# Waist size of movie characters

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 24, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waist-size-of-movie-characters/565283 "2010-12-24T14:15:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waist-size-of-movie-characters/565283/1 "2010-12-24T14:15:51Z")

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I just gained a waist size due to medication (I went too big to be comfortable). While watching a movie, I tend to wonder what waist size some of the characters are.

For instance:

Was Indiana Jones a size 36?

How about Fred Astaire and Bing Crosby in their '40s films: size 30?

Or Steve McQueen in say, The Sand Pebbles (must be under 30" there)?  
Anyone want to guess?

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**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waist-size-of-movie-characters/565283/2 "2010-12-24T17:24:40Z")

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I doubt Indie was a 36. Harrison Ford is about 6 feet tall and he seemed pretty slim in his prime…I would guess no more than a 34.

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**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waist-size-of-movie-characters/565283/3 "2010-12-24T17:52:24Z")

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um… 32 and under is _really_ skinny for a 6 footer. indy was pretty strapping, and not john basedow-fit. either 34 or 36 is reasonable imo.

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**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waist-size-of-movie-characters/565283/4 "2010-12-24T18:29:23Z")

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> [@RikWriter](#):
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> I doubt Indie was a 36. Harrison Ford is about 6 feet tall and he seemed pretty slim in his prime…I would guess no more than a 34.

I’d love to know. I’m 5’10" (maybe a bit more) and at my skinniest, after getting braces and eating soup everyday and working out every night, I was still a comfortable 34, and maybe 150 pounds.

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**Author:** ![Oldeb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea666f/32.png) [@Oldeb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldeb)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waist-size-of-movie-characters/565283/5 "2010-12-24T18:40:58Z")

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Astaire was a size 29 at the height of his career. He wasn’t a very big guy, only 5’7" with a weight of 135 pounds. Crosby was also around 5’7" although he occasionally claimed to be taller. 29 or 30 would probably be about right for him too.

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**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waist-size-of-movie-characters/565283/6 "2010-12-24T22:01:39Z")

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> [@sparky\_1](#):
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> I’d love to know. I’m 5’10" (maybe a bit more) and at my skinniest, after getting braces and eating soup everyday and working out every night, I was still a comfortable 34, and maybe 150 pounds.

I am 5’10" and while I am in good shape, I am 44 years old and probably never going to have a six pack, but I fit into 34s with room to spare. And I am over 190lbs.