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prem. says on 6/Nov/09
al pacino is 5'5" . But who cares , he is ma favourite ..
George H. says on 5/Nov/09
I found another one Click Here RisingForce says on 11/Oct/09
It just goes to show you how crazy the 5'7" stuff is for Pacino. I can't believe some people think he's that tall. In The Devil's Advocate Pacino wears heels that look to add over 2 inches and you can see that he's still completely dwarfed by 6'1" Keanu Reeves. I suspect that 5'6" could be a little generous. WITH the heels he was still 6-7 inches shorter than Reeves. TELLEM says on 4/Oct/09
in a lot of those pics he looks 5'5 flat-5'5.5 max. i think patrick swayzie was 5'9. sean penn is 5'8 max, maybe 5'7.5 since he was shorter than 5'8.5 de niro in "we're no angels" TELLEM says on 4/Oct/09
great pics rising, pacino makes caan look like a GIANT. biii smith says on 3/Oct/09
If you research, men lose on average 1/4 of an inch in height every 10 years after the age of 40; since he is pushing 70 yrs.of age, he could have been close to an inch taller in his younger days. That said, he does look quite short in a number of scenes in Sea of Love and the beginning of Scarface when he is not wearing boots. Even though it's fun to talk about this one or that ones height it always boils down
to attitude and how one carries themselves. Height never held back Pacino, Hoffman, DeVito, etc. RisingForce says on 1/Oct/09
josh says on 30/Sep/09
I AM A LITTLE CONFUSE. HOW COME IN SCAREFACE HE WAS EITHER BARELY SHORTER OR THE SAME HEIGHT AS 5'7 1/2 MICHELLE PHEIFER?
He probably stood on a box or wore lifts with those 2+ inch heels. RisingForce says on 1/Oct/09
Interesting article.
"At least Pacino no longer has to make films that pretend he is taller than he is. Five-foot-seven is the official line, though some say this is a generous estimate. He wore elevator heels in The Godfather (1972), until the director Francis Ford Coppola asked him why he was walking so strangely."
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Pacino being towered by 5'10" max James Caan. Click Here The difference looks like it's possibly bigger than the 5 inch difference I remembered in the film.
Pacino is much shorter than 5'8.75" Marlon Brando. Click Here
A good look at his footwear and ankle position in The Godfather Part 2 Click Here Click Here
A few inches shorter than 5'8" Sean Penn in Carlito's Way(1993). Click Here Pacino wore cowboy booys with 2 inch heels in the film.
4 inches shorter than 5'9" Andy Garcia. Click Here Click Here
4, maybe 4 1/2 inches shorter than Kevin Spacey. Click Here
4 inches shorter than 5'10" Patrick Swayze. Click Here
I think it's safe to say that we can rule out 5'7". Pacino consistently looks like he's in the 5'5"-5'6" range over the years. I'll buy him being 5'5.5", maybe a weak 5'6", but never more than that. josh says on 30/Sep/09
I AM A LITTLE CONFUSE. HOW COME IN SCAREFACE HE WAS EITHER BARELY SHORTER OR THE SAME HEIGHT AS 5'7 1/2 MICHELLE PHEIFER? Random Person says on 26/Sep/09
5'6 does seem a tad generous. I'm going to go with 5'5.5 RisingForce says on 22/Sep/09
5'5.5" and I doubt he was ever more than that. Anonymous says on 19/Sep/09
If Pacino is 5'7, than he's the shortest looking 5'7 guy ever. In the godfather 2, he was wearing lifts and he was still not that much taller than the actor who played Hyman Roth, and this actor was about 5'4. In the godfather 3, he looked maybe 5 inches shorter than 5'9-5'10 Andy Garcia. He was also about 5 inches shorter than 5'9-5'10 James Caan. With lifts, he could get away with 5'7, maybe. But I'm sure he's bever been taller than 5'6 barefoot. Nowadays, he's probably a flat 5'5. RisingForce says on 16/Sep/09
Rob, what makes you think Pacino was ever a full 5'6"?
Have you seen Sea Of Love? When Al is shoeless he's clearly shorter than 5'6" Ellen Barkin. Even in shoes he's basically the same height that she is barefoot. 6'2" John Goodman is basically a head taller than him. Will says on 16/Sep/09
Al Pacino is 5-7 in height. Original says on 13/Sep/09
5'5.75' peak. TELLEM says on 1/Sep/09
lol, those trump picks automatically reminded me of this film: Click Here Frank2 says on 30/Aug/09
Just as long as he doesn't go the Trump route which is growing the hair around the sides and the back very long and then having it woven into a mop:
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well, frank2, these days pacino is rockin his natural hair, in a much shorter and better fashion: Click Here RisingForce says on 30/Aug/09
I agree. Frank2 says on 29/Aug/09
Pacino sans the carpet:
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I think he'd look a lot better with what's left of his own hair cut shorter and styled instead of those long dirty looking locks. RisingForce says on 29/Aug/09
The color of Pacino's rug makes it even worse. Frank2 says on 28/Aug/09
Forget his height. Is it just me or is that rug he wears one of the worst out there? I mean people made constant fun of Shatners' carpet. Pacino's looks like some dead animal parked it's carcass on his head before it expired and the Al decided he looked good with it so he stapled it to his head. And not a peep from anyone.
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Maybe he buys from the same guy who supplied Jim Traficant's carpet:
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At least John Travolta decided to eschew the Count Dracula hairpiece and go with the Yul Brynner look:
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Height was defintley never an issure for Pacino because of his talent. He's probably my favorite actor of all time. But I never understand how a lot of people think he looks 5'7". Well atleast it's better than Ben Stiller often getting listed at 5'8".
