Keith Gordon, standing at an exact 5ft 7 (170.2 cm), leveraged his average yet commanding height to embody relatable everyman characters in iconic films. His breakthrough came as the horror-obsessed teen Arnie in Christine (1983), where his stature enhanced the intensity of the car's malevolent presence. Gordon shone alongside comedy legends in Back to School (1986) and delivered a chilling performance in Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill (1980). Transitioning to directing, his precise vision shaped projects like The Singing Detective and Waking the Dead, with his height-informed perspective adding grounded authenticity to his work.