
Burt Lancaster
Known for Acting · 142 credits
- Born
- 1913-11-02
- Died
- 1994-10-20
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Burton Stephen Lancaster · Берт Ланкастер · برت لنکستر · 伯特·兰卡斯特
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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Known For
TV Shows (20)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self

The Oscars
1953
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Self - Intermission Guest
Système 2
1975
as Self

Marco Polo
1982
as Teobaldo Visconti

Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self

On Wings of Eagles
1986
as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

Moses the Lawgiver
1974
as Moses

I promessi sposi
1989
as Cardinal Federigo Borromeo

Separate but Equal
1991
as John W. Davis

The Phantom of the Opera
1990
as Gérard Carrière

The Unknown War
1978
as Self - Host
Moses the Lawgiver
1975
as Moses
Movies (122)

Airport
1970
as Mel Bakersfeld

The Cassandra Crossing
1976
as Col. Stephen Mackenzie

The Leopard
1963
as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina

Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Ernst Janning

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Marshal Wyatt Earp

Field of Dreams
1989
as Doc "Moonlight" Graham

The Unforgiven
1960
as Ben Zachary

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

1900
1976
as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

The Professionals
1966
as Dolworth

Brute Force
1947
as Joe Collins

Local Hero
1983
as Felix Happer

The Train
1964
as Paul Labiche

From Here to Eternity
1953
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden

Vera Cruz
1954
as Joe Erin

The Crimson Pirate
1952
as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

Zulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Anthony Durnford

The Killers
1946
as 'Swede' Andersen

Atlantic City
1980
as Lou

Trapeze
1956
as Mike Ribble

Desert Fury
1947
as Tom Hanson

Lawman
1971
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Levi Rockwell

Apache
1954
as Massai

Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)

The Kentuckian
1955
as Elias Wakefield

Criss Cross
1949
as Steve Thompson

Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Robert Stroud

Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as J.J. Hunsecker

Ulzana's Raid
1972
as McIntosh

Elmer Gantry
1960
as Elmer Gantry

Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Henry Stevenson

The Osterman Weekend
1983
as Maxwell Danforth

The Rainmaker
1956
as Bill Starbuck

The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart

Castle Keep
1969
as Maj. Abraham Falconer

All My Sons
1948
as Chris Keller

Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe

Seven Days in May
1964
as Gen. James Mattoon Scott

I Walk Alone
1947
as Frankie Madison

Vengeance Valley
1951
as Owen Daybright

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

The List of Adrian Messenger
1963
as Protester

Tough Guys
1986
as Harry Doyle

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Dr. Paul Moreau

Go Tell the Spartans
1978
as Maj. Asa Barker

The Rose Tattoo
1955
as Alvaro Mangiacavallo

The Scalphunters
1968
as Joe Bass

La Classe américaine
1993
as José (archive footage)

Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981
as Bill Doolin

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010
as Self

Scorpio
1973
as Cross

The Swimmer
1968
as Ned Merrill

Valdez Is Coming
1971
as Valdez

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
as Self (archive footage)

Variety Girl
1947
as Burt Lancaster

The Skin
1981
as Generale Clark

Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Gen. Lawrence Dell

The Gypsy Moths
1969
as Mike Rettig

Separate Tables
1958
as John Malcolm

Mister 880
1950
as Steve Buchanan

Morceaux de Cannes
2021

The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Dardo Bartoli

Conversation Piece
1974
as Professor

The Jeweller's Shop
1989
as The Jeweller

The Fighters
1974
as Narrator

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self (archive footage)

Victory at Entebbe
1976
as Shimon Peres

The Midnight Man
1974
as Jim Slade

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)

The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Anthony Anderson

Executive Action
1973
as Farrington

Come Back, Little Sheba
1953
as Doc Delaney

The Young Savages
1961
as Hank Bell

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948
as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders

Little Treasure
1985
as Delbert Teschmacher

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
as Self (archive footage)

I Love Liberty
1982
as Self

Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951
as Jim Thorpe

Ten Tall Men
1951
as Sergeant Mike Kincaid

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Self (archive footage)

South Sea Woman
1953
as Sgt. James O'Hearn

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990
as Leon Klinghoffer
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
2008
as Self (archive footage)

Moses the Lawgiver
1976
as Moses

The Untameable Kirk Douglas
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Rope of Sand
1949
as Michael (Mike) Davis

A Child Is Waiting
1963
as Matthew Clark

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Marine (uncredited)

Barnum
1986
as PT Barnum
The Screen Director
1951
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Scandal Sheet
1985
as Harold Fallen

His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe

Separate But Equal
1991
as John W. Davis

Fight of the Century
1971
as Self - Presenter

Control
1987
as Dr. Herbert Monroe

Airports
2025

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
1971

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016
as Self (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
as Self (archive footage)

Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
1987
as Self - Host, Narrator

Luchino Visconti
2002
as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood sul Tevere
2009

The Sky Divers
1969
as Self

Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
1983
as Self

Race to Oblivion
1982
as Self - Host / Narrator

Jenny is a Good Thing
1969
as Narrator
Handle With Care
as Narrator

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
as Self - Narrator

Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South
1989
as Self

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
1986
as Self
About 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 Aw… With 142 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Burt Lancaster has appeared in 122 films and 20 TV shows.
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- Airport (1970) — as Mel Bakersfeld
- The Cassandra Crossing (1976) — as Col. Stephen Mackenzie
- The Leopard (1963) — as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — as Ernst Janning
- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — as Marshal Wyatt Earp
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