 11' recording. So, does anyone have a recorded army document stating 5 11 3/4 ?

In my previous message I made an error and meant to say the alleged height of Elvis in his army boots was 6ft 1 3/4 ins, and not 6ft 1.5 ins. This was apparently from Joe Esposito, and someone on a another site has stated that they have seen this army document, however I haven't seen it.
Also again the height 6ft 1/2 '' in boots ( army photo)- where did this come from? Not from any army record I believe, but perhaps a press report. It could have been referring to his height in his socks and because there is a press photo of Elvis being measured in his 'own footwear', the two are linked. I have posted on here previously another press report from when another reporter during the same period describes Elvis as being 6ft 1In!! So who is right?
Finally, why is it that whenever there is documentation proving that Elvis was indeed 6ft tall it is casually dismissed? I include virtually all the army records we have, and also the the Gold Suit designer who lists all the measurements next to the photograph of himself with Elvis in the gold suit. I have previously posted this on here too. On this photograph it clearly reads for us all to see- height in stockinged feet- without shoe 6 feet!!
So if you don't believe this man, the United States Army and also the 'man himself' then you will never be satisfied, because with all this documentation , most of which is official, Elvis will always be known as being a 6 foot male, and that's because he most probably was. All the best!-TCB

Rising - 174 cm said on 2/Aug/17
Yes, we'll certainly have to agree to disagree because I never thought for a second it sounded like "foot". Slurring words or not, an "f" doesn't sound like a vowel. I heard the "three" afterwards quite clearly as well when he was referring to the mic I believe. I know others have heard 6'1.5" as well. I just came across a discussion from a decade ago on an Elvis' message board where a couple of other people hear him claim 6'1.5". Joe Esposito was not present when Elvis was measured. Your reference heights haven't been scrutinized enough to use them to determine Elvis' height to the half inch since neither have a page on this site. If both Parker and Hebler are merely a half inch shorter than you believe them to be, then you have Elvis at 5'11.5" based on how you see their height differences. On the other hand, I've never heard of Milton Berle wearing lifts and as I showed, Bronson had flat boxing shoes in that film. Sinatra is a possibility as he did wear lifts at times, but even if he had a 1" lift in his shoes(which doesn't quite add an inch to your height) then Elvis would still look more 5'11" range with him than 6', imo since Sinatra was no taller than 5'7.5". Berle would have to be significantly taller than we think he is for Elvis to be 6 feet with him and as it is, I'm in the minority estimating Bronson at a full 5'0".

There are plenty of people who have said Elvis was under 6' and in the 5'11" range as well. Hell, one of his measurements was 5'11". Maybe a low height on a bad day, but you'd certainly think his costume designer would have to know his height as well. I can't see why a 6' tall man would be rounded down to 5'11.5". If anything, most legit 5'11.5" men will be rounded up to 6'. The caption to the photo of his Elvis in boots was that he measured 6'0.5", so it's not unreasonable assumption he measured 6'0.5" in boots. Why would Elvis be in just his underwear, but still have boots if he wasn't getting measured? Rob doesn't mention any 6'1.5" measurement. I think Frank2's estimates varied in accuracy, but I don't believe he's a liar and he claimed he overheard Elvis admit he had just missed the 6' mark. Kurt Russell stated this as well. If you look it up, this story comes from a lot of people. Doesn't necessarily make it true, but it can certainly be said to cancel out the claims Elvis was 6' or taller.

Here in 1956, Elvis claims an even 6 feet: Click Here

Elvis may have been referring to his height in the heeled boots he wore at the time when he said 6'1.5", because that is all that's relevant when comparing him to the mic as he wasn't on stage barefoot. I've heard or read Elvis described as 6'2" before so I'm not surprised that at least to my ears, Elvis claimed 6'1.5".

Mike 2 said on 2/Aug/17
I've listened dozens of times on headphones and so we will have to disagree. Elvis was measured many times in the army with and without boots. The photograph you are referring to was a promotional shot. If you go back some way on this site there is a person who was Elvis in the army who confirmed this, and that Elvis was 6 feet.
Joe Esposito has stated that measurements were taken both with and without boots and in boots Elvis was 6ft 1. 5 and 6ft .05 barefooted
Also if you look at the Gold Suit designer photograph he actually lists his height as being 6 ft in bare feet . Bill Belew his jumpsuit designer has been known to give various rights when asked.
Regarding the barefoot photos I believe they offer a very good comparison as opposed to photographs in boots etc. There are plenty of photographs and film of Elvis barefooted. Not only his 60's films, but the 1974 karate film where you will see him next to 5ft 10 ins Dave Hebler, who by the way claims that Elvis was indeed 6 ft tall. There are plenty of others too with Ed Parker and it's absolutely obvious that he and Elvis were the same height.
Regarding Desert Storm Elvis couldn't pronounce his words at all if you listen to the whole show, even sounding drunk although we know that he didn't drink, so you won't get correct pronounciation.

Rising - 174 cm said on 1/Aug/17
We can never judge someone only by how they appear barefoot because we never seen someone barefoot enough times, but a measurement is better than an estimate and we know the Army Elvis measured 6'0.5" in boots. Elvis was clearly standing straight as well, therefor, he must have been under 6' and really, no taller than 5'11.5" barefoot, which not surprisingly, his costume designer also apparently measured him at. That'd be a hell of a coincidence and if Elvis were a solid 6 feet, Charles Bronson actually would have been about 5'10", which clearly isn't the case. You could say similar things about Milton Berle, Frank Sinatra etc.

I hear Elvis pretty clearly say 6'1.5" at 32 seconds: Click Here

An F sound would be different. It's pretty clear to me he's saying "Now look, I'm six one and a half" before saying six three and a half as a description after. I can't hear all the words around the six three and a half description he makes afterwards, but I've listened over and over and I'm definitely hearing a "one" and not a "foot", even if you just listen for a vowel, it's clear. Then try again and zero in on just an "f" sound and see if you hear it. If you just listened once, I could see how someone might hear it wrong, but listen a few times, try headphones and at least to my ears, it's 6'1.5".

Mike 2 said on 1/Aug/17
Forget about the boots and heels , just focus on the bare foot photos.
I also believe that Elvis claims to be, and I quote " now look I'm six foot and a half" and not 6 1.5 on the cd Desert Storm. If you listen to the whole show he slurs his words although his singing is quite clear.
Elvis standing bare foot next to 6 ft Ed Parker and being the same height, if not a fraction taller says it all for me.

Rising - 174 cm said on 29/Jul/17
I'd give a 1/4" or even give him the 5'11.5". Those boots could have been one inch and then he called the 6'1.5" in 2" heels, but some do round any fraction to a half. He does look like a 5'11" guy a lot earlier and then taller later when Cuban heels became fashionable.

Slim 182 cm said on 20/Jul/17
5ft11 give or take a quarter inch.

Rising - 174 cm said on 18/Jul/17
I doubt these boots he wore for his 6'0.5" measurement added less than an inch: Click Here

That makes 5'11.25"-5'11.5" his most likely range. A strong 5'11" indeed. It would make sense if he was 5'11.5" since he could have arrived at that ridiculous 6'1.5" claim by using the 2 inch rule, or perhaps measured in some of his Cuban heels. The only thing that gives me pause and makes me think more 181 cm is he could look a flat 5'11" at best with Charles Bronson, Frank Sinatra and Milton Berle. But then the costume designer does verify 5'11.5" and the designer has all of Elvis' other measurements so I'd say that's slightly more likely.

Slim 181 cm said on 16/Jul/17
I take that back. Elvis was a strong 5'11. End of the mystery my friends!

