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He weighed only four pounds at birth and was so tiny that doctors feared he wouldn't live. But immediately, he began to grow at an incredible rate and by age ten was over six feet tall. He was discovered by Hollywood as a teenager and offered a job acting in comedies. He made over fifty of them, until one day on the set when he fell from a scaffolding... See full bio »

Born:

Jacob Rheuben Ehrlich
July 3, 1906 in Denver, Colorado, USA

Died:

July 18, 1952 (age 46) in El Paso, Texas, USA

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Actor (26 titles)

1926 Stop, Look and Listen
Troupe Actor (uncredited)

1924 Sahara Blues (short)

1924/I Jack and the Beanstalk (short)
The Giant

1924 Lost Control (short)

1924 A Royal Pair (short)

1924 The Flower Girl (short)

1924 Taxi! Taxi! (short)

1924 A Lofty Marriage (short)

1924 Hit 'em Hard (short)

1924 Sons-In-Law (short)

1924 Peg o' the Mounted (short)
The Smuggler

1924 You're Next (short) (unconfirmed)

1924 Keep Coming (short)

1924 Keep Going (short)
The Traffic Cop

1924 Own a Lot (short)

1924 Obey the Law (short)

1923 Hansel and Gretel (short)
Gretel's Father

1923 A Corn-Fed Sleuth (short)
Reggie

1923 Golfmania (short)

1923 One Exciting Day (short)

1923 Back to Earth (short)

1923 Hold On (short)

1923 Fare Enough (short)

1923 A Spooky Romance (short)

1923 A Howling Success (short)

1923 Sting 'Em Sweet (short)

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Height:

7' 7½" (2.32 m)

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Trivia:

Once billed 'the world's tallest man' (at the time). See more »

Nickname:

Texas Giant See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer