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Anonymous says on 27/Jan/10
i'll give jack a 5'9" peak. 5'8" in the 90s and today
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:
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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":
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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 iClarke-93 says on 18/Feb/09
Could still be 5'9 but no more than that , maybe he tends to waer lifts more nowadays. T.J. says on 2/Feb/09
He looks exactly the same height, if not a quarter of an inch taller than adam sandler (5'10") in Anger Managment. But, I really don't think Adam Sandler is 5'10, more like 5'8.75" or 5'9" so 5'9" seems right for Jack. TELLEM says on 23/Jan/09
5'9 peak! RisingForce says on 23/Jan/09
5'9.5" peak, more like 5'9" now. Always dead on average height. He never really looks short or tall. TELLEM says on 19/Jan/09
he looks 5'9 here next to 6'0 timothy hutton @ 1:42: Click Here stevie says on 18/Jan/09
In batman he looked about 5 11 next to 6 3 6 4 jack palance so i guess he was wearing lifts. You can't go buy movies you can only tell in person Lenad says on 17/Jan/09
He looked average height in The Shining. 177cm is believable for his peak. Bouncer says on 11/Jan/09
Why does this article claim Nicholson being 5'7 max?
Wore he elevator shoes in The Shining next to 5'8 Shelley Duvall? Greg says on 9/Jan/09
In The Shining Jackie boy looks slightly taller than 5ft8 Shelley Duvall so 5.9.5 seems right. Transylvania says on 7/Dec/08
Well, look, I am 1,76 cm high, and I have a collage that is french and is the same high and it means I am a tall woman. He is a doll-man, so, the same is to Jack. ¿How tall are you all? ¿Are you a tap? anonymous says on 24/Nov/08
5 foot 9. TELLEM says on 13/Nov/08
keitel was an inch shorter than 5'8 steve buschemi in reservoir dogs leonari says on 12/Nov/08
I think Rising is right. Nicholson was close to 5'10 in his prime. Watch ...the Prizzis" or whatever that movie is called. Looked a decent height. I think Keitel never was a s short as a flat 5'7". 5'8" flat peak height and even today in "Life on Mars-US" he looks a tad over 5'7" TELLEM says on 11/Nov/08
i can vouch for 5'9 peak...he looked 2 inches taller than 5'7 harvey keitel anonymous says on 10/Nov/08
I'm just trying to prove a point. He's not five foot 10 or 11. That's crazy. He is 5 foot 8 to 9. leonari says on 9/Nov/08
Shorter than Morgan Freeman?? Euhh...yes. Freeman is huge. anonymous says on 9/Nov/08
He is five foot 8 no taller or shorter. He was shorter than adam sandler in anger management and morgan freeman in bucket list. RisingForce says on 29/Oct/08
I'd say Jack was about 5'9.5' or 5'9.75", pushing 5'10" in his peak and now when he stands straight he's about 5'9" flat. adam says on 12/Oct/08
Oliver Reed said that Nicholson was 5-7. quas says on 10/Oct/08
I think 5'8.5 - 5'9 is about right. He looks a couple of inches taller than Dennis Hopper who is listed at 5'7 on this site. Heres a pic below.
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Yea, jack is at this point 5'8'' Lenad says on 2/Oct/08
Steve says on 24/Aug/08
Jack is about 5'7. I saw him in Cannes festival in a swimming pool. He looks very short. Sorry but 5'9 or 5'8 its too high!!!
