How tall is Samuel L Jackson - Page 3

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Average Guess (262 Votes)
Peak: 6ft 2.16in (188.4cm)
Current: 6ft 1.09in (185.7cm)
James said on 29/Nov/10
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover says on 26/Nov/10
In Patriot Games, Harris looked at least an inch than Harrison Ford who was possibly still a little over 6"0 at that time?

I seriously doubt harris was over 6'1 by the time of patriot games. harrison ford i think potentially may have not been over 6'0 in that film.

here is what i think
samuel l jackson 6'2
Harrison Ford 6'0
richard harris 6'0.75
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 26/Nov/10
In Patriot Games, Harris looked at least an inch than Harrison Ford who was possibly still a little over 6"0 at that time?
James said on 23/Nov/10
I think even 6'2.5 is suspect for his peak height. Looked maybe 1 inch taller than 6'1 Richard Harris in Patriot Games. Was Harris even as high as 6'1 in that film?
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 21/Nov/10
We have different opinions James. You think Samuel L. Jackson is nearer 6"1 today, I think he's still 6"2.
James said on 20/Nov/10
Rampage(-_-_)Clover says on 19/Nov/10
6"2.75(190cm) peak
6"2(188cm) now

He's probably not over 6"2 today except out of bed. 188cm for his peak is too low.

GEEZ hugh the guy was 188-189cm at his peak. 190cm in the morning in his prime.

6'2.25 (189cm) peak
6'1.25 (186cm) today
Rampage(-_-_)Clover said on 19/Nov/10
6"2.75(190cm) peak
6"2(188cm) now

He's probably not over 6"2 today except out of bed. 188cm for his peak is too low.
James said on 11/Nov/10
If you look at Samuel L Jackson with 6ft Harrison Ford in Patriot Games you will see that 6'3 for him was clearly exzaggerated. If anything looked 188cm in comparison to Ford but 189cm is possible for his peak as well. Basicly he did not appear over 6'2.
James said on 10/Nov/10
NO WAY Hugh he's defenintly looking under 6'2 nowadays looking at him 6'2-6'3 Rock Dwayne Johnson.

Peak 188-189cm.
Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 10/Nov/10
He's 6"2 to 6"2.5 currently.

15-20 years ago he was 6"2.5 to 6"3.
HollywoodFan said on 9/Nov/10
When Robert Downey Jr. announced/introduced the actors who are co-starring in "The Avengers", the cast (including SLJ) were all pretty much lined up. Chris Hemsworth (listed at 6'3"), appeared to significantly tower over every actor in attendance including Samuel L.Jackson, who seemed to be around the same height as Chris Evans (listed at around 6 feet tall); Very interesting indeed. This makes one have to question the validity of the heights of hollywood's celebs once again.
James said on 30/Oct/10
Rampage remember how Snipes looked 1 inch shoert than 177cm Woody Harrelson
Rampage(\-_-_-/)Clover said on 27/Oct/10
Saw Jungle Fever which was made in 1991, so Jackson would have been 43 years old. He looked a good 5 inches taller than 5"9 Wesley Snipes who I think maybe be a little taller like 176cm.
James said on 26/Oct/10
Yeah Travolta is 6ft and I though Sam looked a legit 6'2 with him.
Austrian said on 3/Jul/09
hes a big guy, id buy 190 or more for him

by the way last week i saw his shoe imprints in front of that chinese theater in Hollywood, and he must have huge feet too :)

the only other imprints i saw that were comparable in size, were the ones of Steven Seagal
Lenad said on 27/Jun/09
i assume Hugh thinks 189cm min and 191cm max?
Lenad said on 25/Jun/09
In Jackie Brown he looked a solid 6ft3 like 191-192cm. Not that I think he was that tall though
James said on 15/Jun/09
A lot of people can look like a giant next to Carlyle.

Sam could have been 6'2.75 at peak?
Rika said on 15/Jun/09
I always saw 6'2. But now he's starting to look shorter. He isn't a solid guy so that would be the reason.
Lenad said on 15/Jun/09
187cm min 189cm max peak 186cm min 188cm max today. I actually going to put 60 dollars on a weak 6ft2 and 40 dollars on a strong 6ft1 today. 60 dollars on strong 6ft2 peak 40 dollars on weak 6ft2 peak.
Lenad said on 14/Jun/09
6ft3 seemed believable when watching Jackie Brown
Hugh 190cm said on 12/Jun/09
Did look a solid 6ft3 in Jackie Brown. I would've said 6ft3-6ft4!
I did see around 6ft3 next to Robert Carlyle in that other movie.
James said on 10/Jun/09
Yeah I am with hugh Sam did look 2 inches taller than Tucker
Hugh 190cm said on 8/Jun/09
Yeah 2 inches over Chris Tucker. I'd say 6ft2.75 peak and 6ft2.25. now. 186-187cm is bit low.
Lenad said on 5/Jun/09
Deep Blue Sea 186-187cm, Snakes on a plane 187-188cm, Pulp fiction 187-188cm, Coach Carter 188-189cm
Lenad said on 3/Jun/09
I see a weak 6ft2 man in snakes on a plan (awesome movie!)
Lenad said on 27/May/09
60 dollars on a strong 6ft1 today and 40 dollars on a weak 6ft2. He's still pretty tall at 186-187cm
name said on 25/May/09
you hvae him mixed up with Samueo Jackson that playe for the Eagles. He is 5'10". Samuel Jackson the actor is 6'2".
James said on 20/May/09
In Jackie Brown I did think he looked 6'3 next to Chris Tucker
Hugh 190cm said on 16/May/09
I don't think he's shorter than Cusack. If anything he may even have a slight edge on him.
Hugh 190cm said on 16/May/09
I'd say today he's 190cm out of bed. Reason being is because in my opinion the human body really only shrinks 0.5 inches during the day. 6ft2.25 now and 6ft2.75 peak or maybe just maybe 191cm. I used to think he was 6ft4. He looked massive in Jackie Brown.
Yousuf 6'1" said on 15/May/09
If anybody watched the 1st XXX, something looked freakishly wrong and bad. When Vin Diesel was walking next to him there was almost 5-4 inches! He towered over Vin!
Lenad said on 12/May/09
He has looked 6ft1ish and 6ft2ish
James said on 10/May/09
Nowadays straight out of bed would probably be barely over 188cm. Maybe after a bad nights sleep even just 188cm.
Lenad said on 9/May/09
Next to John Cusack he looked like a solid 6ft1. Standing next to many others though he has looked like a solid 6ft2
Hugh 190cm said on 9/May/09
Anything nder 6ft2 is complete nonsense. I'd say 6ft3 peak and 189cm now.
Lenad said on 3/May/09
He could look a strong 6'2 at peak sometimes. Hell he can still at times!
Lenad said on 20/Apr/09
At peak Samuel l Jackson was most likely 187-188cm. He's pretty tall but not quite 6'3.
Jon 181cm said on 12/Apr/09
i met him waay back. solid 6ft 3in he was back then. towered over everyone. stil looks pretty tall today. i wudnt rule out 6ft 2in, even at his age.
TELLEM said on 12/Apr/09
Hugh 190cm says on 11/Apr/09
TELLEM Travolta was really close to Jacksons height aswell I'm suprised you don't think Jackson is 5ft10.

