Things certainly turned out fine for Liam Neeson. He would appear in another cult classic, the Sam Raimi-directed film, ...

Liam Neeson attempted to get cast Fezzik, the giant, in 1987’s The Princess Bride, he revealed to Entertainment Weekly ...

Actor Liam Neeson may be 6’4” but that wasn’t tall enough when he auditioned for the role of Fezzik in “The Princess Bride,” ...

Neeson was auditioning to play the giant, Fezzik. Neeson, who stands 6-foot-4, says director Rob Reiner had a "look of ...

Neeson said the director wanted someone taller than the actor's 6-foot-4 frame to play the giant Fezzik in the 1987 fantasy ...

Liam Neeson is taller than the average man, but the actor's 6-foot-4 height was not tall enough for filmmaker Rob Reiner 's The Princess Bride.

Liam Neeson isn't what you would call diminutive—the Irish actor stands 6-foot-4—but there was one role he was too short for.