Ted said on 15/Jul/17
A weak six footer.

Slim 181 cm said on 13/Jul/17
Surprised fans haven't rigged the votes to 6'0 or 6'1. the guy could of measured 180-182cm , and I don't know which is more likely, but imma take a lucky guess with 5'11.75.

RisingForce said on 7/Jul/17
Amaral, I'm not sure how tall Ed was, but one thing I'm sure about is Elvis was at least 2 inches shorter than the 6'1.5" he claimed to be.

Mike 2 said on 2/Jul/17
Hi Amaral, I have no idea about Milton Betle's height, but Ed Parker is listed as being 6ft tall and this was many years ago long before being compared to Elvis in height. If you search the web you will see for yourself. Like I said earlier I am 6ft 1 ins tall and was eye to eye with Ed when I met him, and he was wearing normal leather shoes,so I am convinced that Ed was indeed 6ft tall.
This is my opinion but like you say Elvis and Ed are the same height in bare feet, what other evidence is needed? All you need to do is verify Ed Parker's height , orLinda Thompson who is listed as 5ft 9ins.
For myself this is the best evidence , comparing Elvis to other stars who were wearing shoes etc and could have had all sorts of help such as lifts etc is completely a waste of time!
You can't lie with bare feet! If Ed Parker was 5 ft 10 ins then I would say that Elvis was that height but I can't because I know that Ed was 6 ft!!
I can't say anymore than that so I hope this helps Amaral TCB

Amaral said on 1/Jul/17
Hi Mike 2 how are you ?
Elvis is the same height of Milton Berle
And people say that Berle was 5 10"
I saw the pic u posted of Elvis and Ed
They really have the same height cause they side side in barefoot and you say that Ed is 6 "
So Berle is 6 "?

King of the hill 91 said on 28/Jun/17
182cm To 183cm peak

Mike 2 said on 25/Jun/17
Hi Amaral, Ed Parker is listed as being 6 ft tall which is the reason I posted that photo of him standing barefoot next to Elvis, who is also in bare feet . They are the same height. No need to look at shoes and possible lifts etc, the proof lies in barefoot photographs. If you read my earlier entries you will see that I have met Ed Parker and can say that in my opinion he was definitely 6 ft tall. Kind regards.

Amaral said on 25/Jun/17
Hello Rising force , do u know how tall was Ed Parker one of Elvis bodyguard ?
There is a pic of them in ed academy , Elvis is in barefoot with Linda and Ed Parker in his side and they have the same tall

-LORD- said on 23/Jun/17
Elvis was between 5'10'5" and 5'11.5" max.

His natural posture, however, was great which helped him to look much taller (in his lifts) than he actually was. Even he (Elvis) was aware of his actual height and wore his boots (lifts) in places where normally shoes weren't allowed (e.g., check out his karate videos where most are barefoot).

Bobby said on 21/Jun/17
Never imagined him as being particularly that tall, always felt he was closer to 5'7 to 5'8, as I feel that was a solid height back in his heyday.

RisingForce said on 21/Jun/17
@ Danimal, that's maybe a 2" heel max in Feb. '77, but Tom did in fact wear big footwear himself. He was known for his minimum 2+" Cuban heels in the 60s and 70s. But I do agree Elvis may have been closer to 5'11". We don't know for sure how tall Tom is though.

RisingForce said on 20/Jun/17
The lifts stuff is interesting, I must admit. Elvis did in fact say at 32 seconds in "Now look. I'm six one and a half." Click Here

It seems strange for something like that to come out of thin air from numerous sources and Elvis wearing boots with at least 2-inch heels makes it more plausible and of course, someone who inflates his height by at least 2 inches is a good candidate for lifts. I can't see Elvis any taller than 5'11.5". We know he measured 6'0.5" in boots and I don't think they were less than an inch, plus, there really is very little difference on video with a roughly 5'10" Milton Berle.

About a minute in you see his duet with 5'7.5" Frank Sinatra: Click Here The difference really doesn't look like much more than 3 inches to me when they're equal distances from the camera, here's a screenshot: Click Here Because Sinatra is said to have worn lifts at times as well, here's a shot of their shoes: Click Here

Elvis also wasn't that much taller than Charles Bronson in many scenes together on flat ground. These stills are pretty representative of how the difference looked: Click Here Click Here I saw about 2 inches between them and as you can see, Bronson wore flat shoes in that scene: Click Here I believe Charles Bronson was 5'9" as Michael Winner said, but no more.

I'd bet he was somewhere in the 5'11"-5'11.5" range.

MJKoP said on 12/Jun/17
There's few people in the world I find unintentionally funnier than those who go to a website called celebheights.com, find the page for the HEIGHT their favorite CELEB...and then take the time to post "Who cares how tall he/she was/is?"...and then frequently proceed to list their reasons as to why that particular CELEB'S HEIGHT doesn't matter....on a website literally called CELEBHEIGHTS.com. XD

Del Mar said on 8/Jun/17
Tall for his time

Lanaka said on 2/Jun/17
In my opinion the tallest we would have been was 5'10.25 barefoot

Oanh said on 30/Apr/17
Ned said on 4/Mar/17
Who cares how tall he was. He was and still is the KING!!!

But height is what this site is all about.

Monica said on 23/Apr/17
Tall enough for me. Gorgeous, talented and sexy man taken far too soon. Should have been taken better care of by those who made (and still make) money out of him.

Robin said on 28/Mar/17
Elvis was 183 cm.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 16/Mar/17
Arch, in heels he may very well have been around that

Arch Stanton said on 15/Mar/17
Funny, in the film Charro! Elvis was described as a 6 ft 2!

Tom said on 11/Mar/17
Fact is Elvis got taller as he got older. I think he was 5-10.5, but with lifts could appear 6-1. Without lifts he was no taller than Milton Berle who was definitely 5-10.

Tejaswi said on 9/Mar/17
@editor rob Elvis Presley has been quoted as a 6ft tall man though in this picture due to his posture he looks like 5"11.5 so how tall do you think he is

Ned said on 4/Mar/17
Who cares how tall he was. He was and still is the KING!!!

Mike 2 said on 17/Feb/17
Hi Amaral, after the 1973 tv special Elvis just toured the states and played vegas, usually twice s year. Some tours were better than others however his popularity remained for his shows and he competed with other acts such as the Stones when it came to the most popular live acts. It's a real shame that Elvis didn't do a World tour after Hawaii, and a lot of fans think that he became bored with Vegas and he didn't really have any new challenges. He often is referred to as being fat etc , and yes he was very heavy at times in the last 2-3 years, however there were occasions even as late as December 1976 when he could still give great performances and be in pretty good shape. Check these shows out on youtube, the films are not of today's quality but you will see just how the fans were still crazy about him and he could still deliver. Going back to his height, Elvis does make reference to his own height on at least two fan recorded Vegas shows, the most popular show being called Desert Storm when imo he refers to himself as 6ft 1/2 "All the best.

Amaral said on 14/Feb/17
Hi Mike 2 thank you for the answer .
I just want ask u about wlvis career .
After the show in Hawai in 1973 , was Elvis forgotten by the media and public in the USA .
Because there is a gap between the show in 1973 and the last show in 1977 when he was fat and 42 years old . He didn't do any broadcast show or film and .
At that time there werent news about him him during this gap that I mentioned . I live in Brazil and I even didn't know at the time he passed away that he was a singer I thought that he was just an actor . Nothing about him was mentioned here in Brazil ,the same thing happened inside the USA ?

Ben said on 5/Feb/17
Let's not forget that the amount of or thickness of one's hair can contribute to height, albeit in a very small way. Which brings to mind whether anyone is basing their claim on Elvis hair in "Jailhouse Rock." I contend that bushy mane is a wig. If you think not, compare that 1957 hair with the thin, finely swirled hair and high forehead Elvis had in late 1955 photos on the back of his first album. Perhaps,that Elvis appears shorter than the "Jailhouse Rock" Elvis.

Danimal said on 5/Feb/17
With 6'2.5" Muhammad Ali: Click Here

Danimal said on 5/Feb/17
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 4/Mar/16
5ft11 is garbage. He was more than just a shoddy 1in taller than Tom Jones. He actually could look 6ft1 with him. 6ft flat, no less

Footwear my optimistic friend. Footwear. Elvis wore MASSIVE heeled shoes/boots where as Tom Jones did not. Barefoot, Elvis would have just edged Tom out. 5'11"-5'11.5" barefoot for Elvis and no more.

Danimal said on 5/Feb/17
February 1977 (shortly before he died). Look at the massive 3" heels on his shoes. Starting to think he was 5'11" and wore heels to give a much taller appearance.
Click Here

Ben said on 3/Feb/17
Following up. Recall in Elvis' second appearance on Milton Berle's show (June 1956), Berle describes Elvis as "about 6' tall..." Strange, as if Berle thought he was on the radio or knew people would want to know how tall was Elvis.

Ben said on 3/Feb/17
Great to know it's not just me who's interested in height. Maybe it's buried in this blog somewhere but, if not, look at the famous "Elvis Meets Nixon" photo of 1970. Pres Nixon was 5'11". In the photo they look the same height. Surely, with Elvis' outfit he was wearing boots, likely with 1" heels. Of course, Nixon could've been "gaming" this moment and wore shoes with thicker soles & heels that day. Don't know. Conclusion: Elvis was 6' in the Army in 1958 (barefoot--the way the Army measured me in 1975) but by 1970 was more like 5'11.5".

Mike2 said on 15/Jan/17
Hi Joao,sorry for delay but my reply to you which I sent last week hasn't been posted. When I met Ed Parker he was eye to eye with me and I am 6ft 1ins, however he is described officially as being 6ft exactly.
Hope this helps.

Joao said on 10/Jan/17
Helio Mike 2
How tall was Ed Parker ?

Anti-Steve Virus said on 1/Jan/17
Tom Jones a solid 5'10" is a lot shorter than Elvis in this picture

Click Here

Eric said on 19/Dec/16
5'11.5 to 5'11.75 I would say for him. Though I would say he could've been closer to 6 feet in the morning.

Fe said on 14/Dec/16
@Editor Rob,

In this Article
Click Here

Larry Geller described Elvis "about 5'11.5" Tall", What do u think about this Rob?

Oanh said on 12/Dec/16
Tom said on 20/Apr/16
I'm beginning to believe Elvis was 5-10. Click Here

Yes, he does look almost the same as 5'10" Milton Berle.
I never thought of Elvis as being more than 5'11"

ArthurJohn said on 22/Nov/16
Rob, if there was a 5'11" listing on Elvis' army medical wouldn't that imply that he was actually measured near that?

Perhaps he was measured at 5'11.5" at his lowest after a hard day of work and they rounded down, or maybe even due to relaxed posture?

Mike 2 said on 16/Nov/16
Hi Grizz, I did respond earlier but my comments must have been lost. Elvis did have quite large feet ,normally a US12, there is a concert from 1975 when Elvis tells the audience about how the Sweet Inspirations joke about his large feet and Elvis then mentions that he takes a 12. Not sure whether you have seen his shoe wear close up, but I have at Graceland and at the 02 and they are large, a deck shoe similar to the one which I was wearing was at least the same length as mine, and I take a UK 11. Unfortunately his costume designer has given different measurements in the past but it is widely known by fans that Elvis did indeed have much larger feet than a size 9. All the best

King of the hill 91 said on 3/Nov/16
He had back and weight problems his licence said 184 maybe he lost some before death 183 maybe

King of the hill 91 said on 3/Nov/16
He had back and weight problems his licence said 184 maybe he lost some before death

grizz said on 30/Oct/16
@Mike2, so his own costume designer got it wrong? He estimated his height with such a precision that the margin error was quarter of an inch but he missed his shoe size from 9 to 11? Right...

Judd said on 12/Oct/16
Actually I believe he was more a 5'11" guy than a solid 6' however I will bet money he was taller than a flat 5'11" guy.
IMO he was between 5'11.25" and 5'11.5"!

LORD said on 6/Oct/16
My actual height is 179cm and weight 93.40kgs, but I have come across people in the past who thought I was 6'3".

so said on 30/Sep/16
So close to six that it's kind of annoying.

D said on 25/Sep/16
The pic of Elvis with Johnny Cash posted below might be misleading. Elvis is in a formal suit and had regular shoes (other pics from the night show that), but Johnny has on C&W attire and might well have been wearing cowboy boots that made him look taller. The main reason for saying that is this pic, which shows them looking very close in height:
Click Here

Mike2 said on 18/Sep/16
Elvis wore US size 12 shoe/ boot which is a UK size 11

grizz said on 17/Sep/16
5'11.5 sounds right.
BTW small feet for a "King"

Arch Stanton said on 8/Aug/16
Yes, I think 5'11.5 seems about right Daminal, I'd agree on that. Could look 5'11 flat and indeed 6 ft flat at different times though. A decent height for his generation and even today, whatever Connor says ;-)

Matthew Robinson (190 cm) said on 14/Jul/16
I'm going to agree with Rob here and say 5'11.75" is the right listing.

Danimal (176-178cm) said on 7/Jul/16
Elvis with Johnny Cash: Click Here

Elvis with Tom Jones: Click Here & Click Here

Danimal (176-178cm) said on 7/Jul/16
Elvis with 6'2.5"-6'3" Muhammad Ali in the 1970's (Elvis looks MAX 5'11" flat): Click Here

Danimal (176-178cm) said on 7/Jul/16
5'11.5" guy barefoot. Could have dipped as low as 5'11" flat by nightfall. The 6'0.5"/6'1" was in his boots.

Beau said on 30/Jun/16
I never met Elvis, but did play him, as an actor, on the TV series "Sledge Hammer", (A spoof of Clint Eastwood's "Dirty Harry" films). Afterwards many people who knew him, would come up to me and comment on how I was about his size, but slightly taller. (I'm a solid 6'1"). Based on that, and what Elvis said he was in early interviews (6' even), I'd say he was 6'0", and a very underrated actor.

Tom said on 21/Jun/16
Depends on what you mean by tall. 5-11 was and still is considered to be tall or tallish. With boots with two inch heels Elvis was 6-1.

Joao said on 17/Jun/16
Hi gentleman how r u ?
By the video that stevie posted here
Elvis is the same height of berle
Berle as stevie said is 5 10
ao for who is elvis fan he is no more than 511 feet
It ia very disappinted , but people who ia wlvis fan habe to accept
That wlvis wasnt a tall guy

J_67 said on 16/Jun/16
Elvis was no less then 6ft tall
Barefoot. Trust me now, he was at least 6ft no question about it, Rob you may have made up your mind but I'm telling you and take my word for it Elvis Presley was 6ft tall at least.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 15/Jun/16
Elvis was a 6fter

Arch Stanton said on 13/Jun/16
Yes, he wore quite big cowboy boots in that film Tom.

Tom said on 11/Jun/16
Watching It Happened at the World's Fair I noticed Elvis wore boots with two-inch heels. That made him roughly the same height as 6-1 Gary Lockwood.

