Frank Finlay, precisely 5ft 8 (172.7 cm) tall, was an English actor whose average stature lent authenticity and intensity to his commanding screen and stage presence. Oscar-nominated for his riveting portrayal of the scheming Iago in Laurence Olivier's Othello (1965), Finlay's height perfectly suited the character's deceptive everyman menace. His solid 5ft 8 frame enhanced swashbuckling roles in The Four Musketeers, survivalist grit in The Pianist, and versatile turns in Lifeforce, A Christmas Carol, and Inspector Clouseau. At Chichester Festival Theatre, his stature grounded performances from Hamlet's Gravedigger to Josef Frank in Weapons of Happiness.