Anonymous says on 6/Nov/09
Am I the only one who thought he looked about 5'9" in G.I. Joe?

Anonymous says on 3/Nov/09
He absolutely dwarfed Pete Postlethwaite in Dragonheart. There is an early scene where they are walking towards the camera together and I don't even think Pete comes up to Dennis' chin. Pete is 5'8 or maybe slightly less according to this site so that would make Dennis 6'3? Which I doubt he is, but this is one scene where he must be wearing serious lifts.

Hugh 191cm says on 26/Sep/09
6ft max nowadays. Peak possibly 6ft0.5

James S says on 25/Sep/09
On Jimmy Fallon, he was the Exact same height as Fallon. I believe Fallon is listed here as 6'0 but I think he is more 5'11.5(close nonetheless though).

So I say that based on pics and observations, Dennis is a solid 5'11-6'0. I'd say 5'11.5 flat. So 6'0 is still fairly accurate.

Hugh 191cm says on 23/Sep/09
5ft11.75 now and 6ft0.25 peak?

JD says on 21/Sep/09
always thought he was a solid 6'0 guy. 6'0.5 in his prime and 5'11.5 now isn't unreasonable.

Ace says on 14/Sep/09
I bet he has lost about a half inch of height. I always thought he looked near or at 6`0 in his films.

Liz says on 9/Sep/09
Maybe he's shrinking... Don't they say that as u get older u physically shrink, therefore are shorter...

Frank2 says on 28/Aug/09
Well, he's always appeared to be my height or 5'11".

Quaid with 6'2" Matthew Fox:

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And that's assuming Fox is truly 6'2". I see a three inch difference.

Hugh 191cm says on 25/Aug/09
Okay I think 5ft11.5 at night and 6ft0.25 in the morning.

Jake says on 16/Aug/09
I disagree, In GI Joe he looked 5' 11" compared to some taller castmates, 6' 0.5" Wayans, 6' 1" Tatum

Daii says on 11/Aug/09
I have just seen G.I Joe and he was about half an inch lower than 6'1 Channing Tatum according to what I saw.

Hugh 191cm says on 20/Jul/09
Just saw the trailer for G.I Joe and quaid looks a really solid 6ft, like 184cm.

Hugh 190cm says on 12/Jun/09
Quaid looked 185-186cm in Parent Trap but is really scraping tha 6ft mark nowadays.

Hugh 190cm says on 28/May/09
He did look at least 6ft1 in Parent Trap.

Hugh 190cm says on 17/May/09
You sure you're 6ft1 Mr. Quaid? No offence or anything, you're a great actor but you look more like 6ft. However I could be wrong.

Dennis Quaid says on 3/May/09
I'M 6'1 ...WHEN I PLAYED FOOTBALL IN TEXAS MY COACH LISTED ME AS 6'3 .. THAT HAS LED TO MY EXTAR INCHES OVER THE YEARS.

Miles says on 28/Apr/09
If Glenn is 5'8 Denis looks at least 6 2 but hes 5'11

sidewinder says on 26/Apr/09
Solid 6 footer also nowdays. here he looks inly slightly shorter than 189 Whitaker Click Here

Candyman says on 30/Mar/09
Man next to Javier Bardem and Thomas Haden Church he looks at the most 5'11" on a very good day but 5'10.5" on a regular day. He had me fooled all these years.

mamadog says on 15/Mar/09
my son waited on Dennis Quaid recently in a restaurant. he said that Dennis is about 5'9"

\\ -_-_-(Hugh)-_-_-/ says on 24/Feb/09
184cm.

Leung says on 22/Feb/09
Anything under 6’ is BS.

Lenad says on 21/Feb/09
Anything under 5ft11 is BS.

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\-_-_-(Hugh)-_-_-/ says on 14/Feb/09
I think 6ft now is more reasonable and 184-185cm in his prime.

Hugh says on 6/Feb/09
I'd say 183cm-184cm.

Hugh says on 4/Feb/09
He doesn't tower enough to look like a 6ft2 guy. To at least LOOK 6ft2 you'd have to be 6ft1 at least.