There is no way Jack Nicholson could be as low as 5'7. Jason says on 7/Sep/08
Is there anywhere where Jack's height is given as 5'9 as I'm struggling to believe he was anything over that even in his prime! Lenad says on 30/Aug/08
The 5'11 listings are inaccurate. Jack never seemed as tall as 5'11 even in his prime. 5'10 peak I can buy... Steve says on 24/Aug/08
Jack is about 5.7 i saw him in Cannes Festival in a swimming pool. He looks very short. Sorry but 5.9 or 5.8 it's too high!!! yoney says on 7/Aug/08
5 ft 8.5 sounds accurate to me. Daii says on 6/Aug/08
Hes probably around 5'9, 5'8.75 would be accurate i think Mr. R says on 6/Aug/08
I met Jack at a play a few years ago, right after I saw Keanu Reeves. Jack is between 5-8 and 5-9 at this point. Brad says on 11/Jul/08
Weak 5' 9" '68, 5' 8" for years. Lenad says on 24/May/08
Thought he was about 176cm when I watched the Shining the other day. mcfan says on 19/May/08
Jack always looked 5'9 in the early films. Even in the Shining he was about a half-inch taller than Shelly Duvall. Shelly probably had an extra half-inch on him with the footwear, though. So, 5'9 in 1980 at 43 y/o. If he's 71 now, I would guess he must have lost at least something. JOSH says on 8/May/08
In his biography hes listed as 5ft 8.5 inches. He could be a touch under 5ft 9 now but whe he was younger he could well have looked near 5ft 10. Valeri says on 22/Jan/08
he was only 1.5-2 inches udner leo.so either hes 5'9 strong still or leo is 5'10.5 like gisele said. Ronno says on 16/Jan/08
He's about 5'9. Full body shot photo next to 5'8 Shelley Duvall in the Shining shows it true. Looks a solid 1 inch taller Farmsy says on 10/Jan/08
A solid 5'9 from my point of view dmeyer says on 28/Dec/07
he did tower tom cruise in ,a few good men so 5'9.5 aleast there and he was already 55 so possibly 5'9.75 to 5'10 peak ,now i have scene a scene were jack looks 3 in smaller than sean hayes ,who i met and is barely 5'11 dmeyer says on 28/Dec/07
i think he is more 5'8 now 5'9.5 peak 1.5 in loss at 70 is possible Socom says on 7/Dec/07
He looks 5'8 sometimes. Kind of strange, maybe just height loss. JI says on 3/Dec/07
I agree with adam in some respects but I thought it was the other way around, shelley looked taller in many shots, and in most others they were the same, Jack never seemed to top her at all unless she was slouching and he was wearing those big boots. JT says on 27/Nov/07
Just saw him a couple days ago. He's around 5'9". George H. says on 22/Oct/07
Anthony: this picture of Nicholson and Garfunkel with Beatty probably was taken around the time of that movie Click Here Anthony says on 22/Oct/07
You're welcome. Small lifts are possible. Anthony says on 21/Oct/07
Jack looked a solid 5'10 and sometimes a tad taller in 1970's "Carnal Knowledge". He wasn't fat then and was a good deal taller than Ann-Margret and stacked up pretty well against 5'11-6' Art Garfunkel. the shredder says on 18/Oct/07
Rob , what do you think the MAX Nicholson ever was ? 5'10 ? sleuth says on 29/Sep/07
its funny how you guys say that 5-10 is sometimes considered short. But the high side of 5-10 is never considered short. 5-10.5 or 5-10.75 is never short. People have such precise categories for stuff and they can't even guess a person's height within 1.5 inches! Cpt Crunch says on 28/Sep/07
shorter than 5-10ish Cuba Gooding in 'As Good As It Gets'. But maybe they were trying to make Gooding look taller because his character intimidated Nicholson's character. George H. says on 27/Sep/07
My wife searched for Warren Beatty clips on youtube and found this video of a little known movie Beatty made with Nicholson. The difference in height is obvious. Also Nicholson was about half the size he is now Click Here Alex says on 22/Sep/07
He has always given me the impression of a man of average height, 5'9-5'10.