WOW. 5'10? you can't tell height if it slapped u in the face. u throw upgraded heights like confetti. travolta could have been wearing big footwear next to jackson.
Hugh 190cm said on 11/Apr/09
TELLEM Travolta was really close to Jacksons height aswell I'm suprised you don't think Jackson is 5ft10.
TELLEM said on 10/Apr/09
Hugh 190cm says on 9/Apr/09
Maybe Travolta was genuinely close to 6ft2!

you just love boosting ppl's heights don't you?
Hugh 190cm said on 9/Apr/09
Maybe Travolta was genuinely close to 6ft2!
Hugh 190cm said on 9/Apr/09
I think Jackson is still at least 6ft2 and possibly 6ft3 peak.
Lenad said on 8/Apr/09
I'm starting to think 187-188cm at peak. He's not looking over 6'2 now but not under 6'1. Probably a strong 6ft1 today like 186cm.
Hugh 190cm said on 1/Apr/09
6ft2.5 now. and 6ft3 in his prime. He was way taller than Laurence Fishbourne in Do the Right thing.
Big King said on 27/Mar/09
I always estimated Jackson as 6'2". He's clearly not 6'3".
Anonymous said on 26/Mar/09
You never know Travolta might have been standing on something in that scene.
TELLEM said on 24/Mar/09
this pic of travolta and jackson makes me question jackson's 6'2-6'2.5 peak height: Click Here
TELLEM said on 20/Mar/09
heres the scene of chris tucker and jackson:Click Here and heres travolta and jackson: Click Here
Lenad said on 9/Mar/09
Anything under 6ft1 is BS. At least today anyway.
Lenad said on 6/Mar/09
You know the more I think about it the more I think 187cm at peak might be a bit more realistic for Sam!
Lenad said on 5/Mar/09
When you look at him today, 188cm at peak looks closer.
Danimal said on 3/Mar/09
Wasn't he 6'3.5" at his peak? He looks to be 6'1.5"-6'2" nowadays.
Max said on 2/Mar/09
Are you kidding me? Kareem Abdul Jabar is a whole foot taller than Samuel Jackson. Sam only comes up to his collar-bone
Lenad said on 2/Mar/09
He appears to be more 6ft1ish around John Cusack.
Lenad said on 28/Feb/09
He appeared to be more 6ft1ish around John Cusack in 1408.
-_-_-(Hugh)-_-_-/ said on 23/Feb/09
6ft3 peak.
mcfan said on 4/Feb/09
How can Samuel L. Jackson be 6'2 when John Cusack is an inch taller than him?

Click Here (not a good photo, but he was clearly an inch taller in 1408 during the whole movie)

I think Cusack is 6'2.5 and Samuel L. Jackson is 6'1.5.
jordan said on 29/Jan/09
sam was about an 0.5 to an inch shorter then steve nash who had been officially listed at 6'1 without shoes so u have to take in consideration that hes lost a lot of height
Lenad said on 26/Jan/09
6'3 in shoes I think. I think he could have been a strong 187cm but no less.
Rusty said on 24/Jan/09
6'3" may be stretching it for him, but he does look a strong 6'2" to me.
aram x said on 23/Jan/09
yoyo. why can't Kareem's head be 11 inches? he's 7,2" so that's possible.
Hugh said on 9/Jan/09
6ft3 at peak is possible. I used to think he 6ft4 before I discovered this site.
yoyo said on 3/Jan/09
come on.. kareem is 217cm .. Samuel is 187cm nowadays thats a 30cm gap. Kareem head length can't be 11inch, but a 10.5inch could be. His def a head plus an inch over Samuel..
anonymous said on 1/Jan/09
Weak 6 foot 3.
runt said on 26/Dec/08
Here with Kareem Abdul Jabar, if sam stands up straight he might graze Kareem's chin (but maybe not). Assuming Kareem has an 11" head, I'd say sam is 6-2ish if he can't quite reach the chin.