Lenad says on 3/Feb/09
I just went on 5 sites and they all say 6'2.

Lenad says on 31/Jan/09
How Quaid ever got listed at 6ft2 is beyond me.

Hugh says on 20/Jan/09
Okay,

Quaid 182cm.
Brosnan 187cm.

Tom says on 19/Jan/09
I met him on the set of Wyatt Earp. I'm 5-11. I'd put him at 6-0.

Hugh says on 19/Jan/09
Wow, James that's a pretty big downgrade. 6ft2 down to 5ft11.25. Maybe Dennis is still a little taller than 6ft and perhaps is wearing big footwear.

Hugh says on 18/Jan/09
All of you just take a look at MD's first picture. Dennis is roughly the same height as his son.

John says on 18/Jan/09
Saw him listed at 5'9" somewhere.

Lenad says on 16/Jan/09
6'2 is a laugh but so is under 5'11.

Hugh says on 16/Jan/09
Look in the first pic MD posted. He clearly looks eye level with his son.

Lenad says on 15/Jan/09
A strong 181cm or a weak 182cm?

Hugh says on 13/Jan/09
Not really James. In that picture with Dennis and his wife he looks no taller. Maybe his son is 188cm and Dennis is 185cm.

Hugh says on 9/Jan/09
Sure James, but I'm suspicious. He looks the same height as son whose presumably 6ft2.

Hugh says on 9/Jan/09
Sure James, but I'm suspicious.

Hugh says on 7/Jan/09
'At almost 6-2 and around 180 I felt that I had the looks but not the right personality to be a leading man'

Hugh says on 2/Jan/09
He looks the same height as Jack.

MD says on 23/Dec/08
Huh? Here is a picture with his son Jack just this September:

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6'2" he is not.

BTW, here's Dennis with 6'4" (or 6'5") Falcon's quarterback Matt Ryan:

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Anyone know what Matt Ryan has been measured at?

With Pierce Brosnan who's listed at 6'1.25", here:

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With Thomas Haden Church given 5'11.25", here:

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With Javier Bardem given 5'11.5":

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I stick by my original estimate that he's not a full 6'0". I think he's closer to 5'11" than 6'0", or at least smack-dab in the middle.

Anonymous says on 21/Dec/08
He looks 5'11/11.5 max

Mr. R says on 12/Dec/08
Take a look at this site, and you will see several pics of Dennis taking Jack for his learner's permit. In the walking scene, Jack is clearly 2 inches taller if not a little more.
zakara.livejournal.com/tag/dennis+quaid

Hugh says on 11/Dec/08
That does make sense, James. Also Randy looks like a bit of a bully at times with his broad frame and Dennis with his lighter scrawnier frame.

Hugh says on 11/Dec/08
You may not be aware of this. But Randy has actually been nominated for an academy award and Dennis hasn't. And yeah probably the height thing aswell, lol.

Mister Lennon says on 10/Dec/08
I think that the peak for this guy was 6'. He looked an inch shorter than Kevin Costner in Wyatt Earp.

Hugh says on 9/Dec/08
Same here James. I don't think Dennis and Randy get on well. That's what I've heard. You see I have friends in Hollywood. I think a solid 6ft guy and 6ft1 in normal shoes.

Anonymous says on 9/Dec/08
A solid 5ft11in guy. 6ft in normal shoes.

Hugh says on 8/Dec/08
I think he's still around 6ft. I'd say 6ft1 was his peak.

Lenad says on 7/Dec/08
Quaid looks like a proper 182cm guy

Anonymous says on 6/Dec/08
To me, he has always looked around 5-11, I can't see him at 6-0. His peak he could have been 5-11.5/11.75

Hugh says on 2/Dec/08
I think Whitaker could be under 6ft2 but I wouldn't say he's lost height though. He's only 45-46 years of age.

Baree flames says on 30/Nov/08
I have always thought he was 6'2 but after watching vantage point.seeing him with 6'3 forest wintaker i saw he was about 3inches shorter.definetly 6ft.spot on

Hugh says on 28/Nov/08
I think 6ft0.5 now and 6ft1 peak.

