How tall was Harry Belafonte
Michael Gray
Updated on March 17, 2026
American singer and actor, remembered for appearing in Carmen Jones, Buck and the Preacher, White Man's Burden and The World, the Flesh and the Devil.
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"Welcome to Cuba, Senor Belafonte," exclaimed Fidel Castro, with a grin at my Jockey shorts. He was as tall as I was - six feet two - which I hadn't expected.