Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

02 Nov 1913 (110 years old) in 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Lancaster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Credits

  • 2023 · Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed as Self (archive footage)
  • 2023 · Paul Newman: The Restless 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)
  • 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
  • 2010 · L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo as Self
  • 2008 · Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel as Self (archive footage)
  • 2005 · Filmmakers vs. Tycoons as Self (archive footage)
  • 2004 · Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane as Self (archive footage)
  • 2004 · Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' as Self (archive footage)
  • 1999 · Luchino Visconti as Self
  • 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 · Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire as Self (archive footage)
  • 1991 · Separate But Equal as John W. Davis
  • 1991 · Separate but Equal as John W. Davis
  • 1991 · Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
  • 1990 · Star Life as Self (archive footage)
  • 1990 · Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs as Self - Narrator
  • 1990 · Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair as Leon Klinghoffer
  • 1990 · The Phantom of the Opera as Gérard Carrière
  • 1989 · I promessi sposi as Cardinal Federigo
  • 1989 · Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South as Self
  • 1989 · Field of Dreams as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
  • 1989 · The Jeweller's Shop as The Jeweller
  • 1988 · Rocket Gibraltar as Levi Rockwell
  • 1987 · Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist as Self - Host, Narrator
  • 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
  • 1987 · Control as Dr. Herbert Monroe
  • 1986 · Barnum as PT Barnum
  • 1986 · Fathers and Sons as Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
  • 1986 · Tough Guys as Harry Doyle
  • 1986 · On Wings of Eagles as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
  • 1986 · Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away as Self
  • 1985 · Little Treasure as Delbert Teschmacher
  • 1985 · Scandal Sheet as Harold Fallen
  • 1983 · The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends) as Self
  • 1983 · The Osterman Weekend as Maxwell Danforth
  • 1983 · The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero' as Self
  • 1983 · Local Hero as Felix Happer
  • 1982 · Marco Polo as Teobaldo Visconti
  • 1982 · Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
  • 1982 · I Love Liberty as Self
  • 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
  • 1982 · Race to Oblivion as Self - Host / Narrator
  • 1981 · The Skin as Generale Clark
  • 1981 · Cattle Annie and Little Britches as Bill Doolin
  • 1980 · Atlantic City as Lou
  • 1979 · Zulu Dawn as Col. Anthony Durnford
  • 1979 · A Walking Tour of Sesame Street as Self (archive footage)
  • 1978 · Go Tell the Spartans as Maj. Asa Barker
  • 1978 · The Unknown War as Self - Host
  • 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 · Victory at Entebbe as Shimon Peres
  • 1976 · 1900 as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
  • 1976 · Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
  • 1975 · Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter as Narrator
  • 1975 · Moses the Lawgiver as Moses
  • 1975 · Système 2 as Self
  • 1975 · Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
  • 1974 · Moses the Lawgiver as Moses
  • 1974 · Conversation Piece as Professor
  • 1974 · Moses the Lawgiver as Mosè
  • 1974 · The Midnight Man as Jim Slade
  • 1974 · The Fighters as Self (uncredited)
  • 1973 · Executive Action as Farrington
  • 1973 · Scorpio as Cross
  • 1972 · Ulzana's Raid as McIntosh
  • 1971 · Valdez Is Coming as Valdez
  • 1971 · Lawman as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
  • 1971 · Fight of the Century as Self - Presenter
  • 1971 · Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I as
  • 1970 · Airport as Mel Bakersfeld
  • 1970 · King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
  • 1969 · Big Game America as Narrator
  • 1969 · The Gypsy Moths as Mike Rettig
  • 1969 · Castle Keep as Maj. Abraham Falconer
  • 1969 · Jenny is a Good Thing as Narrator
  • 1969 · The Sky Divers as Self
  • 1968 · The Swimmer as Ned Merrill
  • 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
  • 1968 · The Scalphunters as Joe Bass
  • 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 List of Adrian Messenger as Protester
  • 1963 · The Leopard as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
  • 1963 · A Child Is Waiting as Matthew Clark
  • 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
  • 1962 · Birdman of Alcatraz as Robert Stroud
  • 1961 · Judgment at Nuremberg as Ernst Janning
  • 1961 · The Young Savages as Hank Bell
  • 1960 · Elmer Gantry as Elmer Gantry
  • 1960 · The Unforgiven as Ben Zachary
  • 1959 · Startime as
  • 1959 · The Devil's Disciple as Anthony Anderson
  • 1958 · Separate Tables as John Malcolm
  • 1958 · Run Silent, Run Deep as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
  • 1957 · Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
  • 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 Rose Tattoo as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
  • 1955 · The Kentuckian as Elias Wakefield
  • 1954 · Vera Cruz as Joe Erin
  • 1954 · Apache as Massai
  • 1954 · Reflets de Cannes as Self
  • 1954 · His Majesty O'Keefe as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
  • 1953 · Three Sailors and a Girl as Marine (uncredited)
  • 1953 · From Here to Eternity as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
  • 1953 · South Sea Woman as Sgt. James O'Hearn
  • 1953 · The Oscars as Self
  • 1952 · Come Back, Little Sheba as Doc Delaney
  • 1952 · The Crimson Pirate as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
  • 1951 · Ten Tall Men as Sergeant Mike Kincaid
  • 1951 · Jim Thorpe – All-American as Jim Thorpe
  • 1951 · The Screen Director as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • 1951 · Vengeance Valley as Owen Daybright
  • 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Self - Intermission Guest
  • 1950 · Mister 880 as Steve Buchanan
  • 1950 · The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
  • 1950 · The Flame and the Arrow as Dardo Bartoli
  • 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 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
  • 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self (archive footage)
  • 1948 · All My Sons as Chris Keller
  • 1947 · I Walk Alone as Frankie Madison
  • 1947 · Variety Girl as Burt Lancaster
  • 1947 · Desert Fury as Tom Hanson
  • 1947 · Brute Force as Joe Collins
  • 1946 · The Killers as 'Swede' Andersen
  • 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
  • 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner