Listed below is all winners of the Best Actor Oscars Award, with heights ranked from shortest to tallest.
| Actor | Height | Best Actor Win | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Cagney |  |
5ft 5 (165cm) | 1942 - Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Richard Dreyfuss |  |
5ft 5 (165cm) | 1977 - The Goodbye Girl |
| Dustin Hoffman |  |
5ft 5.5 (166cm) | 1979 - Kramer vs. Kramer 1988 - Rain Man |
| Al Pacino |  |
5ft 6 (168cm) | 1992 - Scent of a Woman |
| Roberto Benigni |  |
5ft 6.5 (169cm) | 1998 - Life is Beautiful |
| George Arliss |  |
5ft 7 (170cm) | 1929/1930 - Disraeli |
| Bing Crosby |  |
5ft 7.5 (171cm) | 1944 - Going My Way |
| Ben Kingsley |  |
5ft 7.75 (172cm) | 1982 - Ghandi |
| Lionel Barrymore |  |
5ft 8 (173cm) | 1930/1931 - A Free Soul |
| Humphrey Bogart |  |
5ft 8 (173cm) | 1951 - The African Queen |
| Yul Brynner |  |
5ft 8 (173cm) | 1956 - The King and I |
| Sean Penn |  |
5ft 8 (173cm) | 2003 - Mystic River 2008 - Milk |
| Charles Laughton |  |
5ft 8.5 (174cm) | 1932/1933 - The Private Life of Henry VIII |
| Spencer Tracy |  |
5ft 8.75 (175cm) | 1937 - Captains Courageous 1938 - Boys Town |
| Paul Muni |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 1936 - The Story of Louis Pasteur |
| Marlon Brando |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 1954 - On the Waterfront 1972 - The Godfather |
| Jack Lemmon |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 1973 - Save the Tiger |
| Peter Finch |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 1976 - Network |
| Robert DeNiro |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 1980 - Raging Bull |
| Anthony Hopkins |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 1991 - Silence of the Lambs |
| Jamie Foxx |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 2004 - Ray |
| Phillip Seymour Hoffman |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 2005 - Capote |
| Casey Affleck |  |
5ft 9 (175cm) | 2017 - Manchester by the Sea |
| Alec Guinness |  |
5ft 9.25 (176cm) | 1957 - The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| Ernest Borgnine |  |
5ft 9.5 (177cm) | 1955 - Marty |
| Jack Nicholson |  |
5ft 9.5 (177cm) | 1975 - One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest 1997 - As Good as It Gets |
| Robert Duvall |  |
5ft 9.5 (177cm) | 1983 - Tender Mercies |
| Paul Newman |  |
5ft 9.5 (177cm) | 1986 - The Color of Money |
| Michael Douglas |  |
5ft 9.5 (177cm) | 1987 - Wall Street |
| Rod Steiger |  |
5ft 9.75 (177cm) | 1967 - In the Heat of the Night |
| Kevin Spacey |  |
5ft 9.75 (177cm) | 1999 - American Beauty |
| Ronald Colman |  |
5ft 10 (178cm) | 1947 - A Double Life |
| Laurence Olivier |  |
5ft 10 (178cm) | 1948 - Hamlet |
| Jose Ferrer |  |
5ft 10 (178cm) | 1950 - Cyrano De Bergerac |
| Cliff Robertson |  |
5ft 10 (178cm) | 1968 - Charly |
| Art Carney |  |
5ft 10 (178cm) | 1974 - Harry and Tonto |
| F Murray Abraham |  |
5ft 10 (178cm) | 1984 - Amadeus |
| Fredric March |  |
5ft 10.25 (178cm) | 1931/1932 - Dr Jekyl. and Mr Hyde 1946 - The Best Years of Our Lives |
| Russell Crowe |  |
5ft 10.5 (179cm) | 2000 - Gladiator |
| Warner Baxter |  |
5ft 10.75 (180cm) | 1927/1928 - The Way of All Flesh/The Last Command |
| William Holden |  |
5ft 11 (180cm) | 1953 - Stalag 17 |
| Maximilian Schell |  |
5ft 11 (180cm) | 1961 - Judgment at Nuremberg |
| Jean Dujardin |  |
5ft 11 (180cm) | 2011 - The Artist |
| Matthew McConaughey |  |
5ft 11 (180cm) | 2013 - Dallas Buyer's Club |
| David Niven |  |
5ft 11.25 (181cm) | 1958 - Separate Tables |
| Eddie Redmayne |  |
5ft 11.25 (181cm) | 2014 - The Theory of Everything |
| Leonardo DiCaprio |  |
5ft 11.25 (181cm) | 2016 - The Revenant |
| Wallace Beery |  |
5ft 11.5 (182cm) | 1931/1932 - The Champ |
| Geoffrey Rush |  |
5ft 11.5 (182cm) | 1996 - Shine |
| Emil Jannings |  |
6ft (183cm) | 1928/1929 - In Old Arizona |
| Robert Donat |  |
6ft (183cm) | 1939 - Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
| Paul Lukas |  |
6ft (183cm) | 1942 - Watch on the Rhine |
| Broderick Crawford |  |
6ft (183cm) | 1949 - All the King's Men |
| Paul Scofield |  |
6ft (183cm) | 1966 - A Man for All Seasons |
| George C. Scott |  |
6ft (183cm) | 1970 - Patton |
| Tom Hanks |  |
6ft (183cm) | 1993 - Philadelphia 1994 - Forrest Gump |
| Nicolas Cage |  |
6ft (183cm) | 1995 - Leaving Las Vegas |
| Adrien Brody |  |
6ft (183cm) | 2002 - The Pianist |
| Rex Harrison |  |
6ft 0.25 (184cm) | 1964 - My Fair Lady |
| Denzel Washington |  |
6ft 0.25 (184cm) | 2001 - Training Day |
