James Kirk's height
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I don't think Bill was ever truly 5-10. Maybe he was 5-9 on a good day when he was in his best shape. It's pretty well-documented that he wore lifts in his boots, so those probably elevated him to between 5-10 and 5-11 in uniform. However, Nimoy and Dee Kelley were always noticeably taller.
But Shatner wasn't distractingly short or anything. He had a terrific physical presence even in scenes with much taller guest stars.
But Shatner wasn't distractingly short or anything. He had a terrific physical presence even in scenes with much taller guest stars.
Yes, Shatner had that command presence, even in some scenes that he wasn't present in. For instance, when he was stuck on the Constellation in Doomsday Machine, he was overruling Decker by sheer willpower and ordering Spock to take command of the Enterprise.
Absolutely, Phaser Two. As a girl, I always thought he was as tall as my dad (6'3"). Later, I was disillusioned, but his commanding presence has always made me see him through some type of rose-colored, height-extender glasses.
Raul, to me.... he was and always will be a giant.
Raul, to me.... he was and always will be a giant.
Shat's boots had a thicker heel and sole than Nimoy or Kelley.
http://www.celebheights.com/articleimages/shatners-boots-lifts.jpg
http://www.celebheights.com/articleimages/shatners-boots-lifts.jpg
I agree, in the future humans have to be a little taller. Somewhere this have to stop, but not now.
Absolutely, Phaser Two. As a girl, I always thought he was as tall as my dad (6'3"). Later, I was disillusioned, but his commanding presence has always made me see him through some type of rose-colored, height-extender glasses.
Raul, to me.... he was and always will be a giant.
In the future everybody's proportions are increased so they are about twelve feet tall, but we can't tell because everything else is built proportionately to match that average physique.
Edit: Oh wait, those times they time-traveled to the past and were the same size as everyone else, there's some timey-wimey handwavey quantum physics transformation that goes with the time travel.
Kor
Edit: Oh wait, those times they time-traveled to the past and were the same size as everyone else, there's some timey-wimey handwavey quantum physics transformation that goes with the time travel.
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Noooooo......
Those are his dancing boots. His regular boots were getting resoled.
That was just one pair of his boots, the early Cuban heels version. He wore different boots all the time. These are just two examples:
Dress boots with no heels (Plato's)
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/3x10hd/platosstepchildrenhd0662.jpg
Dress boots with low heels (Plato's)
http://tos.trekcore.com/hd/albums/3x10hd/platosstepchildrenhd0922.jpg
Sometimes the idea was to adjust his height; he had a pair with built-in lifts that I can't find a photo of right now. Other times it was to accommodate stunts that would risk damaging the custom-made costume boots.
Kirk's height was somewhere between Alexander and Apollo.
Here, maybe you can compare Shatner's and Nimoy's heights in this clip....
"McCoy's a little dumber, Kirk's a little shorter..."
Nimoy was obviously taller than Shatner but I wouldn't have said Kelley was! Shat was the star of the show and it was okay for the odd alien to be taller but not other humans with the exception of Morgan Woodward as Captain Ronald Tracey, one of the most experienced Captains in the Star Fleet! 
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Yes, Captain Tracey taught Kirk a few lessons in kick ass fighting.
Nimoy was obviously taller than Shatner but I wouldn't have said Kelley was! Shat was the star of the show and it was okay for the odd alien to be taller but not other humans with the exception of Morgan Woodward as Captain Ronald Tracey, one of the most experienced Captains in the Star Fleet!
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Yes, Captain Tracey taught Kirk a few lessons in kick ass fighting.
Yes. In Spock's Brain, the alien Morg are described as being "large." Jim Daris was 6' 5" so they're portrayed freakishly tall.
I've stood near him. Five-nine at best. But perhaps he was taller in his prime.
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