10 Hollywood celebrities whose height worked to their advantage (11 photos)

Let's take a look at some amazingly tall Hollywood stars who were able to leverage their advantage on the silver screen.





1. Andre the Giant, height 2.24 m



Pictured: Andre the Giant and Wallace Shawn in The Princess Bride, 1987.

The height of Andre the Giant, a wrestler and actor, was 2 m 24 cm, which fully explained the nickname. The actor played the giant Fezzik in The Princess Bride and appeared as Bigfoot in the 1976 TV show The Six Million Dollar Man. Andre the Giant died on January 27, 1993 at the age of 46.

2. Richard Keel, height 2.18 m





Pictured: Richard Keel and Blanche Ravalec in Moonraker, 1979.

Richard Kiel is an American actor best known to audiences for his role as Jaws in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker. He also appeared as Mrs. Larson in the 1996 Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore. Kil's height was 2 m 18 cm.

2. Karel Struycken, height 2.13 m



Pictured: Karel Struycken in Twin Peaks, 1990.

Karel Struycken is a Danish actor, best known for his role as the butler Lurch in the 1991 film The Addams Family. He also portrayed Lurch in two subsequent sequels. Karel's height is 2 m 13 cm. Interesting fact: he is a vegetarian, proving that you don't have to eat meat to be tall.

Andre the Giant, Richard Keel and Karel Struycken were diagnosed with acromegaly, a hormonal disorder in which the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone.

4. Shaquille O'Neal, height 2.16 m



Pictured: Shaquille O'Neal in the movie "Odnoklassniki 2"

Shaquille O'Neal's height is 2 m 16 cm, which definitely helped him win four NBA championships. Of course, he is a basketball player, but he also appeared in films. Shakil made his debut in the 1994 feature film Gambling. Since then, he has appeared in Scary Movie 4 (2006), Odnoklassniki 2 (2013) and voiced the character Smooth Smurf in The Smurfs 2 (2013).

5. Taylor Swift, height 1.8 m



Women in show business can be quite tall too! For example, Taylor Swift. Watch how she loomed over singer Bruno Mars (1.65m) during the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. Taylor Swift is 1m 80cm tall, which is 15cm taller than the average woman.

6. Peter Mayhew, height 2.18 m



Pictured: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

You may not know the name Peter Mayhew, but you certainly know the character Chewbacca. Peter Mayhew, who stood 6-foot-1, played Chewbacca in every film in the franchise, from the original trilogy to 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

7. Kendall Jenner, height 1.79 m



To be a supermodel, you have to be tall, so it's a good thing that Kendall Jenner is 5'7" tall. She definitely towers over her older sister Kourtney Kardashian, who is only 5'1" tall.

8. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, height 1.96 m



Pictured: Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart at the UK premiere of Jumanji, 2017.

Dwayne Johnson is called The Rock, although due to his developed muscles he looks more like a mountain. He is not the tallest actor on this list, but his height is much higher than the average height of a man and is 1 m 96 cm.

9. Dalip Singh Rana (Great Kali), height 2.16 m



Pictured: Dalip Singh Rana, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Bob Sapp in All or Nothing, 2005.

Dalip Singh Rana is best known by his WWE ring name, The Great Khali. He is a professional wrestler, but has also appeared in films alongside celebrities such as Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway.

10. Uma Thurman, height 1.8 m



Pictured: Uma Thurman and Andre Balazs at the 2015 Met Gala.

Uma Thurman is another great leading lady! Her height is 1 m 80 cm, which makes her one of the tallest actresses in Hollywood. She is best known for her role as Mia Wallace in Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction. She also worked alongside Quentin Tarantino in Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2.