How tall is Robert Wagner

Gerald S said on 11/May/23
Rob, could Earl Holliman get a page?


Popular American leading and supporting actor. Known as Sgt. Crowley on Police Woman (Angie’s partner), and appeared in films The Sons of Katie Elder, Last Train From Gun Hill, Broken Lance, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Rainmaker, The Bridges at Toko-Ri, Sharky’s Machine, Giant, and Forbidden Planet. As you noted with the Wagner photo, Holliman peaked at a full six feet, so let’s give him that. Holliman hardly ever looked sub 6 feet in his prime.

Gerald S said on 7/Apr/23
Rob, does Earl Holliman reach a full six feet in this photo with 5’11” Wagner?

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I think Holliman is worthy of a full six feet listing.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 24/Dec/22
Rob, he’s listed 6ft on his official website

Sinclair said on 25/Sep/22
I really cannot understand 5’11.5” claims for Wagner, especially if Stefanie Powers was 5’6.5” like she claimed. 5’11.25” would be the absolute maximum I would estimate and 5’10.75” the minimum, for Wagner. Wagner was an example of a genuine 5’11” guy, no taller or shorter than that, in my opinion.

Sinclair said on 23/Sep/22
I'd lean more towards 5'11.25" peak than 5'10.75". Wagner still held up to his 5'11" on Boston Legal, aged seventy-six.

Sinclair said on 28/Jun/22
Strangely, Wagner often seemed 5’10.5” in Hart to Hart, especially when with Richard Herd, who seemed about half an inch taller. I agree on a solid 5’11” peak though for Wagner; 5’11.25” probably more likely than 5’10.75”, but I will stand by a flat 5’11”.

Sinclair said on 10/Apr/22
Rob, how tall does Julie Sommars seem with Wagner from 26:40?

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Sinclair said on 5/Apr/22
Wagner couldn’t have been under 5’11” at peak, 5’11.25” not dismissive especially when compared to Keir Dullea and Wagner more times than not edged out 5’11” Eddie Albert on Switch. Perhaps Albert had shrunk to 5’10.5” by the mid 70s. Anyway, three very solid 5’11” guys at peak.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 14/Oct/21
Strong 5ft11 is fine. Something really narcissistic and dislikeable about this guy...

Sinclair said on 14/Jul/21
@Rob

Could Wagner please be downgraded to 5'11.25"?
He was shorter than 5'11" listed Richard Herd in Hart to Hart.
And he could seem shorter than David Niven in The Pink Panther.

James Harris said on 9/Jul/21
Just seen wagner squeeze past Simon McCorkindale in a crowded doorway in Hart to Hart and wagner was a fair bit shorter. If McCorkindale was 6 feet tall, as I read somewhere then Wagner was 5 foot 10 or 11 in the 80s.their shoes weren't visible

James Harris said on 29/May/21
His official website lists him at 6 foot

Frank Col said on 6/Apr/21
Never been 5ft 11.5. Max height 5ft 10.5. Probably around 5ft 9 today..

Alan mctavish said on 9/Jan/21
wagner some how doesnt look a tall guy in hart to hart wich iam watching now. he looked about 5' 10" then. theres no way he was 6ft flat footed. i just cant see it. his hair would take him up to 5' 11" people forgett alot of guys when getting there height measured just take the slider on the measuring stick down to just touch there hair then say thats there height! and thick hair would give then at least an inch. my friend is 5' 11" but hes 6ft with hes thick hair. becouse he got hes hair shaved off right into the wood once and hes height was just 5' 11" and no more. but a clear flat footed 6ft is still a big guy. 6ft is bigger than alot of people thinck. becouse so many guys at 5' 10" to 5' 11" say there 6ft. iam 5' 11" myself on the dot and when a was only age 17 when i mett guys who were geniune 6ft i was suprised at how tall they looked even though it was an inch more than me! but at age 50 most of them lose at least an inch or two. and a was suprised at how easy or much you notice it. even just an inch. well it must work both ways!