Click Here
Lenad said on 23/Dec/08
187 today and 188 peak.
TELLEM said on 23/Dec/08
make that 6'2 peak
TELLEM said on 23/Dec/08
i say 6'2-6'2.5 peak
Hugh said on 21/Dec/08
Sam was possibly 6ft3 at his peak.
Aaron said on 20/Dec/08
Lawerence fidhburn is about 6ft and there a scene in School Daze Where him and Sam Jackson are standing toe to toe and Sam was Considerbly taller.
TELLEM said on 18/Dec/08
thats correct james, i mean he was only in his forties during pulp fiction
TELLEM said on 17/Dec/08
john travolta at 6'0 feet...watch get shorty...hes an inch shorter than 6'1 james gandolfini
TELLEM said on 16/Dec/08
james, there 1 inch apart...watch at :17 seconds Click Here
TELLEM said on 13/Dec/08
6'3 peak? so travolta was 6'2 peak? watch pulp fiction...those heights arent quite right
Anonymous said on 12/Dec/08
he was only 2-3 inches taller than meat loaf (5'10) in Formula 51, Meat was wearing slippers and he was wearing boots. so, either he's shorter than 6'2 or meat loaf is taller than 5'10
Lenad said on 12/Dec/08
I just saw Loaded Weapon 1 and he looked no more than a flat 6ft1 in that movie and it was 1993! Does this guy ever wear lifts? I can swear he has looked a strong 6ft2 or a bit more in the past!
Hugh said on 11/Dec/08
6ft2.25 now and 6ft2.75 or even 6ft3 at his peak.
Viper said on 9/Dec/08
186cm today Id say.
Lenad said on 9/Dec/08
Maybe 187cm at least today and 188cm at least at peak. However he does sometimes give a 6'1 impression.
Hugh said on 25/Nov/08
I wouldn't rule out 6ft3.
Viper said on 24/Nov/08
He looks shorter than 6-1 Steve Nash here at the 33 second mark. Click Here
Lenad said on 15/Nov/08
I'd say in his youth a solid 188cm if not a bit more. Im skeptical of ever being a proper 6'3 guy.
Hugh said on 11/Nov/08
Samuel has a pretty imposing presence which give the illusion of him being 6ft3+ guy. He's solidly built, walks like a 6ft3-4 man and has a deep commanding voice which may also add. And he doesn't strike as a guy who wears lifts.
Lenad said on 5/Nov/08
He can give a 6'1 impression at times I will admit that.
Anonymous said on 3/Nov/08
seems a good 3 inches on Meatloaf who is nearing 6 foot
Hugh said on 24/Oct/08
I'd say he is. But only by a couple of centimetres. In the film Cusack looked a little taller in somes scenes though. hmmmm.
Hugh said on 21/Oct/08
Perhaps what James?
Hugh said on 17/Oct/08
He was taller than John Cusack at the premier of 1408.
Hugh said on 14/Oct/08
5ft6-7 is short in my book.
Hugh said on 10/Oct/08
Robert Carlyle is short as hell though.
Hugh said on 7/Oct/08
Samuel L. Jackon has the build of a 6ft4 guy. But he's really 6ft2 or at the very most 6ft3. There is also a fair chance that he's still a little over 6ft2. 6ft3 at his peak is a possibility.
Big T said on 3/Oct/08
How come, as of right now, he is hardly any taller than his 5'10" golfing partner Michael Campbell?
Lenad said on 28/Sep/08
A minimum of 6'1.5 in his youth. He's pretty tall but not quite 6'3.
Hugh said on 22/Sep/08
Big Sam is a minimum of 188cm.
Viper said on 15/Sep/08
Hes really 6-1 these days. He shrunk.
Lenad said on 15/Sep/08
I have always estimated 6'2 for the guy.
Hugh said on 10/Sep/08
More 6ft2 now. 6ft2.75 should be his peak.
Anonymous said on 11/Aug/08
This listing is definately accurate. Samuel L Jackson's distinctly taller than average but not exceedingly tall.
derek d. said on 28/Jul/08
I just watched the ending scene in pulp fiction and I don't know why everyone thinks travolta is taller as they walk out of the diner. Jackson easily has at least 2 inches on him in every angle they walk out.
Danimal said on 15/Jul/08
Seems to be significantly shorter than the 6'3 1/4" black captain who always shouts in 1993's National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1. Sam was only 43-44 in 1993. He's 59 today. I wonder what he is down to today? MAX 6'1" imo.
Al said on 1/Jul/08
If Travolta is 6 feet, I'd say Jackson is no more than 6'2. In Pulp fiction he doesn't look any more than two inches taller than Travolta.
Zerstoren said on 1/Jul/08
He looks extremely tall in the black snake moan and he was beending down during most of the movie
Lenad said on 23/Jun/08
Thought he was around 6'2 when I watched Deep Blue Sea the other day.
Viper said on 6/Jun/08
Yeah, and he looks 6-1ish these days in pictures.
BlackRay said on 6/Jun/08
Viper, your always the most acurrate of all the people that estimate heights on this website, like I've stated before Sam Jackson is about 185-186cm in height no more. I saw his waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London to prove this.
