Bill Lancaster

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

-

Deathday

1997-01-04

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Bill Lancaster

Biography

William Henry Lancaster (November 17, 1947 – January 4, 1997) was an American screenwriter and actor. He was born November 17, 1947, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Burt Lancaster (1913–1994) and Norma Anderson (1917–1988). He contracted polio at an early age, leaving one leg shorter than the other.

Acting

1974

Moses the Lawgiver

as Der junge Moses

1974

The Midnight Man

as Arthur King

Production

1982

The Thing

as Screenplay

1976

2005

Bad News Bears

as Screenplay

2025

Guys' Night in The Thing

as Original Film Writer

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