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SlowCode says on 24/Oct/09
Met him. He's MAYBE 5'3". My ex-girlfriend was his neighbor in NYC. Saw him many times. And he is a very small man. Alarmingly so in fact. Like Prince.
RisingForce says on 5/Sep/09
Dustin looked tiny next to a 70 year old Laurence Olivier in Marathon Man and Olivier was only 5'10" peak and possibly shorter by that movie, in fact he was shorter than Roy Scheider(listed 5'9" here) in that movie. Mister Lennon says on 3/Sep/09
Hoffman never was 5'6. He was 5'5 at max, or 5'5 and a little more at his peak. But never 5'6. Today he is probably about 5'4. leonari says on 2/Sep/09
Dustin was in psychotherapy for years cause of his short stature. He never was a full 5'6" . Rob is spot on for his height in his prime.
Today shorter at 5'5" Chris Robinson says on 1/Sep/09
I recall him giving an award at the oscars and announcing to the world that he is 5-6 - "and shrinking" was his quip.
5-6 would look very short on screen, but I suspect lifts to amke that height judging from comparisons with Cruise and McQueen lexi says on 19/Aug/09
I always wondered if this is his peak height or current height. He is in his 70s now, so he must've lost some height along the way. Doug says on 23/Jul/09
No he is taller than 5'3" or 5'4", seen him in sneakers and he was a legit 5'5"er. He was dwarfed by Jon Voight though who was possibly close to 6'4" at peak. guyfrommars says on 22/Jul/09
In Tootsie he auditions for a role in a play, and he is told he's not the right height. He says "I can be taller.", they reply: "No, we need someone shorter." Then Dustin takes off his shoes, puts out the lifts and says: "You know, actually I'm wearing lifts. I can be shorter." Anonymous says on 22/Jul/09
Glenn, just noticed a post of yours below where you stated you are 5'6", is this the same Glenn photographed with the celebs claiming 5'8"? If so, I didn't think you looked 5'8" and thought more like 5'6". Why are you claiming 5'8" in those photographs eg. Harrison Ford with a 5'8" Glenn?????
Also, Rob the Editor, if Dustin is listed here as 5'5.5" (I believe he's more like 5'4" and so do MANY others) and he's only 2" shorter than Angelina in her 3-4" Christian Louboutins, how is it that Angelina is listed at 5'6.5", wouldn't she be more like 4-5" taller than him? Is it possible, Angelina is only 5'4-5"??? 5'4" plus 3-4" (whatever you estimate those shoes to be of the two of them with Jack Black), which would make her 5'7-8", giving the 2-3" difference between Angelina and Hoffman. Either way, your heights cannot be accurate.
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Not a chance he is 5'5". He is much shorter than Tom Cruse and I am Tom appear to be the same height. Mutual friends can confirm this. My general rule is subtract 2 - 3" from almost all of these bios and you are getting in the ball park. I put him at 5'3" w/o lifts and wet hair at best. tymelynerdelux says on 12/Jun/09
It's hard to tell; sometimes he looks taller sometimes shorter I'm 5'10.