Viper said on 5/Jun/08
Hes never looked as tall as 6-3. 6-2 peak I can buy.
Hugh said on 4/Jun/08
I saw Jackson from a few feet. I'm 190cm and he's about 188-189cm today. 191cm peak.
Viper said on 2/Jun/08
Sam doesnt look any taller than 6-1 these days.
Hugh said on 30/May/08
Jackson appeared 192ish next to Richard Roundtree in Shaft.
BlackRay said on 24/May/08
He has no reason to wear lifts he's a tall man.
glenn said on 22/May/08
samuel wouldnt wear lifts,but men over 6ft do indeed.its rare,but they do.
Davey said on 22/May/08
nicole,why would a 6'2 guy wear lifts? some people really are crazy.
nicole said on 27/Apr/08
I`m beginning to think that Samuel was peak height around 6ft1.5-6ft2inch and not more. All this when i saw his films and photos. Maybe lifts for looking 6ft3inch.
BlackRay said on 25/Apr/08
Thanks for agreeing with me Rinkydick, people that think he's 189cm tall are really deceived.
Viper said on 25/Apr/08
Hugh, Sam would have to be in lifts to sppear as tall as you say. He looks 6-1 today in pictures.
Hugh said on 23/Apr/08
No, like 191cm Max. Nowadays He stands anywhere from 188-190cm. He's a tall guy.
BlackRay said on 20/Apr/08
Just watch his interview with UK chat show host Jonathan Ross on youtube, Ross is no more than 184cm tall not his claimed 187cm. Sam Jackson had only 1 cm on him. I've seen Sam Jackson's waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London, so I know what I'm saying. I'm 189cm in height.
Hugh said on 5/Apr/08
Jackson was a legit 6ft3 at his peak.
Viper said on 1/Apr/08
Well its been ages then. I cant remember Travolta ever giving me a 6-2 impression. I havnt seen Pulp Fiction in ages so I dont really remember how tall he looked in it.
Viper said on 31/Mar/08
The 6-2 stuff for Travolta seems wacky to me. Maybe he was in lifts.
Yaspaa said on 29/Mar/08
Wow Vegas there looks to be a 14" difference there between Sam and Kareem,that's thrown a cat amongst the pidgeon's. He looked smaller than Geena Davis in The Long Goodnight,his height could have been played down due to the role he was playing but definitely an interesting picture.
Hugh said on 28/Mar/08
I think it's possible that Travolta was nearing 6ft2 at his peak.
Viper said on 27/Mar/08
Sam looks marginally shorter than 6-1 Evander Holyfield. Click Here
Viper said on 26/Mar/08
Sam looks no taller than 6-1 in pictures today.
Melo- A.K.A carmelo anthony said on 26/Mar/08
he is about 6'3.5 at peak when he was 24 years old but ive seen him about a few weeks back and he was about 6'2.5 mabey a lil shorter or taller i can't base a height with a person thats 6 inchs shorter than me
Hugh said on 22/Mar/08
A full 6ft3 at his peak and 6ft2.25 now. But I Travolta is over 6ft. He appeared only an inch shorter than him in Pulp and back then Jackson was definately 6ft3.
Jay said on 6/Mar/08
In Shaft when he arrests "peoples" for having the concealed weapon the first time he briefly stands infront of the mugshot ruler and it says 6'7 HAH
Vegas said on 6/Feb/08
looking alot shorter than 7'1.6 barefoot kareem abdul jabbar, i would like to see footwear there as kareem is known to wear cowboys on occasions Click Here
runt said on 5/Feb/08
In AAAA's photo, Natalie Portman must be wearing stripper heels
Robbie H said on 23/Dec/07
i thought that jimmy smits looked huge in the film, like 6'5 or something lol, he towered hayden christensen
AAAA said on 21/Dec/07
Click Here
with 6'3 Jimmy Smits in the background. Can't see footwear, but they were all in boots in that movie
shay said on 12/Dec/07
I'd say 6'4-5
brother_h said on 8/Dec/07
Flex Alexander was never taller than jackson on snakes on a plane. Alexander was 2 inches shorter. than jackson.
and alot of other sites are listing jackson as 6'1 now. even in movies.
actually travolta was nearly an inch shorter, just watched pulp fiction now.
christopher lee is 6'5, he may have shrunk, or should have since hes over 80.
his peak height might have been 6'7. the shortest he'll be would be 6'2.
JohnP said on 26/Nov/07
My grandmother who is 77 has also lost 3 inches in height. She is now about 5-4, but my mother says she was 5-7 at her peak.
runt said on 8/Nov/07
Doesn't move as smoothly as your average 6-1 guy. He moves like a 6-3+ In Snakes on a Plane he looked 1" or less shorter than Flex Alexander who is listed at 6-4.
dmeyer said on 31/Oct/07
he seemed 1 cm smaller than cusak so 187 strong for him like 6'1.75 and peak 6'2.25
Danimal said on 30/Oct/07
shorty says on 10/Sep/07
I wrote this over a year ago and I can't believe this discussion is still going on.

So Shorty, when you say something, that's when the debate is over? Interesting. So, when you speak, we ALL have to believe it and end it there. Here comes the GAVEL!
Danimal said on 30/Oct/07
Sorry, but an 80 year old Christopher Lee is not 6'5" anylonger....haha. My 83 year old grandmother has officially lost 3" in height.
guest3090 said on 25/Oct/07
he seem to be 6'2 1/2- 6'3 not just 6'2 where the half inch go .Try watching pulp fiction travolta look 2 1/2 inch short
brother_h said on 16/Oct/07
jackson looks 6'2 to me, it was hard to tell wen he was face to face with christopher lee on starwars, looking at it jackson wasnt much shorter than 6'5 lee.
shorty said on 10/Sep/07
I wrote this over a year ago and I can't believe this discussion is still going on.
"anon says on 4/May/06
he is 6'1.5 - 6'2". I'm 5'2 and my hair is usually about mid arm / mid bicep.
I have not noticed him to have lost height in the years I've known him."

I have 6 brothers all over 6 feet so I'm pretty good at judging the height of men. But seriously people. I've seen him 4-5 times a year for the past 7 years and I'm still 5"2' and I still come right below his shoulder. I asked his wife in August and she told me "about 6'2" His stats were somewhere on the morehouse university site because he was a cheerleader and they listed him as 6'2". He has *never* been 6'4. That's morgan freeman.

I think his height gets a little distorted because he always wears Kanglo hats and they puff up at the top.

This guy"6''11 guy says on 25/Aug/07
i have meet samuel not to long ago and he was 6'4-6'5 and my freind
roger mason,jr standed right next to him and and sam was about the same height
and rm jr is 6'5."

Must have some confusion. I promise you that Sam is not 6'4 or 6'5.
Alex said on 5/Sep/07
He never looked 6'3 to me. 6'1-6'2 is my guess.
Rut said on 27/Aug/07
Referring to an old comment of mine (last year)I meant he (Jackson) looked about two inches taller (at North Sea Jazz)than me when I saw him..
Viper said on 26/Aug/07
He also looked a half inch shorter than 6-1 Barry Bonds as well.
vtec said on 26/Aug/07
go to getty images, looks shorter than 6'2 damien fahey. probably 6 05- 6-1
Viper said on 25/Aug/07
Are you friends with Roger Mason when he was at UVA?
6''11 guy said on 25/Aug/07
i have meet samuel not to long ago and he was 6'4-6'5 and my freind
roger mason,jr standed right next to him and and sam was about the same height
and rm jr is 6'5.
James said on 2/Aug/07
In Fifty First State towerd over Robert Carlye and I think he was taller than almost everyone in that film. This movie was made back in 2001 so he was probably close to 6ft3 when it was made. Now he might be a cm less.
donkys said on 25/Jul/07
he is definitely 6'3 in 'Pulp Fiction' when he is standing near John Travolta
dmeyer said on 17/Jul/07
travolta and willis looks very close to his height sometimes even sayng lifts i think sam is no more than 6'2 even at peak
runt said on 22/May/07
In Die Hard with a vengeanc, Bruce Willis who is well known to be a phoney 6-1, Jackson looks taller in most scenes.
sam 2 said on 13/May/07
Sammual L. is 6'2". Check him out in Patriot Games with Harrison Ford. Maybe an inch taller. He is 2" taller than Travolta, who is almost 6'
5'11 guy said on 17/Apr/07
Jackson has never struck me as a 6'3 guy. More 6'1.5.
Vaqas said on 17/Apr/07
Vaqas Khan from sheffield stands at 6'2
Arjun said on 13/Apr/07
Viper, Bonds is a tall fellow, no doubt. He definitely looks 6'1" in that golf course pic. He has INCHES on every single one of those guys. A legit 6'1" is still pretty tall even today. Not toweringly tall, but legitimately tall.
Cheers,
Arjun
AAAA said on 2/Apr/07
Yeah... I know. I am usually pretty accurate and consistent, but i was way off with him. I think the bulk is deceving as well, It can make you look shorter from afaras withdth takes away from length, but when you have really big trapezieus like barry, it makes you seem taller in person because you have deceptively high shoulder peaks. Whatever the case i agree with you he is a 6'1 guy. I just never saw it till you showed me.
Viper said on 31/Mar/07
Wow AAAA, you thought Bonds was only 5-11?? Hes always looked 6-1. Especially when he was very thin. Hes got long legs and limbs of a guy over 6-0. He was described as being tall in the 80s. With the added bulk he can look taller at times. Hes always one of the tallest looking position players on the Giants every single year. I linked a picture last year of him and 6-1 1/2 A-rod in formal clothes at a function, and Bonds looked just barely shorter. Barry is looking tall here on the golf course with average height guys. Click Here
anonymous said on 30/Mar/07
david morse does appear shorter at times.
AAAA said on 29/Mar/07
I was watching the Negotiator and he only seemed max 2 inches shorter than David Morse....I think we can all agree morse is a LEGIT 6'4 guy. SO I believe he is 6'2 maybe a bit more. But those Bonds pics are strange. I never pegged bonds as anything more than 5'11, especially early in his career. I thought the 6'1-6'2 listings I saw were total bull, but he sure must be 6'1 in those Jackson pis Maybe HGH does help adults
Snapper G said on 24/Feb/07
Looked about Letterman's height tonite - about 6-1.5 or so.
Viper said on 11/Feb/07
He looks 6-1 to me.
G-unit said on 10/Feb/07
he looks somewhere between 6'2-6'3.
dmeyer said on 3/Feb/07
maybe sam was a 6'3 morning and now 6'2.5 morning so 6'2 for him
Heightcritique said on 3/Feb/07
In the scence where both are exiting the diner (Pulp Fiction), both are side by side and wearing sandals (no camera tricks) and Travolta is a bit taller than Jackson. If Travolta is 6'.5" barefoot, than Jackson is a 6' barefoot.
Ade said on 2/Feb/07
In Pulp Fiction Travolta is always a little closer to the camera.

