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 Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

  • Vera Cruz

    Vera Cruz

  • Startime

    Startime

  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

    Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

  • The Hallelujah Trail

    The Hallelujah Trail

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Mister 880

    Mister 880

  • Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

    Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

  • Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

    Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

  • Ten Tall Men

    Ten Tall Men

  • Apache

    Apache

  • 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

  • The Crimson Pirate

    The Crimson Pirate

  • Valdez Is Coming

    Valdez Is Coming

  • His Majesty O'Keefe

    His Majesty O'Keefe

  • James Bond: The First 21 Years

    James Bond: The First 21 Years

  • The Leopard

    The Leopard

  • Sweet Smell of Success

    Sweet Smell of Success

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • Lawman

    Lawman

  • Race to Oblivion

    Race to Oblivion

  • Tough Guys

    Tough Guys

  • Field of Dreams

    Field of Dreams

  • Reflets de Cannes

    Reflets de Cannes

  • Run Silent, Run Deep

    Run Silent, Run Deep

  • Local Hero

    Local Hero

  • Trapeze

    Trapeze

  • The Scalphunters

    The Scalphunters

  • The Gypsy Moths

    The Gypsy Moths

  • Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

    Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

  • Birdman of Alcatraz

    Birdman of Alcatraz

  • The Killers

    The Killers

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

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • 1900

    1900

  • I Love Liberty

    I Love Liberty

  • The Osterman Weekend

    The Osterman Weekend

  • Vengeance Valley

    Vengeance Valley

  • Little Treasure

    Little Treasure

  • From Here to Eternity

    From Here to Eternity

  • The List of Adrian Messenger

    The List of Adrian Messenger

  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

  • Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

    Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

  • Seven Days in May

    Seven Days in May

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

  • Elmer Gantry

    Elmer Gantry

  • Scandal Sheet

    Scandal Sheet

  • Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

    Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

  • Atlantic City

    Atlantic City

  • The Skin

    The Skin

  • Rocket Gibraltar

    Rocket Gibraltar

  • Airport

    Airport

  • The Young Savages

    The Young Savages

  • The Train

    The Train

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • I promessi sposi

    I promessi sposi

  • Ulzana's Raid

    Ulzana's Raid

  • A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

    A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

  • Sorry, Wrong Number

    Sorry, Wrong Number

  • Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

  • The Fighters

    The Fighters

  • Scorpio

    Scorpio

  • The Midnight Man

    The Midnight Man

  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

  • I Walk Alone

    I Walk Alone

  • Come Back, Little Sheba

    Come Back, Little Sheba

  • The Sky Divers

    The Sky Divers

  • The Unforgiven

    The Unforgiven

  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

  • The Cassandra Crossing

    The Cassandra Crossing

  • Separate Tables

    Separate Tables

  • The Flame and the Arrow

    The Flame and the Arrow

  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches

    Cattle Annie and Little Britches

  • Fight of the Century

    Fight of the Century

  • Separate but Equal

    Separate but Equal

  • Rat Pack

    Rat Pack

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Castle Keep

    Castle Keep

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Rope of Sand

    Rope of Sand

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • The Kentuckian

    The Kentuckian

  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

  • On Wings of Eagles

    On Wings of Eagles

  • The Rose Tattoo

    The Rose Tattoo

  • Go Tell the Spartans

    Go Tell the Spartans

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

  • Barnum

    Barnum

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • Conversation Piece

    Conversation Piece

  • Variety Girl

    Variety Girl

  • The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

  • The Unknown War

    The Unknown War

  • The Swimmer

    The Swimmer

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • Control

    Control

  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

  • Airports

    Airports

  • Jim Thorpe – All-American

    Jim Thorpe – All-American

  • Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

    Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

  • L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

    L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

  • Three Sailors and a Girl

    Three Sailors and a Girl

  • A Child Is Waiting

    A Child Is Waiting

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

    Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line

  • South Sea Woman

    South Sea Woman

  • Criss Cross

    Criss Cross

  • The Devil's Disciple

    The Devil's Disciple

  • Movie Tough Guys

    Movie Tough Guys

  • Executive Action

    Executive Action

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

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

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • The Jeweller's Shop

    The Jeweller's Shop

  • Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

    Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

  • Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

    Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

  • Moses the Lawgiver

    Moses the Lawgiver

  • The Untameable Kirk Douglas

    The Untameable Kirk Douglas

  • 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)

  • Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

    Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

  • Big Game America

    Big Game America

  • Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

    Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

  • Jenny is a Good Thing

    Jenny is a Good Thing

  • Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

    Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

  • Desert Fury

    Desert Fury

  • Luchino Visconti

    Luchino Visconti

  • Games in Depth

    Games in Depth

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

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

  • Handle With Care

    Handle With Care