He has shrunk over the years though. Anonymous says on 21/Sep/07
I'm convinced after watching how he towers a young Tom Cruise in A Few good men that he was around 5'10" peak Adam Brennon says on 3/Sep/07
I also observed that there was no significant elevation in Duvall's footwear. I also think its fair to reason that when people are only seperated by an inch, they can appear the same height in many social contexts. Returning to 'The Shining', Nicholson 'always' seems to have a comfortable edge. Adam Brennon says on 2/Sep/07
Shelley Duvall is an undeniable 5' 8" and Nicholson consistantly looks taller in 'The Shining'. Lmeister says on 31/Aug/07
I also thought that DeNiro looked 5'10''ish. I think his peak height was 5'9.75''. He never looked short in his older movies. Anthony says on 30/Aug/07
I saw a pic where De Niro looked barely taller than 5'6 Bloomberg. Bloomberg could've been in lifts, though. De Niro looks 5'8-ish to me now. I'll tkae your word if he appears 5'9 now. Anthony says on 29/Aug/07
I thought DeNiro looked 5'9 in "Taxi Driver", and he had boots on there. Adam Brennon says on 29/Aug/07
But generally, do think characteristics such as a small slender frame with small proportions can conspire to make a man look shorter? Adam Brennon says on 28/Aug/07
It's interesting that De Niro was considered short. I noticed that he had a very slight natural build in Taxi Driver. Do think this may have contributed? leonari says on 27/Aug/07
Get real people. Only tabloids or giants can think that 5'9" or even worse 5'10" is short. That would somehow imply that 6 feet is "normal". It's not. Except for the Dutch and Montenegro people...there 5'10" is short. Adam Brennon says on 26/Aug/07
This does'nt strictly pertain to Jack Nicholson, but I've always wondered why the 5' 10" man is totally immune from any critism as short, where as his fractionally shorter 5' 9" friend could be vulnerable to ridicule. Adam Brennon says on 26/Aug/07
How do you distinguish between a 5' 9" and 5' 10" man? It must require close scrutiny. Adam Brennon says on 24/Aug/07
He looked distinctly medium height and build in 'The Shining'. 18,181 says on 25/Jul/07
this guy sure has all the right words to fill in the blanks a'la the comment under photo,about me section.No idea though if this is the real thing,just wanted to point out,that he stands there at 5'9.so rounding it up he is 5'8.5.
Click Here - the interesting thing about this guy is that I sent the imposter report and I got a message back(myspace administration)that this guy actually presented a salute,it's a confirmation of ones identity,a photo,where you're holding the myspace url. So either it's him or myspace lied/messed up something. George H. says on 18/Jul/07
Nicholson with Dustin Hoffman in 1975 Click Here Too bad we can't see the footwear. Melvin says on 14/Jul/07
On that recent MTV or vh1 movie awards show he was only slightly taller than Michael Chicklis and shorter than Jessica Alba (in heels). Definitely was looking 5ft 8 on stage. Didn't come close to Ioan Gruffud. christian says on 7/Jul/07
With Warren Beatty who is a proven 6'2" in all the pictures Jack is to the bridge of his nose thereabouts. Supposing 4.5 inches from Warren's eye level to top of head add 1 inch to bridge of nose that's 5.5inches. Even on younger pictures of Jack with Warren this is what it appears to be. Being generous at best in his younger days Jack was 5'9". What do you think Rob? Change to 5'9" peak height! 17,181 says on 4/Jul/07
he looked kinda tall in anger management.though Sandler holds his neck the way he does,which makes him lose an inch automatically.He looked 5'9.5 there,becuase of Sandlers slouch,jack had good posture himself.So 5'8.5 seems correct. robotix says on 7/Jun/07
Are you sure Jack is not using the Ian McKellen technique+ the Stallone stance? lrua says on 5/Jun/07
Jack always looked 5'8" to me, watching Easy Rider, he looks kind of short and stocky, he has short legs. UNK says on 9/May/07
I think you have a point Kevin T about how leading roles and sex appeal play into perception. George H. says on 9/May/07
I think Jackie will be fine with me borrowing the urls to her pictures: Click Here , Click Here , Click Here All of Nicholson with his bud Beatty. Kevin T says on 8/May/07
Jack has never looked taller than 5 feet 8, in any film. (Sort of like Bogart.)