Tom said on 11/Jun/16
I believe he was 5-11 max. Probably three-quarters of people lie about their height, almost always increasing it. Celebrities are the worst in that regard.

Stig.. said on 3/Jun/16
The fact is.... Elvis Presley was no taller than 5ft 11... Prob 5ft 10....... 5,10.5 at best..

he wore a lot of in fashion heels .. in 60s 70s.. which made him appear to be over 6ft tall.. in many pics..

Fez said on 31/May/16
@Editor Rob, there are evidences that proves Elvis was around 5'11.5" range.

- Larry Geller described Elvis "About 5'11.5" in his interview Click Here
- Elvis was measured 6'0.5" in Boots (which r no less than an inch)
- Measured by Costume Designer (aforementioned)

Arch Stanton said on 30/May/16
Looked his tallest and best in GI Blues in 1960. He looked to have lost weight for it too which made him look taller. In some scenes he could look a strong 6' actually, could pass for 6'1 with the quiff.

Mike2 said on 29/May/16
Click Here

Arch Stanton said on 29/May/16
Looked a decent 6 ft with Dean Jagger in King Creole. Jagger in fact looked more 1.5 inches taller, though I think he lost a bit of height by late 50s.

Fez said on 27/May/16
@EditorRob, wouldn't a 5'11.5 listing b appropriate now?

Mat said on 15/May/16
Rob, now that you've got that quote you should give him the 5'11.5 listing. His costume designer had probably measured him at that. He was measured 6'0.5 with boots on, and the chances that the boots gave less than 1 inch are pretty slim.

He also had a 5'11 listing in the army, no one would ever round down someone if 5'11.75. He was probably measured barely 5'11.5 like 5'11.4 and hence the 5'11 listing. The other times could have been earlier and that's why he stood nearer 6 feet and got listed.

Anyway, I think 5'11.5 would be fair, for his time he would be definitely considered tall at that mark. He may well have been nearer 5'11 in the evening that 6'. And him claiming 6'1.5 would be the applied 2 inch rule....

matilda said on 14/May/16
rob i was reading a very interesting site about his jumpsuits it said he wore 2.3 cm heels on stage so he was over 6'2, but he was 6'0 barefoot, do you think he was 6'0 barefoot like the army said?

Tom said on 20/Apr/16
I'm beginning to believe Elvis was 5-10. Click Here

Berle with Martin & Lewis. Click Here

Berle with Bob Hope. Click Here

Tom said on 19/Apr/16
I noticed in The Silver Chalice than Lorne Greene wearing sandals was perhaps at most an inch taller than Paul Newman. If Newman was 5-9, then Greene was no more than 5-10. Elvis looked about an inch taller than Greene so I believe Elvis was 5-11.

willie t p m said on 15/Apr/16
Every picture is like an optical illusion sometimes he looks 5 10 somtimes he looks 6 2 his father was 6 4 look at him beside ali he got him an inch ali was 6 3 i think he was 6 1 1/2 without boots my opinion and opinions come a dime a dozen lol

Tom said on 11/Apr/16
Lorne Green without lifts here with Michael Landon. Click Here

Tom said on 11/Apr/16
Lorne Green notoriously wore huge lifts on Bonanza. I doubt he was taller than 5-10.

Giulio said on 4/Apr/16
Click Here elvis and james vigeta listed 5'9 1/2 on google
Click Here elvis and jimmy dean listed 6'3 everywhere, he looks about 3 1/2 inches shorter here
Click Here
Click Here elvis and lorne green listed 6' here but 5'11 in other places, elvis looks about half an inch taller
Click Here elvis and dan blocker listed here as 6'4

Tom said on 3/Apr/16
Debra Paget was most certainly a bade. Interesting that she somewhat resembled Prescilla.

Giulio said on 2/Apr/16
Tom said on 30/Mar/16
Egan is not alleged. It's him. This is Victor Mature. Click Here

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alleged 6 ft not alleged egan

Tom said on 1/Apr/16
Mature was a better actor than Egan. And taller and much broader. He never took himself that seriously. But he had a definite screen presence. Mature is terrific in Kiss of Death.

Tom said on 31/Mar/16
Elvis here with Egan looking two inches shorter. That Debra Paget who was a babe! Click Here

Tom said on 30/Mar/16
Egan is not alleged. It's him. This is Victor Mature. Click Here

Giulio said on 28/Mar/16
thomas said on 25/Mar/16
hello Giulio , how tall do u think Elvis is ?
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hard to tell i m leaning towards 5'11

Giulio said on 28/Mar/16
Tom said on 25/Mar/16
That's not Victor Mature but Richard Egan who was 6 feet even. Elvis looks to be at least an inch shorter.

you are right

Tom said on 25/Mar/16
That's not Victor Mature but Richard Egan who was 6 feet even. Elvis looks to be at least an inch shorter.

thomas said on 25/Mar/16
hello Giulio , how tall do u think Elvis is ?

Giulio said on 23/Mar/16
Click Here
elvis next to victor mature listed 6'1 1/2 here

Tom said on 22/Mar/16
Elvis with 6-3 Steve Allen looks to be four to five inches shorter Click Here

Dan said on 20/Mar/16
Thankyou Alexandra there clearly a big difference between the heights of Elvis and Tom Jones which was on average around 2 inches to too 2.5 inches. Plus it's a known fact that Tom Jones wore boots in this period with Cuban heels. So to me it's crazy to list Tom Jones, Paul Mccartney and John Lennon based on your evaluation even if Elvis is wearing boots too. He's clearly taller. Elvis was 6ft.

Giulio said on 16/Mar/16
5ft 9.25 said on 11/Mar/16
@Giulio
Shoes/Person is older
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Vernom was 53 years old in the tall elvis photo

link said on 11/Mar/16
hey Gulii
how tall is Vernon ?
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looks around 6'1 1/2 next to muhammad ali
Click Here
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Dan said on 14/Mar/16
Tom Jones height has always been listed at 5ft 10.5 and he's always got one inch on Paul Mccartney and John Lennon in photos with them together. In all photos of tom and Elvis especially the 1969-1971 photos you can clearly see in this series of photos of which there are at least 10 that Elvis has a good 2.5 inches sometimes 3inches on Tom. But for argument sake let's say they are both wearing boots, you can still see clearly Elvis had to be at least 6ft to Tom Jones height claim. Otherwise Paul Mccartney and John Lennon are all only 5ft 8ins which we know they are not.

Gary said on 12/Mar/16
I think Elvis was more of a big and slouchy guy, than a really tall one, where people would say he was around 6ft2 or 6ft3.

Mike2 said on 11/Mar/16
Hi Thomas, I can't prove Linda's height, she is referred to as being 5ft9ins, and being a beauty queen I imagine that she was probably at the lower end of the height required to be a beauty queen. I do not know whether she had to be a certain height when she entered and won her pageants. If you have seen the karate photo you will see that Ed Parker is the same height as Elvis, and I did meet him. I am 6ft 1 ins and he was eye to eye with me in normal shoes, so to me he was 6ft as he is reported to be in the martial arts world.Hope this helps.
Hi Giulio, the photos you provide are interesting however I keep making the same point that you can't tell someone's height from waist up shots when they were in different footwear, from different angles, and in this case about 10 years apart. Vernon could have lost some height by 1969, however more likely Elvis would have had boots on with Vernon in normal shoes. It is a well known fact though in the Elvis world that Vernon was a bit taller than Elvis standing around 6ft 1ins- 6ft 2ins. All the best.

link said on 11/Mar/16
hey Gulii
how tall is Vernon ?