No way is Travolta 6'2".
Anonymous said on 28/Jan/07
In this pic he looks the same height as John Travolta
Click Here
Anonymous said on 6/Jan/07
Viper: Yes, I saw the pictures of Jackson with Bonds and I think that because of his age, he has lost height which is normal. Jackson is probably close to 6' and with the right footwear, he can increase his height to 6'2".
Viper said on 28/Dec/06
Anonymous, he did look marginally shorter than 6-1 Barry Bonds at the espys a few years ago.
dmeyer said on 28/Dec/06
it make sens 6'2 because bruce willis and travolta dont look that short near him
anonymous said on 26/Dec/06
Saw him in LA and he is 6'1". I am close to 6' and he was a bit taller than me. If you see the scene in Pulp Fiction where Jackson and Travolta (6'1/2") are leaving the diner, you will notice that Jackson is even shorter than Travolta. There is no camera trick and both were wearing sandals so the comparison in my book is very accurate. Jackson is 6'1" with shoes, and probably 6'1/4" without shoes.
Viper said on 24/Dec/06
I think Christensen could be as low as 5-11 1/2.
Ed said on 22/Dec/06
Viper, do you think Christensen is under 6ft, if you think Jackson is 6ft1.
Viper said on 22/Dec/06
I thought Jackson was at least an inch taller in Sith.
Ed said on 21/Dec/06
I'll be the first one to admit when I'm wrong, and I thought Christensen and Jackson were the same height in Sith, and after a recent viewing they're not. Jackson is a good inch taller maybe more. Christensen looked at times about 2 to 3 inches taller than McGregor(5ft9.5). If Christensen was between 5ft11.5 and 6ft0.5 to Mcgregor's(5ft9.5), Jackson was definitley 6ft1.5 possibly 6ft2.
Now I thought Christenen was wearing lifts, and I know he was in the Vader costume, but as for his Jedi boots, I doubt it considering the amount of running and jumping him and McGregor had to do. They were probably an inch at most.
Ed said on 3/Dec/06
Christensen was shorter than Jackson in Attack of the Clones, by close to 2in. By the time Revenge of the Sith rolled around, Lucas obviously decided it was time to call in the Jedi lifts, because he is the exact same height as Jackson(see the seen of them walking together near the end of the film). Christensen needed to look even bigger for the transition to Vader,hence the weightlifting to bulk him up and some height lift. Based on the movies, and the premiere photos I think Jackson is still standing tall but around the 6ft1.5 range(6ft2 maybe a little more years back), and Christensen is just about 6ft. In the pic from Unbreakable below, I haven't seen the movie in a while, but I remember Jacksons character wearing boots with big cowboy boot heels.
sleuth said on 2/Dec/06
Sam's got 2" on Hayden Christiansen in the Star Wars Films. I'd say a good 6'3" unless Christiansen is not 6'1"
Viper652 said on 1/Dec/06
He looked the same, exact height as 6-1 Barry Bonds.
Ed said on 15/Nov/06
Cantstop25, the guy is a an odd one, and I'm not kidding, the story is true!
Ed said on 8/Nov/06
If Christopher Lee has been downgraded to 6ft3 these days, then Samuel L needs a downgrade as well. He needs to be 6ft1, maybe a hair more. Look at the pics of Jackson and Lee, only a few years ago and Lee has him by at least 2 inches.
sam said on 9/Oct/06
In Changing Lanes, he was certainly at least an inch taller than William Hurt, who has always seemed his listed height of 6'2".
Joey said on 3/Sep/06
In "The man", he is 6'1", look at the computer.
dmeyer said on 25/Aug/06
he looks in the 188-90 range similar height with ben affleck
Viper652 said on 23/Aug/06
He was never 6-3.

Editor Rob
remember that film he done with Caruso, there I think he looked near enough 6ft 3, I mean Frank2 thought Caruso was an inch taller than himself...
kerry77 said on 18/Aug/06
his old nowadys.. might be shrunk an inches.. i did gave him mildly 6ft3(1.9m) at best of his 30s.. nowadys he looks more like a 6ft1max(1.87m)..
Rut said on 16/Jul/06
Saw him (I think)at North sea Jazz in Rotterdam, looked about two inches shorther than mine 183-184, so this would be a good guess I say...
Charles said on 22/Jun/06
im confused becuase on the back of the pulp fiction collectors edition video case Bruce Willis stands atleast 2 inches bigger than Jackson, and about 4 inches taller than John Travolta, yet is considerered only 6', the smallest of the 3!!!
Anonymous said on 30/May/06
could have lost height, my fathers the same age as jackson and has lost an inch in height.

Editor Rob
I'm starting to think this might be likely, well 1cm anyway
Ball-A-Hallic said on 14/May/06
Probally a solid 6'2 maybe 6'1.5 but i think 6'2 is more right.
anon said on 4/May/06
he is 6'1.5 - 6'2". I'm 5'2 and my hair is usually about mid arm / mid bicep.
I have not noticed him to have lost height in the years I've known him.
Ed said on 25/Apr/06
If you look under the Christopher Lee page there are two photos of Jackson, Lee, Lucas, and Christensen, now I haven't met any of them but by the looks of these pictures Jackson looks 6ft1 at best. If he's still 6ft2, making him 6ft3 plus with those dress shoes he's wearing than Lee is 6ft6 plus in his shoes, and general consensus on Lee is that he's now barely pushing 6ft4 in his 80's. I think Jackson is smaller than 6ft2 these days.
sam said on 24/Apr/06
I noticed that for most of Pulp Fiction, Jackson doesn't look much taller than John Travolta, but when they are barefoot (and getting blood cleaned off) the height difference is more pronounced. Travolta probably wears large-heeled shoes.
Viper652 said on 6/Apr/06
Sam doesnt even look a full 6-1 in these pics with 6-1 Barry Bonds. Id say he is no more then 6-1 Max now. Click Here
Anshelm said on 19/Mar/06
Shaft is on TV, and Sam's looking not quite 2 inches taller than Christian Bale. If Bale's 183 cm, I'd put Sam at 187 cm. Based on this single movie scene, that is.
sam said on 12/Feb/06
here is proof that Mr"6 foot 1.5, 16 and still growing" wrote his name here but this time he was "175cm16andgrowing" thats around 5'8 so how many 16 year olds are there who grow about 5.5 inches in a couple of weeks to a month.
http://www.celebheights.com/s/Will-Smith-100.html
what lier.
and maybe i'm wrong and who knows it was someone else but what are the chances of someone else having the same type of screening name unless it's a common name but how many people think of writing their height, age, and still growing as their name. i just hate fakers who think their bigger then what they really are.
sam said on 12/Feb/06
I swear Mr"6 foot 1.5, still growing" was like Mr"5 foot 6,7 or 8, still growing" like a week ago. I say this cause i've seen another person or this person post comments about other celeb heights under the "5foot 6, 16, still growing" or something like that. so how can you grow like 6-7.5 inches in a week. also in the beginning of this celebheight he posted "6 foot 1, 16, still growing" so he grew .5 inch just recently. and then when tubbs said he come across guys who are 6'1 but really 5'11 mr 6 foot whatever, thought it was towards him like he has something to hide. and why are you writing your height, that your 16 and still growing like your trying to brag or something. if you ask me i think Mr"6 foot whatever" is lying and isn't even close to 6 feet. what a loser.
Viper652 said on 10/Feb/06
Also that pic with Canseco puts Sam at around 6-1. Rob, I think its time for a downgrade.

