Burt Lancaster

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-11-02 (81 years old)

Deathday

1994-10-20

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...

Acting

1962

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Robert Stroud

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as J.J. Hunsecker

1963

The Leopard

as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina

1991

Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

1961

Judgment at Nuremberg

as Ernst Janning

1989

Field of Dreams

as Doc "Moonlight" Graham

1964

The Train

as Paul Labiche

1974

1970

Airport

as Mel Bakersfeld

1976

1900

as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

1986

Tough Guys

as Harry Doyle

1971

1983

Local Hero

as Felix Happer

1960

Elmer Gantry

as Elmer Gantry

1976

Victory at Entebbe

as Shimon Peres

1948

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders

1949

Criss Cross

as Steve Thompson

1948

Sorry, Wrong Number

as Henry Stevenson

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Marshal Wyatt Earp

1952

The Crimson Pirate

as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

1980

1953

From Here to Eternity

as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden

1966

1960

The Unforgiven

as Ben Zachary

1965

The Hallelujah Trail

as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart

1964

Seven Days in May

as Gen. James Mattoon Scott

1976

The Cassandra Crossing

as Col. Stephen Mackenzie

1978

Go Tell the Spartans

as Maj. Asa Barker

1968

The Scalphunters

as Joe Bass

1983

The Osterman Weekend

as Maxwell Danforth

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

1950

The Flame and the Arrow

as Dardo Bartoli

1977

The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Dr. Paul Moreau

1968

The Swimmer

as Ned Merrill

1947

Desert Fury

as Tom Hanson

1947

I Walk Alone

as Frankie Madison

1954

Vera Cruz

as Joe Erin

2002

Luchino Visconti

as Self (archive footage)

1947

Brute Force

as Joe Collins

1956

Trapeze

as Mike Ribble

1973

Executive Action

as Farrington

1982

1972

Ulzana's Raid

as McIntosh

1971

Lawman

as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

1946

The Killers

as 'Swede' Andersen

1973

Scorpio

as Cross

1954

Apache

as Massai

1958

Separate Tables

as John Malcolm

1951

Vengeance Valley

as Owen Daybright

1949

Rope of Sand

as Michael (Mike) Davis

1956

The Rainmaker

as Bill Starbuck

1981

The Skin

as Generale Clark

1948

All My Sons

as Chris Keller

1993

La Classe américaine

as José (archive footage)

1953

Three Sailors and a Girl

as Marine (uncredited)

1974

The Fighters

as Self (uncredited)

1969

Castle Keep

as Maj. Abraham Falconer

1969

The Gypsy Moths

as Mike Rettig

1955

The Kentuckian

as Elias Wakefield

1955

The Rose Tattoo

as Alvaro Mangiacavallo

1979

Zulu Dawn

as Col. Anthony Durnford

1958

Run Silent, Run Deep

as Lt. Jim Bledsoe

1971

Fight of the Century

as Self - Presenter

1974

Conversation Piece

as Professor

1953

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Gen. Lawrence Dell

1959

The Devil's Disciple

as Anthony Anderson

1961

The Young Savages

as Hank Bell

1988

Rocket Gibraltar

as Levi Rockwell

2023

Paul Newman: The Restless

as Self (archive footage)

1950

Mister 880

as Steve Buchanan

1963

A Child Is Waiting

as Matthew Clark

1953

South Sea Woman

as Sgt. James O'Hearn

1991

Separate But Equal

as John W. Davis

2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

1951

Ten Tall Men

as Sergeant Mike Kincaid

1954

His Majesty O'Keefe

as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe

1947

Variety Girl

as Burt Lancaster

1974

The Midnight Man

as Jim Slade

2004

Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane

as Self (archive footage)

1985

Little Treasure

as Delbert Teschmacher

1969

1987

Control

as Dr. Herbert Monroe

2022

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

1969

1985

Scandal Sheet

as Harold Fallen

1997

2016

1989

The Jeweller's Shop

as The Jeweller

1986

Barnum

as PT Barnum

1987

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

as Self - Host, Narrator

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

1951

The Screen Director

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2008

Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

as Self (archive footage)

2017

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

1969

Big Game America

as Narrator

1982

Race to Oblivion

as Self - Host / Narrator

1966

1996

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

as Self (archive footage)

1990

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

as Self (archive footage)

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Handle With Care

as Narrator

-

Getting Through

as Burt Lancaster

Production

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as Executive Producer

1952

1960

The Unforgiven

as Producer

1954

Apache

as Producer

1955

The Kentuckian

as Director

1968

The Scalphunters

as Producer

1955

Marty

as Producer

1974

The Midnight Man

as Screenplay

1974

The Midnight Man

as Producer

1971

Valdez Is Coming

as Executive Producer

1958

Separate Tables

as Producer

1972

Ulzana's Raid

as Producer

1982

1974

The Midnight Man

as Director

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