Sinclair said on 10/Aug/20
I feel Robert Wagner’s height is difficult to determine. I personally thought David Niven was a tad taller than Wagner in The Pink Panther, or at least when comparing their peak heights. I believe Wagner was the full 5’11” at peak, but I remember 5’11” listed Richard Herd looked a shade taller than Wagner in the early Hart To Hart episode, “Cop Out” . I suspect Herd was 5’11.25” and Wagner 5’11”. However, Herd’s posture may have been superior to Wagner’s, so they may have been the same height. I could be convinced of 5’11.25” for Wagner at peak, but I would have a hard time believing anything over that unless it was his morning height, in which case 5’11.5” could apply.

Tiger joe said on 9/Aug/20
He's probably 6 foot in the morning and 5 11.5 afternoon.A perfect height range for life.Bob kane said that his height and build were ideal for batman.100 percent true for superheroes.anything shorter or taller would not be that good.

William Andrew Millar said on 6/Sep/18
I walked past him after he got off plane at airport. He's like 5'7" TOPS. He must wear lifts. No way he is 5'11". I'm 5'10" and he seemed VERY short as he passed by. This was in 2002.

Bradley said on 1/Aug/18
Met him Saturday, 5-11.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 7/May/18
Rob, surely he's not this tall now?

hardguy said on 11/Oct/17
5ft 11.5in

Clive Green said on 11/Sep/17
He appeared considerably taller than Peter Sellers in 'The Pink Panther' movie.

jesse said on 27/Jul/17
no more than 5'11

TD said on 4/Nov/16
I was watching the war lover the other day (its always interesting seeing how hollywood represents relationships between men and women, pretty much an 180 turn from films today)... comparing Robert Wagner to Steve Mcqueen I guessed him in the range of a strong 5.11/ weak 6ft range. Interestingly if you google
Robert wagners height he comes up 180cms. Is there some truth to that?... He looks too tall to just be 180cms flat.

mrbobh5344 said on 30/Oct/16
Similar to Dale Robertson in The Silver Whip. Always very fit and trim.... but never tallish. I think 5'11" is spot on.... in his prime.

Tom said on 12/Aug/16
I see a two inch difference in height between Wagner and 6-1 Hamilton.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 25/Apr/16
Rob, would it be fair to assume that these guys were below their peak heights in this picture?

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Arch Stanton said on 16/Mar/16
In some scenes in All the Fine Young Cannibals he could make George Hamilton look 187 range but I think it was posture, In scenes where he's standing better he looks this see Click Here 38 minutes 40s range .

Arch Stanton said on 23/Jan/16
5'11.5 is better IMO, Might have worn bigger shoes on occasion as he could sometimes edge out 6 ft guys!

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 18/Jan/16
181-182cm in his prime is spot on

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 9/Nov/15
Yeah he did look 5ft11-6ft peak

bodwaya said on 7/Nov/15
In hope and Fiath he was little shorter then 5 foot 11 ted mcgnley Click Here

Arch Stanton said on 1/Jul/15
Brad has seen him and reckons 6 ft peak too!

Arch Stanton said on 1/Jul/15
Rob like Steve I think he was nearer 6 ft than 180, 5'11.5 would be a reasonable compromise anyway. I got a good look at him the other day in a film adaption of Hart to Hart and he was a couple of inches taller than 5'7 Stephanie Powers in heels. From a distance he reminded me a bit of Alec Baldwin.

Arch Stanton said on 1/Jul/15
Rob can you update with a photo and films like The Pink Panther, Austin Powers films, A Kiss Before Dying, The Concorde ... Airport '79, Harper, Wild Things, Broken Lance, Titanic (1953), The War Lover and TV series like Hart to Hart, It Takes a Thief, Switch, Two and a Half Men and NCIS.

To be fair this guy could look tallish in films and look near 6 ft at times. Rob do you think 180 is tad low? I'd have gone with a more comfortable 5'11 listing like 5'11.25-5 myself for peak, in fact he was comfortably taller than Niven wasn't he? I think 5'11.5 would honestly be a fair shout for him, almost 6 ft.

Shadow2 said on 12/Jun/15
RJ's stand-ins always had to be 6 feet tall to set up shots on the set, even into his 60's. Obviously he is closer to 5' 10" in his 80's these days.

Steve said on 26/Dec/14
Sorry. I accidentally hit 'add coment' before I pasted the link. Problem with fat fingers!