5ft 9.25 said on 11/Mar/16
@Giulio
Shoes/Person is older

Dan said on 11/Mar/16
Elvis was 6ft. The infamous mugshot was not a height measurement and gets confused as such. The infamous muhammad Ali photo is also something not to be used as a height measure either as there are several photos of Vernon, Elvis's fathers after Elvis died standing next to Ali and being of similar height. Red West was always shorter than Elvis if you look in the photos and was in fact actually 5-11 to 6ft. He was always around one inch shorter than Elvis at least. Red in turn was never shorter than 5-11. Elvis was 6ft simple as that.

5ft 9.25 said on 9/Mar/16
@Rob
How would you explain the "huge" difference of 5ft 11 - 6ft .5 ? 5'11 as an bare minimum and 6' .25 out of bed okay. But since when US-Army measures such an extreme?
I suppose it belongs to 'fraction problems' and inaccurate measurement.

thomas said on 8/Mar/16
Hello Steve and Mike 2 how are gentleman ?
can any of you prove that Linda thompson is 59" ?
thnk you

Giulio said on 8/Mar/16
elvis can somehow go from this
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to this
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simom said on 5/Mar/16
rob elvis did say on that dessert storm tape which is on youtube i am 6'1.5, he said i am 6'1.5 and the mircophone is 6'3.5, do you think it must have been a boot measurement because the army say he is 6'0 whats your view

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 4/Mar/16
5ft11 is garbage. He was more than just a shoddy 1in taller than Tom Jones. He actually could look 6ft1 with him. 6ft flat, no less

priscilla said on 29/Feb/16
Rob do you think it is possible that Elvis was over 6'0 without footwear, i mean you look at him in the 1970s when he was not wearing lifts he looked a lot taller than most his mafia members, for example red west who is 6'2 which is confirmed in books he looks very similar in height, I think rob he was at least 6'1 barefoot, 5'11.75 is far too low what your view?

amy said on 29/Feb/16
Lisa Marie Presley says elvis was 6'2?

Gx791 said on 27/Feb/16
Steve give up

Mike 2 said on 27/Feb/16
Hi Julio please look at the karate photo I posted some time ago on this thread where Elvis is barefoot facing the camera with 6ft Ed Parker on one side and 5ft 9 ins Linda Thompson on the other. Elvis was indeed taller than Milton Berle, but not by much. To me it's of no use comparing Elvis with other people when they may have on different footwear. We have this photo of Elvis and Ed Parker who was 6ft , and Elvis is the same height so that says it all to me, you can't hide anything when you're in bare feet. Who knows what sort of lifts Berle was wearing in order to bring him close to Elvis's height.
Although I am firmly in the 6ft camp it's generally accepted by anyone who has studied Elvis that he was no shorter than 5ft 11ins. All the best.

Tulsa Mclean said on 26/Feb/16
It's well known in the Elvis world that he was 6ft.......this has been verified many times.

steve said on 26/Feb/16
Think you be surprised to know that actually he was smaller than you all think at 5ft 10"

take at look at this link

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julio said on 24/Feb/16
mr Mike 2 what do you have say about Elvis and Milton berle . they have the same height .
do you know how tall is Berle ?
some say that he is 5 10
so Elvis never can be6"

Mike2 said on 19/Feb/16
Hi 5' 11" barefoot
Can you post a copy of the death certificate you have mentioned so that we can all see this height please. The only certificate I have ever come across has been the autopsy report and there is no mention of height on it. In fact ,there is a box on this report which for obvious reasons is referred to as 'length' as opposed to height and this section has been left blank. So it would be great to post the certificate you are talking about for us all to see. Also you made reference to a medical certificate. Is this one of his army medical certificates which you are referring to,as there are about four other army medial certificates in existence all of which show the height of Elvis to be 6ft.
Rob, for your information regarding Desert Storm-this a CD so you have to listen to it, however if you listen to more of this concert you will notice that Elvis does slur his words throughout and having listened to his speech about the microphone height, in my opinion he says "Now look I'm six foot and a half" as opposed to 6' 1.5" and this would be more in line with his real height. This is just how it sounds to me taking into account his very slurred speech during this show, which has become quite legendary due Elvis losing his temper when he denies the stories circulating about him. A very interesting show to listen to.

Mikesmith38 said on 19/Feb/16
Muhammad Ali was listed at 6'3''. In that picture of Ali and Elvis, Ali clearly has about a two inch height advantage over Elvis. So I clearly believe Elvis was about 6'1'' & no taller with boots on. Tom Jones is listed at 5'10''. Elvis has about an inch or two over Jones in pictures of the two of them standing together.

5'11" barefoot.. said on 18/Feb/16
People are so uneducated, Elvis was considered tall for his time...average height now is barely 5'9".. Elvis's medical record have him down at 5'11" and so does his death certificate. With lifts he would have been over 6 foot easily...So for people to act astonished as to what height they think it was, it's irrelevant. Mikesmith38 is spot on and has his head on straight...good stuff...

julia said on 12/Feb/16
rob have you seen the desert storm concert 1974 when elvis talks about the mircophone not really being high enough for him, he said the mircophone was 6ft 3 and he was 6ft 1.5 do you think that was a shoe height or barefoot because i thought elvis was about 6 feet

6ft5Vinnie said on 30/Jan/16
@amy
Since when did Elvis ever wear 3-4 inch high heels?

amy said on 29/Jan/16
i born in 1986 and my grandad met elvis sometime in the mid 1960s, he told me he will always remember was that elvis was taller than he thought, he said elvis was at least as tall as him, he was at least 6ft in height and very slim, elvis could have easily been 6ft 3 in some heels

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 26/Jan/16
I wouldn't be shocked if he was pushing 6ft3 in some heels. Height was naturally a part of his larger-than-life image. I went to Graceland a few years ago and the tour guide said he was 6ft2 and getting fitted for clothes was "challenging"...

white said on 26/Jan/16
who claims that Berle is 5,9 " and if it is true , so Elvis never can be 6"
what a disapointment , hes the same height of Berle
who watched the Elvis thats the way it is , think that elvis is a tall guy , but now it is proved that he weared boots and hells
what a diapointment

Giulio said on 25/Jan/16
Click Here
0:55 6 feet says 5'10 milton berle while elvis can barely reach his height

Ian C. said on 24/Jan/16
I wouldn't trust Elvis's Army height listing. By the time he was in the Army he was rich and famous, and he was allowed special privileges. For example, he was allowed to live off-base during his service in Germany. He might have asked for a special dispensation to wear lifts for his photo, and claim six feet as his official height.

amy said on 21/Jan/16
a site about his jumpsuits says he was 182cm 5ft 11.75 and wore 2.3 inches heels making him just over 6 feet 2, do you think that the 182cm listing that you have could be accurate rob conisdering the army said he was even 6ft as they might just have rounded him up

Ian C. said on 18/Jan/16
Journalist and historian David Halberstam, who was very careful to check his facts, claimed in his book The Fifties that Elvis was sensitive about his height when he was a teenager and habitually wore lifts as an adult. (Page 463)

Brenda king said on 8/Jan/16
I have been to Graceland I have seen his window dressing he was at least six feet tallpant legs were 34 inches

Eli said on 4/Jan/16
Definitely 6'0, I think he was 6'0 1/2. He was very tall for his time.

amaral said on 26/Dec/15
hi Mike 2 how are you ?
did you see pic mugshot of Elvis that John burrow posted ?there he poroves. that Elvis was really 510"
what do you think ?

