How tall was James Whitmore?

James Allen Whitmore Jr. (1 October 1921 – 6 February 2009) was an American actor in film, theatres, and television. Whitmore has received three of the four EGOT awards throughout his career: a Tony, a Grammy and an Emmy. Whitmore has won a Golden Globe and earned two Academy Awards nominations. Born in White Plains, New York, to Florence Belle (née Crane) and James Allen Whitmore, Sr., a park commission official, Whitmore attended Amherst Central High School in Snyder, New York for three years before being transferred to the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut on a football scholarship.

5 feet 8 inches

1 m 73 cm