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Jack Nicholson Height
Jack Nicholson's height is 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
Peak height was 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)

Used to get listed as being 5ft 11. In the last few years he really looks to have lost some height. In the 80's in films like Prizzi's Honour he looked 5ft 10. Here is a little gem from actress Carol Kane. This quote is 25 years old and comes from an issue of Screen Stories Magazine, but it certainly explains a few things ;)

"Jack prefers the actresses with whom he works to be on the short side. I wasn't tall, so I was immediately in. The reason for this is that he is no more than five foot seven or so himself. When he has no other choice but to play opposite a lanky actress, he will wear elevator shoes"

An article on shortsupport (by Rita Zekis, Toronto Star) also mentions Nicholson, saying "We stalked Nicholson during a party...and there's no way he was 5 foot 11. He had to look up at us to deflect our headlock and we're only 5 foot 9 1/2"

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Mr. R says on 7/Sep/10
I saw him. He is closer to 5-8.
wyatt says on 4/Sep/10
Amazing actor, 5'10 peak, 5'9ish now, still taller than Wahlberg anyway.
Lenad says on 22/Aug/10
Looks 5'8-ish today. Looked 5'9 range in his younger days. 173cm now and 176cm peak would be my guess
anonymous says on 9/Aug/10
Danimal says on 7/Aug/10
Aleks says on 25/Jun/10
5' 8" peak, 5' 7.5" now.

The average man by 70 years old will have lost 1.25". He is well past 70 years old. He has lost at least 1.25-1.5" imo.

right. After all, he only looks like he has lost at most .5 inch.
Danimal says on 7/Aug/10
Aleks says on 25/Jun/10
5' 8" peak, 5' 7.5" now.

The average man by 70 years old will have lost 1.25". He is well past 70 years old. He has lost at least 1.25-1.5" imo.
Aleks says on 5/Aug/10
5' 11" Oliver Reed called Jack a midget. Granted, Oliver was a jerk***, but it would still be surprising if he were over 5' 8".
jtm says on 25/Jul/10
haha secureman would probably think i was 5'8 or 5'9 if he met me. aleks to be fair you shouldn't compare his height to glenn. warren beatty looked 5'11 to glenn yet he was closer to 6'2 at his peak and many others that have met him said he was either 6'1 or 6'2.
Aleks says on 25/Jul/10
You might ask youself why he's barely an inch taller than the famous 5' 6.5" man.

Why is he 2-2.5 inches shorter than 70-year old James Mason, circa 1979? Mason was 5' 10.5" peak.
anonymous says on 24/Jul/10
nicholson at 5'10" is insane. hell even this 5'9.5 listing is inaccurate.
SecureMan says on 22/Jul/10
You're a joke Aleks. Nicholson was an easy 5'10 when I met him 20 years ago. This guy is charismatic as anything.
Aleks says on 30/Jun/10
Agreed. Saw a picture of him circa 1971 and couldn't believe how thin he was!
George H. says on 30/Jun/10
@ jtm: Yeah, a little over or under 5'8" in his prime seems about right. Nicholson doesn't strike me as a lift wearing kind, or the Burt Reynolds cowboy type external high heel guy. How does gaining a lot of weight affect one's height? Beatty put on a few pounds since his prime, but not half as much as Nicholson, who used to be quite skinny in his younger years and is now approaching beached whale territory.
Aleks says on 25/Jun/10
5' 8" peak, 5' 7.5" now.
Mr. R says on 24/Jun/10
Saw him at the theater. He is barely 5-8 now.
Mathew says on 22/Jun/10
I'd take half an inch from his peak and current heights.
jtm says on 1/Jun/10
you should give him 5'8.5 as his peak height.
jtm says on 1/Jun/10
thats true annonymous(tellem).
anonymous says on 28/May/10
jtm says on 27/May/10
brad can you also ask him why he is always at the lakers game.

