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How tall was Howard Keel

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Ella Bryant

Published Apr 13, 2026

American actor, best remembered for roles in films such as Calamity Jane, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Show Boat, Annie Get Your Gun, The War Wagon, Ride, Vaquero!, Kismet, Kiss Me Kate and The Big Fisherman and TV series Dallas. In the tribune-review, he was quoted as saying: "I'm 6-foot-4...Janie Powell is only 4-foot-11 and Kathryn Grayson about 5-foot-1. They were always standing on a box, or I was in a hole." He also mentioned in his book 'Only make believe' "I stood 6 feet 4 inches and weighed 180 pounds" and also said "my 6-foot-3-inch frame".Howard Keel in Annie Get Your Gun trailer 2