Burt Lancaster

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

Gender

Male

Birthday

1913-11-02

Day of death

1994-10-20 (80 years old)

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-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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Trapeze

    Trapeze

  • Scorpio

    Scorpio

  • Atlantic City

    Atlantic City

  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • Desert Fury

    Desert Fury

  • Elmer Gantry

    Elmer Gantry

  • I Walk Alone

    I Walk Alone

  • The Unforgiven

    The Unforgiven

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • The Crimson Pirate

    The Crimson Pirate

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

  • Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

    Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

  • Barnum

    Barnum

  • Airports

    Airports

  • Separate Tables

    Separate Tables

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • South Sea Woman

    South Sea Woman

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • Field of Dreams

    Field of Dreams

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • Ulzana's Raid

    Ulzana's Raid

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

  • The Devil's Disciple

    The Devil's Disciple

  • The Sky Divers

    The Sky Divers

  • Jim Thorpe – All-American

    Jim Thorpe – All-American

  • From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • The Rose Tattoo

    The Rose Tattoo

  • Seven Days in May

    Seven Days in May

  • 1900

    1900

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

  • Airport

    Airport

  • Rocket Gibraltar

    Rocket Gibraltar

  • The Leopard

    The Leopard

  • Ten Tall Men

    Ten Tall Men

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • The Cassandra Crossing

    The Cassandra Crossing

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • The Killers

    The Killers

  • Birdman of Alcatraz

    Birdman of Alcatraz

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • The Train

    The Train

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • The Swimmer

    The Swimmer

  • Vera Cruz

    Vera Cruz

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

  • On Wings of Eagles

    On Wings of Eagles

  • Three Sailors and a Girl

    Three Sailors and a Girl

  • Tough Guys

    Tough Guys

  • Sweet Smell of Success

    Sweet Smell of Success

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • The Osterman Weekend

    The Osterman Weekend

  • Run Silent, Run Deep

    Run Silent, Run Deep

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • Separate but Equal

    Separate but Equal

  • Castle Keep

    Castle Keep

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • The Scalphunters

    The Scalphunters

  • The Hallelujah Trail

    The Hallelujah Trail

  • Rope of Sand

    Rope of Sand

  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

    Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

  • Criss Cross

    Criss Cross

  • Apache

    Apache

  • The Kentuckian

    The Kentuckian

  • Go Tell the Spartans

    Go Tell the Spartans

  • The Flame and the Arrow

    The Flame and the Arrow

  • The Skin

    The Skin

  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches

    Cattle Annie and Little Britches

  • Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

  • The Unknown War

    The Unknown War

  • Valdez Is Coming

    Valdez Is Coming

  • Conversation Piece

    Conversation Piece

  • Mister 880

    Mister 880

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Executive Action

    Executive Action

  • The Young Savages

    The Young Savages

  • Big Game America

    Big Game America

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • Little Treasure

    Little Treasure

  • The List of Adrian Messenger

    The List of Adrian Messenger

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Come Back, Little Sheba

    Come Back, Little Sheba

  • The Untameable Kirk Douglas

    The Untameable Kirk Douglas

  • Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • Control

    Control

  • Vengeance Valley

    Vengeance Valley

  • Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

  • His Majesty O'Keefe

    His Majesty O'Keefe

  • The Jeweller's Shop

    The Jeweller's Shop

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • The Gypsy Moths

    The Gypsy Moths

  • L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

    L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

  • Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

    Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

  • Fight of the Century

    Fight of the Century

  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

  • Games in Depth

    Games in Depth

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

    Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

  • The Midnight Man

    The Midnight Man

  • The Fighters

    The Fighters

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

    Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

  • Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

    Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

  • Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

    Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

  • Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

  • The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

    The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

  • Movie Tough Guys

    Movie Tough Guys

  • Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South

    Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South

  • Hollywood sul Tevere

    Hollywood sul Tevere

  • Handle With Care

    Handle With Care

  • Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

    Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

  • Race to Oblivion

    Race to Oblivion

  • Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

    Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

  • Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

    Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

  • Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

    Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

  • Jenny is a Good Thing

    Jenny is a Good Thing