3" lift......he's about 5'8".
THIS. There have been pictures of him with his 5'9" wife in Italy shopping for shoes. He's standing closer to the camera (which makes you appear taller), has on dress shoes with big heels, is standing straight as a wall, while his 5'9" wife is wearing FLAT sandals, and is leaning and YET, she is STILL TALLER THAN HIM. He was about 5'8", MAYBE 5'8.5" or so at his peak. Today at almost 70 years old, he's a bit less. All those tall sighting are him with custom made lifts, giving him minimum 3".
Also, watch Copland from 1997, where Ray Liotta (who is 6'0" max) has at least 4" on him.