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Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Acting November 2, 1913 (80 years old) October 20, 1994 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.

Movies 124

From Here to Eternity 7.3

From Here to Eternity

as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden

1953
Field of Dreams 7.1

Field of Dreams

as Doc "Moonlight" Graham

1989
Local Hero 6.8

Local Hero

as Felix Happer

1983
The Professionals 7.1

The Professionals

as Dolworth

1966
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Marshal Wyatt Earp

1957
Judgment at Nuremberg 8.0

Judgment at Nuremberg

as Ernst Janning

1961
1900 7.8

1900

as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

1976
The Leopard 7.7

The Leopard

as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina

1963
Airport 6.5

Airport

as Mel Bakersfeld

1970
Birdman of Alcatraz 7.4

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Robert Stroud

1962
Sweet Smell of Success 7.6

Sweet Smell of Success

as J.J. Hunsecker

1957
Lawman 6.6

Lawman

as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

1971
The Cassandra Crossing 6.2

The Cassandra Crossing

as Col. Stephen Mackenzie

1976
Seven Days in May 7.4

Seven Days in May

as Gen. James Mattoon Scott

1964
The Train 7.6

The Train

as Paul Labiche

1964
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 6.6

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

1982
Run Silent, Run Deep 7.0

Run Silent, Run Deep

as Lt. Jim Bledsoe

1958
The Killers 7.4

The Killers

as 'Swede' Andersen

1946
Ulzana's Raid 6.9

Ulzana's Raid

as McIntosh

1972
Brute Force 7.3

Brute Force

as Joe Collins

1947
The Island of Dr. Moreau 5.7

The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Dr. Paul Moreau

1977
The Unforgiven 6.2

The Unforgiven

as Ben Zachary

1960
The Crimson Pirate 7.0

The Crimson Pirate

as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

1952
Conversation Piece 7.3

Conversation Piece

as Professor

1974
The Rainmaker 6.8

The Rainmaker

as Bill Starbuck

1956
Elmer Gantry 7.3

Elmer Gantry

as Elmer Gantry

1960
The Osterman Weekend 5.6

The Osterman Weekend

as Maxwell Danforth

1983
Sorry, Wrong Number 6.8

Sorry, Wrong Number

as Henry Stevenson

1948
The List of Adrian Messenger 6.7

The List of Adrian Messenger

as Protester

1963
Vera Cruz 6.7

Vera Cruz

as Joe Erin

1954
Atlantic City 6.8

Atlantic City

as Lou

1980
Twilight's Last Gleaming 6.5

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Gen. Lawrence Dell

1977
Tough Guys 6.0

Tough Guys

as Harry Doyle

1986
The Swimmer 7.4

The Swimmer

as Ned Merrill

1968
Valdez Is Coming 6.3

Valdez Is Coming

as Valdez

1971
The Rose Tattoo 6.9

The Rose Tattoo

as Alvaro Mangiacavallo

1955
The Devil's Disciple 6.6

The Devil's Disciple

as Anthony Anderson

1959
Scorpio 6.2

Scorpio

as Cross

1973
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson 5.6

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)

1976
Apache 6.1

Apache

as Massai

1954
Go Tell the Spartans 6.2

Go Tell the Spartans

as Maj. Asa Barker

1978
Zulu Dawn 6.1

Zulu Dawn

as Col. Anthony Durnford

1979
Vengeance Valley 5.4

Vengeance Valley

as Owen Daybright

1951
Castle Keep 5.7

Castle Keep

as Maj. Abraham Falconer

1969
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau 6.7

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

as Self (archive footage)

2014
The Scalphunters 6.4

The Scalphunters

as Joe Bass

1968
A Child Is Waiting 6.8

A Child Is Waiting

as Dr. Matthew Clark

1963
Trapeze 6.3

Trapeze

as Mike Ribble

1956
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno 7.3

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

as Self (archive footage)

2009
The Kentuckian 5.8

The Kentuckian

as Elias Wakefield

1955
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed 5.8

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

2023
La Classe américaine 7.6

La Classe américaine

as José (archive footage)

