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Academy Awards
Shortest Best Actor Winners
This list features the shortest actors that have won Best Actor at the Academy Award.
RANK | ACTOR | HEIGHT |
1 | James Cagney | 5ft 5 (165cm) |
2 | Richard Dreyfuss | 5ft 5 (165cm) |
3 | Dustin Hoffman | 5ft 5.5 (166cm) |
4 | Al Pacino | 5ft 6 (168cm) |
5 | Roberto Benigni | 5ft 6.5 (169cm) |
6 | George Arliss | 5ft 7 (170cm) |
7 | Bing Crosby | 5ft 7.5 (171cm) |
8 | Ben Kingsley | 5ft 7.75 (172cm) |
9 | Lionel Barrymore | 5ft 8 (173cm) |
10 | Humphrey Bogart | 5ft 8 (173cm) |
11 | Yul Brynner | 5ft 8 (173cm) |
12 | Sean Penn | 5ft 8 (173cm) |
13 | Charles Laughton | 5ft 8.5 (174cm) |
14 | Spencer Tracy | 5ft 8.75 (175cm) |
References
CelebHeights. (n.d.). Heights & Stats of Celebrities – 48. [online] Available at: https://www.celebheights.com/a/48.html [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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