In this photo with two rather famous 6'3" guys, Wagner appears to be 6'.

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Steve said on 26/Dec/14
In this photo taken with two rather famous 6'3" guys, Wagener appears to be 6'.

rkphi said on 8/Jun/14
Re mmecorbett. Don't know Julie Simmers. However he's definitely shorter than Julie Newmar who appeared in the Thief series.

Mr. R said on 22/Mar/14
RJ was listed a few times at 6-1 and 6-2 during his early contract years,

Sam said on 19/Mar/14
In the recent Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair, he has some photos and looks a little shorter than the listing actually. In a photo next to Cary Grant (in 1955) he looks something like 2.5-3 inches shorter and in a photo next to Fred Astaire, he looks about an inch or so taller.

Brad said on 18/Mar/14
6' in front of me '80 at Universal, 5' 10.5" last year near Palm Springs.

mmecorbett said on 11/Oct/13
I don't think this is accurate. If you look at the It Takes A Thief episode he did with Julie Sommers, he has to be shorter.

Knowitall said on 28/Jul/13
Wagner's peak height was closer to six feet. Today at age 83 probably five ten.

Arch Stanton said on 15/May/13
@5'11, I think Rob's got Matt Dillon a little too high though, I think he's more 5'10" and a bit. I'll try to find some "evidence" of his height as a younger man later in the week, my feeling is that he wasn't quite as low as 5'11" in his prime.

Arch Stanton said on 15/May/13
Strangely looked near 6'1" next to David Niven in The Pink Panther but looked more 6' in comparison later in the film. I find it very hard to believe Wagner was actually shorter than Niven. I'll try to find some earlier Wagner films sometime but my honest impression is that he didn't look as low as this next to Niven. is it possible he was 6 ft in his prime ?

5'11 barefpot and growing said on 27/Jul/12
was an inch taller than matt dillon in wild things watching the movie right now....and is clearly an inch taller than dillon....

Doug said on 20/Jan/09
Is that all? I thought he looked a good 6'1" in Austin Powers, 5'11.5" - 6'0" barefoot.

Tony said on 12/Oct/08
jay leno had a half inch on him on the tonight show

Frank2 said on 27/Aug/08
Wagner with David Niven who was also 5'11":

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Niven next to 6'3" Gregory Peck:

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Niven and 5'11" William Holden:

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Wagner and 6'1" Kevin Costner:

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Frank2 said on 30/Jul/08
I hope your waist isn't as wide as RJ's!

Wagner was 5'11" in his prime. Today, nearing 80 he's down to about 5'10" and has packed on the pounds.

Eddy 222 said on 26/Jul/08
Am not sure I agree with any of these height est:. Why because RJ.W has a TV commercial runing at present. Standing next to his own R/S 1950 Ford Conv.I also have this car restored like his. Ok! am 5'9-1/2". His an my waist are the same like he his in realationship from the ground to the top of the his car door.

Joanne said on 11/Jan/07
I have a photo of myself with RJ Wagner and Stefanie Powers, taken in 1990. I'm 5ft and the top of my head comes to just above RJ's shoulder. Stefanie (who is 5ft 8in) is around two or three inches shorter thn RJ in the pic and she was wearing heels. From this info, I'd say RJ is at least 5' 11".

MHouillon said on 28/Dec/06
He's the classic 179cm (5'10.5").

George H said on 10/Jul/06
Blame my wife who's a regular visitor to that site (her favorite because of this particular Warren Beatty thread) :)
Wagner, according to my wife this pic must be from the 1980's, with 6'2" Warren Beatty Click Here
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Frank2 said on 21/Jun/06
Here's Wagner next to 5'11" Clifton Webb: Click Here

Frank2. said on 10/Jun/06
Wagner was never 6'. He was shorter by about an inch than Jeff Hunter and Hunter, a good family friend was at or slightly under 6'.

MarkO said on 10/Jun/06
I saw Wagner in person, a foot away from him as he signed an autograph for me, in 1983. I was 17 and, I think about 5'11 and 3/4 at that point (6 feet, now). Wagner seemed a bit taller than me...and my 3 friends thought so, too. Who knows about heels and lifts, though.

