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Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

ActingBorn November 2, 1913Died October 20, 1994 (age 80)New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called "The Grin"). Later he took roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. In the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation. Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once — for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960. He also won a Golden Globe for that performance and BAFTA Awards for The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and Atlantic City (1980). His production company, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, was the most successful and innovative star-driven independent production company in Hollywood of the 1950s, making movies such as Marty (1955), Trapeze (1956), and Sweet Smell of Success (1957). Lancaster also directed two films: The Kentuckian (1955) and The Midnight Man (1974). In 1999, the American Film Institute named Lancaster nineteenth among the greatest male stars of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Lancaster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2025Movie
2023
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2022
Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2019
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
2017
The Untameable Kirk Douglas

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Movie
2016Movie
2009
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2008
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2002
Luchino Visconti

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1997Movie
1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1993
La Classe américaine

as José (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1991
Separate But Equal

as John W. Davis

Movie
1991
Separate but Equal

as John W. Davis

TV
1991
Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1990Movie
1990Movie
1990
The Phantom of the Opera

as Gérard Carrière

TV
1989
I promessi sposi

as Cardinal Federigo Borromeo

TV
1989
Field of Dreams

as Doc "Moonlight" Graham

Movie
1989
The Jeweller's Shop

as The Jeweller

Movie
1988
Rocket Gibraltar

as Levi Rockwell

Movie
1987
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

as Self - Host, Narrator

Movie
1987
Control

as Dr. Herbert Monroe

Movie
1986
Barnum

as PT Barnum

Movie
1986
Tough Guys

as Harry Doyle

Movie
1986
On Wings of Eagles

as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

TV
1985
Little Treasure

as Delbert Teschmacher

Movie
1985
Scandal Sheet

as Harold Fallen

Movie
1983
The Osterman Weekend

as Maxwell Danforth

Movie
1983
Local Hero

as Felix Happer

Movie
1982
Marco Polo

as Teobaldo Visconti

TV
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Movie
1982Movie
1982Movie
1982
Race to Oblivion

as Self - Host / Narrator

Movie
1981
The Skin

as Generale Clark

Movie
1981Movie
1980Movie
1979
Zulu Dawn

as Col. Anthony Durnford

Movie
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
1978
Go Tell the Spartans

as Maj. Asa Barker

Movie
1978
The Unknown War

as Self - Host

TV
1977
The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Dr. Paul Moreau

Movie
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Gen. Lawrence Dell

Movie
1976
Victory at Entebbe

as Shimon Peres

Movie
1976
The Cassandra Crossing

as Col. Stephen Mackenzie

Movie
1976
1900

as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

Movie
1976Movie
1976Movie
1975TV
1975
Système 2

as Self

TV
1974TV
1974
Conversation Piece

as Professor

Movie
1974
The Midnight Man

as Jim Slade

Movie
1974
The Fighters

as Narrator

Movie
1973
Executive Action

as Farrington

Movie
1973
Scorpio

as Cross

Movie
1972
Ulzana's Raid

as McIntosh

Movie
1971Movie
1971
Lawman

as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

Movie
1971
Fight of the Century

as Self - Presenter

Movie
1970
Airport

as Mel Bakersfeld

Movie
1970Movie
1969
Big Game America

as Narrator

Movie
1969
The Gypsy Moths

as Mike Rettig

Movie
1969
Castle Keep

as Maj. Abraham Falconer

Movie
1969Movie
1969Movie
1968
The Swimmer

as Ned Merrill

Movie
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1968
The Scalphunters

as Joe Bass

Movie
1966Movie
1966Movie
1965
The Hallelujah Trail

as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart

Movie
1964
The Train

as Paul Labiche

Movie
1964
Seven Days in May

as Gen. James Mattoon Scott

Movie
1963Movie
1963
The Leopard

as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina

Movie
1963
A Child Is Waiting

as Matthew Clark

Movie
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz

as Robert Stroud

Movie
1961
Judgment at Nuremberg

as Ernst Janning

Movie
1961
The Young Savages

as Hank Bell

Movie
1960
Elmer Gantry

as Elmer Gantry

Movie
1960
The Unforgiven

as Ben Zachary

Movie
1959
The Devil's Disciple

as Anthony Anderson

Movie
1958
Separate Tables

as John Malcolm

Movie
1958
Run Silent, Run Deep

as Lt. Jim Bledsoe

Movie
1957
Sweet Smell of Success

as J.J. Hunsecker

Movie
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Marshal Wyatt Earp

Movie
1956
The Rainmaker

as Bill Starbuck

Movie
1956
Trapeze

as Mike Ribble

Movie
1955
The Rose Tattoo

as Alvaro Mangiacavallo

Movie
1955
The Kentuckian

as Elias Wakefield

Movie
1954
Vera Cruz

as Joe Erin

Movie
1954
Apache

as Massai

Movie
1954TV
1954
His Majesty O'Keefe

as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe

Movie
1953
Three Sailors and a Girl

as Marine (uncredited)

Movie
1953
From Here to Eternity

as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden

Movie
1953
South Sea Woman

as Sgt. James O'Hearn

Movie
1953
The Oscars

as Self

TV
1953Movie
1952
The Crimson Pirate

as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

Movie
1951
Ten Tall Men

as Sergeant Mike Kincaid

Movie
1951Movie
1951
The Screen Director

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Vengeance Valley

as Owen Daybright

Movie
1950
Lux Video Theatre

as Self - Intermission Guest

TV
1950
Mister 880

as Steve Buchanan

Movie
1950
The Flame and the Arrow

as Dardo Bartoli

Movie
1949
Rope of Sand

as Michael (Mike) Davis

Movie
1949
Criss Cross

as Steve Thompson

Movie
1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders

Movie
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number

as Henry Stevenson

Movie
1948
All My Sons

as Chris Keller

Movie
1947
I Walk Alone

as Frankie Madison

Movie
1947
Variety Girl

as Burt Lancaster

Movie
1947
Desert Fury

as Tom Hanson

Movie
1947
Brute Force

as Joe Collins

Movie
1946
The Killers

as 'Swede' Andersen

Movie
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
Handle With Care

as Narrator

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayNovember 2, 1913
Day of DeathOctober 20, 1994
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Popularity1.3