Back in his heyday, even in Easy Rider, Jack looked short and stocky. I think a lot of time people attribute "shrinkage from age" to elder actors when, in truth, the audience starts to see them without the glow of sex appeal or
machismo.
The few Actors who never stop playing leading men stay eternally tall. Jason Jeffers says on 8/Apr/07
Could anyone tell me what you should class your height as, is it the measurement when you get up, midday or last thing at night? Also how much does a man of average height shrink during the day and how much would a 7ft 6 man shrink? Anthony says on 3/Apr/07
Jack also looked shorter than 5'8.5 Sutherand in "A Few Good Men". Anthony says on 26/Feb/07
Jack looked a lot shorter than 5'6 Diane Keaton last night, though I'm sure Diane had heels. MikeW says on 24/Feb/07
I would evisit the 5'-7" height. Look at him in Goin' South with Nary Steenburgen (listed as 5'-8"). Assume he is wearing cowboy boots and they are still the same height.
When they are seated together on the wagon he is clearly shorter. Women usually have shorter upper bodies, longer legs. I saw the movie and was surprised at how short he appeared. Click Here The Vicar says on 20/Feb/07
I think Jack Nicholson in his prime stood 5'9.5 (1.77m) in his prime. I would agree that he started loosing height in the 1970s and by the time Batman(1989) came out, he stood around 5'9 (1.75m). I would also agree that Nicholson these days stands 5'8.5 (1.74m). G-MANN says on 13/Jan/07
Maybe 5'9.5" is a little generous. In his prime he must have been 5'9", but he's getting old. A lot interviewer desribe him as being rather stocky and shorter than you'd imagine, but then he has huge screen presence. Brad says on 8/Dec/06
Go to the photo of Jack with Hoffman Frank2 put up. 3" taller than a man who is quite short. chitown says on 6/Dec/06
I was an extra on the set of hoffa, and was next to him a bunch of times. I am 5' 9". He was shorter by 3/4" to 1" inch. Now devito...he was really really short to the point I could not even estimate. sleuth says on 4/Dec/06
gave up more than 2" to 5'10" Cuba Gooding in "As Good As It Gets" sam says on 9/Nov/06
In a Bogart biography, an army physical gave him a barefoot height of 5'8.5" in his early 20s. His co-stars in Casablanca, though, were Ingrid Bergman, at almost 5'10" (not counting her heels), as well as Paul Henreid and Conrad Veidt, both of whom were 6'3". I think Bogart's lifts made him around 6'4"! Anthony says on 8/Nov/06
I never understood why so many actors think it's absolutely necessary to look tall onscreen, when in reality most of the all time greatest actors are on the short side. In addition to Jack and Bogie, Pacino, De Niro, Cagney, Jack Lemmon, Kirk Douglas, James Dean, etc. were all on the short side. sam says on 8/Nov/06
It's awesome that Jack is cool with taller co-stars, I think it's kind of silly for stars to be overly sensitive about looking short (although I understand why they don't). For some reason, it cracks me up that Bogart wore gigantic lifts and sat on phone books while shooting Casablanca. Chris says on 7/Nov/06
God find Dee Dee says on 5/Nov/06
Quotes from Nicholson biographies seem to agree with the 5'9" and a bit:
Shepherd, pages 93-94:
"Jack had signed to do a $2 million comedy drama for Paramount Pictures, The Last Detail...Unlike some of the male stars before him who refused to work with anyone taller than they were, Jack had no second thoughts about working between six-foot-two Otis Young and six-foot-four Randy Quaid. In fact, Jack's such a commanding presence as Billy "Bad A--" Buddusky that no one really notices or cares about the differences in their heights."
