Unofficial Tex Murphy

I'm playing through the old Tex games and I'm already up to Overseer (but I skipped Martian Memorandum). I never thought about how tall Jones was until the scenes between him and Arnold Sternwood (Howard Mungo). Here's an image for reference



I understand that since they shoot on green screen, they can make anyone as short or as tall as they like, but up until this point, Tex has always been relatively close in height to his co-stars. I'm curious if Jones is really tall, or if Howard Mungo is just really short? Google wasn't helpful, so I'm appealing to the many Tex Murphy fans who may have the answer. Is Chris Jones a tall guy? And any estimates to his height? Thanks much, friends.

chris Jones & aaron connors are big guys. Hence the name "BIG" finish games

After hearing about all the failed attempts to revive the Tex Murphy series over the last 16 years, I figured the name was in reference to their aspirations to finally have a conclusion to the series.
But it's cool to hear confirmation he's a fellow tall man (6'4" here). Any guesses to his height?

I wanna say 6'7"? I'm 4'10" so you can extrapolate from the picture.

Yes, I've heard that Chris is about 6 feet 7 in.

Which has me wondering-- is Tex also that big? Because, really, someone would have to notice eventually that he is A GIANT DETECTIVE.

oh sam you actually reach up to his heart!

Thanks for the picture, Miss Sam. That's so cool you got to meet him, I take it you were one of the kickstarter backers? Anyways, judging by the height of you two in pixels, I calculated a height of about 6'5", but he's not standing up straight, so 6'7" is a very likely possibility. Nevertheless, he sure is a tall fellow! Thanks again for sating my curiosity, folks.

Aaron is 6'5
Chris 6'7.

They are giants aren't they? It was such a thrill to get to meet them in person.

I know - I walk in, I'm thinking, well I know he's tall, so I put on some heels.

I'm 5'10 - that day with heels I was 6'1. I didn't even make a dent in the height of the CJ. He still towered above me.

Doug was a different story

Did you make it up to his neck or chin Claudia?

joliet_jane wrote:Yes, I've heard that Chris is about 6 feet 7 in.

Which has me wondering-- is Tex also that big? Because, really, someone would have to notice eventually that he is A GIANT DETECTIVE.

I think the Tex character is not supposed to be quite as tall, because they go out of their way to make characters like Gus Leach and Saphyre look taller than him. If they were really that much taller than him they'd be like 7 feet or something ridiculous so I interpret that as meaning Tex as a character is not as tall as the man portraying him.

Sam, standing up in my heels I was certainly a tad higher than the chin...but still he seemed VERY tall. I am used to being taller than most women and quite a large amount of men especially when wearing heels, so it was all a bit strange haha.

If I'd have taken my "safety" heels off, I probably would have reached just past his neck.

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