so he would come up to about chest high on me...(Giggle) Anyway He would make a very cute little devil.. Antoine says on 19/May/09
Dustin seems to be at the 5'4 mark! mike says on 15/May/09
i always thought he looked 5'4" in the graduate. Doug says on 7/Apr/09
Has anybody seen the image of Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnnight Cowboy? You could have sworn Hoffman was only 5'4" and Voight 6'4"! Voight as I know though was a legit 6'3" in his prime. Doug says on 7/Apr/09
oh it seems i'm not th only one who has seen Hoffman looking suspiciously taller than normal of late. He 's been looking 5'62 in recent pics, and the man is supposed to be getting shorter not taller. Wonder if he discovered Stallone's zapatero... Woppi says on 24/Mar/09
I've seen him several times. Current estimate of 5'5" is right on the money. Doug says on 19/Mar/09
I think 5'5.5" is being a little generous in all honesty. When I was in Carmel, California in 1997 Hoffman was out jogging and ran past us. He looked a similar height to my mother who was around 5'5" then, 5'4.5" now. He was no taller than 5'5" honest truth. He was wearing sneakers which couldn't have given him much height too. He's more like 165cm barefoot I've walked past the man, certainly not ever 5'6". lexi says on 3/Feb/09
There was about a 2 inch difference between Cruise and Hoffman on the Rain Man poster. This height is a good estimate. glenn says on 22/Jan/09
i agree 100 percent james.even in person he seems taller lately. Shane says on 8/Jan/09
I'd say 5'5 1/2" not 5'6 3/4" on the Rain Man movie poster he is noticeably shorter than Cruise who is known for being short (5'7") glenn says on 2/Jan/09
ok brad.thats possible. Brad says on 2/Jan/09
He's never been 5' 6" in his life. I was taller than him at age 13 in person, he's really short. He's 5' 5". Cruise never looked taller in a film. glenn says on 1/Jan/09
does look 5-5 to 5-6.more on the 5-6.looked 5-5 next to steve mcqueen.whatvever hoffman looked,steve looked 5-10 in papillon.both in jail shoes.we all know how flat those are. Mister Lennon says on 1/Jan/09
Hoffman was never close to 5'6. He has always been a 5'5 guy. 5'5 and a half being generous with him at peak. Pacino was always a little taller than Hoffman, only see dick tracy , in that movie Pacino was slouching playing a humpback and still taller than hoffman. RisingForce says on 1/Jan/09
Really? He was in therapy for his height? That's surprising.
I don't know, he always looked close to 5-6 to me and Glenn thought he was around that. TELLEM says on 31/Dec/08
hoffman is shorter than al pacino, its been documented...5'5 flat for hoffman Donatello says on 31/Dec/08
I agree Leonari, seems to be about 5'5" flat maybe a little under nowadays. In his prime I could see him at 5'5" 3/4 in the morning but nothing higher then that. He just doesn't look like a 5'6" guy and he never did at any point of his life IMO. leonari says on 31/Dec/08
I doubt Hoffmans claim...I have read he had psychological issues about his height and was in therapy for a long time until he got rid of it. To me he always looked a flat 5'5" exactly 165 cm. Makes sense cause Cruise was at least 2.5-2.75 inches taller in Rain man RisingForce says on 27/Dec/08
Come on Rob, give him the extra 1/4 he claims. ;) Not that 1/4 matters much but he probably is or was 5-5 3/4 on the nose. anonymous says on 24/Dec/08
5 foot 5 and a bit. He looked tall in confidence. RisingForce says on 20/Dec/08
In some scenes Hoffman wasn't much shorter than Tom Cruise in Rainman. Maybe 2" shorter. If Cruise is 5'7.75" then Hoffman at 5'5.75" sounds really accurate. sf says on 16/Dec/08
In what movie has Hoffman ever looked like a big guy? Rainman? Ray says on 16/Dec/08
What? I thought Hoffman was like 6-1 or 6-2. Always looked like a pretty big guy. glenn says on 8/Dec/08
yes of course.sounds about right.i didnt exactly tower him in the pic that was above. RisingForce says on 7/Dec/08
Do you think he could be or could have been his 5'5.75" claim Glenn? anonymous says on 10/Nov/08
In meet the fockers robert deniro had a good 10cm on him and deniro's only 173cm. I would say he's 5 foot 4 to 5. No taller. He looks short in all his movies. Jane says on 9/Nov/08
If Dustin Hoffman is 5ft5.5 and Angelina Jolie is wearing heels in this pic...what actual height would Angelina be compared to Dustin Hoffmans height?
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See Hoffman and Beatty last month Click Here Looks like the top of Hoffman's head (so not his hair) comes up to Beatty's lower lip. Zoe says on 26/Oct/08
He was probably 5'5" when he was young, now I bet he is 5'4" or so. Mr. R says on 3/Oct/08
I saw Dustin last night at The AFI salute. He walked right past me. He is about 5-4 at this point in his life. His big hair did not help him either! Karen says on 28/Sep/08
I actually saw Dustin Hoffman today - walked right past him at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis - and my very first thought was "he's MY height!" and I'm 5' 4 1/2" So yeah, I would not believe anything higher than 5'5" for him. Joona says on 11/Sep/08
Ah... Prodigal Son... If height, as you say, means "nothing", why are you even reading celebheights.com? dits says on 3/Aug/08
yeah really..dustin looks to be about 2-3 inches shorter than tom cruise on the cover..but looks can be decieving.dustin might be around the 5'6 mark,he's definitely not 5'4 or somethin as the rain man cover suggests. Dan says on 12/Jul/08
I never realized Dustin was so short until I popped in my "Rain Man" DVD this afternoon. Looking at the cover, both Tom and Dustin are walking side by side. Tom appears to be several inches (possibly 4" or more) taller than Dustin.
Tom Cruise claims to be 5'7" tall. Josephine says on 12/Jul/08
"if tom cruise has to wear lifts beside a 5'5 guy it shows how incredibly insecure he is."
Yeah. That's because Hoffman is a way better actor. Cruise was just an 80's pretty boy. Hoffman may haven been Five foot five and 3/4 tall back in his youth but now he is probably barely 5'5" tall. Aimie says on 30/May/08
yes Biography Channel has said that he is only 5'5'', not taller. pem says on 3/May/08
I met him backstage of "Death of a Salesman" in, I think, 1983. He seemed to be exactly my height. I'm 5"5' and not a bit taller. Note: he had shaved his head for the role (wore a very thin toupee on stage). Since he often has his hair kind of puffy, this might account for the discrepancies in his perceived height. The Prodigal Son says on 7/Jan/08
I think that the height listed is a good one for Dustin,
He really is such an excellent actor and height means nothing. mick says on 26/Dec/07
if tom cruise has to wear lifts beside a 5'5 guy it shows how incredibly insecure he is. George H. says on 25/Oct/07
YouTube can be a goldmine! Hilarious interview clip of Hofmann with Beatty in the eighties Click Here Look at the height difference, even when they're sitting down! Also it's amazing to see how slim Hofmann still is in this clip. George H. says on 27/Sep/07
Hoffman is a talented guy, but just like DeNiro I feel that his later work are just projects to keep busy. Nothing like the really meaty roles they used to play. Cruise does not even qualify as a lift wearer anymore. To me heīs a high heel wearer. Annie says on 23/Sep/07
Responding to George H. from 7/Mar/07, you can bet that Cruise was wearing lifts! I'm not a big cruise fan, but his acting in "Rainman" was really overlooked. The more you watch it, the more his performance grows...and this from a gal who thinks he's off the deep end now! Just saw "Stranger Than Fiction" and dustin looked tiny, but was acting mostly w/ big Will Farrell. Dustin still rules! George H. says on 13/Sep/07
I found a clip of Ishtar on YouTube Click Here From the 2.36 mark you can see Hoffman and Beatty standing together. There's another clip where they're sitting next to each other and the size difference is already clear in that, too Click Here . Hysterical movie. Aratirion says on 25/Aug/07
An austrian newspaper recently said he'd be 163 cm. Anyway, I don't believe them. the shredder says on 23/Jul/07
Rob , do you think he was a full 5 ft 6 at his peak ? ... he was always listed that height !
[Editor Rob: nah, he made light of the 3/4 at an awards. Although he does round up and says 5ft 6. Ivan 6\\'2.25 says on 6/Jul/07
In the 1976 thriller movie Marathon Man he was 39 yo and Sir Laurence Olivier was
69 yo, he's about 3 inches shorter than the legendary old man who was at least 1.80 m in the early acting years. George H. says on 4/Jul/07
There are two telling scenes in Dick Tracy as far as the height of Beatty opposite Pacino is concerned. One is when the bad guys take Tracy into the basement. When Beatty passes Pacino, a hunched Pacino with hat on barely reaches Beattyīs shoulders. You can also see the difference in their respective heights when you compare how far the table comes up to their legs. Then, in the wide shot of the scene where Tracy and Big Boy fight in the factory, Beatty walks up to Pacino from behind and literally dwarfes him. Itīs extra funny because initially little Pacino's character has the upper hand.lol. Without the hunch, Pacino is probably 5'5", with I'd say 5'3" or maybe even 5'2". Mister Lennon says on 12/Jun/07
I would say that pacino is 5'6 and hoffman is 5'5. In dick tracy, there are a shot with both ot them, and pacino looked slightly taller than hoffman, and even he was playing a hunchback and looked shorter than he normally is. I would say that in real life, pacino is one or two inches taller than hoffman. glenn says on 12/Jun/07
pacino is 5-5.dustin is 5-6. 17,181* says on 11/Jun/07
wow,hes smaller than pacino.never wouldve believed it. leonari says on 7/Jun/07
Marcel: he never was a full 5'6" guy... runt says on 6/Jun/07
he had the opportunity to wear heels in "Tootsie". Tootsie didn't look to me like a 5-6 chick+heels. She looked like a 5-4.5 chick+heels Marcel says on 19/Mar/07
Glenn he looks your height in this picture. For your sake either you better be slouching or he has massive lifts on!
[Editor Rob: or the person taking photo is close to them and hoffman is slightly closer to the camera. That could take away some perceived height especially if the person taking pic is shorter than glenn] Max says on 5/Mar/07
I meet him once with my wife, she is 5'4" and she was the same height as him. She had flat sandals on. marlon says on 2/Mar/07
tom cruise looked a good few inches tall tha hoffman .
i dont think he was as tall as 5ft 6 he is round the 5 4 mark. leonari says on 12/Dec/06
never more than 5'5" ...3/4...I think he was joking Anthony says on 11/Dec/06
Well, then. I guess I'm wong. Might be getting grumpier with age. Glenn says on 11/Dec/06
Strangely,I heard he has been a **** in the last month,but in the last 40 years he has been it the top 3 or so nicest celebs ever.great guy who doesnt mind you hanging out in front of his apt building.most celebs hate that, rightfully so.this pic is in front of his building.he told me he was tired.but happily obliged to signing and posing for about 6 of us. Anthony says on 10/Dec/06
Glenn, out of sheer curiousity, how's Dustin in person? I hear he has a knack for being difficult to work with, and he looks kinda ticked off in your photo. Brad says on 9/Dec/06
I shook his hand in 1970 and I was taller than he was at 13 years old! My father dwarfed him. Hell everybody from Playbill Magazine was taller than him that night. Jerry Ohrbach (spelling) dwarfed him. The girls outside the theatre. He's an equal opportunity person to look tall with and a nice guy. Editor Rob says on 4/Dec/06
Was saying in totalfilm "I'm the tallest person in my family! My older brother, he's like, 5ft 5 and he hated being short, so when he was about 14 or 15 he used to literally [stand on his tiptoes] when he went through a door. He'd convince himself that he was taller." Glenn says on 8/Nov/06
Im sure his height varies in lifts.though,when you think about it,he always looks short. leonari says on 8/Nov/06
I truly think Hoffman isn't taller than 165 cm. Thats why Cruise who is 170-171 cm looks considerably taller in Rain Man. Because he is a solid 2 inches taller than Hoffman. Chris says on 8/Nov/06
Iīm just telling you what she saw leonari, I donīt believe it either, I think Hoffman is in the 5'5'' range. leonari says on 8/Nov/06
yeah sure: Hoffman 170 cm...why not! clearly non believable sources....ridiculous Glenn says on 8/Nov/06
I didnt notice.I was too nervous to not miss out on photo op. Chris says on 7/Nov/06
I friend of mine met Hoffman, she is 5'6'' and she said he was 170 cm. Did you notice if he had lifts on Glenn? dmeyer says on 6/Nov/06
cruise is 2 inches taller Glenn says on 6/Nov/06
Im 5-6. Aussie Bloke says on 5/Nov/06
that Picture of Glenn certainly doesn't indicate that Dustin in only 5ft5, he looks the same/marginally shorter in that picture. Maybe he was wearing lifts in his shoes on that paricular night, or maybe Glenn is only 5ft6-5ft7??? George H says on 16/Oct/06
Padraig, I added a comment with lots of photolinks earlier, before the comments were refreshed, but I just now discovered that my cookies had been cleaned, so it may have been posted as anonymous....
