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Birthday: Nov 02, 1913
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Burt Lancaster

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.

Filmography
Movie Cast Year
Birdman of Alcatraz Robert Stroud 1962
Sweet Smell of Success J.J. Hunsecker 1957
The Leopard Prince Don Fabrizio Salina 1963
Movie Tough Guys Self (archive footage) 1991
Judgment at Nuremberg Ernst Janning 1961
Field of Dreams Doc "Moonlight" Graham 1989
The Train Paul Labiche 1964
Moses the Lawgiver Moses 1974
Airport Mel Bakersfeld 1970
1900 Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder 1976
Tough Guys Harry Doyle 1986
Valdez Is Coming Valdez 1971
Local Hero Felix Happer 1983
Elmer Gantry Elmer Gantry 1960
Victory at Entebbe Shimon Peres 1976
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands William Earle 'Bill' Saunders 1948
Criss Cross Steve Thompson 1949
Sorry, Wrong Number Henry Stevenson 1948
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Marshal Wyatt Earp 1957
The Crimson Pirate Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate) 1952
Atlantic City Lou 1980
From Here to Eternity 1st Sgt. Milton Warden 1953
The Professionals Dolworth 1966
The Unforgiven Ben Zachary 1960
The Hallelujah Trail Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart 1965
The List of Adrian Messenger Protester 1963
Seven Days in May Gen. James Mattoon Scott 1964
The Cassandra Crossing Col. Stephen Mackenzie 1976
Go Tell the Spartans Maj. Asa Barker 1978
The Scalphunters Joe Bass 1968
The Osterman Weekend Maxwell Danforth 1983
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (in "The Killers") (archive footage) 1982
The Flame and the Arrow Dardo Bartoli 1950
The Island of Dr. Moreau Dr. Paul Moreau 1977
The Swimmer Ned Merrill 1968
Desert Fury Tom Hanson 1947
I Walk Alone Frankie Madison 1947
Vera Cruz Joe Erin 1954
Luchino Visconti Self 1999
Brute Force Joe Collins 1947
Trapeze Mike Ribble 1956
Executive Action Farrington 1973
I Love Liberty Self 1982
Ulzana's Raid McIntosh 1972
Lawman Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox 1971
The Killers 'Swede' Andersen 1946
Scorpio Cross 1973
Jim Thorpe – All-American Jim Thorpe 1951
Apache Massai 1954
Separate Tables John Malcolm 1958
Vengeance Valley Owen Daybright 1951
Rope of Sand Michael (Mike) Davis 1949
The Rainmaker Bill Starbuck 1956
The Skin Generale Clark 1981
All My Sons Chris Keller 1948
Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter Narrator 1975
La Classe américaine José (archive footage) 1993
Three Sailors and a Girl Marine (uncredited) 1953
The Fighters Self (uncredited) 1974
Castle Keep Maj. Abraham Falconer 1969
The Gypsy Moths Mike Rettig 1969
The Kentuckian Elias Wakefield 1955
The Rose Tattoo Alvaro Mangiacavallo 1955
Zulu Dawn Col. Anthony Durnford 1979
Run Silent, Run Deep Lt. Jim Bledsoe 1958
Fight of the Century Self - Presenter 1971
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline) 1976
Conversation Piece Professor 1974
Come Back, Little Sheba Doc Delaney 1952
Twilight's Last Gleaming Gen. Lawrence Dell 1977
The Devil's Disciple Anthony Anderson 1959
The Young Savages Hank Bell 1961
Rocket Gibraltar Levi Rockwell 1988
Paul Newman: The Restless Self (archive footage) 2023
Mister 880 Steve Buchanan 1950
A Child Is Waiting Matthew Clark 1963
South Sea Woman Sgt. James O'Hearn 1953
Separate But Equal John W. Davis 1991
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed Self (archive footage) 2023
Ten Tall Men Sergeant Mike Kincaid 1951
His Majesty O'Keefe Capt. David Dion O'Keefe 1954
Variety Girl Burt Lancaster 1947
The Midnight Man Jim Slade 1974
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane Self (archive footage) 2004
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau Self (archive footage) 2014
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I 1971
Cattle Annie and Little Britches Bill Doolin 1981
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair Leon Klinghoffer 1990
Little Treasure Delbert Teschmacher 1985
Jenny is a Good Thing Narrator 1969
Control Dr. Herbert Monroe 1987
Fathers and Sons Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz 1986
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Self (archive footage) 1970
Rat Pack Self (archive footage) 2022
The Sky Divers Self 1969
Scandal Sheet Harold Fallen 1985
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line Self (archive footage) 1997
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion Self (archive footage) 2016
The Jeweller's Shop The Jeweller 1989
Barnum PT Barnum 1986
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away Self 1986
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood Self 1987
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist Self - Host, Narrator 1987
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire Self (archive footage) 1991
The Screen Director Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1951
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel Self (archive footage) 2008
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons Self (archive footage) 2005
The Untameable Kirk Douglas Self - Actor (archive footage) 2017
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo Self 2010
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero' Self 1983
And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South Self 1989
Big Game America Narrator 1969
Race to Oblivion Self - Host / Narrator 1982
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends) Self 1983
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend' Self (archive footage) 2004
Games in Depth Self 1966
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach Self (archive footage) 1996
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs Self - Narrator 1990
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street Self (archive footage) 1979
Series Cast Year
The Colgate Comedy Hour Self 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
The Oscars Self 1953
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
On Wings of Eagles Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons 1986
Moses the Lawgiver Moses 1975
The Phantom of the Opera Gérard Carrière 1990
Lux Video Theatre Self - Intermission Guest 1950
Startime 1959
Separate but Equal John W. Davis 1991
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
I promessi sposi Cardinal Federigo 1989
Moses the Lawgiver Mosè 1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
Système 2 Self 1975
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Star Life Self (archive footage) 1990
Marco Polo Teobaldo Visconti 1982
The Unknown War Self - Host 1978
Reflets de Cannes Self 1954
Golden Globe Awards Self - Presenter 1944
Golden Globe Awards Self - Winner 1944
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