Actors Who Defy Expectation With Their Height Off Screen

Published on December 24, 2018 By Chloe Draws

Al Pacino – 5’7 (170 cm)

Despite being known for his intimidating gangster characters, the The Godfather actor is only five foot and seven inches tall. Apparently, it even almost cost him the role!

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While he was speaking at a Tribeca Film Festival panel in 2017, he admitted the producers thought he wasn’t right for the part. Thankfully, director Francis Ford Coppola was on his side and the rest is history! Did you know the Scarface actor was as short as he was?