Frank2 said on 1/Apr/06
Yes, Hunter did the unaired pilot for Star Trek. Once the network picked up the series he wasn't available so Shatner was cast in the role of the captain. Hunter's character was named Pike while Shatner's was Kirk. They ended up using Hunter's footage in an episode called The Cage. A while back they found the work print of the original hour pilot with Hunter and I believe it's available on DVD. I know they've shown it on TV since I watched it. The color is faded and there's a lot of scratches in the print, but it's the original pilot starring Hunter.

I'll never forget the day that I was driving in Beverly Hills and Hunter drove by in his Mercedes 190 SL convertible. I hadn't seen him since shortly after my father passed away so I wanted to follow him and say hello, but I was in a hurry to get somewhere and failed to go after him. He died only about a year later. I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

larry said on 31/Mar/06
Thanks Frank2: I think Jeffrey Hunter was a very good actor too. Didn't he do the ORIGINAL pilot for Star Trek?

Frank2 said on 27/Mar/06
I've seen Wagner over the years and he was never any taller than 5'11". He claims he's just under six feet. His publicicst says he's 6'. Fox Studios who he was under contract with also adverised he was 6'. But in Titanic (1953 version) as well as The Stars and Stripes Forever he was the same height as 5'11" Clifton Webb. In Brokan Lance he was shorter than 6' Earl Holliman and 6' Hugh O'Brian. In the film A Kiss Before Dying his character was listed as being 6'1" and in scenes with Jeffrey Hunter, Hunter slouched to make himself look shorter. But in another film Wagner did with Hunter called In Love and War, they were much closer to being the same height with Hunter being slightly taller.

Gramps said on 27/Mar/06
I always saw Wagner as a 6'1" or 6'2" guy, but here he is with only the slightest advantage over the 5'10" Steve McQueen.
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Frank2 said on 24/Mar/06
Jeffrey Hunter was a very close personal friend of my dad. At one time they even co-produced a low budget film together. Jeff later was a pallbearer at my dad's funeral. Jeff was about 6' or slightly under. He was slightly taller than Wagner. Watch Hunter in The Searchers and see how short he is next to John Wayne. And in that film when he fights Ken Curtis who was about 5'10", they're almost the same height. The trick is that Curtis is wearing cowboy boots while Jeff is wearing moccasins. I used to call Jeff, "Uncle Jeffrey." He was just about the nicest person imaginable. He was a lot better actor than Wagner. It was a tragedy that he died so young and from a head injury sustained when a horse he was riding on tripped and he feel off. That was when he was filming some costume picture in Europe. About six months later when he got back home to California, he was going down a flight of stairs in his home when he passed out and tumbled down dying from the fall. His widow later told me that he suffered a brain aneurism so even if he hadn't fallen he would have most likely died anyway. She told me he was never the same after his accident in Europe. So sad.

Paul said on 24/Mar/06
Wow - I never would have pegged Osborne as 6'2". I guess his weight and the fact the TCM intros use a crane camera that looks down on him makes him look smaller.

Based on this info, I buy Wagner at 5'11"

larry said on 24/Mar/06
Robert Osborne of TCM once described himself as 6'2". Didn't give his weight. He looks pretty husky, so that can give the illusion of one not being as tall. Robert Wagner always looked 5'11" (even now). So, was Jeffrey Hunter really the 6'2" he is often listed as? Wagner never looked 3" shorter than Hunter to me.

Frank2 said on 15/Mar/06
I've got news for you. TCM host and Hollywood Reporter entertainment columnist Robert Osborne is well-over six feet tall! I've seen him in person. I was surpised myself since he only appears to be around 5'10" on the tube. Wagner is still almost 5'11". I saw him on the Fox Studios lot and briefly spoke with him while he was in between taping intros for the Fox Movie Channel showings of the old Hour of the Stars and he was just about as tall as me. He's a lot heavier these days. I'd say well over 200 lbs. And he still smokes!

Frank2 said on 11/Mar/06
Here's Bob and Hart to Hart co-star Stephanie Powers with 5'9" actress Jo Ann Pflug: Click Here

Frank2 said on 8/Mar/06
And he's still 5'11". And he's 76 years old!