Canseco is not 6-4, he is 6-3. He was always listed at 6-3 till his last few years in the league, where he got bumped up to 6-4.
Mario said on 4/Feb/06
Dogg is at least 6 foot 4, and he could be taller than that!
Samuel really isn't shorter than 188/189 cm nowedays.
6 foot 1.5, 16, still growing said on 2/Feb/06
Samuel Jackson's height is in no way 6 foot 2.5 inches. If he's 2 inches shorter than snoop dogg, then isn't he 6 foot 1???
6 foot 1.5, 16, still growing said on 2/Feb/06
sorry to break it to you brett, but I've been suffering from alignment (subluxation) issues where my disks have been misaligned and compressed. So it was very easy for me to lose at least 1.5 to 2 inches throughout a rough day. now, with my back better, i'm only shrink about 2.5 inches
Mario said on 29/Jan/06
Hey ed, Samuel was an inch shorter than Christopher Lee (around 6 ft 4 nowedays) In Attack of the Clones, so it's more likely that Hayden did wear lifts. I agree with the most here that he is around 6 ft 2, but in the past Samuel was for 6 ft 3. Some seems to forget that the man is almost in his 60s and that a bad posture can make someone look shorter!

Ed said on 29/Jan/06
I know he wore lifts as Vader, but I didn't think he wore them as Anakin, at least not such severe ones to give him a 3 inch height boost. In ROTS there's a scene where he walks with Jimmy Smitts' character, and Jimmy Smitts towers over him. He's 6ft3, apparent same height as Jackson, so what gives? Did Hayden only where lifts in scenes with Samuel L? Or is Samuel L shorter, more like 6ft1 to 6ft1.5. On HAyden's website there are premiere photos for ROTS, and big group shots and closeups of all the stars. There is one of Samuel L and Hayden together, and there is not much of a difference between the two, maybe an inch. It is a clear cut shot, no one is leaning to much, both are standing up straight, wearing basic dress shoes. So, if you say he is 6ft, that would put Samuel L at my estimates.
brett said on 29/Jan/06
Ed, Christiansen wore huge lift boots in that movie, that isnt a fair comparison, as Ive said on other pages, my encounter with Hayden put him barely at 6'0" even, so comparing him to Jackson in that movie is not accurate.

Mr " 6 foot 1.5, still growing" you realise it is not possible to shrink 5 or more cm during the course of a day. I go from just over 186cm in the morning to 185 and a half at night, so unless you live on another planet where gravity is stronger 9.8m/s/s I think that is impossible
Ed said on 23/Jan/06
I was never skeptical of Samuel Jackson's height until recently, due to Revenge of the Sith. Samuel Jackson and Hayden Christensen looked nearly identical on screen, and that made me wonder if he was really 6ft3 or 6ft2 for that matter. I never saw Christensen as anything over 6ft barefoot, maybe more like 5ft11. I realize I also haven't taken into account that Samuel Jackson is pushing 60, and he definitely could have lost an inch. My buddy met him in LA at the Staple Center, and said he was a little taller than himself, and he is 6ft1.5 with shoes. So maybe he was a legit 6ft2.5 in his younger days, but is now hovering around 6ft1.5. In A LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, he looked a good inch and half or two taller than the 6ft Geena Davis, and thats about 10 years old.
6 foot 1.5, 16, still growing said on 22/Jan/06
I don't know about the 5 eleven mark for myself, because in the morning I'm pretty much 187 centimeters, but definitely in the night I've sometimes shrunk to 5 eleven and a half, 6 foot, but my back problems are probably making me shrink even more.
Tubbs said on 22/Jan/06
I've come across a lot of guys who claim to be 6'1, but you can obviously see they are hovering around the 5'11 mark, they are normally pretty self assured, and think that by boosting there height by a couple inches, they seem more manly, but as Ed says, sometimes when people are adament about a specific height, you feel bad, or just dont have the heart to point out that there not as tall as they think they are. Samuel L has always looked atleast 6'2".
Ed said on 19/Jan/06
I swear to God this kid was absolutely serious in his perceived stature. He is no more than what I said 6ft2.5 to 6ft3 with shoes, and he was telling me stories about his amazing basketball skills, dunking on guys, and a whole bunch of other crap! I flat out asked him how tall he was, and 6ft6 was his stonefaced response. That's why I told you I couldn't call him out, cause I felt bad.
Mario said on 19/Jan/06
A 6 ft 2 guy who says that he is 6 ft 6 is joking.
Samuel is probably 6 ft 2 today, we have seen him in tin sneakers en there is no way that he is under that mark. If you watch some of his older movie's as Jurassic Park, Coming to America etc... you will see that he was 190/ 191 cm.
Jason said on 19/Jan/06
An ex-boss of mine once claimed to be 6'7'' when he was really 6'3 1/2''.

