The 'Back to the Future' actor also ranks among the shortest Hollywood figures. Provided by Showbizz Daily (English) Very, very tall. James Cromwell 2.01m (6.5 ft).

Being a short actor is nothing new; plenty of the Golden Age of Hollywood stars were not tall. Alan Ladd, 5ft6in, used to stand on boxes when shooting scenes with his female costars.

Everyone thinks of Tom Cruise as one of the shortest actors in Hollywood, but that is simply not true. At 5ft8in he is one of the taller Hollywood heavyweights, believe it or not - he may have ...