| Clark Gable |  |
6ft 0.5 (184cm) | 1934 - It Happened One Night |
| Burt Lancaster |  |
6ft 1 (185cm) | 1960 - Elmer Gantry |
| Ray Milland |  |
6ft 1.25 (186cm) | 1945 - The Lost Weekend |
| Henry Fonda |  |
6ft 1.25 (186cm) | 1981 - On Golden Pond |
| Daniel Day Lewis |  |
6ft 1.25 (186cm) | 1989 - My Left Foot 2007 - There Will Be Blood 2012 - Lincoln |
| Lee Marvin |  |
6ft 1.5 (187cm) | 1965 - The Cat Ballou |
| Jeremy Irons |  |
6ft 1.5 (187cm) | 1990 - Reversal of Fortune |
| Jeff Bridges |  |
6ft 1.5 (187cm) | 2009 - Crazy Heart |
| Colin Firth |  |
6ft 1.5 (187cm) | 2010 - The King's Speech |
| Gene Hackman |  |
6ft 2 (188cm) | 1971 - The French Connection |
| William Hurt |  |
6ft 2 (188cm) | 1985 - Kiss of the Spider Women |
| Forest Whitaker |  |
6ft 2 (188cm) | 2006 - The Last King of Scotland |
| Charlton Heston |  |
6ft 2.5 (189cm) | 1959 - Ben Hur |
| Sidney Poitier |  |
6ft 2.5 (189cm) | 1963 - Lilies of the Field |
| Jon Voight |  |
6ft 2.5 (189cm) | 1978 - Coming Home |
| Gregory Peck |  |
6ft 2.75 (190cm) | 1962 - To Kill a Mockingbird |
| Victor McLaglen |  |
6ft 3 (190.5cm) | 1935 - The Informer |
| James Stewart |  |
6ft 3 (190.5cm) | 1940 - The Philadelphia Story |
| Gary Cooper |  |
6ft 3 (190.5cm) | 1941 - Sergeant York 1952 - High Noon |
| John Wayne |  |
6ft 3.75 (192cm) | 1969 - True Grit |
| Best Actor Winners Height List compiled by CelebHeights.com | |||
Add a Comment9 comments
jay said on 4/Mar/17
no way is gene hackman 6'2"
no way is gene hackman 6'2"
Leonardo 1.73m said on 22/Dec/16
Leonardo Dicaprio?
Leonardo Dicaprio?
Johnny said on 29/Nov/16
@Rob please add Leo to this list.
@Rob please add Leo to this list.
grizz said on 25/Jul/16
So,in order to win an Oscar, you "mustn't" be over 6'4" :D But things get worse: the last 6'4 guy won an Oscar almost 50 yrs ago and the tallest guy in last 15 years to win an Oscar was 6'2". Seems like Hollywood doesn't appreciate much tall actors except for comic relief or monster/henchmen roles.
So,in order to win an Oscar, you "mustn't" be over 6'4" :D But things get worse: the last 6'4 guy won an Oscar almost 50 yrs ago and the tallest guy in last 15 years to win an Oscar was 6'2". Seems like Hollywood doesn't appreciate much tall actors except for comic relief or monster/henchmen roles.
Crypto139 said on 18/May/16
You need to add a certain 181-182 cm tall guy now!
You need to add a certain 181-182 cm tall guy now!
Panda said on 21/Mar/16
Rob you gotta add Leonardo Dicaprio to this list now!
Rob you gotta add Leonardo Dicaprio to this list now!
Sam said on 14/Aug/15
Can't find much on Anna Magnani height wise.
w/ Brando:
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w/ Lancaster:
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I'm pretty sure she was often in heels, next to these guys I'd reckon she looked to be around 5'3" barefoot.
Can't find much on Anna Magnani height wise.
w/ Brando:
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w/ Lancaster:
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I'm pretty sure she was often in heels, next to these guys I'd reckon she looked to be around 5'3" barefoot.
Sam said on 14/Aug/15
Two more I can see from the Best Actress winners being complete. Marie Dressler was really large woman for her generation...this book states 5'7". Click Here
Two more I can see from the Best Actress winners being complete. Marie Dressler was really large woman for her generation...this book states 5'7". Click Here
[Editor Rob: I have completed the best actress list.]
Sam said on 11/Aug/15
Wow, cool article...love it. I've always loved lists like this. I think the tallest all-time competitive acting winner was Tim Robbins at an inch taller than Wayne, James Cromwell might be the tallest nominee ever. I think the tallest winner in any category that I know of is that guy who won for helming The Lives of Others, Donnersmarck, who I think is about 6'9".
Wow, cool article...love it. I've always loved lists like this. I think the tallest all-time competitive acting winner was Tim Robbins at an inch taller than Wayne, James Cromwell might be the tallest nominee ever. I think the tallest winner in any category that I know of is that guy who won for helming The Lives of Others, Donnersmarck, who I think is about 6'9".
[Editor Rob: there's probably more variation with the best supporting actor as a few are shorter/taller I believe. I've not seen all the movies listed here yet, mainly the very early ones though.]
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