How tall was Dudley Moore

English actor best remembered for starring in movies like Arthur, 10, Santa Claus: The Movie, Bedazzled and The Hound of the Baskervilles. In The Boston Globe (Jul 9, 1981) he said, "I suspect I'm actually five-two and a half because that's what's on my passport. When you're around that height, you get a bit miserly about the odd half inch."

That's why I'm always suspicious of short men. You can bet your life there's always something going on with them. My passport says I'm 5-foot-21/2, but I usually add an extra half inch and say I'm 5-foot-3. Listen, every little bit counts when you're as short as I am.

Sooner or later, the reporter asked Moore how tall he is, and he answers: "I'm five feet, two and one-half inches"
He is never offended when he hears the question, but he does get tired of hearing it. "It's so boring"

photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

My actual height is 5ft 2½in -- when you are down that low half an inch really counts! When I was growing up I was never bothered about my height. I was called Hopalong Cassidy by the other kids because I had a club foot, but the height wasn't a problem.
That's why it seems silly now to read about diminutive Dud, the most unexpected sex symbol. I don't mind the clever remarks. I like it when someone came up with sex thimble!
-- Sydney Morning Herald, 1982

Nancy Reagan (in heels) near Dudley