McGilligan, pages 242-245:
"A tall, goony-looking young actor named Randy Quaid captivated them. However, no final decision could be made unless Quaid proved compatible with Nicholson. ... Just as Quaid was leaving, Jack jumped up to shake his hand. Ashby had warned Nicholson' that Quaid was very tall (six feet four), but now, for the first time, Jack (five feet nine and a half) realized just how tall."
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It sounds like Nicholson doesn't mind working with taller actors. But it's understandable that any leading actor would be reluctant to be paired with an actress who's taller than he is. (Or even almost as tall.)
According to height charts, 5'10" is average for men, and 5'4" is average for women. That's a six-inch difference between the sexes; but there seem to be a lot of short actors and tall actresses in Hollywood, for some reason. Maybe the directors should start looking to cast taller actors and shorter actresses. Smoke says on 27/Oct/06
Anthony you have super taste. The departed. Film of the year by far. Yeah and he did look 5"9 in it. Anthony says on 7/Oct/06
Keaton is 5'10. Jack looked 5'8-5'9 next to Keaton when he was in the Bat-suit.
In "The Departed", which I just got back from seeing, Jack looks 5'9 throughout. As a side note, I urge everyone here to see "The Departed". It's incredible. Lmeister says on 6/Oct/06
Jack Nicholson he is a mystery. 1) he is at least 2 inches shorter than Adam (5'10'')Sandler in Anger Management 2) taller than Michael(5'9'')Keaton in Batman 3)Looks shortish in movies from the 60-70s. Maybe he lost some height, but I do believe Jack was never taller than 5'8.5'' which was he publicized height 20 years ago. Brad says on 2/Oct/06
He wasn't that much taller than Davy Jones in production scenes of The Monkees' "Head" motion picture in early '68. I'd say 5' 7.5" Clinton says on 1/Oct/06
I think there's a general misconception of the height of stars. Actors and actresses alike seem to be on the small side, and they all lie about their height. I'm an actor, i've been around many stars and it just seems that they're all usually smaller than you'd think from seeing them on film. I'm 5'8", I'm not insecure about my height so I don't lie about it. I've met Jack and I'd say he's about 5'6"-5'7". Hopefully he doesn't read this or he'll give me shit next time I work with him. MHouillon says on 5/Sep/06
Is Kim the one in the middle of the picture ? Or the one that looks like Robert Urich ? ;-) Frank2 says on 14/Aug/06
Huh? First you say in his youth he was near, or was 5-10, maybe always 5-9. Then you contradict yourself by saying: I agree he could be 5-7,5-8 barefoot.
Which is it?
I stood by him. He even offered me a nice Havana to smoke. We were both kicked out of the lobby of the Pasadena Civic during the Emmys since they didn't allow smoking inside. Jack's definitely at least three inches shorter than me. No question in my mind. MHouillon says on 12/Aug/06
Are you serious, Frank2 ??? The picture with Jack, Andy, Joe Pesci and Bill Murray is just ridiculous. Just ridiculous. Taking this picture serious, means, that Bill murray (187cm)is almost the same height as Jack Nicholson! Don't ever show such sloping pictures when referring to a height. Oh man.... Frank2 says on 8/Aug/06
Believe what you want. I've stood right next to him and these days he's 5'8". I'm three inches taller. When I first met him he was about 5'9". Danimal says on 7/Aug/06
and Shelley also could have been wearing heels Alana. Jack used to be listed at 5'11". I don't believe he's less than 5'9" though. Jack's character in the Shining book, was 6'0". Alana Willans says on 7/Aug/06
I'd say he's somewhere between 5'8 1/2 to 5'9- in The Shining, he wasn't much taller than Shelley Duvall who is 5'8- but Shelley could be 5'9 though... jimw says on 25/Jul/06
When I was in london in 1973,I spoke to Jack Nicholson at an outdoor flea market.I was standing very close.I would say he was about 5 ft 9 ,maybe less. Anthony says on 24/Jul/06
