Quick Facts
Born:
1913-11-02
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Credits:
144 Total Roles
Burt Lancaster
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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.
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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
Field of Dreams
Doc "Moonlight" Graham
The Leopard
Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
Judgment at Nuremberg
Ernst Janning
From Here to Eternity
1st Sgt. Milton Warden
1900
Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Sweet Smell of Success
J.J. Hunsecker
Airport
Mel Bakersfeld
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Airports MOVIE | Self |
| 2023 | Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Rat Pack MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Morceaux de Cannes MOVIE | Self |
| 2019 | Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret MOVIE | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2017 | The Untameable Kirk Douglas MOVIE | Self - Actor (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo MOVIE | Self |
| 2009 | Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |