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Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Acting

Born: November 2, 1913New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Airports

Airports

2025
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

Self (archive footage)

2023
Rat Pack

Rat Pack

Self (archive footage)

2022
Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2019
The Untameable Kirk Douglas

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

Self - Actor (archive footage)

2017
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

Self (archive footage)

2016
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

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

Self (archive footage)

2014
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

Self

2010
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

Self (archive footage)

2009
Hollywood sul Tevere

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009

Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

Self (archive footage)

2008
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Self (archive footage)

2005
Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti

Self (archive footage)

2002
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

Self (archive footage)

1997
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

Self (archive footage)

1996
La Classe américaine

La Classe américaine

José (archive footage)

1993
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

Self (archive footage)

1991
Separate But Equal

Separate But Equal

John W. Davis

1991
Movie Tough Guys

Movie Tough Guys

Self (archive footage)

1991
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Self - Narrator

1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

Leon Klinghoffer

1990
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South

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

Self

1989
Field of Dreams

Field of Dreams

Doc "Moonlight" Graham

1989
The Jeweller's Shop

The Jeweller's Shop

The Jeweller

1989
Rocket Gibraltar

Rocket Gibraltar

Levi Rockwell

1988
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

Self - Host, Narrator

1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

1987
Control

Control

Dr. Herbert Monroe

1987
Barnum

Barnum

PT Barnum

1986
Tough Guys

Tough Guys

Harry Doyle

1986
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

Self

1986
Little Treasure

Little Treasure

Delbert Teschmacher

1985
Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

Harold Fallen

1985
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)

Self

1983
The Osterman Weekend

The Osterman Weekend

Maxwell Danforth

1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Self

1983
Local Hero

Local Hero

Felix Happer

1983
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

(in "The Killers") (archive footage)

1982
I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

Self

1982
Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982
Race to Oblivion

Race to Oblivion

Self - Host / Narrator

1982
The Skin

The Skin

Generale Clark

1981
Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Bill Doolin

1981
Atlantic City

Atlantic City

Lou

1980
Arthur Miller on Home Ground

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

Col. Anthony Durnford

1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Self (archive footage)

1979
Go Tell the Spartans

Go Tell the Spartans

Maj. Asa Barker

1978
The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Dr. Paul Moreau

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Gen. Lawrence Dell

1977
Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

Shimon Peres

1976
The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing

Col. Stephen Mackenzie

1976
1900

1900

Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

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

The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)

1976
Moses the Lawgiver

Moses the Lawgiver

Moses

1976
Conversation Piece

Conversation Piece

Professor

1974
The Midnight Man

The Midnight Man

Jim Slade

1974
The Fighters

The Fighters

Narrator

1974
Executive Action

Executive Action

Farrington

1973
Scorpio

Scorpio

Cross

1973
Ulzana's Raid

Ulzana's Raid

McIntosh

1972
Valdez Is Coming

Valdez Is Coming

Valdez

1971
Lawman

Lawman

Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

1971
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

1971
Fight of the Century

Fight of the Century

Self - Presenter

1971
Airport

Airport

Mel Bakersfeld

1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage)

1970
Big Game America

Big Game America

Narrator

1969
The Gypsy Moths

The Gypsy Moths

Mike Rettig

1969
Castle Keep

Castle Keep

Maj. Abraham Falconer

1969
The Sky Divers

The Sky Divers

Self

1969
Jenny is a Good Thing

Jenny is a Good Thing

Narrator

1969
The Swimmer

The Swimmer

Ned Merrill

1968
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

Joe Bass

1968
The Professionals

The Professionals

Dolworth

1966
Games in Depth

Games in Depth

Self

1966
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart

1965
The Train

The Train

Paul Labiche

1964
Seven Days in May

Seven Days in May

Gen. James Mattoon Scott

1964
The List of Adrian Messenger

The List of Adrian Messenger

Protester

1963
The Leopard

The Leopard

Prince Don Fabrizio Salina

1963
A Child Is Waiting

A Child Is Waiting

Matthew Clark

1963
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

Robert Stroud

1962
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

Ernst Janning

1961
The Young Savages

The Young Savages

Hank Bell

1961
Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960
The Unforgiven

The Unforgiven

Ben Zachary

1960
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

Anthony Anderson

1959
Separate Tables

Separate Tables

John Malcolm

1958
Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

Lt. Jim Bledsoe

1958
Sweet Smell of Success

Sweet Smell of Success

J.J. Hunsecker

1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Marshal Wyatt Earp

1957
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Bill Starbuck

1956
Trapeze

Trapeze

Mike Ribble

1956
The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo

Alvaro Mangiacavallo

1955
The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian

Elias Wakefield

1955
Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz

Joe Erin

1954
Apache

Apache

Massai

1954
His Majesty O'Keefe

His Majesty O'Keefe

Capt. David Dion O'Keefe

1954
Three Sailors and a Girl

Three Sailors and a Girl

Marine (uncredited)

1953
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1st Sgt. Milton Warden

1953
South Sea Woman

South Sea Woman

Sgt. James O'Hearn

1953
Come Back, Little Sheba

Come Back, Little Sheba

Doc Delaney

1953
The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate

Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

1952
Ten Tall Men

Ten Tall Men

Sergeant Mike Kincaid

1951
Jim Thorpe – All-American

Jim Thorpe – All-American

Jim Thorpe

1951

The Screen Director

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1951
Vengeance Valley

Vengeance Valley

Owen Daybright

1951
Mister 880

Mister 880

Steve Buchanan

1950
The Flame and the Arrow

The Flame and the Arrow

Dardo Bartoli

1950
Rope of Sand

Rope of Sand

Michael (Mike) Davis

1949
Criss Cross

Criss Cross

Steve Thompson

1949
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

William Earle 'Bill' Saunders

1948
Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

Henry Stevenson

1948
All My Sons

All My Sons

Chris Keller

1948
I Walk Alone

I Walk Alone

Frankie Madison

1947
Variety Girl

Variety Girl

Burt Lancaster

1947
Desert Fury

Desert Fury

Tom Hanson

1947
Brute Force

Brute Force

Joe Collins

1947
The Killers

The Killers

'Swede' Andersen

1946