Ray Liotta, precisely 5ft 11 ½ (181.6 cm) tall, leveraged his commanding height to embody intense, authoritative figures in Hollywood classics. His stature amplified the menacing charisma of Henry Hill in Goodfellas, the ethereal Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams, and tough roles in Copland and No Escape.
This exact height contributed to his rugged, imposing screen presence, making him ideal for bruising characters like in Narc, where enhancements were used to accentuate size. Liotta once shared a wild anecdote: Nancy and Tina Sinatra sent him a horse's head in the mail.