American actor best known for roles in films like The Shining, Batman, Easy Rider, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment, As Good As It Gets, The Departed and Anger Management. Carol Kane once said in Screen Stories Magazine: "Jack prefers the actresses with whom he works to be on the short side. I wasn't tall, so I was immediately in. The reason for this is that he is no more than five foot seven or so himself. When he has no other choice but to play opposite a lanky actress, he will wear elevator shoes"
In a 1994 book 'Jack's Life', the author mentioned how "he stopped growing at fine nine and a half.""
He's no heavy. I could take him with one hand. He's a balding, middle-aged, midget. Did you know he was only five foot seven?
-- Oliver Reed
Jack is my favourite actor of all time so I was really excited about going to this party. I was shocked by how small he seemed. I'm 5ft 4in and it felt as if he was only just taller than me.
-- Hazel O'Connor