What's ridiculous is I remember reading an article on heights that had Stallone at 5'7", Robert Redford at 5'8" and in the same article Pacino at 5'7" and Ben Stiller at 5'8". It's amazing how little some people know about height. Someone would have to be blind to think those figures all add up. Mister Lennon says on 25/Aug/09
Pacino and Hoffman are very close in height, with Pacino being a little bit taller, only a hair taller. leonari says on 25/Aug/09
Rising: Yeah those are Downeys stripper heels! Pacino was never a full 5'6 in my opinion. But it goes to show: Even though probably the same height as Hoffman or a hair taller his frame and his presence on screen was so intense that height was no issue. RisingForce says on 24/Aug/09
Pacino seems to stand out as a small man to me, I've never seen a movie where he looks average height. I'd be surprised if he was ever over 5'5.5".
In The Devil's Advocate he was wearing these shoes Click Here Click Here and was still 6-7 inches shorter than Keanu Reeves who is 6'1". Aleks says on 24/Aug/09
Pacino is a weird case. He is pretty short but never stands out as a small man like, for example, Dustin Hoffman does.
[Editor Rob: I just watched 88 minutes, if he's losing some height he's making up for it with his increasing hair height!] RisingForce says on 10/Aug/09
I don't know if I can buy close to 5'6" for him. He looked a solid 5 inches shorter than James Caan to me in The Godfather and he was much shorter than Brando who was 5'8 3/4".
He just looks like a 5'5" man to me. He has worn lifts or heels in films(The Godfather, and with them he can look a solid 5'6". leonari says on 31/Jul/09
He never was close to 5'7". He was
close to 5'6 in his prime. Like 167 cm max. These days 165 cm. RisingForce says on 31/Jul/09
A 1993 Dallas Morning News article wrote
"He is slight and shorter than the propaganda about 5-foot-7" RisingForce says on 31/Jul/09
Pacino is my favorite actor and I've seen his films countless times, but he always looks really short. In Carlito's Way he has 2 inch heeled cowboy boots on and I believe 5'8" Sean Penn is in slippers or barefeet and Pacino is still visibly shorter.
He needs to be downgraded. Robert De Niro is 5'8" flat these days and has a solid 3 inches on Pacino. 5'8 3/4" Marlon Brando was much taller than Pacino too. 5'5" now and never taller in my opinion. Phil says on 29/Jul/09
True RisingForce 5'5 max. RisingForce says on 26/Jul/09
5'5' max. He wore some huge heels, probably around 2 1/2 inches in The Devils Advocate and 6'1" Keanu Reeves still had over 6 inches on him. Joe257 says on 20/Jul/09
5'5" Paul 178cm says on 18/Jul/09
Gosh... Is he really that short? I thought he was about 5'8, but obviously not. Pacino has to be an inspiration for short people, His whole bigger than life on screen personality clearly makes up for the lack of height. 'Heat' is his best role hands down. donno says on 7/Jul/09
Nope.. hes 5'4 probably 5'5.. He looks diminutive in all his movies.. Bobby Milk says on 24/Jun/09
Yo Tellem, about your ignorance post in January; The average male height might well be 5 9 now, but it was NOT that in the 1700's! At the turn of the century (1900 or so) average male height was 5 4 or 5 5. Improved nutrition has increased this over the last 100 years. Thats why if you go into 200-400 year old houses (i live in the UK, so we have those!) the ceilings seem ridiculously low. guyfrommars says on 14/Jun/09
In the old days of Hollywood nearly every male actor wore lifts. Leading men had to look tall next to their partners, guys like Bogart did almost everything from camera angles to huge platform shoes to look bigger. In the generation change of the late 1960s - early 1970s when people like Pacino, Dustin Hoffmann or Peter Falk became stars it wasn't a huge disadvantage for these "average guys" to be short anymore. Of course action heroes like Tom Cruise, Stallone or Mel Gibson still suffered from being short and stayed with the htradition of huge lifts. Anonymous says on 9/Jun/09
In the film people i know 5ft 6-7 kim basinger looked a good inch and a bit taller than pacino and they were both in normal flat footwear. I say around the 5ft 5 mark at the lowest without shoes. In scarface hes wearing cowboy type boots in almost all the scenes and he could get away with 5ft 7 in boots. Doug says on 9/Jun/09
A little generous. 5'5.5" today I think. Fritz the Cat says on 26/May/09
I've seen Mr. Pacino a number of times and there's no way he's 5'6. I'd say closer to 5'4 - 5'5. Ahleks says on 23/May/09
In Scarface when you see him walking by people around, he looks noticeably short. Like 5'5, no more than that. mike says on 22/May/09
in andrew yule's biography of pacino, al is listed as 5'7" but i don't think he was ever close to that. in fact he has looked under 5'5" in some of his films so maybe josh is right? JOSH says on 22/May/09
Someone mentioned his true height was stated as 164cms in the 1970s. That is just under 5ft 5. Could have got away with 5ft 6 or so in lifts. Anonymous says on 17/May/09
yo danimal your right bro RisingForce says on 10/May/09
i think he's always been about 5-5, 5-5.5. remember how 5-10 max james caan dwarfed him in the godfather? i've heard that both wore lifts in the movie. he looked taller than 5-5.5 next to 5-10ish john cazale in dog day afternoon, but lifts could be the answer. 5-8.75 marlon brando was much taller than pacino as well. i'm shocked he looked as tall as 5-8 once. leonari says on 8/May/09
Glenn: I think seeing him at 5'6.5 was an illusion as well (or he was wearing more decent lifts which are not easily detectable). I analyzed him thoroughly in his last movies and he looks 5'5.5 max these days. Could have been 5'6" in his youth but not sure. TELLEM says on 22/Apr/09
Danimal says on 21/Apr/09
5'5.5" seems about right for Pacino
I agree. glenn says on 22/Apr/09
though i saw him look 5-6.5 last year.and 5-8 once in 1994.with lifts. glenn says on 22/Apr/09
some seem to think not.your pretty good yourself.i get alot of heat for nothing. Danimal says on 21/Apr/09
5'5.5" seems about right for Pacino. leonari says on 21/Apr/09
Glenn: thanks man. You are still the man when it comes to height gauging. glenn says on 21/Apr/09
5-4 illusions.not reality.you might be exact leonari. leonari says on 20/Apr/09
5'4 really? I think Al was never a solid 5'6" but always a tad below. mike says on 20/Apr/09
i agree he looks 5'4" in scarface and carlito's way! glenn says on 20/Apr/09
in scarface,he looked 5-4 in that money laundering scene. RisingForce says on 18/Apr/09
Sometimes I swear Al looks 5-5 max. In the Godfather he was just towered by a 5-10 James Caan by probably 5 inches. I've heard people speculate that Caan wore lifts, but it's a known fact that Pacino did as well in that film.