Hugh says on 26/Nov/08
So James, today you're saying he's 184cm. Would that result in a full 6ft1 peak?

anonymous says on 26/Nov/08
Next to hugh laurie 6 foot. I say he's 6 foot 1 at most.

Hugh says on 25/Nov/08
But in his 20's he was taller surely?

Hugh says on 23/Nov/08
But peakwise James. Nowadays 184cm.

Hugh says on 19/Nov/08
James, would 185-186cm peak be a good estimate for Dennis.

Hugh says on 19/Nov/08
Okay, in fairness Dennis didn't look even 6ft next to Fox.

Hugh says on 18/Nov/08
His son looks 188cm on the nose. Dennis 185-186cm?

Hugh says on 14/Nov/08
But I wouldn't call Dennis a liar by saying his son is 6ft2.

Hugh says on 14/Nov/08
Maybe James.

Hugh says on 11/Nov/08
Hold on Dennis is bending his head quite a bit. He's slouching a little aswell. If he stood up straight he's be close in height to his son.

anonymous says on 29/Oct/08
Here is his son Mr. R (i am not sure how up to date it is though): Click Here
I have to wonder what his son would look like without all that hair.

Original says on 19/Oct/08
He's solid 6'.

Mr. R says on 18/Oct/08
The other day on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Dennis mentioned his son Jack, who I believe is 16. (Meg Ryan's the mom.) He stated that Jack was "6-2" and was already taller than him. I found a few pics, and Jack is definitely at least two inches taller. Again, I am too ignorant to load pics. Can anyone find it?

Hugh says on 9/Oct/08
Randy obviously. It really does depend on how tall the woman is. If she's say 5ft10-6ft then more likely Randy. If shorter than 5ft7 then they'd go for Dennis.

Leung says on 7/Oct/08
Hugh,
Game was just referring to opinion that Dennis would do better with women. I have not met either of them but based on my observations of them in movies and interviews Dennis is much more certain of himself, is a confident individual and generally displays characteristics of the type of guy that does pretty well in terms of attracting women. Hell I’m a straight guy and I find him attractive.

Hugh says on 7/Oct/08
True Leung, Randy acts like an animal at times. Dennis is tall enough but he's not impressively tall. And Leung what do you mean that Dennis has more game?

Leung says on 7/Oct/08
I would say Dennis because he is a better looking dude and he has more game and anyway he’s a 6 footer anyway so most women would consider him tall enough.

Randy is taller but he looks and acts like a chode.

Hugh says on 6/Oct/08
Dennis probably. No offense to Randy but he really does look like a troll compared to his younger brother.

Hugh says on 4/Oct/08
Maybe it's just his posture. It hasn't been great lately. And that's true that Dennis is far more good looking than his older and physically bigger brother Randy.

Hugh says on 30/Sep/08
Rob I know I keep mentioning it. But don't you think you were being a little harsh on Glenn. Afterall he did contribute a lot to this site. It's kind of throwing it back in his face by banning him. Anyway, James Dennis can occasionally look 6ft1 which, by the way I wouldn't rule out at his peak. But if you watch Vantage Point he doesn't quite look 6ft next to the 6ft2 guys like Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox and William Hurt. There is probably more than 2 inches there. However there are times when Quaid can look 6ft1-2.

Hugh says on 29/Sep/08
Actually I'm beginning to think that Dennis is shorter than 6ft. He looks more 181-182cm.

Frank2 says on 18/Sep/08
Well, explain then why we were eye to eye?

Hugh says on 17/Sep/08
He's definately not below 6ft.

Frank2 says on 15/Sep/08
Dennis is my height or 5'11". If he wears shoes with larger than normal heals he can look well over 6'.

Hugh says on 13/Sep/08
A typical lift wearer.