Mike 2 said on 21/Dec/15
Hi Amaral, I'm good thanks. I have seen that photo in the past and for me it's not enough proof. This was I believe a photo for a firearms licence or a deputy sheriff badge, and you can't see Elvis from head to toe. Is that height measure something which was free standing or attached to the camera;it is inconclusive but nevertheless interesting. If Elvis was indeed 5ft 10ins then Linda Thompson as seen in the karate photo is only 5ft 7ins which would have most probably prevented her from becoming a beauty queen. Linda is 5ft 9ins and is 3 ins shorter than Elvis and both are next to each other in bare feet with 6ft Ed Parker on the other side of Elvis. This is why I can't keep on adding to this site, I am interested in the view of others but I keep on having to repeat myself as it is the best source to compare against. Thanks for getting in touch though and happy Christmas

thomas said on 17/Dec/15
Burrows , i think Elvis is 511" , in this pic mugshot his head is down . he is not erect

plus said on 17/Dec/15
@laura I agree with you. Celebrity height id the place where everybody is 6'0 or over and where the famous men are all under 5'11... ironic

laura said on 16/Dec/15
then why did the army say he was 6'0 then can yreally think the army would get something like that wrong, the army precisely said he was 5'11.75 or 1.82m he was clearly over 5'10-5'10.5

Jon Burrows said on 14/Dec/15
This should prove once and forever Elvis was not 6' tall. In this pice mugshot his almost 2" hair barely hits 6'. I hope posting this link is ok. Only way I k ew how. If not Google Elvis Mugshots- one shows 1970 Elvis next to height measuremeant. His is 5'10". 5'10.5" max.

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Eric the Awful said on 5/Dec/15
5'11 guy, My cousin was 6'6" when he graduated high school and remained that tall until he was 25 years old. His father was 6'4" and his two younger brothers were both right at 6'6" as well. At 25 he got another growth spurt and shot up to 6'11" and 3/4 inches tall.

Red said on 28/Nov/15
i read all the comment and pics that were posted here .
i saw a pic of Elvis and Milton Berle .
they have same height , and Milton Berle is 510" , so Elvis cant be 6"

alfie said on 27/Nov/15
rob red west who was a member of his memphis mafia is listed at 6'2 if you looks at videos photos etc in the 1970s elvis looks at least the same height as him maybe fraction taller, i knew it is a fact he wore lifts in the 1970s but even without lifts do you not think he looked 6'1 in the 1970s as opposed to your 5'11.75?

vg said on 15/Nov/15
Richard Nixon (1.82 m) and Elvis - Click Here

Judging by that photo, no matter what shoes Elvis had worn, I doubt he could have, in any one particular moment, measured below 1.829 m (6 feet).

Jake said on 10/Nov/15
I agree with Rampage

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 8/Nov/15
I think the full 6ft is a better fit. He was tall, especially for his day. Close to 6ft1 out of bed.

Clementine said on 6/Nov/15
Army stats that I read, were 6FT...1/2 Inch in height

Jake said on 6/Nov/15
There is a number of photos of Dave Hepler and Elvis together and clearly a good 3 inch difference even in socks. Also Jerry Schilling is or was 6ft 1.5ins in his days with Elvis. He was also Elvis's body double for a number of his stunts in Elvis's movies too.

Jake said on 6/Nov/15
Hey there Dave Hepler is 5.10.5inches. How I know this is I've spoken to him and befriend him. His words not mine. He also said Elvis was 6ft.

zak said on 5/Nov/15
i was very lucky to have met elvis back in 1972 in las vegas, it was backstage, i can always remember this despite its 43 years ago that elvis was very lean and slim, i literally right next to him, i know this from photos, i was 23 in 1972 and i was and still am 6'1 without my shoes on, i cannot remember what elvis had on footwear wise but what i will say is that he was eye to eye with me, elvis was for sure taller than 5'11.75, i am sure he was 6'1, i am certainly of the view that he was over 6 barefoot, joe eposito has said elvis was measured ay 6'0.5 barefeet in army so elvis was for sure between 6'0.5-6'1

Stan said on 18/Oct/15
I saw a picture of him at a Gunther Toody's where he's being measured in front of a height chart and it looks like he's about 5'10 tops.

Mike 2 said on 12/Oct/15
Hi again Paul, I think Elvis looks a bit taller than Berle, but not by much. I don't really know much about lifts inside shoes but I think Steve recently said that neither were wearing lifts. This is why I think that photos of Elvis barefoot are the best to use as comparisons. You can see photos of the New Gladiators footage showing Elvis in his white and red gi, and wearing white socks, standing with Dave Hebler and Elvis looks to be taller and bigger, but again not by much.
It is interesting to hear though that Joe Esposito has stated that Elvis was the same height as listed on this site, as I heard that it was Joe who claimed that Elvis was measured in the army at 6ft 05" without boots, and 6ft 1 3/4" in boots. Perhaps he never said this?

Mike 2 said on 10/Oct/15
Hi Paul, I don't know Dave Hebler's height but my estimate would be 5ft 10"-5ft 11". Have a look at the New Gladiators Karate footage on YouTube and you will see that he is up to a couple of inches shorter than Elvis even though in the Ed Parker karate group photo I posted he appears to be as tall as Elvis, and Jerry Schilling who is next to Dave Hebler and Pat Parry,and who was of similar height to Elvis appears to be quite a bit taller than him. This could be down to the camera angle as that side of the group all appear to be quite tall but you can't see their feet unlike Elvis and Ed Parker whose feet you can see and who are centre shot directly in front of the lens.

paul said on 10/Oct/15
hello Mike 2 do you know how tall was David Hebler ?
im doing a research in the web , but i still cant find it

paul said on 9/Oct/15
Mike 2 i think you are right about Elvis height , but what to say about Elvis and Miltom Berle picture ?
they are the same height , and Miltom berle is 510 !!!
in the Miltom Berle program do you think he is using heels in his shors ?

Mike 2 said on 8/Oct/15
Sorry meant to say that most records show BB King as being 5ft 9 3/4 ins

Mike 2 said on 7/Oct/15
Click Here Hi Amaral , hopefully this picture will do. Most records show BB King as being 5ft 91/2 "

gx79 said on 5/Oct/15
@ amerale don't feel bad Steve was annoying kid

amaral said on 4/Oct/15
Mike 2 how are you ?
i found something in the internet called ELViSblog by Phil Arnold .
in this blog there is a pic of Elvisand BBking in 1956 .
can you post this pic , because i dont know how to do it .
it is very interesting because BB king is 5,10" and you can see that Elvis is almost 2 invhes taller

Gx79 said on 4/Oct/15
Elvis height was 5'11.75 or 6'0

amaral said on 30/Sep/15
Steve id like to apoligize for the message i sent for you im so sorry
you know , Elvis fans sometimes get upset by what the people say about the King
im sorry

177cmGuy said on 30/Sep/15
I think 5'11.75 was his night time height and the other recorded height of 6'0.5 was his morning height. 6'1 doesn't seem possible but 6'0 is still arguable for Elvis.

Gx79 said on 29/Sep/15
Steve finally admits he's wrong a proud day in history bye Steve

amaral said on 28/Sep/15
steve how are you ?
how tall is linda thompson ?
she and Elvis are in barefoot in that photo that mike 2 posted .
why dont you give your opinion about Elvis height comparing with Linda height as you did with Sinatra ?

Steve said on 27/Sep/15
"lets forget Parker , Berle , and all the artists that Steve insists to compare Elvis height ."

Amaral, you either can't read, or don't understand basic English. Or you refuse to look at photos posted snowing Berle next to people such as Bob Hope who were 5'10". Do you own research....if you are able.