[Padraig: I'm afraid I just deleted it because links from corbis go all wonky due to the characters in the link, I'm sorry.] leonari says on 13/Oct/06
I love Dustin Hoffman.He is one of the best actors ever: BUT: I never really believed his claim of bein almost 5'6"...Any way today he seems far from this Mark. I also have to go with 5'4.5" or something like that Glenn says on 12/Oct/06
I think 5-4 is possibke.probably wears lifts to get to 5-6.Cruise towers over him. Brad says on 12/Oct/06
I wouldn't doubt 5' 4". Anybody know why there hasn't been a sequel to The Graduate? anon says on 10/Oct/06
I stood next to him about 2 minutes ago...he's 5'4. Without a doubt 5 foot 4. kene says on 15/Sep/06
i got no idea that warren beatty was so tall standing next to hoffman.. is he 6ft3.5?? hoffman looks more like 164..165ish.. leonari says on 18/Aug/06
I don't see how this guy was ever taller than 5'5"...and that is a stretch. He is approaching 70 years of age...most people shrink a bit when they are that old. People who say close to 5'7" are out of their mind! Amazing actor.One of the best! Brad says on 18/Aug/06
I met him around '70 when he did some Broadway play. He was about 5' 5". People forget how popular he was back then. He had screaming girls waiting for him outside. dmeyer says on 3/Aug/06
he looks almost as tall as glenn in the photo Glenn says on 1/Aug/06
Your right gabriel.I get your point.photos can be tricky in general. gabriel says on 31/Jul/06
The only thing I doubt is that he is wearing normal shoes. Anyway, the analysis was kind of fun to do; the tricks you can utilize to make yourself appear taller other than using lifts in a shoe.
Which to be, rich and short or poor and tall? Glenn says on 27/Jul/06
Without getting into all of that, which you are right about,its obvious Im taller,and there was no need for the scrutiny.unless of course someone,besides you were doubting me. gabriel says on 26/Jul/06
Your head is slightly back and his is slightly down, his hair is bigger than yours and his shoulders look at your level, his suit gives the shoulders a strange slant though. He has a long head, in comparison to yours, the exhausted look in is face might be from the lifts. He has thinner eye brows and eyes in that picture, it actually helps his height out because it makes him look less stocky, except for that nose. There is a vertex in the center; you guys are standing at the shoulders but at an angle so that your right shoulder is closer to the camera and his left shoulder likewise.
The way the light looks on the faces, was this taken at night or in the dark? You can get away with more at night with your shoes, street magicians do this especially. Glenn says on 23/Jul/06
How is that possible that he looks my height? gabriel says on 22/Jul/06
Glenn, are you alright :) You look shocked in some pictures...
Anyway Hoffman looks as tall as you here. Frank2 says on 12/Jun/06
Voit's official height has always been 6'2". Remember that in Midnight Cowboy, Voit wore cowboy boots with two inch heels while Hoffman shuffled around in old worn out shoes. Anthony says on 11/Jun/06
Look at the cover of "Midniht Cowboy". Jon Voigt was about 6'3 in his prime (probably a little shorter now) and he TOWERS over Hoffman. I'd say Hoffman is barely 5'5, and with him getting up there in age, probably closer to 5'4. Frank2 says on 19/Apr/06
McQueen was a solid 5'10". boogie says on 18/Apr/06
I'd put Hoffman at 5'5". Compare him to Mcqueen in Papillion. Mcqueen was about 5'9.5" Gonzalo says on 30/Mar/06
I always thought he was a midget but I remember this movie with Sean Connery and, yes, he was much shorter, but less than what I expected. He might be close to 5`7 Glenn says on 13/Mar/06
I dont agree with you at all.I see cruise at least 2 inches taller. Francois Levrouse says on 12/Mar/06
On the cover of the DVD movie "Rainman" with Tom Cruise, there is a telephoto shot image of him and Tom Cruise walking togethere, full frontal body shot including shoes. Both are remarkably of the same height. But please notice because of his Autistic character role Dustin is hunched and crouched while Tom Cruise has his neck stretched out like a goose. Dustin is wearing pyjama loafer shoes while Tom seems to be wearing some kind of designer shoes. Either Dustin Hofmann is 5'11" like Tom Cruise or Tom is 5'5" like Dustin. Which is which? Ray says on 21/Feb/06
No, he looks shorter. He's shorter than Rachel Weisz by atleast 3 inches. Parker says on 19/Jan/06
Forget about the hair. Look where Dustins eyes line up against Glenns face. At the nose or just below giving a 2" difference. Dustin's height about 5'6 in this, and consistent with Glenn measurement against Cruise. elio says on 19/Jan/06
Looking only about 1.5" shorter than Glenn. His hair looks a bit deceptive though. Hard to tell where his head ends. I'm sure he wears big shoes, so going from looking like a 5'5 3/4" guy to a guy who looks more like 5'6 1/2" is probably feasible. CelebHeights Editor says on 19/Jan/06
Glenn and dustin pic added. gyllenhaalic823 says on 2/Dec/05
He really does look pretty short in Moonlight Mile compared to Jake, I was guessing along the lines of 5'6" though, but I guess I was wrong.