Hugh says on 10/Sep/08
looked a good 6ft in Vantage Point.

stefania says on 11/Jul/08
i met Dennis Quaid,on a Cabo San Lucas Flight, last year. believe me: he is really much shorter than my husband, who is 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)

Hugh says on 2/May/08
He can look 6ft2 with the right posture. Looked 1.5 inches shorter than 6ft2 Fox. He's more likely to be 184cm.

dmeyer says on 2/May/08
i dont think he is under 5 ft 11.5 i met him

Shane says on 29/Apr/08
I've met both Quaid (on the set of Joe vs the Volcano when he was with Meg Ryan) and Fox (on the set of LOST recently). Quaid was at least a solid 6'0 and perhaps even 6'1 since he had a very casual posture. We were all barefoot in the sand and quaid looked a tad taller then Tom Hanks. Fox looks quite tall in person and slimmer then he looks in film. Fox is 6'2 even.

Hugh says on 27/Mar/08
It's actually called Vantage Point not Advantage point.

Robbie H says on 24/Mar/08
he was 2 inches shorter than the 6'2 matthew fox in vantage point-so 6'0 seems good for him

Hugh says on 24/Mar/08
I think Quaid is a little over 6ft barefooted and in lift 6ft2.

dmeyer says on 23/Mar/08
6 ft peak 5'11.5 now

kahn says on 21/Mar/08
but when you type in dennis quaid height on google it says 5'9 but he looks more like 6'1

footballed28 says on 15/Mar/08
I saw Vantage Point recently and he appears to be just over 2 inches shorter than William Hurt, whom I believe to be a legit 6'2er...I say 5'11 3/4 for this guy...what do you think Rob?

dmeyer says on 25/Jan/08
he loked a weak 6'1 with cowboy boots so 6 ft flat for this guy

clark says on 12/Jan/08
In the pic with Kinnear, Quaid's eyes are about 2-3 inches higher than Greg's.
I say about 6'1 since he appeared about 2 inches taller than 5'11 Topher Grace.

dmeyer says on 28/Nov/07
looks 182 with hurt and fox

sam says on 28/Sep/07
There with Kinnear is the shortest I've seen Quaid.

Valeri says on 28/Sep/07
Click Here
If kinnear is 176cm then quaid is only 180cm nowadays.Unless kinnear is at least 5'10.

dmeyer says on 24/Aug/07
when i mt hin i had 1.25 in heels so 6'0.25 he had 1.25 in taller than me but he had 2 in cowboy heels who gave aleast 0.5 in advantage on me he was looking 6'0.25 to 6'0.5 in so about 5'11.75 to 6 ft barefeet

dmeyer says on 31/Jul/07
he was in incredible good shape when i met hin so doubt he has lost more than 0.5 in might have benn 6'0.25 to 6'0.5 in

dmeyer says on 9/Jul/07
i met him he was 1.25 in taller than me but i had 1.25 in heels and he had cowboy who give 1.75 in to 1.8 so aleast 0.5 in advantage so he is indeed 5'11.5 to 6 ft barefeet and aleast 0.5 in taller in his 20s

Anthony says on 8/Jun/07
Looks 6' with William Hurt and Matthew Fox, both of whom are 6'2.

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patrick says on 8/Mar/07
NO NO NO! My best friend is exactly 6'1; I re-measured him several times even in cm: always 187 and something in sneackers. OK...Facing once Dennis Quaid, he was unboubtedly shorter by exactly, visibly, one inch; wearing the same kind of shoes.
I must confess that i do'nt understand; i previously would have thought they were alike:6'1.

dmeyer says on 2/Jan/07
6 ft no more since he barely looked 6'0.5 in 1.8 cowboy boots when i met him

dmeyer says on 16/Dec/06
quaid looked 6 ft to 6'ft 0.5 but he was wearing 1.8 or 1.9 cowboy boots so more 5'11.75 to 6 ft barefeet he might have been 6'0.5 at peak also i alwais imagined the guy 6'2 and he didnt look it even in boots klein was taller than him in 1 inch shoes klein looks close to the 186 mark

dmeyer says on 31/Oct/06
he loked 187 cm in 1.75 in boots so 182 183 cm barefeet and grant looked 5'11 no less i worked on american dreams quaid loked 1.5 inches taller than grant but he had 1 to 2 cm heels advantage also cris klein looked 6'1 +

dmeyer says on 31/Oct/06
waths weird with frank2 is that evebody is the same height as him quaid clooney hanks pitt something is wrong quaid look 6 feet 1 but had 2 inches boots so 6 feet when i met him hanks was about 6 feet he sees evrebody as 5'11 it dosnt make sens they cant be all the same height some are 5'11 others 6 and 6'0.5

Anonymous says on 9/Sep/06
i doubt dennis quaid has lost height since his 20s.all of my uncles of his age are still the same height.i reckon dennis is 5ft11 -6ft tall range.