And no, I don't dislike Elvis.

How we forget anything that disproves Elvis was 6'. Just accept the myth. That's what you all want. Go ahead. Believe what you want. I'm done.

Mike2 said on 27/Sep/15
Hi Amaral, I think it's not right
to accuse Steve of lying, we should respect everyone's opinion and I do believe that Steve puts across a very strong case. I do agree with you though about LindaThompson who is 5ft 9ins tall although I would say that Elvis is more like 3 inches taller rather 4. The reason I keep on going on about this Karate photo is that it is face on and shows Elvis' full height in bare feet next to two others whose heights are reported as being 6ft and 5ft9ins, and until I can find another fine example such as this I can't say much more as I have family shots where due to them being from the waist up and from certain angles I actually appear in some to be the same height as my dad who was 5ft 9 and I'm 6ft 1ins. So I am just not convinced by similar photos of Elvis. The karate photo seems to me to be an ideal photo. Thanks

jtm said on 26/Sep/15
Arch Stanton said on 22/Sep/15
I think Elvis looked similar sort of height to Leo di Caprio, more 5'11.25-5 range than 6 ft.

dicaprio is not 5'11.5. 5'10 is more like it.

amaral said on 25/Sep/15
Mike 2 how are you ?
i saw the picture of Elvis and Ed Parker in barefoot .
lets forget Parker , Berle , and all the artists that Steve insist to compare Elvis height .
lets just use Linda Thompson height .
as we know she is 5. 9 feet , and in that pic we all see that Elvis is almost 4 inches taller than Linda
so this makes him almost 6 feet .
i think Steve dont like Elvis , i dont know the reason.
and i think he is lying about Berle height
ask Steve to post a pic of Berle and someone who is 5 10 than i ll star to believe him
thas enough for me

Steve said on 25/Sep/15
Most of the photos are unreliable? I just don't get it. I guess they're 'unreliable' if they show Elvis to be under 6', but reliable when they show him to appear 6'.

james said on 25/Sep/15
if elvis was under 6ft barefoot when why did he say in a concert in 1974 he was quote 6 feet 1 and half tall, thats sounds to much but elvis looks to tall to be only 5'11 he looks like 6'1 in those films

Mike2 said on 24/Sep/15
I respect everyone's view here and can see where Steve is coming from, however most of these photos are unreliable due to the camera angles with most being waist up shots. Other photos of the same event with Danny Thomas Elvis looks to be far bigger and in the Daniel Boone photo it's obvious to me that Elvis is a good bit taller. I think that for those who want to prove that Elvis was under 6ft then Ed Parkers height needs investigating as we have photos attached to this site showing Elvis and Parker barefooted and so you can't hide your true height with lifts etc. Ed Parker was officially listed as being 6ft tall and you can see that he and Elvis were the same height, so forget the rest of these waist up shots and footwear shots, these karate photos show the real height of Elvis. Also on a final note, Elvis was measures several times in the army as being 6ft tall; on the balance of probabilities would all of these different occasions have been recorded incorrectly?

Steve said on 23/Sep/15
Sinatra was lift wearer. But not always. Berle was most definitely not a lift wearer. Tom Cruise is short. Probably no more than 5'6". there is more than an inch and a half between Berle and Dick van Dyke. More like three inches.

Steve said on 22/Sep/15
Please explain why Elvis isn't visibly taller than Pat Boone who I suspect in his prime was at most 5'10"?
Click Here

Boone with President Reagan. Click Here

Steve said on 22/Sep/15
Jerry, I go by all the evidence. Photos in mass do not lie. But the army does! Stop believing official listings. Elvis was shorter in the 1950s then suddenly grew taller with the help of lifts. It's clear to see if you just open your eyes. There are photos taken of him in the 1950's snowing him no taller than Col. Parker. Then in the 1960s he a lot taller. Milton Berle was no more than 5'10 1/2" so explain why Elvis didn't look at least an inch and a half taller. If Berle was only 5'10" which many suspect he was then Elvis should have clearly appeared two inches taller. He didn't. Case closed.

TJ said on 22/Sep/15
Sinatra is tricky though Steve. You call him 5ft 7.5, yet here he was in his 70s looking taller than Tom Cruise, who is around that height himself:
Click Here

The mid '60s photo of Sinatra and Elvis has Sinatra looking taller than some might expect against Elvis, but in other pics the height disparity between Elvis and Sinatra looks similar to the height disparity between Sinatra and Kennedy. In fact, if we could entirely trust photographs to tell us the truth, Elvis might edge out Kennedy by a very small amount using these examples:

Click Here

No, I'm not really saying that Elvis was taller than Kennedy. I don't think he was.

So what to make of the fact that the height disparity seems to change between Elvis and Sinatra? Well, how about comparing the later pic of the two with a pic taken of a then 70-year-old Sinatra looking similarly taller than he should against Reagan:

Click Here

Sinatra looked too tall against Cruise, too tall against Reagan and taller than he had previously against Elvis because Sinatra wore lifts, just as many did. Note that a biographer referenced on Sinatra's page on this site made specific mention of Sinatra being a lift wearer.

In the pic of Berle with Van Dyke, I don't see more than 1.5 inches between them, and in the pic below with Elvis I see Elvis maybe half an inch taller than Berle. It's therefore not a good example if you are certain that Elvis needs a downgrade. The constant use of Berle as a reference point could also be difficult if he was an occasional lifts wearer and who's to say he wasn't? It was rife in Hollywood at the time.

Arch Stanton said on 22/Sep/15
I think Elvis looked similar sort of height to Leo di Caprio, more 5'11.25-5 range than 6 ft.

Gx79 said on 21/Sep/15
Steve u can't see there feet

Jerome Jackson said on 20/Sep/15
I emailed Elvis' former road manager Joe Esposito and asked him how tall Elvis was barefoot. He replied: 5"11.75. The army measurements vary I think, because some measured him wearing shoes and others didn't. Look up the pictures. Although some photo's are questionable like Elvis with 5' 10" B.B.King. Elvis does appear to be more than 2" taller...and they are both wearing the same standard heel shoe.

jerry said on 20/Sep/15
steve why is elvis in the army listed at 6'0 or even 6'0.5 barefoot then if your saying he is 5'11 there is so much evidence he is at least 6'0 have you steve ever read kathy westmoreland book about him being six feet plus, no why do you think you seem to be so accurate and keep asserting he was 5'11, he was not steve look at facts and read more on him

Steve said on 20/Sep/15
Milton Berle with 6'1" Dick van Dyke. Click Here

And Berle with Elvis. Click Here

No way was Elvis 6' tall. Not unless he used lifts.

Steve said on 18/Sep/15
5'10" Danny Thomas with 6' JFK. Click Here

And Danny with 5'11" Elvis Presley. Click Here

If you can't see that Elvis wasn't as tall as JFK then it's hopeless.

Steve said on 15/Sep/15
Elvis with 6'2" Edward Andrews. Click Here

Andrews with 6' Hugh Marlowe. Click Here

Marlow and Cary Grant. Click Here

There is no way that Elvis was over 5'11". Not without lifts in his shoes.