Then what also fuels my short theories are the fact that Sean Penn barefoot was taller than Pacino in 2" cowboy boots in Carlito's Way! How tall is Penn? 5-7 or 5-8? Not to mention that in 2" or 2.5" heels Pacino still looked tiny in Scarface. Even with the heels I could swear he looked 5'4", 5'5" sometimes! For years I thought Steven Bauer was huge because of how he towered over Pacino. Then in the Devil's Advocate even with some huge shoes, 6-1 Keanu Reeves looked nearly a head taller than him.
I have no problem with 5'6" for Al, but sometimes he really struggles with that height. Regardless of height he may be my favorite actor though, so this is nothing against him. He just looks really short, shorter than 5'6" a lot of times. He did look possibly 5'7" in ...And Justice For All, though I don't remember his footwear. glenn says on 16/Apr/09
thanks ema,but al is 5-6.not me.if thats what you meant.he has heels on above and i still tower him.that would make him 5-3,5-4.which is not possible.unless you meant him.it kinda sounds like you meant him.but the way people have been attacking my height lately,im not sure. Ema says on 15/Apr/09
Glenn, you are a good looking guy! And yeah, 5'6"! RisingForce says on 2/Apr/09
Has anyone else noticed that Pacino is a guy who doesn't seem to have lost a noticeable amount of height despite his age? He seemed in the 5-5, 5-6 range in movies back in the 70's and he still does at movies and premieres. Doug says on 1/Apr/09
I always thought Pacino a similar height to Hoffman, was around 5'6", now around 5'5", he is probably actually a little taller than Hoffman ever was by half an inch?. Unless he was wearing lifts he looks easily 5'6" next to Glenn. I'd estimate 5'5.5" nowadays, Hoffman was little over 5'5" when I met him in 97'. Anonymous says on 8/Mar/09
For some reason, I think he looked shorter in The Godfather 1 than in the Godfather 2. He looked 168 cm in part 1 and 170-171 in part 2. He was obviously wearing lifts. I think he was 5'6 in his prime and 5'5.5 nowadays MK says on 22/Feb/09
5 foot 6......
i met him 3 years ago in NYC....
maybe 5.8 with lifts in movies..... Tim says on 14/Feb/09
he looked a good 5 inches shorter than 5'9.5 james caan in the godfather, but 5''6 is accurate, james caan's probably just shrunk and was 5'11 in his prime. Comeonguys says on 22/Jan/09
There's no way Al pacino is above 5'5, probably 5'4 now , 5'6 in lifts RisingForce says on 22/Jan/09
I agree 100% leonari. 5'6", but barely that or a bit under. leonari says on 20/Jan/09
weak 5'6 peak sounds right. TELLEM says on 19/Jan/09
Donatello says on 17/Jan/09
Charles says on 11/Dec/08
there is even a scene in the devil's advocate where keanu reeves' character looks down at the elevator's pacino is wearing at the edge of the top of the building. they were silly big heels, and he still looked tiny next to reeves. I'd say 5'5'' at best even in the early days. You have to take into account the average height in the 60's and 70's for a man was 5'7" and he was below average then. DiNero looked average or above back then, and now he skews short.
These kind of posts just tick me right off. Such ignorance. Average height in the 60-70s was like 5'8" 1/2 maybe even 5'9" flat and thats been the average height since the 1700's or so up until about the 90s where average male height when up to about 5'10" maybe slightly under. Maybe 5'7" was average 500 or 600 years ago buddy. Anyways I'd say pacino was a weak 5'6" peak and probably a flat 5'5" now.
actually no. the male average height is 5'9.25 Donatello says on 17/Jan/09
Charles says on 11/Dec/08
there is even a scene in the devil's advocate where keanu reeves' character looks down at the elevator's pacino is wearing at the edge of the top of the building. they were silly big heels, and he still looked tiny next to reeves. I'd say 5'5'' at best even in the early days. You have to take into account the average height in the 60's and 70's for a man was 5'7" and he was below average then. DiNero looked average or above back then, and now he skews short.