Anonymous says on 3/Sep/06
when i met him he was 6 2 in boots so 6 barefeet he might have been 6 feet 1 in 20s

MTgirl says on 30/Jul/06
A couple years back I saw him with his band playing at the local bar. He was on a stage about two inches high. From the main floor, I could see the top of his head and I felt taller than him. I am nearly 5'10" and was wearing boots (so did he). I concurr that his upper body is short, so it makes him look shorter than he is. I suspect he is 5'10" or less.

dmeyer says on 2/Jul/06
i alwais thaught quaid was 6'1.5" but when i met him he looked 184 185 cm range but he was wearing 2" cowboy boot so 6 feet seems right 182 183 cm barefeet

Frank2 says on 28/Jun/06
Just watched Wyatt Earp. Quaid played Doc Holiday and standing next to Kevin Costner who played Earp he was obviously shorter by at least two inches.

Editor Rob says on 24/May/06
Here is another picture added of the lady in the comment below, Vicki, with Dennis.

Vicki says on 24/May/06
I have met Dennis three times, and I sent the different pictures to Glenn. I am 5 ft. 1" and I come up to his chin, the same level I am with my father in my wedding picture. My Dad was 6 ft. 0" so I figure Dennis is 6 Ft.

dmeyer says on 21/May/06
i met dennis and hugh grant was 5'11 and dennis about 184 185 cm but he was wearing 5 cm cowboy boots so bare feet about 183 cm max and even in boots he only looked 1.5" to 2" on hugh it means the differnce between them is 1" but in the movie they look 3 inches difference he must wear lifts and play with the angles but maybe quaid was 6'1" at peak but nowaday he is nowere near the 187 he is claiming even in the boots he didnt look it because 2" boots add you about 1 " the guy is between 182 a,d 184 183 is a good guess before i met him i was sure he was 6'2"

Frank2 says on 3/May/06
I've met Dennis and he's 5'11". The reports of him being 6'2" are as silly as those reporting Arnold Schwarzenegger as being only 5'10".

MD says on 3/May/06
So, you're actually agreeing with me, then, that Dennis is not the full 6'0" given, here. I must have missed your earlier post. I still think Topher is 5'11" which would still give Dennis 5'11".

MD says on 2/May/06
Frank,

I'm wondering, what do these pics have to do with Dennis? Did you post these in the wrong persons section?

Gotxo says on 2/May/06
Well, it's beyond discussion that he's not over 6' now.
What intrigues me is what Rob has pointed out, how he managed during so much time to mantain the ilusion?
And what he could win doing that? He's not supossed to be gigantic as Arnold, he could have stayed in 6' (wheter is his real height or 1" more).
What advantages do the actors take from such an exaggerations? Better roles they wouldn't play if perceived as short?

[Editor Rob: it might be similar to bale...the 6ft 2 kind of stuck and nobody assumed otherwise for a decade...thats why I'm always trying to find early quotes about height, whether they are right or wrong to get an idea of how they were described early in their careers.]

Gotxo says on 18/Apr/06
I'm with Chris, the guy always looked taller than 5'11", he might have scrapped the 6'1" when young. Plus he's not an action star in a so physical sense as Stallone or Arnold are, he does not need such amellioration of his height, there's no reason.
Otherwise he has the best image asesors in the world and has been paying them a fortune for no reason! I want his method to looking 6'2" being 3 inches shorter!

Chris says on 17/Apr/06
In the movie Dreamscape (1984), Dennis Quaid looked about 3 inches shorter than Max von Sydow. Sydow was about 6'4'' then and I´d say Quaid has always been around the 6'1'' mark. Today he´s about 6 feet.

