What was Kirk Douglas' Height?

Kirk Douglas, standing tall at 5ft 9 (175.3 cm), commanded screens with his rugged intensity and athletic build in Classic Hollywood.

• His precise 5ft 9 (175.3 cm) frame lent authenticity to muscular roles like the gladiator slave in Spartacus (1960), where his height perfectly suited dynamic fight scenes.
• In Westerns like Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), his stature enhanced the gritty gunslinger image.
• Starred in Paths of Glory (1957), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Champion (1949), and The Bad and the Beautiful (1952), using his 175.3 cm height to portray determined underdogs who rose above physical odds.

Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky, he changed his name before WWII Navy service, his height fueling a career of larger-than-life heroes.