Or Jake could have not been done growing there and was only 5'11.5" or something, after all he was only 21 when that was filmed and some people grow after that. Not much, but slightly.
Off-topic: *I just saw Moonlight Mile tonight!! LOVED IT!* leonari says on 12/Jul/05
MCFAN I really wonder where you saw a 2 to 3 inch (7.5 cm !!!!!!!) between Hoffman and Stiller. Hoffman is wearing Sandals or Slippers or is barefoot throughout the movie...Do you realize what a substancial difference 3 iches make in height?? I guess not...Think of a guy of 175 cm and someaone over 182 cm...Stiller is wearing sneakers which are without any reasonable doubt higher than Hoffmans Sandals or Slippers!!!!! Plus Dustin Hoffman is over 66 years old. He said himself more than once that he was 5.5 3/4. That was his height in his prime man!! GET REAL!! People at that age have lost 3/4 of an inch if not more!!! Strange people disagree with you all the time. Watch Starsky and Hutch and see how Owen Wilson towers over Stiller and Wilson ain't taller than 5'10.5"if he is that tall! PLEASE... McFan says on 12/Jul/05
I disagree with the Ricardo's comment regarding DeNiro's and Stiller's height. They're quite stocky...especially Stiller and I can see 2-3 inches between Hoffman's and their heights. Stiller doesn't look 5'8 but he has long arms and is pretty thick giving him the appearance of someone shorter. He's 3 inches taller than Aniston in "What About Polly." Watch it closely and you will see this yourself. It surprised me too. I thought he was 5'6-7, not 5'8. DeNiro is an inch taller than him, so I don't see much doubt there as to 5'8 and 5'9 as their true heights. Ricardo says on 8/Jul/05
i remember watching the 2005 MTV awards and he made a joke about the only man that doesn't have to bend when talking on the microphone. He's a very funny man. So It doesn't matter if he's 5.5.5 Lmeister says on 16/Jun/05
As I commented yesterday. Dustin is almost 68 years old now so he has certainly lost at least an inch even more could be possible...5'4.5'' would be closer to the truth... Ricardo says on 4/May/05
After watching that pic, their is no way ben stiller is 5'8" or robert deniro 5'9". My little brother is 5'5 1/2" and the top of his head reaches about the top of my ears, and i'm 5'8 1/2". Robert is 5'7" and Ben 5'6" leonari says on 3/May/05
I have a huge problem regarding Hoffman and Stiller. Watch the movie "meet the Fockers" where Dustin is wearing some sort of sandals almost throughout the movie and Stiller's fotwear lloks to have bigger heels than Hoffmans. To me Hoffman looked half inch shorter than Stiller but no more. I would say that accurate height for Hoffman is indeed 5'5" and Stiller is barely more than 5'6. Dear editor >I would really suggest to watch this movie if you haven't seen it not just because it's fun but there are many scenes to compare the heights of these two actors.
[Editor Rob: Was this one scene that you had the problem with ;) Yes, Stiller is a puzzler...he truly could be shorter than what I give him...] CelebHeights Editor says on 5/Mar/05
From the top of someone's skull to the base of their chin when in a normal pose is a very average 24cm. A 30cm skull would be fine for Andre the Giant. Jake is close to 7 inches taller in my opinion. I'm tempted to whip 0.5 inches off Hoffman ;) Pete says on 5/Mar/05
I think you need to review your measuring, firstly the head is 12 inches especially for Jake, and Hoiffman is clearly 10 inches shorter and also I've seen him and he is barely that. |
