Burt Lancaster
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1913-11-02
Day of Death
1994-10-20 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Burt Lancaster
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.
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Known For
Acting
Handle With Care
as Narrator
(2025)
(2023)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(2017)
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2016)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
(2009)
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
as Self (archive footage)
(2008)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Luchino Visconti
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
as Self (archive footage)
(1996)
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
La Classe américaine
as José (archive footage)
(1991)
Separate But Equal
as John W. Davis
(1991)
Movie Tough Guys
as Self (archive footage)
(1991)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
as Self (archive footage)
(1990)
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
as Leon Klinghoffer
(1990)
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
as Self - Narrator
(1989)
Field of Dreams
as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
(1989)
The Jeweller's Shop
as The Jeweller
(1989)
(1988)
Rocket Gibraltar
as Levi Rockwell
(1987)
(1987)
Control
as Dr. Herbert Monroe
(1987)
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
as Self - Host, Narrator
(1986)
(1986)
Tough Guys
as Harry Doyle
(1986)
Barnum
as PT Barnum
(1985)
Scandal Sheet
as Harold Fallen
(1985)
Little Treasure
as Delbert Teschmacher
(1983)
(1983)
The Osterman Weekend
as Maxwell Danforth
(1983)
Local Hero
as Felix Happer
(1983)
(1983)
(1982)
Race to Oblivion
as Self - Host / Narrator
(1982)
I Love Liberty
as Self
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1982)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
(1981)
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
as Bill Doolin
(1981)
The Skin
as Generale Clark
(1980)
Atlantic City
as Lou
(1979)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
(1979)
Zulu Dawn
as Col. Anthony Durnford
(1978)
Go Tell the Spartans
as Maj. Asa Barker
(1977)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Dr. Paul Moreau
(1977)
Twilight's Last Gleaming
as Gen. Lawrence Dell
(1976)
The Cassandra Crossing
as Col. Stephen Mackenzie
(1976)
1900
as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
(1976)
Victory at Entebbe
as Shimon Peres
(1976)
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
(1974)
The Fighters
as Narrator
(1974)
The Midnight Man
as Jim Slade
(1974)
Conversation Piece
as Professor
(1974)
Moses the Lawgiver
as Moses
(1973)
Scorpio
as Cross
(1973)
Executive Action
as Farrington
(1972)
Ulzana's Raid
as McIntosh
(1971)
Lawman
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
(1971)
Valdez Is Coming
as Valdez
(1971)
Fight of the Century
as Self - Presenter
(1971)
(1970)
Airport
as Mel Bakersfeld
(1970)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
(1969)
The Gypsy Moths
as Mike Rettig
(1969)
Castle Keep
as Maj. Abraham Falconer
(1969)
The Sky Divers
as Self
(1969)
Jenny is a Good Thing
as Narrator
(1969)
Big Game America
as Narrator
(1968)
The Scalphunters
as Joe Bass
(1968)
The Swimmer
as Ned Merrill
(1966)
The Professionals
as Dolworth
(1966)
Games in Depth
as Self
(1965)
The Hallelujah Trail
as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
(1964)
The Train
as Paul Labiche
(1964)
Seven Days in May
as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
(1963)
The Leopard
as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
(1963)
The List of Adrian Messenger
as Protester
(1963)
A Child Is Waiting
as Matthew Clark
(1962)
Birdman of Alcatraz
as Robert Stroud
(1961)
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Ernst Janning
(1961)
The Young Savages
as Hank Bell
(1960)
The Unforgiven
as Ben Zachary
(1960)
Elmer Gantry
as Elmer Gantry
(1959)
The Devil's Disciple
as Anthony Anderson
(1958)
Run Silent, Run Deep
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
(1958)
Separate Tables
as John Malcolm
(1957)
Sweet Smell of Success
as J.J. Hunsecker
(1957)
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
(1956)
The Rainmaker
as Bill Starbuck
(1956)
Trapeze
as Mike Ribble
(1955)
The Kentuckian
as Elias Wakefield
(1955)
The Rose Tattoo
as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
(1954)
Apache
as Massai
(1954)
His Majesty O'Keefe
as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
(1954)
Vera Cruz
as Joe Erin
(1953)
From Here to Eternity
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
(1953)
Come Back, Little Sheba
as Doc Delaney
(1953)
Three Sailors and a Girl
as Marine (uncredited)
(1953)
South Sea Woman
as Sgt. James O'Hearn
(1952)
The Crimson Pirate
as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
(1951)
Ten Tall Men
as Sergeant Mike Kincaid
(1951)
Vengeance Valley
as Owen Daybright
(1951)
The Screen Director
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1951)
Jim Thorpe – All-American
as Jim Thorpe
(1950)
The Flame and the Arrow
as Dardo Bartoli
(1950)
Mister 880
as Steve Buchanan
(1949)
Rope of Sand
as Michael (Mike) Davis
(1949)
Criss Cross
as Steve Thompson
(1948)
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
(1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number
as Henry Stevenson
(1948)
All My Sons
as Chris Keller
(1947)
Desert Fury
as Tom Hanson
(1947)
Brute Force
as Joe Collins
(1947)
I Walk Alone
as Frankie Madison
(1947)
Variety Girl
as Burt Lancaster
(1946)
The Killers
as 'Swede' Andersen
Crew
(1985)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Thanks
(1982)
Race to Oblivion
Thanks
(1974)
The Midnight Man
Screenplay, Producer, Director
(1972)
Ulzana's Raid
Producer
(1971)
Valdez Is Coming
Executive Producer
(1968)
The Scalphunters
Producer
(1960)
The Unforgiven
Producer
(1958)
Separate Tables
Producer, Presenter
(1957)
Sweet Smell of Success
Executive Producer
(1955)
The Kentuckian
Director
(1955)
Marty
Producer
(1954)
Apache
Producer
(1952)
The Crimson Pirate
Producer