Burt Lancaster
Born
November 2, 1913
Died
October 20, 1994 (80 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New 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.
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Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
2023
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
2023
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2017
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Self (archive footage)
2016
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
2014
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Self
2010
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
Self (archive footage)
2009
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Self (archive footage)
2008
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
2005
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
Self (archive footage)
2004
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
Self (archive footage)
2004
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
2002
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
Self (archive footage)
1997
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self (archive footage)
1996
La Classe américaine
José (archive footage)
1993
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
1991
Separate But Equal
John W. Davis
1991
Separate but Equal
John W. Davis · (2 episodes)
1991
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
1991
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self - Narrator
1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Leon Klinghoffer
1990
The Phantom of the Opera
Gérard Carrière · (2 episodes)
1990
I promessi sposi
Cardinal Federigo Borromeo · (5 episodes)
1989
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South
Self
1989
Field of Dreams
Doc "Moonlight" Graham
1989
The Jeweller's Shop
The Jeweller
1989
Rocket Gibraltar
Levi Rockwell
1988
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
Self - Host, Narrator
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Control
Dr. Herbert Monroe
1987
Barnum
PT Barnum
1986
Tough Guys
Harry Doyle
1986
On Wings of Eagles
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons · (2 episodes)
1986
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
Self
1986
Little Treasure
Delbert Teschmacher
1985
Scandal Sheet
Harold Fallen
1985
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
Self
1983
The Osterman Weekend
Maxwell Danforth
1983
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
Self
1983
Local Hero
Felix Happer
1983
Marco Polo
Teobaldo Visconti · (1 episode)
1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
1982
I Love Liberty
Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Race to Oblivion
Self - Host / Narrator
1982
The Skin
Generale Clark
1981
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Bill Doolin
1981
Atlantic City
Lou
1980
Zulu Dawn
Col. Anthony Durnford
1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
1979
Go Tell the Spartans
Maj. Asa Barker
1978
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Dr. Paul Moreau
1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Gen. Lawrence Dell
1977
Victory at Entebbe
Shimon Peres
1976
The Cassandra Crossing
Col. Stephen Mackenzie
1976
1900
Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
1976
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
1976
Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter
Narrator
1975
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses · (7 episodes)
1974
The Midnight Man
Jim Slade
1974
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
1971
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
Big Game America
Narrator
1969
Jenny is a Good Thing
Narrator
1969
The Sky Divers
Self
1969
Games in Depth
Self
1966
A Child Is Waiting
Matthew Clark
1963
His Majesty O'Keefe
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
1954
South Sea Woman
Sgt. James O'Hearn
1953
Ten Tall Men
Sergeant Mike Kincaid
1951
The Screen Director
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1951
Mister 880
Steve Buchanan
1950
Handle With Care
Narrator
Getting Through
Burt Lancaster
The Unknown War
Self - Host · (20 episodes)
1978
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses · (6 episodes)
1975
Système 2
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses
1974
Conversation Piece
Professor
1974
The Fighters
Self (uncredited)
1974
Executive Action
Farrington
1973
Scorpio
Cross
1973
Ulzana's Raid
McIntosh
1972
Valdez Is Coming
Valdez
1971
Lawman
Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
1971
Fight of the Century
Self - Presenter
1971
Airport
Mel Bakersfeld
1970
The Gypsy Moths
Mike Rettig
1969
Castle Keep
Maj. Abraham Falconer
1969
The Swimmer
Ned Merrill
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
The Scalphunters
Joe Bass
1968
The Professionals
Dolworth
1966
The Hallelujah Trail
Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
1965
The Train
Paul Labiche
1964
Seven Days in May
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
1964
The List of Adrian Messenger
Protester
1963
The Leopard
Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Birdman of Alcatraz
Robert Stroud
1962
Judgment at Nuremberg
Ernst Janning
1961
The Young Savages
Hank Bell
1961
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
1960
The Unforgiven
Ben Zachary
1960
Startime
(1 episode)
1959
The Devil's Disciple
Anthony Anderson
1959
Separate Tables
John Malcolm
1958
Run Silent, Run Deep
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
1957
Sweet Smell of Success
J.J. Hunsecker
1957
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Marshal Wyatt Earp
1957
The Rainmaker
Bill Starbuck
1956
Trapeze
Mike Ribble
1956
The Rose Tattoo
Alvaro Mangiacavallo
1955
The Kentuckian
Elias Wakefield
1955
Vera Cruz
Joe Erin
1954
Apache
Massai
1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (1 episode)
1954
Three Sailors and a Girl
Marine (uncredited)
1953
From Here to Eternity
1st Sgt. Milton Warden
1953
The Oscars
Self · (6 episodes)
1953
Come Back, Little Sheba
Doc Delaney
1953
The Crimson Pirate
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
1952
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Jim Thorpe
1951
Vengeance Valley
Owen Daybright
1951
Lux Video Theatre
Self - Intermission Guest · (1 episode)
1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1950
The Flame and the Arrow
Dardo Bartoli
1950
Rope of Sand
Michael (Mike) Davis
1949
Criss Cross
Steve Thompson
1949
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
Henry Stevenson
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (6 episodes)
1948
All My Sons
Chris Keller
1948
I Walk Alone
Frankie Madison
1947
Variety Girl
Burt Lancaster
1947
Desert Fury
Tom Hanson
1947
Brute Force
Joe Collins
1947
The Killers
'Swede' Andersen
1946
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1944