Yeah, in "Cuckoo's Nest", as I mentioned he came up to about Simspon's chin. Sampson I think was closer to 6'8, so Jack was probably 5'10 or close to it back then. trueheight says on 29/Jun/06
he looked about 5'10 in about schmidt Frank2 says on 27/Jun/06
I first met him was back in the 1970's. Back then he was about 5'9". I was at least two inches taller. The last time I saw and talked to him he was about 5'8". Frank2 says on 26/Jun/06
Jack was never, ever 5'10". Mr. R says on 25/Jun/06
Sad to say our boy has definitely lost a few inches. When I met him a few weeks ago, I stood right behind him, and I was looking down at his bald spot. He is about 5'8" now. trueheight says on 24/Jun/06
I strongly believe he can't be lower than 5'9(peak) Marty says on 14/Jun/06
Jack's taller than 5'7" indeed. I just watched "One flew over a cuckoo's nest" a few days ago and he seems to be a good 5'10 "then" now he maybe around 5'9" like the picture above shows. Frank2 says on 23/May/06
Yeah, but Jack was never 5'10". He was 5'9" in his youth and is now about 5'8". Frank2 says on 12/Mar/06
Oliver Reed was slightly under 6'. Check him out in the Robert Mitchum British-made version of The Big Sleep. When they're standing together, Mitchum is slightly taller. When Mitchum got to be older than when he made that film he shrunk a bit. A friend of mine met him a couple of years before he died and he told me that Mitchum was his height and my friend is 5'10". Also Mitchum wore a terrible set of clicking false teeth when he got to be older. Mr. O says on 4/Mar/06
I stood right next to Jack when I got his autograph on the set of "Hoffa" in 1992. I'm 5' 10.5" and I was at least an inch taller than him. I think 5' 9" sounds about right for Jack. Frank2 says on 26/Feb/06
Jack is five feet nine on a good day. The last time I saw him in person he looked more like five feet eight. Rut says on 24/Feb/06
Considering the more taller people and comparing him with that, he doesn't look that short, I think a little taller in his prime, but still 175 cm today.... Height Detective says on 17/Feb/06
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/o/oliverreed262854.html
Nicholson? As far as I'm concerned, he's a balding midget. He stands five-foot-seven, you know. He tries to play heavies and doesn't quite make it.
Oliver Reed
D. Ray Morton says on 12/Feb/06
5'9" is just about right. Almost bumped into him on the street around the time he was doing "Wolf." He had those huge mutton chops goin'. Anonymous says on 28/Jan/06
In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest he looked about 5`11"-6`0"
[Editor Rob: in Prizzi's honor he looked tall in some scenes too!] Pathy from Brazil says on 28/Jan/06
Jack are the best!!! I love him!!!! And he's taller than I tought! CoolJ says on 11/Jan/06
I said it before.. Nicholson only looked about 5'8.5-9 or so in Anger Management.. and Sandler only looked 5'9.5 Stiffelio says on 26/Dec/05
I agree with Mikex: Oliver Reed was taller than 5ft 11", maybe as tall as 6ft 1". Btw, could you please list him, Rob?
As for Nicholson, I'd say not quite 5ft 9" but then no less than 5ft 8" Mikex says on 26/Dec/05
Oliver Reed was 6'1 1/2'' not 5'11 as stated below. Ozzy Osbourne mentioned in an interview meeting Reed and being surprised how tall he was in person. stAs says on 19/Dec/05
compare to sandler in anger management his 178cm. but there may be used lifts
cendrin rovini says on 5/Dec/05
They wrote 176cm in a German magazine, I think he was 178cm when he was young and the best actor of that generation. Seb says on 21/Oct/05
Oliver Reed said, "Nicholson? As far as I'm concerned he's a balding midgit. He stands 5 foot 7 you know. He tries to play tough guys and doesn't quite hit the mark." Reed had spent a day working with Nicholson in the rock opera Tommy, so he would have been able to see for himself. DP says on 14/Oct/05
If I was as a great as an actor as Jack Nicholson - possibly the greatest actor of our time - you can call me 5'7"
I believe he WAS 5'9" during his heyday. Today, I bet he's near 5'8.5" at best. Regardless, this guy keeps you mesermized on the screen so his height is insignificant to his amazing acting ability.