1993
The Flame and the Arrow 6.4

The Flame and the Arrow

as Dardo Bartoli

1950
Criss Cross 7.1

Criss Cross

as Steve Thompson

1949
Separate Tables 7.1

Separate Tables

as John Malcolm

1958
Cattle Annie and Little Britches 6.5

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

as Bill Doolin

1981
The Hallelujah Trail 6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart

1965
Ten Tall Men 6.2

Ten Tall Men

as Sergeant Mike Kincaid

1951
Jim Thorpe – All-American 6.5

Jim Thorpe – All-American

as Jim Thorpe

1951
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 6.0

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

1987
Come Back, Little Sheba 7.3

Come Back, Little Sheba

as Doc Delaney

1953
Paul Newman: The Restless 7.5

Paul Newman: The Restless

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Rocket Gibraltar 6.0

Rocket Gibraltar

as Levi Rockwell

1988
The Skin 6.2

The Skin

as Generale Clark

1981
Victory at Entebbe 5.2

Victory at Entebbe

as Shimon Peres

1976
Airports

Airports

2025
Desert Fury 6.0

Desert Fury

as Tom Hanson

1947
Executive Action 6.5

Executive Action

as Farrington

1973
James Bond: The First 21 Years 6.7

James Bond: The First 21 Years

as Self

1983
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands 6.7

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders

1948
I Walk Alone 6.6

I Walk Alone

as Frankie Madison

1947
His Majesty O'Keefe 6.4

His Majesty O'Keefe

as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe

1954
The Young Savages 6.5

The Young Savages

as Hank Bell

1961
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 7.4

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

1970
Variety Girl 6.5

Variety Girl

as Burt Lancaster

1947
The Untameable Kirk Douglas 6.0

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017
The Midnight Man 5.7

The Midnight Man

as Jim Slade

1974
Mister 880 7.2

Mister 880

as Steve Buchanan

1950
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo 5.0

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

as Self

2010
The Gypsy Moths 6.0

The Gypsy Moths

as Mike Rettig

1969
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair 4.9

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

as Leon Klinghoffer

1990
South Sea Woman 5.0

South Sea Woman

as Sgt. James O'Hearn

1953
All My Sons 6.5

All My Sons

as Chris Keller

1948
Rat Pack 9.0

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2022
Moses the Lawgiver 5.7

Moses the Lawgiver

as Moses

1976
Little Treasure 4.4

Little Treasure

as Delbert Teschmacher

1985
Three Sailors and a Girl 7.0

Three Sailors and a Girl

as Marine (uncredited)

1953
Control 5.6

Control

as Dr. Herbert Monroe

1987
I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

as Self

1982
Rope of Sand 5.9

Rope of Sand

as Michael (Mike) Davis

1949
Separate but Equal 6.5

Separate but Equal

as John W. Davis

1991
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist 6.7

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

as Self - Host, Narrator

1987
Barnum 7.0

Barnum

as PT Barnum

1986
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach 7.7

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

as Self (archive footage)

1996
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line 7.7

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

1997
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 6.5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

1991
The Jeweller's Shop 4.3

The Jeweller's Shop

as The Jeweller

1989
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs 9.0

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

as Self - Narrator

1990
Morceaux de Cannes 2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Scandal Sheet 5.5

Scandal Sheet

as Harold Fallen

1985
Hollywood sul Tevere

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)

1979
Arthur Miller on Home Ground 10.0

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

as Self

1979
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

as Self

1983
Luchino Visconti 7.0

Luchino Visconti

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I 10.0

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

1971
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion 1.0

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

as Self (archive footage)

2016
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

as Self (archive footage)

2008
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South

Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South

as Self

1989
Race to Oblivion

Race to Oblivion

as Self - Host / Narrator

1982
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret 7.2

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019
Olympic Gala

Olympic Gala

1984
Fight of the Century

Fight of the Century

as Self - Presenter

1971
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

as Self

1986
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons 6.8

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

as Self (archive footage)

2005
The Screen Director 7.0

The Screen Director

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1951
The Fighters 8.0

The Fighters

as Narrator

1974
The Sky Divers 6.0

The Sky Divers

as Self

1969
Movie Tough Guys 10.0

Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

1991
Jenny is a Good Thing 6.3

Jenny is a Good Thing

as Narrator

1969
Big Game America

Big Game America

as Narrator

1969
Games in Depth

Games in Depth

as Self

1966
Handle With Care

Handle With Care

as Narrator

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