These kind of posts just tick me right off. Such ignorance. Average height in the 60-70s was like 5'8" 1/2 maybe even 5'9" flat and thats been the average height since the 1700's or so up until about the 90s where average male height when up to about 5'10" maybe slightly under. Maybe 5'7" was average 500 or 600 years ago buddy. Anyways I'd say pacino was a weak 5'6" peak and probably a flat 5'5" now. RisingForce says on 15/Jan/09
He was never 5'7". 5'5", maybe 5'6" on a very good day or when he was younger. RisingForce says on 15/Jan/09
Yeah Pacino is no 5'7". He's 5'5", maybe 5'6" on a very good day or when he was younger. TELLEM says on 14/Jan/09
now I know what trickery celebs use to look taller in photos, look at pacino's shoes: Click Here leonari says on 12/Jan/09
James: THEN YOU WOULD LOSE THE MONEY. glenn says on 21/Dec/08
maybe risingforce.i handnt seen him since early 1997 or late 1996.on the set of donnie brasco.he did seem 5-5ish then. RisingForce says on 20/Dec/08
Yeah but in your earlier posts Glenn you seemed convinced that he was no more than 5'5". While I think he could have been close to 5'6", I've never seen a 5'7" guy who looks as short as Pacino. Maybe he's still a strong 5'5" today and he just hid his lifts well in the normal shoes you saw him in. leonari says on 20/Dec/08
If he was 5'6" that is peak height. 5'4 surely is an illusion. I don't buy 5'6" these days. TELLEM says on 19/Dec/08
i don't even think he was 5'6...somewhere on here somebody posted an interview of pacino that hes worn lifts in 95% of his movies, and its been documented that he was called an italian dwarf by the studio during the godfather days glenn says on 19/Dec/08
i agree he can give illusions of 5-4.but i saw him last year look a shocking 5-6.25,5-6.5 in what appeared to be normal shoes.i then wondered if the 5-7 was true.i did see him once taller than me by a half inch.in ridiculous,obvious lifts. RisingForce says on 18/Dec/08
Pacino is not 5 foot 7 and never has been. I doubt he was ever any taller than 5-6(if that). anonymous says on 18/Dec/08
Next to 5 foot 8 robert deniro, he was 1 inch shorter. Charlize theron and keanu reeves towered over him in the devil's advocate. 5 foot 7. Mark says on 13/Dec/08
Just watched Godfather 1 and 2
Pacino is such a unique talent.
Height doesn't mean a thing, if you aint got STATUA(presence)
PRESENCE is worth ten fold in height.
Pacino has massive presence, and is a legend.
True talent! Mark says on 13/Dec/08
Just watched Godfather 1 and 2
Pacino is such a unique talent.
Height doesn't mean a thing, if you aint got STATUA(presence)
PRESENCE is worth ten fold in height.
Pacino has massive presence, and is a legend.
True talent! Danimal says on 12/Dec/08
I give him a peak height of 5'5.5"-5'6" and not any taller. Seeing he is in his late 60's now, he could be down to 5'4". Charles says on 11/Dec/08
there is even a scene in the devil's advocate where keanu reeves' character looks down at the elevator's pacino is wearing at the edge of the top of the building. they were silly big heels, and he still looked tiny next to reeves. I'd say 5'5'' at best even in the early days. You have to take into account the average height in the 60's and 70's for a man was 5'7" and he was below average then. DiNero looked average or above back then, and now he skews short. RisingForce says on 7/Dec/08
Who cares how tall he is when he's wearing shoes? Barefoot height is what counts. Jay says on 5/Dec/08
Al Pacino's height at 5'7" sounds right. He's definitely taller than the stated 5'6" when he's wearing shoes. RisingForce says on 3/Dec/08
Even in big heels he can't look average height. Look at him in Scarface, he wears big heels and looks short. 5-5, 5-6 prime but I'd be shocked if he was ever near 5-7. jake says on 29/Nov/08
I heard, he's 168lbs at 5 ft 6 in. TELLEM says on 29/Nov/08
RisingForce says on 28/Nov/08
He wore obvious lifts in the Godfather but still looked short. I'm not so sure about him ever being 506, maybe more like 5-5, 5-5.5 even back then.
for once i actually agree with u! TELLEM says on 29/Nov/08
when he was called to make the godfather film, the studio rejected him even calling him "an italian" dwarf...i highly doubt a 5'6 man would be called dwarf...i truly think pacino was never 5'6...more like 5'5...he even stated that 95% of films he wore lifts RisingForce says on 29/Nov/08
I agree leonari. I'm a big fan as well. My favorite Pacino movies are Scarface, Serpico, The first 2 Godfathers, Carlito's Way, And Justice For all and Donnie Brasco.
A weak 5'6" could be right for his peak height. Maybe more like 5'5" by the time Glenn met him.
Of course Brad saw him when he was 6'4" and was able to magically tell that Pacino was exactly 11 inches shorter than him in 1974.....
Pacino wore some ridiculous shoes in these pictures.
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Click Here leonari says on 28/Nov/08
I think he was very close to 5'6" in his heyday. He lost quite a bit by now.