I always wished I was taller but I'd trade it in to be a Jack Nicholson of acting.
Drooperdoo says on 11/Oct/05
You HAVE to lower Nicholson's height. Carol Kane was right--he's about 5'7''. I watched "China Town" the other night and, in a full body-length shot, Faye Dunaway is in heels and is about 2 inches taller than Nicholson. I just checked her height: 5'7''. In heels, she's be about 5'9'' . . . and she was 2 inches taller than he was. Jack's height says on 13/Sep/05
Heights are routinely altered in movies. I read taht Jack had to stand on a box in "Tommy" next to the 5'11" Oliver Reed. Jack may well be only 5'7". Bonnie says on 5/Sep/05
At least 5'9, maybe 5'10". I'm 5'5" and I've walked beside him at the Laker games a few times and he's several inches taller than me Height Detective says on 7/Jul/05
Adam Sandler and Nicholson
http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/blangermanagementpicsj.htm
In this photo is clear the tendency of slouching of Adam Sandler , and look at " 5.11ter " Nicholson hi is strugle whit the 5.9 mark.
http://movies.about.com/library/weekly/blangermanagementpicsf.htm
In this photo you se de Nicholson"s lack of height clear. trueheight says on 25/Jun/05
spot on. He was never 5,10. always 5,9 even in his heyday. watch the movie one flew over the cuckoos nest, and compare to Brad Dourif, who seems really short and slight in that movie. sam says on 31/May/05
I thought he was about 5'9". I doubt he was ever 5'11", but I also doubt he is as short as 5'7". 5'9" compared to other actors seems roughly accurate. Rut says on 26/May/05
I don't know if the first attept came through, but question for editor Rob: I don't "quite" understand the comment below (5'4-no way!!) has anything to do with Jack Nicholson...???? I don't see a connection, I know Jack looks kind of short these days and probably shrinking by the minute, but it seems unlikely that he is that short, but was that what she meant...???
[Editor Rob: yeah a 'duff comment' that slipped through the net ;) It'll vanish eventually from this page...] mr. luis says on 1/May/05
Robert De Niro was taller by an inch in The last Tycoon (1976)than Nicholson.
How tall was De Niro at his peak? 5'10?
[Editor Rob: I wouldn't be surprised if he was close to it 30 years back...] Rut says on 28/Apr/05
Question for the editor: so Did Nicholson stood a full 177 cm once..?
And in what age do you think he started to lose height..?
Like I said I think around 1973-1974, he wasn't his full height anymore.
[Editor Rob: hard to pinpoint. Yes I think quite possible in that range in his 30's. He's not lost a huge amount though...but he always seemed one of those guys who could be elevating his stature...] Rut says on 23/Apr/05
I think in his last movie "Something's gotta give'' he wore lifts, or maybe Diane Keaton is indeed a bit shorter now..(shorter than 5 7)
I think Nicholson did schrunk very fast, maybe Five easy pieces (1970) was the last film he stood his full height, but it's hard to tell he sometime did wear flat shoes, But in let's say Chinatown (1974) he didn't stood 176,5 any more or did you think he stood a full 177 cm once..? Ra says on 17/Apr/05
Sly(175cm) and Nicholson(174cm).
http://www.sylvesterstallone.com/frontpage/photogallery/slyandjack.html sarah jessica parker says on 17/Feb/05
5.4" no way!!!! |
