Jay says on 25/Aug/11
piffle if Gable was 5"10.5"" then so was Lancaster as Gable was as tall as him in Run Silent Run Deep. Gable was a solid 6"1"" so by that judgment Tracy is 5"10"".

piffle says on 3/Jun/11
Although Tracy was a huge talent, that didn't migrate to his height. If you see him along side of Clark Gable ( 5' 10 1/2") in "San Fransico", he was considerably shorter. I would guess him to be around 5'8" at most.

guyfrommars says on 24/Apr/11
I guess he was 5'9" in his younger days, and with the appropriate shoes/lifts he could be 5'11" in films such as Adam's Rib. In older days, especially with his health decreasing, he probably shrunk to 5'8" or 5'7".

taras i says on 19/Feb/11
02-19-11
in movie he is refered to as a big man bad day black rock

Sam says on 23/Dec/10
I do agree that 5'10" as his height is unlikely. That he brushed 5'9" as a young man is possibly but it's also believable that he shrunk to 5'7" in his later days, especially considering that he didn't age that well. I disagree that he had a small build, especially in Bad Day at Black Rock, he wasn't extremely broad but looked pretty blocky in build to me.

Norma says on 22/Dec/10
spencer tracy always appeared short to me. if he was 5'10", he was the shortest looking 5'10" I've ever seen. when he played thomas edison he appeared about 5'7". In bad day at black rock, which i have and watch fairly often, he really appeared not only short but of a small build. remember, in old hollywood short men usually wore lifts in their shoes. the puplic, i suppose, saw you as less of a man if you were'nt tall. hey dan davis, you seem to be right on the money. i was never a big fan of mr. tracy, but loved him in these two movies. of course katherine hepburn would say he was 5'10". she had an affair with him till his death (him being married all that tim). she would not want his actual height to be known.

Dan davis says on 11/Nov/10
I met Spencer Tracy on the set of Inherit the Wind. I am 6 feet, he was at the verymost 5 6inches, but what a talent!!

Katharine Hepburn was taller, even without shoes.