Burt Lancaster

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

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

  • 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

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

  • The Leopard

    The Leopard

  • Vera Cruz

    Vera Cruz

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • 1900

    1900

  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Tough Guys

    Tough Guys

  • Trapeze

    Trapeze

  • Rocket Gibraltar

    Rocket Gibraltar

  • Apache

    Apache

  • Atlantic City

    Atlantic City

  • Elmer Gantry

    Elmer Gantry

  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

  • Scorpio

    Scorpio

  • The Kentuckian

    The Kentuckian

  • Field of Dreams

    Field of Dreams

  • Castle Keep

    Castle Keep

  • The Unforgiven

    The Unforgiven

  • From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • Separate Tables

    Separate Tables

  • The Skin

    The Skin

  • Little Treasure

    Little Treasure

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • The Crimson Pirate

    The Crimson Pirate

  • Airports

    Airports

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Mister 880

    Mister 880

  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches

    Cattle Annie and Little Britches

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

  • Desert Fury

    Desert Fury

  • Run Silent, Run Deep

    Run Silent, Run Deep

  • Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

    Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

  • The Cassandra Crossing

    The Cassandra Crossing

  • Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

    Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

  • Airport

    Airport

  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

  • Birdman of Alcatraz

    Birdman of Alcatraz

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • The Gypsy Moths

    The Gypsy Moths

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • The Flame and the Arrow

    The Flame and the Arrow

  • His Majesty O'Keefe

    His Majesty O'Keefe

  • Executive Action

    Executive Action

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

  • Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

    Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

  • Sweet Smell of Success

    Sweet Smell of Success

  • The List of Adrian Messenger

    The List of Adrian Messenger

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • The Hallelujah Trail

    The Hallelujah Trail

  • Come Back, Little Sheba

    Come Back, Little Sheba

  • The Young Savages

    The Young Savages

  • Ten Tall Men

    Ten Tall Men

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Valdez Is Coming

    Valdez Is Coming

  • The Train

    The Train

  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • The Osterman Weekend

    The Osterman Weekend

  • Seven Days in May

    Seven Days in May

  • Ulzana's Raid

    Ulzana's Raid

  • Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

  • Control

    Control

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

    Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

  • Go Tell the Spartans

    Go Tell the Spartans

  • I Walk Alone

    I Walk Alone

  • The Scalphunters

    The Scalphunters

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

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • The Devil's Disciple

    The Devil's Disciple

  • L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

    L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

  • The Rose Tattoo

    The Rose Tattoo

  • Barnum

    Barnum

  • Jim Thorpe – All-American

    Jim Thorpe – All-American

  • Conversation Piece

    Conversation Piece

  • Race to Oblivion

    Race to Oblivion

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

  • The Midnight Man

    The Midnight Man

  • On Wings of Eagles

    On Wings of Eagles

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • Rope of Sand

    Rope of Sand

  • The Swimmer

    The Swimmer

  • Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

  • South Sea Woman

    South Sea Woman

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • The Sky Divers

    The Sky Divers

  • Vengeance Valley

    Vengeance Valley

  • Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

    Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

  • Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

    Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

  • The Killers

    The Killers

  • Separate but Equal

    Separate but Equal

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

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

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

  • The Jeweller's Shop

    The Jeweller's Shop

  • Fight of the Century

    Fight of the Century

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

  • Criss Cross

    Criss Cross

  • 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)

  • The Unknown War

    The Unknown War

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • The Untameable Kirk Douglas

    The Untameable Kirk Douglas

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • Three Sailors and a Girl

    Three Sailors and a Girl

  • Movie Tough Guys

    Movie Tough Guys

  • Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • The Fighters

    The Fighters

  • Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

    Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

  • Big Game America

    Big Game America

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Handle With Care

    Handle With Care

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

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

  • Games in Depth

    Games in Depth

  • 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