Burt Lancaster
Acting
Born: November 2, 1913 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: October 20, 1994 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Field of Dreams
1989
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
The Leopard
1963
From Here to Eternity
1953
1900
1976
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
Marty
1955
Airport
1970
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
The Killers
1946
Local Hero
1983
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Photos (11)
Movies (88)
Field of Dreams
Doc "Moonlight" Graham
The Professionals
Dolworth
Sweet Smell of Success
J.J. Hunsecker
The Leopard
Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
Judgment at Nuremberg
Ernst Janning
Airport
Mel Bakersfeld
The Cassandra Crossing
Col. Stephen Mackenzie
The Unforgiven
Ben Zachary
Local Hero
Felix Happer
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Gen. Lawrence Dell
Ulzana's Raid
McIntosh
From Here to Eternity
1st Sgt. Milton Warden
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Dr. Paul Moreau
Vera Cruz
Joe Erin
The Killers
'Swede' Andersen
The Hallelujah Trail
Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
Run Silent, Run Deep
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Atlantic City
Lou
Brute Force
Joe Collins
The Kentuckian
Elias Wakefield
The Train
Paul Labiche
Zulu Dawn
Col. Anthony Durnford
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Marshal Wyatt Earp
Conversation Piece
Professor
All My Sons
Chris Keller
Birdman of Alcatraz
Robert Stroud
The Crimson Pirate
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Separate Tables
John Malcolm
A Child Is Waiting
Dr. Matthew Clark
1900
Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
The Rainmaker
Bill Starbuck
Scorpio
Cross
Go Tell the Spartans
Maj. Asa Barker
Criss Cross
Steve Thompson
Rope of Sand
Michael (Mike) Davis
The Gypsy Moths
Mike Rettig
Seven Days in May
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Bill Doolin
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
The Osterman Weekend
Maxwell Danforth
Rocket Gibraltar
Levi Rockwell
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Trapeze
Mike Ribble
Valdez Is Coming
Valdez
The Swimmer
Ned Merrill
South Sea Woman
Sgt. James O'Hearn
The Scalphunters
Joe Bass
Executive Action
Farrington
Apache
Massai
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
Tough Guys
Harry Doyle
Come Back, Little Sheba
Doc Delaney
The Flame and the Arrow
Dardo Bartoli
Sorry, Wrong Number
Henry Stevenson
Lawman
Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Leon Klinghoffer
Desert Fury
Tom Hanson
Ten Tall Men
Sergeant Mike Kincaid
Castle Keep
Maj. Abraham Falconer
Mister 880
Steve Buchanan
The Rose Tattoo
Alvaro Mangiacavallo
The Devil's Disciple
Anthony Anderson
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses
I Walk Alone
Frankie Madison
The Skin
Generale Clark
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Jim Thorpe
His Majesty O'Keefe
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Variety Girl
Burt Lancaster
The List of Adrian Messenger
Protester
Vengeance Valley
Owen Daybright
The Midnight Man
Jim Slade
Separate but Equal
John W. Davis
Control
Dr. Herbert Monroe
The Young Savages
Hank Bell
La Classe américaine
José (archive footage)
Barnum
PT Barnum
Airports
2025
Victory at Entebbe
Shimon Peres
Little Treasure
Delbert Teschmacher
Three Sailors and a Girl
Marine (uncredited)
The Fighters
Narrator
The Jeweller's Shop
The Jeweller
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
1971
Scandal Sheet
Harold Fallen
Jenny is a Good Thing
Narrator
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Big Game America
Narrator
TV Shows (7)
Marco Polo
Teobaldo Visconti · 1 eps
I promessi sposi
Cardinal Federigo Borromeo · 5 eps
The Phantom of the Opera
Gérard Carrière · 2 eps
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses · 7 eps
On Wings of Eagles
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons · 2 eps
Separate but Equal
John W. Davis · 2 eps
Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy
Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (47)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 6 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 6 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self · 1 eps
Ciné regards
Self · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Self - Intermission Guest · 1 eps
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 1 eps
The Unknown War
Self - Host · 20 eps
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
Self (archive footage)
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Self
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
I Love Liberty
Self
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
Self - Host, Narrator
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Self (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Self
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
Self
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self - Narrator
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self (archive footage)
Fight of the Century
Self - Presenter
Race to Oblivion
Self - Host / Narrator
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
Self
The Screen Director
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sky Divers
Self
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South
Self
Games in Depth
Self
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
Directing (2)
Writing (1)
Producing (10)
Sweet Smell of Success
Executive Producer
The Unforgiven
Producer
Ulzana's Raid
Producer
Marty
Producer
The Crimson Pirate
Producer
Separate Tables
Producer
Valdez Is Coming
Executive Producer
The Scalphunters
Producer
Apache
Producer
The Midnight Man
Producer