Gotxo says on 15/Apr/06
It must exist a factual base for a lie or exaggeration.
Glenn has described him at a reasonable 6', i can belive this and really gives a start point to stretch it, you know the mean augment is 2" in Hollywood, so it fits.
And he has looked allways tall, he must be 6' at least.
Maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stallone or the likes have a reason for a constant camerawork, in his case there's no one.

MD says on 14/Apr/06
Who knows, but the fact is that he's not 6'0".

Frank2 says on 14/Apr/06
Why was Elvis described as being 6'2"?

Frank2 says on 14/Apr/06
Dennis is exactly my height or 5'11". Nice man.

[Editor Rob: the big question is how he managed to get described as 6ft 2 in magazines over the years...]

Maverick says on 28/Mar/06
In his new movie, 'Yours, Mine & ours' the poster advertising the movie shows Quaid, standing against a door and with one leg pushing against another door!....

What is strange about the picture...i have noticed, is his shoes and it looks like he has got lifts in his shoes to give him extra height!!...his upper body is short and so are his arms, but his legs look long, especially the lower half!..i think he is below 6' most likely 5'10 to 5'11!....has anyone seen the poster?.....he did look under 6' in 'The Day After Tomorrow'...

steve says on 13/Mar/06
im 6ft 8 and he was atleast 7 or 8 inches shorter than me when i saw him

Glenn says on 15/Jan/06
correct.

Sam says on 26/Nov/05
I worked with Dennis for 3 weeks or so back in the early 80's. Back then, I was 5'11 and he was at least 1 1/2 in taller than me. I'd say at present he's at least 6'

Gotxo says on 26/Nov/05
Cool finding.
It's obvious he's not 6'2" in spite of in many films he does look it. Dunno what kinds of tricks to reach that appearance that involved. It's obvious that to mantain it a great deal of perseverance is need, so it must imply some kind of reward too. Maybe a contract over his image of leading/though guy.
Whatever, in order to get it, any kind of advantage is needed, so 6' does look right.

gyllenhaalic823 says on 25/Nov/05
Dennis IS shorter than Jake Gyllenhaal =)p! It's very obvious in the Day After Tomrrow (that I've watched five million times).

CelebHeights Editor says on 23/Aug/05
From gossip Group: "I'm 5'9" and I've shaken his hand twice. I'd be surprised if he's 5'11". He certainly isn't 6'2" by any stretch of the imagination"

Anonymous says on 28/Jul/05
i worked all day with dennis he looked 6'1'' but he was wearing 2'' boots so dennis is just about 183 184 cm he is exactly 6'0.5'' very close to 6 ft its funny because i alwais thaught he was 6'2'' maybe he lost 1 inch over the years but right now he is no taller than 184 cm i stood next to him all day so i can say for sure

Mr. X says on 26/Jun/05
I would say this guy's probably about 6 ft. He's slightly taller than 5 ft 11 Topher Grace and about same height as 6 ft Jake Gyllenhaal. Grace and Gyllenhaal might had wore lifts, or might be rounding down be about 2 inches, but what are the odds of that?

Kenshin says on 21/Jun/05
in one of the movies with chad he look about 2 inches taller than him so he should be 6'2

Smoke says on 21/Apr/05
I'll admit that he's looked this to me at time as well (187 cm), but the more picture that I see of him recently the more I'm convinced that he really isn't as tall as he's always been listed at. Topher Grace is 5'11", and Dennis didn't even look 2 inches taller than him in their movie.

dmeyer says on 19/Apr/05
i have a friend who worked on denis last movie a weeck ago and told me that quaid was 187 cm

Chris says on 12/Mar/05
Yeah he definately doesn't look 6'2", but while some argue that the taller the better, many also consider 6'0" even to being perfect height. I would say Dennis is just about 6'0" on the dot, definately not quite as tall as his brother. Gyllenhaal also isn't quite as tall for a guy as his imposing sister is for a lady.

mike sig says on 24/Feb/05
I saw Dennis at House of Blues with his band singing in 2003. I'm 5'9" and was wearing cowboy boots so 5'11". He came over and talked to a girl in my group that he knew. He performs in his bare feet. I could see the top of his head. I say 5'8" to 5'9".