Steve said on 13/Sep/15
Grow up? Is that your answer? Just because you say he was 5'11.75" and I disagree I must be the child? Pathetic.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 13/Sep/15
"Elvis Presley height: 6ft 0in (183cm)"

I really do think that he was measured at 6ft0½ in the morning. Therefore, he was most likely walking around at 6ft2 in boots. I suppose 5ft11¾ is fair listing but it was probably his low. He wore boots a lot so he probably did trick people into thinking he was well over 6ft.

ednerd said on 11/Sep/15
I wouldn't go by Military measurements. my brother is / was 6 foot tall (maybe 5'11 and 3/4ths) and when he was in the military he told me they measured him at 6' 1/2 inches, then the next time they measured him at 5"11" that's a pretty good variance. doesn't sound too accurate to me. My brother just thought it was funny.

gx79 said on 10/Sep/15
elvis was 5'11.75 barfoted not 5'11 steve get over yourself grow up

Steve said on 9/Sep/15
Elvis and 5'9" Vic Morrow. Click Here

With 6'2" Walter Matthau and 5'9" Vic Morrow. Click Here

Matthau with 5'9" Jack Lemmon and 6'3" Gregory Peck. Click Here

Elvis was 5'11".

amaral said on 9/Sep/15
Steve have u already search in web about David Hebler , Jerry shilling and Ed Parker height ?
in that photo of them Elvis is in barefoot and he has same height of Ed and Hebler , but u keeping posting just pics of celwbreties that we cant see what they are using

Steve said on 9/Sep/15
gx79, open your eyes and look at the photos. He wore lifts. It's mentioned in several articles and books. Just do an internet search.

Steve said on 7/Sep/15
Elvis and Sinatra. Click Here

I see about a three and a half inch difference in height.

If Sinatra was 5'7" that makes Elvis 5'10 & 1/2".

So lets say for argument sake that Sinatra was 5'7 & 1/2".

That brings Elvis to 5'11".

Sinatra with Cary Grant, Sophia Loren and Stanley Kramer.

Click Here

It's quite obvious that Grant is at least five inches taller than Sinatra. Grant was at least 6', perhaps 6'1" in his younger days.

Of course, without seeing their feet we don't know who wore lifts and who didn't.

gx79 said on 7/Sep/15
how do we know elvis wore lift no one knows

Steve said on 6/Sep/15
Elvis wearing lifts? Nah. Can't be. Never!

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Steve said on 4/Sep/15
Gx79, that photo you linked is tilted. Go by the one I linked.

Also, I saw a newsreel where Elvis first worked at Paramount in 1957 on Loving You. In it he meets with various actors working on the lot. It showed him with Jerry Lewis who was starring in The Delicate Delinquant. Lewis was 5'10" and in this newsreel Elvis hardly looked any taller. If I can find it, I'll link it.

When Elvis started out in Hollywood, he didn't wear lifts. But later on he did. That's when he seemed to grow taller.

Gx79 said on 2/Sep/15
Elvis and dean Click Here

Steve said on 2/Sep/15
Elvis with Dean Martin. Click Here

Elvis is not taller. We can't see their shoes. Dean could be on a box. Or wearing lifts. Elvis could have been on a box or wearing lifts. Both men wore lifts. Neither was 6'.

Bottom line here is Elvis is not taller.

amaral said on 1/Sep/15
gx79 where is pic of Elvis and Martin ?
i cant see it

Steve said on 1/Sep/15
Elvis being measured for weight and height while wearing his army boots.

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Elvis with 5'11" Lee Majors.

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Steve said on 1/Sep/15
I will never agree that Elvis was 6' or especially 6'1". So live with it.

As for Dean Martin being obviosly shorter, show me those photos. And please be full shots showing their shoes. Otherwise, forget it.

I have posted a video showing Milton Berle wearing regular shoes where he is no shorter than Elvis. And I posted several photos showing Berle was no more than 5'10&1/2". Half an inch is really impossible to see. So Elvis was no more than 5'11". He even listed his height early on at 5'11".

Gx79 said on 30/Aug/15
steve there photo of Elvis and dean Martin before Elvis wore lift and Elvis was taller then dean who wore lifts

Gx79 said on 30/Aug/15
We all agree Elvis was 6ft or 6'1 only person who doesn't agree is Steve

Steve said on 28/Aug/15
Check out the boots on Elvis. Click Here

Definitely lifts. I'd guess they added at least two inches, perhaps two & a half inches. The steep angle of the foot is a dead givaway.

Steve said on 28/Aug/15
Tom Jones was 5'9" while Elvis was 5'11" so naturally you'd see a two inch difference in height.

Also, both men were lift wearers.

Steve said on 26/Aug/15
Check out how much height Berle had lost by the time this photo was taken.

Click Here

Jonathan Winters who was reportedly 5'10" towers over Berle. I doubt by the time of this photo that Berle was any taller than 5'7".

Steve said on 26/Aug/15
Berle with Reagan. Click Here

Steve said on 26/Aug/15
Berle with 5'9" Bobby Kennedy. Click Here

Rick said on 26/Aug/15
Looks consistently 2 inches or more taller than 179cm Tom Jones in most pictures. I'd say 182 is too low, closer to 185. Also doesn't look more than 3 - 4 inches shorter than Bass singer JC Sumner who was a whopping 6'5.

Steve said on 26/Aug/15
Milton Berle next to 6' JFK. Click Here

Steve said on 26/Aug/15
Dean Martin once claimed on the air he was 6'1". In reality he was 5'10". He wore lifts.

Joey Bishop claimed he was 5'9&1/2". He was no more than 5'7". He wore lifts.

Johnny Carson claimed on the air he was just under 6'. In reality, Carson was 5'10". He never wore lifts. At least I never saw any on his feet.

Danny Thomas claimed on the air he was 5'11&1/2". Thomas was no more than 5'10" and never seemed to wear lifts.

Telly Savalas claimed he was 6'1". Telly was 5'10" and wore monster lifts on Kojak.

Tyrone Power said he was 6' when he was the mystery celbrity on What's My Line. Power was 5'10" and sometimes wore oifts as was the case in The Long Gray Line.

Just about all male celebs under 6' all lie about their height.

For some reason, ages ago 6' became the magic number. To attain it meant more success.

Steve said on 24/Aug/15
Those are not lifts on Berle. You watch it again and this time try to remain objective.

Mike 2 said on 24/Aug/15
Hi allie, I have listened to this show called Desert Storm many times over. It doesn't help that Elvis Was Slurring his words in places but I think he says and I quote " I'm six foot and a half', however you could be right.

Steve said on 23/Aug/15
Documentation from the army isn't exactly what I'd call irrefutable evidence. When it came to famous actors who served, their heights were usually inflated.

Elvis didn't appear taller than Berle who for argument's sake was over 5'10" but certainly not much more. So a half an inch is hard to see. Therefore I believe Elvis was 5'11".

gx79 said on 22/Aug/15
look at shoe milton wearing steve figure it out

allie said on 22/Aug/15
rob i have a tape from elvis from the 2nd sept midnight closing show 1974 elvis said he was six foot one and halfI am "sure" Elvis was six foot and his boots and lifts made him a little taller. but do you think he could have been six foot one half


In his own words I'am six one and a half"

Basically he was 6 feet tall, I just wanted to know where HE said "I am 6 feet, one and a half inches tall." That's quite a difference.:doh::doh::doh

james said on 21/Aug/15
steve how you ever watched the film viva las vegas, there is an actor in that called Cesare Danova he was listed to be 6ft 2.5 some 6ft 4, i not sure which height is accurate he looked tall but if you look both him and elvis next to each other you can see elvis only was 2 or 3 inches shorter than him, i dont know whether elvis was wearing his 2.3 inches lifts but considering danova was at least 6ft 3 elvis must have been 6 feet at least even 6 feet 1, i agree with you steve that 6 feet 2 was wrong, i think that's fan made but arguing that elvis is only 5ft 101/2 is absurd, when we even have documentation from the army that he was measured at 6ft 1/2, i dont know milton berles height but he was for sure over 6ft