Alex: Pacino had amazing presence in those movies. Very charismatic man-no matter what height. RisingForce says on 28/Nov/08
He wore obvious lifts in the Godfather but still looked short. I'm not so sure about him ever being 506, maybe more like 5-5, 5-5.5 even back then. Alex says on 26/Nov/08
Just finished watching the Godfather part II for the first time. Great movie! I can see how he was wearing lifts during filming. He looked around 5'8. I think being very slender and dressed all in black helped also. Pacino defiantly makes short look good! janice says on 25/Nov/08
I just watched a video on youtube of his Tango with Gabrielle Anwar. Her height is listed as 5'2".... She is wearing heels and it appears that Pacino has on normal shoes. I'm thinking 5'6" is just about right. In my "dreams", he's about 6'1". Click Here karen says on 19/Nov/08
Why do these producers and directors cast women who are just too tall for the man. In the Godfather, Diane Keaton was just too tall for Al Pacino. There was no chemistry between them and I wonder if the height thing was why. RisingForce says on 6/Nov/08
Pacino seems very short in every film he's done. 5'6" is generous. Boromir says on 28/Oct/08
He looks taller than he is. That's better i think than being tall. RisingForce says on 15/Oct/08
He looks very short. To me he seemed 5'6" max, maybe even just 5'5" peak. Very little chance he was a full 5'7", doesn't he claim 5'7"? RisingForce says on 10/Oct/08
Great picture! Maybe make a note of Pacino's cowboys boots though like you did when the picture was last up. Without knowing about the cowboy boots many would assume Pacino was atleast 5'7" based on this picture. howie day says on 9/Oct/08
pacino at 5'6? no way more like 5'5 watch righteous kill de niro look tall next to him and de niro is barely average MHouillon says on 30/Sep/08
WAS 169cm, IS 167cm. Anonymous says on 23/Sep/08
Lego: Wow those shoes are pretty amazing!...can't believe you noticed that.. Anonymous says on 17/Sep/08
I think he is 5'ft and 5.5 inches,thats 5'5.5 and de niro around 5'8. I can't see 5'8.5 for de nirp anymore.John Leguiziamo was only 1 inch under de niro and aroudn 1.5inches taller than pacino. 5'6 is a stretch at this point. Mister Lennon says on 12/Sep/08
I think that the 5'4 thing is pretty over the top.He is about 5'5 or 5'6. He is about the same tall of Dustin Hoffman. See how in the premiere he almost looked the same than 5'9 Deniro at some times. Creep says on 12/Sep/08
Are we counting his massive 3" wig in this count?
Malin Akerman is 5'7". In this picture ( Click Here) with 3" heels, she is at least 2 inches taller than Carla Cugino who is 5'5" giving Carla 2-3" heels.
In this same premiere, Carla is eyes-to-nose over Pacino in this picture ( Click Here) She is ALSO bending, which negates the height from her heels. If we bring her back down to 5'6" with the plus heels, minus bending, he is 5'4ish. If we don't include his lifts. RisingForce says on 9/Sep/08
I am a huge Pacino fan, 5'6" seems right. He's short without a doubt and I've never seen him pass for even 5'8". leonari says on 8/Sep/08
Lego: nice. But in my book at his tallest was aflat 5'6" nothing above. not below. Today he is without a doubt BELOW 5'6". Heights? says on 6/Sep/08
Anonymous says on 28/Jul/08
Sven and Dago Red, I think italians are relatively short,generally speaking.5'8 is surely not very short in Italia since it's about half an inch shorter than average for the young men,if I remember well.And pretty much all the italian guys I know are on the short side.Like, 5'5-5'8 but I don't know a lot of italian guys so I might be wrong.But I'm sure that plenty of young italian men are slightly under 5'6.
Depends on if they are in the North or South, Southern Italians are shorter and darker. My family is from a town near the toe of Italy (south) and everyone there is short. I'm 5'8" (only because my father is 5'10") and my maternal uncles are 5'3" and 5'4"...my maternal Grandfather was 5'2" and basically everyone on that side of the family is short. The tallest male I know is a cousin who is 5'6". Not indicative of EVERYONE in Southern Italy but from what they tell me, that is the norm around there. Clay says on 28/Aug/08
My buddy worked with him on the set of 88 minutes and said he was unbelievable short and tiny. George H. says on 28/Aug/08
OKay, fixed the link Click Here George H. says on 26/Aug/08
My wife found these pictures on a forum of Al Pacino with Warren Beatty Click Here You could already see that Beatty pretty much dwarfed Pacino in Dick Tracy, but they were never in a clear shot together that didn't have a weird angle or perspective. Pacino, btw, is wearing dress shoes with lifts with his tux. Anonymous says on 25/Aug/08
ok,Sven. So young italian people are not short.I'd be one of the shortest of a class since I'm 5'6,Lol But some are still short,of course. liran says on 24/Aug/08
i am 5-7 and 34 (1.72) and it's sucks i have no confidence because i am short i wish to taller something like 5-8 or sven says on 17/Aug/08
Anonymous trust me.Im 5-8 and in my classroom im the third more short,one is 5-5.5 and other 5-6,the others my classmates are a little taller than me like 5-9.the tallest is 6-3.but the most common range is 5-8 to 5-11.Im often the tallest in the bus when there are all people over 60 years LOL and im taller than a lot of young women.
2 years ago i went to germany and i was a midget... suzie says on 13/Aug/08
he is cute no matter how tall he is. Height down't make the man!!!!!! Brad says on 8/Aug/08
His peak was 5' 6", he's getting smaller per picture. He looked the smallest in Scarface even in the Cubano heels. Mr. R says on 8/Aug/08
I saw him many years ago in New York, and he was between 5-6 and 5-7 then. He may even be under 5-6 now. Anonymous says on 28/Jul/08
Sven and Dago Red, I think italians are relatively short,generally speaking.5'8 is surely not very short in Italia since it's about half an inch shorter than average for the young men,if I remember well.And pretty much all the italian guys I know are on the short side.Like, 5'5-5'8 but I don't know a lot of italian guys so I might be wrong.But I'm sure that plenty of young italian men are slightly under 5'6. Margherita says on 28/Jul/08
5ft 4 and a half me thinks. I read an eye witness account of Pacino when he was making Looking For Richard which said he was 5ft 4 with bad posture. Shaun says on 17/Jun/08
Five-five max. Davey says on 4/Jun/08
5`6 seems fair.With shoes on that is.lol sven says on 4/Jun/08
dago red i dont know how old are you and where you live.Im italian and 18 and im 5-8 and sometime i feel short.I rarely see guy under 5-6,a lot of my friends are 5-11 plus.Its common see man under 5-6 but are over 60 years old Charliemoto says on 3/Jun/08
in CRUISING he looked lean and tallish (he was young), played the part of a gay police officer, awesome acting imo, he had simple 0.75 sport shoes walking next to a 5'11 guy he looked just about 5'7 around 170-171cm.
