[dvirgo]

I aways thought that Jon pertwee was pretty tall but was he the tallest? I hear Tenant is lanky. Is pat shorter than Sly

wondered if anyone knew

[Corwin]

IMDB usually gives the heights for the actors listed on there (of course these may not be totally accurate).

According to there Pertwee was 6' 3" while Tennant is 6' 1".

[king yrcanos]

Pertwee and Baker are both 194cm, the smallest one is McCoy 168cm

[dvirgo]

Originally Posted by king yrcanos

Pertwee and Baker are both 194cm, the smallest one is McCoy 168cm

I thought McCoy would be tiny.

[TEDR]

Originally Posted by dvirgo

I thought McCoy would be tiny.

Me too — more like 160 than 168. I guess it's all that being photographed next to Tom and David?

[Jon Ross]

I always thought the tallest was Tom Baker, who was a little taller than Jon Pertwee.

[TimeMyRelative]

Yes I agree Jon. Baker had that killer combo of physical presence, amazing voice, and variety of facial expressions. Matt Smith is very good but just doesn't compare IMHO.

[Demolished Man]

Originally Posted by dvirgo

Is pat shorter than Sly

No, Patrick Troughton was 5'9" and Sylvester McCoy is 5'6".

Troughton was in fact the forth shortest Doctor, being an inch taller than both William Hartnell and Paul McGann.

Odd, isn't it? Perhaps he was acting short...

Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee were the joint tallest Doctors at 6'4"-ish but Baker has taller hair.

[AdelaideGirl]

Maybe Pat had taller companions? Standing next to someone short always makes you look taller and vice versa.

[Demolished Man]

Originally Posted by AdelaideGirl

Maybe Pat had taller companions? Standing next to someone short always makes you look taller and vice versa.

No, they called themselves 'the shortest show on earth' at the time - only Anneke Wills (5'6") is above average height, Michael Craze was surprisingly short (I can't find his height listed anywhere, but he was a bit shorter than Troughton) and Frazer Hines is 5'8". Wendy Padbury is tiny.

This fact was used as an advantage in 'The Ice Warriors' - by casting short to average height actors in the human roles and extremely tall actors in big shoes and tall hats as the Ice Warriors, the director succeeds in making them look truly gigantic as well as ending up with a particularly good cast.

[Lulz77]

Action figure time

[darthbibble]

How tall is Colin? I always thought he was tallest

[Demolished Man]

Originally Posted by darthbibble

How tall is Colin? I always thought he was tallest

The sixth Doctor is the sixth shortest at six foot tall.

[darthbibble]

Originally Posted by Demolished Man

The sixth Doctor is the sixth shortest at six foot tall.

I didn't realise he was that short, I thought he was at least 6'4

[Listentome]

Originally Posted by Lulz77

Action figure time

Nah, doesn't work. They haven't made the heights accurate.

[johnnysaucepn]

Originally Posted by Demolished Man

Troughton was in fact the forth shortest Doctor, being an inch taller than both William Hartnell and Paul McGann.

I'm always surprised at how short Paul McGann is in real life, they did a good job hiding that in the TV movie...

Originally Posted by DarthBibble

I didn't realise he was that short, I thought he was at least 6'4

6 foot is short?!

[darthbibble]

Originally Posted by johnnysaucepn

I'm always surprised at how short Paul McGann is in real life, they did a good job hiding that in the TV movie...

6 foot is short?!

it's short compared to 6'4

and I agree with the McGann point, when I saw that picture of him with other Doctors I was very surprised.

[gboy]

This pic gives a good indication of some Doctor tallness:

http://on.fb.me/U7fLWu

[bgtension]

I can't believe Colin Baker was 6ft!!

[Demolished Man]

Originally Posted by bgtension

I can't believe Colin Baker was 6ft!!

Huh, if that shocks you, prepared to be AMAZED!

Brian Blessed is 5'9".

[Demolished Man]

Originally Posted by Listentome

Nah, doesn't work. They haven't made the heights accurate.

Particularly the Dapol ones -their Mel figure (who, you will recall, was played by the disconcertingly tiny Bonnie Langford) was at least a head taller than their Cyberman figure...

[Jon Ross]

Originally Posted by TimeMyRelative

Yes I agree Jon. Baker had that killer combo of physical presence, amazing voice, and variety of facial expressions. Matt Smith is very good but just doesn't compare IMHO.

I don't think height is very important. Patrick Troughton proves that, he was a brilliant Doctor.

[Jon Ross]

Originally Posted by Demolished Man

Tom Baker and Jon Pertwee were the joint tallest Doctors at 6'4"-ish but Baker has taller hair.

I remember looking in the actor's directory in my local library and it gave Tom Baker's height as 6'3", not 6'4".

[TRT1968]

Originally Posted by Jon Ross

I remember looking in the actor's directory in my local library and it gave Tom Baker's height as 6'3", not 6'4".

You shrink as you get older, you know.

[TRT1968]

Originally Posted by Jon Ross

I remember looking in the actor's directory in my local library and it gave Tom Baker's height as 6'3", not 6'4".

Either that or his dimensional stabiliser is faulty.