How tall was John Payne

John Payne's Height

6ft 2 (188 cm)

American actor best remembered for roles in films such as Miracle of 34th Street, Kansas City Confidential, Sun Valley Serenade, Silver Lode and To the Shores of Tripoli. On TV he appeared in The Restless Gun.

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Average Guess (4 Votes)
6ft 1.88in (187.6cm)
Arch Stanton said on 28/Aug/19
We have Romero at 190 too which looks accruate, so 189 looks much less likely. There's a scene in Kansas City I think it was with Lee Van Cleef looked a Lee Marvin 6'2.
mrbobh5344 said on 5/Feb/17
Arch nailed it. Could have been 6'2"..... but likely not quite... and never over that. I have the DVD series 'The Restless Gun'... and he never towers over anyone... He just looks solid, broad... and about 6'1"+ a tad. He was shorter than Ray Middleton. I have The Road To Denver.... and have watched it many times.
Arch Stanton said on 5/Dec/16
Cesar Romero did look an easy inch taller in The Great American Broadcast though, so again can't really argue over 6 ft 2.
Arch Stanton said on 5/Dec/16
He didn't look under 6 ft 2 generally. In The Great American Broadcast he stood out as particularly tall, could certainly look 189 at times but had on a fair shoe I think.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 14/Sep/16
I think he's a guy who could look from 187cm up to 190cm.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 2/Jun/16
188cm works also. Tall man regardless
Arch Stanton said on 29/May/16
An inch shorter than 6'3 Ray Middleton in The Road to Denver, so nothing over 6'2.
Arch Stanton said on 16/Nov/15
Yup, good call on 6'2 flat, he was an easy inch shorter than Randolph Scott (who some claim was 6'2.5 himself) and didn't look as tall as Joe McCrea next to Maureen O'Hara. He did seem to edge Lee Van Cleef though. If you really look at him in films 189 is too high IMO. Scott did look a 6'3 guy, Payne I think actually in having a good looking at him that 6'1.75-6'2 more likely that 6'2.-6'25 range.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 5/Aug/15
Not much between him and Reagan in that photo. He's got the camera advantage also.
You could actually argue 186cm for Reagan there if Payne was 189cm.
Arch Stanton said on 2/Aug/15
You could argue 6'2.5 but if you see him with Reagan Click Here he looks 6'2 flat there.
In fairness I think 185 peak for Reagan is OK.
Arch Stanton said on 2/Aug/15
Click Here A bit taller than Lee Van Cleef.
Arch Stanton said on 2/Aug/15
Thanks, seems the best shout, solid 6'2". I've seen 6 ft 3 for him, but I think just over 6 ft 2 more likely.
Sam said on 2/Aug/15
This could have been the case...Payne was listed at 6'3"...may be not, but he could look 190 cm at times.

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