in the movie 88 minutes in dress shoes (and god knows what inside it) he looked barely 5'6.
my take : 169-170cm before the 90s, 168-169cm late 90s and now 166-167 2000+ that's where he really seemed to shrink.
timeless actor, many excellent movies and only a couple of average ones, his presence always lifted any bad movie above average.
Glenn & Al Pacino, envy. Margherita says on 3/Jun/08
He wore Cuban heels in Scarface and was still sooo short! dago red says on 2/Jun/08
I'm only 5'6" but for some reason people give you slack if you're short and Italian, which I am. Especially women. Don't know why. It's like they expect you to be short. The tallest person in my family was my grandfather at 5' 10". It's rare to see an Italian man near the 6 foot mark. Most of us are 5'5" to 5'9". Of course there are exceptions. In my experience, height has never been a factor in life. Not with jobs, girls, or sports. Confidence wins every time. EB says on 2/Jun/08
Thats a great photo of you Glenn. gi says on 1/Jun/08
what does just under 5'7 mean? like 5'6 and a half? or 5'6 flat? and is this height measurement based on barefeet measurement? coz if he is 5'6 wearing cowboyboots then he must be 5'5 barefooted Hi! says on 31/May/08
I met Al a couple of months ago and after reading these comments thought it would be my chance to ask him his height and he said he was 5'7, then he laughed at me. Still a nice man though, and a wonderful actor. My family are Italian and all the men are short. Anonymous says on 21/May/08
I saw Scarface yesterday and I noticed he was wearing heels shoes. And he still looked short next to averybody.I don't think he was taller than Michelle Pfeiffer. So maybe 5'6 when he was younger and 5'5 nowadays. It seems realistic. That's not midget,just on the short side. And he's an amazing actor. boscorelli says on 21/May/08
5'6? are you kidding me? this guy is 5'5 on the flesh! Anonymous says on 26/Mar/08
Watch "Scarecrow" with Pacino and Gene Hackman (6'2"). Al was so small next to Gene. Tony says on 24/Mar/08
I worked on the Oceans 13 movie in a scene in the Bellagio and when he came down off the stage he came up to my nose. I stand 5'10" with shoes on. I think 5'3"-4" is being generous to Al. WHORAH!! glenn says on 3/Mar/08
the only person in the world who thought pacino was taller.never watched scarface? he look short there too.illusions of 5-4 to me in a scene or 2.exactly 5-6 to 5-5.actually saw him recently and he looked fantastic.young and close to 5-7 actually.not sure of the shoes. leonari says on 3/Mar/08
Hulk fan: Stick to the hulk. 5'10"you make me laugh...yes he lost height but he went from 5'6" to 5'5"... Hulk Fan says on 2/Mar/08
I always thought he was taller like 5'10. Maybe he lost height over the years. glenn says on 10/Feb/08
good work.wish i could see the pics. the shredder says on 8/Feb/08
New Story that points Pacino never being over 5'5 - 5'6 ! ... The other day I was reading " The 35 year anniversary of The Godfather " and in the book you can clearly see FULL SHOTS of these pics ...
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Now , Im telling you all Brando and Pacino both had very normal looking dress shoes on ... Really , adding NOTHING over about 0.5 - 2cm ... NO WAY LIFTS for both ! With that being said Brando was a legit 5'10 or Pacino was not even 5'6 at his peak ! ... Also John Cazale shoes looked very normal BUT James Cann shoes looked funny ... Looked like it added about 2 inches of heels !
Really though , Those pics show the TRUE height between Brando and Pacino ... You have to see the book for yourself ! The REAL lift wearer was James Cann ! Charliemoto says on 16/Jan/08
had the chance to see him from a distance of around 3 meters, he had these strange looking dress shoes the heels looked quite elevated and he was walking funny somehow, with all these extras he didn't look anything over 170cm, this was in 2006 in Madrid Spain.
i'm quite sure he isn't any taller than 165cm these days, in his prime he used to look 168 or maybe 169cm on a good day, so the listing is correct anyway. ;) Danimal says on 21/Dec/07
The man did appear quite tiny in all 3 Godfathers, Scarface, Scent of a Woman and many others. I say peak height 5'5"-5'6". leonari says on 21/Dec/07
Nicola: you are wrong. The man never was a full 5'7". My guess is 5'6" was his peak height. Now more 5'5-5'5.5" glenn says on 21/Dec/07
rob has this wrong.this was late 1993. Nicola says on 20/Dec/07
Maybe now, 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) is his exact height, but i think before he was taller than 5'6", maybe 5'6,5"(169 cm) or 5'7"(170 cm) was his peak height. C. says on 20/Dec/07
5'4"? Ehhh. I'm going with 5'5". Danimal says on 20/Dec/07
Wasn't Glenn 5'7" in 1992, in the above pic? glenn says on 8/Dec/07
thanks helene.carlitos way film set. Hélène says on 7/Dec/07
This is your sweetest celebrity pose so far. glenn says on 30/Nov/07
i agree he can look as low as 5-4.claims 5-7.i say he was 5-5,5-6 peak.now 5-5. Chris says on 29/Nov/07
No, he can´t be 5'6'', I think he was hardly 5'5'' back in the days. I could believe 5'4''. He´s always in lifts. Just saw the brilliant movie "Dog Day Afternoon" and he has at least 2 inch heels on, could be 3. I have heard that he was 164 cm 5'4½'' during that period. Here he is with almost 5'11''John Cazale Click Here Hélène says on 17/Nov/07
This is a very sweet photo. Mr. Pacino seems rather timeless. Phil says on 9/Nov/07
Al Pacino is about 5'5" and he is my favourite actor.