cause maybe hes a big laker's fan?
jtm says on 27/May/10
brad can you also ask him why he is always at the lakers game.
Brad says on 26/May/10
I should ask him in Phoenix if i get in.
jtm says on 22/Apr/10
good pictures george h. i would say 5'8.5 was his peak height. do you agree george h?
George H. says on 22/Apr/10
@ anonymous: Beatty's head is bigger than huge. It's ginormous! :)
anonymous says on 20/Apr/10
he looks 5'8" next to beatty. imo beatty has a huge head.
George H. says on 20/Apr/10
These were probably already posted. With his good buddy Beatty (6'2") in the seventies and 2000s: Click Here Click Here
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jtm says on 19/Apr/10
honestly i think his peak height was 5'8.5 and nowadays 5'7.5 or 5'7.75 and is he always at the lakers games?
dmeyer says on 18/Apr/10
in blood and wine he looks near 5 ft 10 and he wasnt young
Anonymous says on 27/Jan/10
i'll give jack a 5'9" peak. 5'8" in the 90s and today
Vegas says on 26/Jan/10
march 1993 Click Here
Anonymous says on 24/Jan/10
in flew over the cukoo s nest he looked 5''10 5"11,isnt it?
burby says on 11/Jan/10
Aleks says on 9/Jan/10
A picture next to some 5'6.5" guy tells me he's 5'7½" today.

I'm looking at that pic now, Jack is a solid 5'8", but that other guy is 5'6.5".
Aleks says on 9/Jan/10
A picture next to some 5'6.5" guy tells me he's 5'7½" today.
Lenad says on 26/Dec/09
I'd say 176cm peak 173cm now
anonymous says on 21/Dec/09
Jack looked 5'8" max next to 5'11" leo dicaprio in THE DEPARTED.
Aleks says on 21/Dec/09
5'9" is a complete joke for him. Watch OFOCN, he looked 5'7"-5'8".
RisingForce says on 11/Dec/09
Jack oddly looked a solid 5'10" at The Departed premiere. He must have worn lifts.
Aleks says on 2/Nov/09
I don't know, Jack still looks 5'8".
guyfrommars says on 22/Oct/09
Kane isn't the only one describing him as 5ft7. Oliver Reed also said that Nicholson is only 5ft7 and called him a "balding midget".
George H. says on 1/Oct/09
Nicholson with Warren Beatty in The Fortune Click Here
TELLEM says on 28/Sep/09
looks a bit more than 2 inches, try 2 and a half next to james mason: Click Here
Aleks says on 23/Aug/09
He looked two inches shorter than James Mason in the documentary Making 'The Shining'. I can't see their footwear thought.
TELLEM says on 17/Jul/09
jack looks 5'9 here next to 5'5 dustin hoffman. this is from 1975, when bot were at their peaks: Click Here .
James S says on 15/Jul/09
5'7.5 at the most....He was standing next to Diane Keaton and she is 5'7 herself and they were just about nose to nose.
TELLEM says on 14/Jul/09
correction sandler is taller than 5'8 jack: Click Here
teddy89 says on 13/Jul/09
if jack is just 5'8,5 or 5'9, then how tall is sandler? He's considerably shorter than jack!!
Frank2 says on 3/Jul/09
Nicholson and 5'7" Harvey Keitel:

Click Here
Frank2 says on 2/Jul/09
Proof Nicholson was never taller than 5'8". Here is is with (left) 5'10" Robert Towne and (right) Paramount studio chief Robert Evans who was 5'9":

Click Here
Frank2 says on 19/Jun/09
Nope. Nicholson was never close to being 5'10". At best he was 5'9" and is now 5'8".
Lenad says on 19/Jun/09
5'10 max at peak
Ahleks says on 11/May/09
Looked around 5'8" in Cuckoo's Nest.
alex says on 10/May/09
he is 57 ive met him and i've met him in his peak he was about 5'9 5'10
Lenad says on 20/Apr/09
Anything under 5'9 is not likely for his peak
Rusty says on 7/Apr/09
He dwarfed Devito though.
sam says on 6/Apr/09
I agree with risingforce. a classically average height guy
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