How tall was Michael Gwynn

Gerald S said on 2/Jun/23
I have Cuthbertson and Moore at 6'1" flat, with a better chance of a strong 6'1" than a weak 6'1" for both.

Rory said on 30/May/23
Cuthbertson I don't think was much over 6ft1, he had excellent posture so could pull off 186-187 but I think 6ft1 or 1.25 suits him. He was identical to Moore in The Saint and when he was barefoot with Macnee in shoes in the Avengers he barely looked taller. I'd probably settle on 6ft1.25 for Cuthbertson but that's about it.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 19/May/23
Rory and Gerald , yeah maybe not quite the full 6ft2 for Bruce but comfortably over 6ft1.


I really think him, Ellis, Cuthbertson and Caldicott were all 6ft1½ range guys

Gerald S said on 19/Apr/23
I can easily buy 6'1.5" for Bruce Boa. Anthony Dawson height range. There was not much more than 3 inches between Boa and John Cleese in Fawlty Towers.

Rory said on 17/Apr/23
Actually Id just go 6ft1.5 for Bruce Boa,didn't look a real 6ft2 but probably over 6ft1 when I've seen him in the professionals,Saint and Falty.

Rory said on 17/Apr/23
Bruce Boa I'd say was 6ft1.5 or 1.75 peak. Not a proper 6ft2, but over 6ft1 for sure.

Arch Stanton said on 14/Mar/23
At 17 minutes in Village of the Damned there's a good comparison with George Sanders and Gwynn is noticeably taller, an inch or so I'd say. He can look 6'3.5 in that scene.

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 6/Mar/21
Oh, I see! Michael G is just over 6ft3, whereas I thought he was a smidge under 6ft4. Well, he did look very tall in the 70's Thriller I watched him in last night, so I forgive myself and shall not hang my head in shame! 😂

Michael was clearly not big-headed about his height, excluding the quarter-inch which many a person would welcome with open arms. 😏💭

6ft3.25. 😁👍

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 22/Sep/20
Rob, also could Caldicot and Cuthbertson get Pages?

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 21/Sep/20
Rob, could Bruce get a page?


Other credits include Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back, Full Metal Jacket and The Omen

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Sep/20
Rob, any guesses for Bruce Boa?


I actually now think him, Ellis, Caldicot and Cuthbertson were all somewhere between 6ft1-2 range. If you watch those episode you’ll notice they all raise their heads back a little when standing face to face with Cleese. Gwynn on the other hand is the only actor on that show who stacked up well next to the lofty lead actor. Reminded me of how Graham Chapman looked in Monty - only guy who didn’t get dwarfed by Cleese and at times looked almost the same height!

Sinclair said on 16/Sep/20
Rob, how tall would you say British actor Allan Cuthbertson was at peak?

After watching the Fawlty Towers "Gourmet Night" episode again, I now consider Cuthbertson to have been taller than Caldicot, the camera angles seemed to favour Caldicot. I really think Gwynn was the tallest Fawlty Towers guest star, Allan Cuthbertson may have been the second tallest, Bruce Boa possibly the third tallest, Robin Ellis could have been the fourth tallest and Caldicot was perhaps the fifth tallest guest star at the time of the show.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 15/Sep/20
Sinclair, 6ft2 for Boa looks suspect but I could be wrong. I’d need to see other things he’s in. Ellis for some reason gives the taller impression next to Cleese. I’d give Bruce at least 6ft1 though, maybe the same as Robin


Caldicot definitely looked 6ft1 range with Cleese and he was nearly 70 by then so he was probably taller in his prime, Rob?

Sinclair said on 9/Sep/20
Rob, how tall would you say British actor Richard Caldicot was, at his peak?

Caldicot played Mr. Twitchen in the "Gourmet Night" episode of Fawlty Towers and I thought Caldicot was possibly a fraction taller than 6'2.5" Allan Cuthbertson. However, I thought Michael Gwynn was taller than Caldicot, when next to John Cleese. I actually never doubted 6'2" for Bruce Boa, who was also probably one of the tallest guest stars on Fawlty Towers.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 6/Sep/20
Bruce Boa who played Mr Hamilton in the memorable Waldorf Salad episode is listed 6ft2 but looked a good 4in shorter than Cleese. He was also in Star Wars and Full Metal Jacket. More 6ft1 range I think...

Sinclair said on 6/Sep/20
I think I can safely say Michael Gwynn was the tallest guest star on Fawlty Towers. Does anyone agree or disagree?

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 5/Sep/20
Nice one Sinclair! Another great vintage actor. I thought Ellis mightve been a 6ft2 guy watching Poldark but he claims 6ft1½. In Fawlty he’s clearly shorter next to Cleese than Gwynn so 6ft3 is a stretch

Sinclair said on 1/Sep/20
Rob, how tall would you say Robin Ellis was, at his peak?

I found it interesting that Robin Ellis is commonly listed at 6’3”. Ellis and Gwynn were both in the first Fawlty Towers episode and I thought Gwynn was obviously taller than Ellis in comparison to John Cleese. Very odd indeed.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 30/Aug/20
He was only 59 when he died so I wouldn’t have said he’d lost much if anything

Arch Stanton said on 30/Aug/20
I'm not sure he looked near 6'4 with Peter Cushing or George Sanders Rampage but been a while since I saw those films and obviously wasn't watching them to figure out his height!

See 13:31, 15:35, 24:25. Click Here I think a solid 6'3 is good.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 29/Aug/20
I watched that scene from Fawlty Towers again. If Cleese was a bit over 6ft5 you could maybe argue near 6ft4 for this guy.


So I’m now voting 6ft3½ for this actor who should have had a bigger career. He reminds a lot of Nigel Green, another tall, stern and sharp dressed player of British stage and screen wholeft us too early.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 29/Aug/20
Literally appeared in one episode of Fawlty and it’s probably what he’s best known...and the last thing he was in before he died!

Arch Stanton said on 29/Aug/20
Nice one Rob! Yes, I think Cleese had about 2 inches on him, my overall guess was 190cm with Cleese but he might have lost a bit of height by then and Cleese of course could have been a little over 6'5. Certainly stand out tall for his generation and still looked decent even with Cleese. He was so convincing as the Lord Melbury in Fawlty Towers that it was so disappointing when he turned out to be a confidence trickster. I love what Cleese said about "it's only the upper class who have tat like that" on his suitcase!!

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 29/Aug/20
Clean shaven he looked like a taller version of Michael Palin.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 28/Aug/20
Nice!

Yeah not quite 6ft4 but not under 6ft3 either...