I agree that Jackson is only a solid 6'1'' minus shoes.
Viper652 said on 19/Jan/06
Ed,are you serious??? A guy 6-2 thinking he is 6-6?
Ed said on 18/Jan/06
I agree, a lot of people have a bizarre perception of their own height. I know a guy who is 6ft2.5 maybe 6ft3 with shoes on, and he told me is was 6ft6. Now, I know most guys round up to the next inch mark, if their 5ft10 3/4, they'll say 5ft11. Understandable, but a 3 inch difference is just out of control. I didn't have the heart to call the guy out, he seemed so proud of his imaginary stature. So, Sam Jackson is probably 6ft1 in his bare feet, and 6ft2 in shoes. That sounds about right.
6 foot 1, 16, still growing said on 17/Jan/06
From what I've seen from photos, it seems like jackson is about 2 inches shorter than snoop dogg, who is 6 foot 3 after I saw in a video with him and the usc football team, whose heights are very EXACT. Samuel L. Jackson is 6 foot 1, and travolta is 6 foot. People ALWAYS boost up their height not because they are lying, but because they really don't know what their heights are. I believe that Samuel Jackson THOUGHT he was 6 foot 3, because ALL THE OTHER celebrities are unsure about their height too. For example, snoop is 6 foot 3, but says he's 6 foot 5. jackson prolly thinks snoop is 6 foot 5 when he gets next to him, so he subconciously thinks he's about 6 foot 3 because he's about 2 inches shorter than snoop. it's all in the mind, it's all in the mind. I have a friend who plays basketball and he tought he was 6 foot 1 and he thought i was 6 foot 3 and a half!!!! i thought i was 6 foot 3 and a half for a while and I felt like a GIANT because i thought he was correct! But I have a history classmate who claims to be 6 foot 2.5 and he was clearly at least an inch taller than me. Turns out the team did a height check and my friend turned out only to be 5 foot 10. Makes me 6 and a half in the afternoon and 6 foot 1 in the morning. So it's all in the mind. I'm pretty sure many commenters on this site don't know about their real heights because they're too afraid to check it, they just wanna believe in something that's not true. Knowing the truth is the best thing.
Ed said on 12/Jan/06
In Pulp Fiction he does look about the same size as John Travolta, 6ft 1, maybe a little taller. In Swat he looked shorter than LL Cool J, who is listed as 6ft 2. He appeared the same size as Ben Affleck in Changing Lanes, another 6ft2, supposively 6ft3. Lastly in Revenge of the Sith, he appeared exactly the same height as the 6ft1 Hayden Christensen. I don't know what to think. Either he wears lifts, or some of these actors are lying.
Tubbs said on 9/Dec/05
It also says he's 11st4, he aint been that since school me thinks, not sure why it says that in it, is there one for Travolta?
jello said on 9/Dec/05
What do you say about the Jules Winfield driving licence? Why 5ft11?

http://www.pulpfictionwallets.com/
dmeyer said on 1/Dec/05
i have to say big sam does look 189 190 cm in movies but compare to willis he looks at best 4 to 5 cm taller
kenneth sohz said on 19/Nov/05
watch back the long kiss goodnight while he was standing next to 183 geena davis,he look more like 188.. in his other movie he look even same no big diffrentz..
=rod said on 17/Nov/05
thats cuz snoop is taller than "6,4" hes "6,5" cuz im a for sure "6,5" and i seen him in real life .. and sam is in between "6,2.5" and "6,3.5" trust me i seen snoop b for
jello said on 11/Nov/05
He looks tall but not that tall. I think that he's 6ft1. I watched Pulp Fiction yesterday and he's the same height like Travolta.
holla said on 4/Nov/05
if you watch jackie brown, when he is talkin to chris tucker he apears an inch and a half taller than 6ft 1 tucker while jackson is wearing boots, so i would say jackson is no taller than 6ft 2
Heightcritic said on 5/Aug/05
In the last scene of pulp fiction, when he is exiting the dinner with Travolta, he is shorter than Travolta, and Travolta is listed to be 6'1". My guess is that Jackson uses special made shoes to make him taller, like many Hollywood actors.
Jason said on 25/Jul/05
I reckon Sam is really 186cm.
J.J.F said on 11/Jul/05
6'1.5" more likely (1.87m) He's a good 2 inches shorter than The Rock
Mr. Klaus said on 10/Jul/05
In is heyday i'm sure that he was 6 ft 3, he just looked to big to be under that. Those days he looks 6 ft 2, it's normal he is 57 years!
Viper652 said on 15/Jun/05
Ive read some encounters where they say Sam Jackson is 6-1. It could possibly be true.
cantstop25 said on 14/Jun/05
look at all of these pics with him next to the rock

http://www.dwaynejohnsonfever.net/PhotoGallery/thumbnails.php?album=688

I samuel L. is 6'3 then the rock is 6'5"
Ball-A-Hallac said on 18/May/05
I think Jackson's 6'3 cause in Coach Carter Rob Browns what 6'1 i think and Jackson did look two or three inches bigger so I think he's 6'3
Hani said on 29/Apr/05
Samuel L Jackson looks really tall but comparing him with Snoop Dog whome you have listed at 6'4 shows that he is not 6'2,5 unless Snoop Dog is taller than 6'4.
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