How tall was Clark Gable

American best remembered for films such as Gone with the Wind, It Happened One Night, Mutiny on the Bounty, Boom Town, Mogambo, The Tall Men, Command Decision, Saratoga and The Misfits. At the time he was regularly called 'Tall, dark and handsome' and 6ft 1, 195 pounds.Publicity Photo via Wikimedia Commons

When I came to town 25 years ago my six feet, two inches were considered pretty high up. But year by year they keep coming in - taller and taller. Today, it would appear than an actor under six feet is virtually a runt. - Clark Gable (June 24, 1955)

Gable's own claim at age 41 (6ft 1, 200 pounds)
Gable's Physical Measurements in Army
6ft 1/2 inch, 6ft 1/4 inch