He is not a 193cm long beanpole. Seamus says on 29/Oct/07
If you look at the scene in scarface when Tony Montana goes to Bolivia and they are sitting eating lunch, you can see that he is wearing shoes with a substancial lift, at least 2 inches of heel alone. leonari says on 28/Oct/07
Just watched a recording from AFI where they honored AL. Man Sean Penn looks tall next to Pacino!!! In my opinion Pacino was a weak 5'6" peak height in his youth. Today he is much much closer to 5'5". That shows that a small guy can have enormous screen presence... And even though AL is shorter than most men he is 7 feet tall when the director yells action. Amazing artist. Tommy Gunn says on 22/Oct/07
I've been watching a lot of this legend of an actors movies recently and I gotta say that is dwarfed by almost everybody in every scene. I think that he stands maybe around 165cm without shoes but can't see him being any taller than 5ft 7in even in platforms. No matter what height he is, there's only on Al Pacino/Tony Montana glenn says on 14/Oct/07
he can look 5-5.so thats not that far off. Danimal says on 14/Oct/07
Okay Shortie ;). shortie says on 14/Oct/07
I am 5'2". I met Al in about 1979 once. He was not taller than 5'4". marlon says on 7/Oct/07
He is certainly nor under 5ft 6. He looked an average height in scarface and in carlitos way. He may now be a touch shorter than when he was younger. glenn says on 5/Oct/07
he would sign or pose,no problem.but had an attitude.a bit of a dick.saw him a few months back and he was great.different person. Tommy Gunn says on 4/Oct/07
I've been looking over some of Pacino's movies the guy really is a legend and I really gotta agree that 5ft 6in is almost certainly his height, sure he can look that little bit shorter or even that little bit taller but can't we all? joe says on 4/Oct/07
I agree with gin's opinions. He is clearly 5'6 dead on or a shade under. What was pacino like when you met him glenn? Gin says on 26/Sep/07
Al clearly is 5'6, no doubt about that.I agree with glenn that he could look 5'8 as the max height. I saw him in Scarface and he really looked in a decent height. Apparently he was wearing lifts in that film, that's why he looks 5'8...Good actor, love his works just like how i love robert de niro's. I'm a big mafia movies fan. And i have to say that Al's portrayal of being D BOSS is a good showing that even below average height guys can rule. glenn says on 4/Sep/07
in the street he can look 5-6,and a little under.one time in lifts appeared 5-8.i read 5-7 for his tailor measurements.so maybe he was once.not in the last 20 years. derbi says on 3/Sep/07
glenn, what do you think is the tallest possible for al pacino? marlon says on 30/Aug/07
Pacino looked a full 5ft 7 in the first 2 godfather films and in scarface. He looked even taller near 5ft 10 in carlitos way. clint says on 4/Aug/07
He did not look short atall in carlitos way. But he could have worn a few inch lifts beneath his shoes. But i dont think he is under the 5ft 6 mark. sonny says on 3/Aug/07
In his movies, Al controls the stage, alike a mere handful of other great actors/performers, and his height is really no issue at all. While the viewer becomes wrapped up in Al's characters, all thoughts of height or weight vanish. In many ways, Al stands as testimony to the age-old wisdom that it matters not if you are big or small, it's what you have inside that ultimately counts. glenn says on 27/Jul/07
saw him last month. hadnt seen him in a decade.looked great.younger. dits says on 26/Jul/07
YES,THIS MAN EXUDES CONFIDENCE!
He's an example not just for the shorter men out there, but even the taller ones. Never,NEVER has he let his height come in his way..Look at Godfather,where he plays the role of the all-powerful Don so well that whoever is in front of him just looks meek,even if he or she is taller.
And then see Scarface..one of my favorite movies. He just owns everyone in that movie. See Carlito's Way,or Heat, and you see how confident this man is; what an example to follow. I just wish he'd have aged better.. jackie says on 26/Jul/07
I saw a comment of George H. (waving to George!) on the Dustin Hoffman page about the height difference between Al Pacino and Warren Beatty in "Dick Tracy". It's quite hard to determine the real difference in heights, because they never really stand next to each other, and the scene you refer to where they are fighting, is shot from quite a distance. But you are definitely right that Warren simply dwarfes Al, and would have done so even if Al had stretched to full "height". Here's a collage of how Al and Warren relate to their co-stars in Dick Tracy, Madonna and Glenne Headly: Click Here Madonna was wearing massive platform shoes throughout most of the movie, Headly is listed in most publications as 5'7"-5'8" and is wearing 1-2 inch heels in her scenes.
I saw a short video film on a papparazi website once of Al and Warren leaving a restaurant together. Warren was a few feet ahead of Al, descending the steps before him. I counted four steps before he and Al looked the same height before the camera, but of course I don't know the height of each individual step plus Warren got closer to the camera with each step he descended while Al lingered a bit behind..... derek says on 18/Jul/07
i think his short stature just makes him cooler, hes confident and it doesn't seem 2 bother him the shredder says on 7/Jul/07
Rob , can you give Pacino a peak height !!!!!!!!!!!!
[Editor Rob: he's likely lost 1/2 inch just going on averages, if anything he's missing a 5ft 5.5 current height] AL says on 26/Jun/07
He's pretty short... but have you seen his hands? They're pretty big for a man his size. kiefer says on 25/Jun/07
Al could be 5ft 5 now but he could have been close to 5 foot 7 when he was younger. Melvin says on 25/Jun/07
was 5ft 5 on television last week during the Tribute to Al Pacino the shredder says on 25/Apr/07
Yea , Pacino was about 5'5 and 1/2 , 5'5 and 3/4 at his peak and about 5'4 maybe 5'5 now . He looks 5'6 with Glenn in cowboy boots ... on the movie Two for the Money he said in 1 scene that his father was 5 foot tall and he points to his nose ... LOL ... not 7 inches , more like 4 !!!! JOSH says on 23/Apr/07
pacino was never 5ft 7 as he wore lifts in many films like the godfather where 5ft 8.75 brando and 5ft 10 caan towered on him and that was when he was wearing lifts in some scenes. I would say he was no more than 5ft 5 and a half. but he doesnt need to be tall as he will always be the greatest screen legend ofall time. the shredder says on 15/Apr/07
Rob , how come you dn't give him a peak height ? ... Also , the peak height can't be 5'7 . Look at some still pics from the Godfather ! ... Altough they wear lifts , looking at the pics , If Pacino was 5'7 it would have made Brando 6'0 and Cann 6'2 (in lifts though ) ! ... sh!t , Pacino could have been 5'5 at peak ? Anonymous says on 12/Apr/07
All the Godfather movies and others they always shoot him a certain angle. Some of the godfather scenes he is sitting down a lot. In his prime 5'5 all of the actress's he worked with are either 5'6 or shorter. Al wears the HEELS instead of the women. the shredder says on 10/Apr/07
5'6 peak , 5'5 now ! ... Fair deal ! ... I can't see 5'7 peak ,more like weak 5'6 , or maybe 5'5.5 ! Just look at him next to Brando and Caan ! Does not look near 5'7 at all ! Anonymous says on 9/Apr/07
Al was a heavy smoker that is why is voice is shot. I just got done watching Godfather 2 he looked short compared to everyone else. But he is still number 1! Mr. T says on 6/Apr/07
Smoking and general aging. His voice really makes his performances. Remember Heat? Brad says on 4/Apr/07
5' 5" for decades. His voice is deeper now, don't know why. He couldn't do the "Scarface" game voice I'm told. leonari says on 2/Apr/07
@Franco: Dude I see the same thing. 5'5" it is!! D. Ray Morton says on 27/Mar/07
You worked on "Sea Of Love?" Great movie. leonari says on 27/Mar/07
franco: NOTHING happened to him! He isn't wearing lifts in that pic,wears a bad suit and his torso is much wider these days due to his age so he appears shorter than ever. I think this pic pretty much proves the 5'5" estimates that many see...maybe he was close to 5'6" in the Godfather (But I doubt it) but today he is a flat 5'5" guy and still a legend and one of the most amazing actors ever. Alex R says on 26/Mar/07
Hey all.
I got the chance to work with Al back in the late 80's as an extra in the film "Sea of love" along with along with John Goodman. Standing next to both, in front of the camera, and off on 2 different days, I can say that Al is 5'5".
And that I know because thats how tall I am. Anonymous says on 2/Mar/07
I've seen him on three seperate occasions, he goes to the same dentist as me. The last time I saw him was back in September of 2005 when I was 13 and 5'5", and he wasn't noticibly taller, I'd say 5'6" is about right. AL says on 2/Mar/07
Pacino s proper height was probarbly just touching the 5ft 6 mark.
These days he could be a bit under that.
I ve also been told in the book he wore lifts in many films. leonari says on 24/Feb/07
eah in godfather he wore lifts thatsa veryknown fact!! Chris says on 24/Feb/07
He definitely looks 5' 6" in The Godfather films, nowadays a bit shorter. Anthony says on 23/Feb/07
I highly doubt Al was ever over the 5'5 range. I can see him as a morning 5'6 in his prime, but after watching "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Heat" this week, he doesn't look over 5'5 to me. I can believe 5'4 nowadays. the shredder says on 23/Feb/07
Yep tall guy ! Pacino was NEVER near 5 ft 7 ! 5'5 now , 5'6 ABSOLUTELY MAX
at peak ! Even De Niro said he was alot taller then him ! Why would a 5 ft 9ish guy say that about a 5'6 - 5'7 guy ??? Because Pacino is about 5'5 ! tall guy says on 21/Feb/07
this guy is quite short, but virtually no one admits to being shorter than 5-7 its like some kind of actor minimum, but he was certainly shorter maybe 5-5ish these days G-unit says on 19/Jan/07
He looked great in carlito's way, he looked 5'8 in that movie. In godfather he looked like a 5'7 guy. Nowadays he looks like a 5'6 guy. UNK says on 18/Jan/07
He looks about 5'4" in "Two for the money". His character makes references to him being short, and says that his movie dad was 5'0".
MacConaughey and Rene Russo tower him in ever scene. UNK says on 10/Jan/07
I think he has always struggled with 5'6". A healthy man shouldn't lose more than .5-1" by Al's age. Women usually lose more height than men as they get old. I'm not saying men don't lose height but there shouldn't be significant height loss, unless you have a bone disease, before 75 yrs old or so. |
