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 wo...
Known For
Filmography
Airports
2025
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
2017
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
as Self (archive footage)
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010
as Self
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
as Self (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
1993
as José (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Separate but Equal
1991
as John W. Davis
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Separate but Equal
1991
as John W. Davis
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990
as Leon Klinghoffer
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
as Self - Narrator
The Phantom of the Opera
1990
as Gérard Carrière
Field of Dreams
1989
as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
The Jeweller's Shop
1989
as The Jeweller
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South
1989
as Self
I promessi sposi
1989
as Cardinal Federigo Borromeo
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Levi Rockwell
Control
1987
as Dr. Herbert Monroe
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
1987
as Self - Host, Narrator
Tough Guys
1986
as Harry Doyle
Barnum
1986
as PT Barnum
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
1986
as Self
On Wings of Eagles
1986
as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy
1986
as Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
Little Treasure
1985
as Delbert Teschmacher
Scandal Sheet
1985
as Harold Fallen
Olympic Gala
1984
Local Hero
1983
as Felix Happer
The Osterman Weekend
1983
as Maxwell Danforth
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
1983
as Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
I Love Liberty
1982
as Self
Race to Oblivion
1982
as Self - Host / Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Marco Polo
1982
as Teobaldo Visconti
The Skin
1981
as Generale Clark
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981
as Bill Doolin
Atlantic City
1980
as Lou
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Anthony Durnford
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
1979
Go Tell the Spartans
1978
as Maj. Asa Barker
The Unknown War
1978
as Self - Host
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Dr. Paul Moreau
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977
as Gen. Lawrence Dell
Moses the Lawgiver
1976
as Moses
1900
1976
as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Victory at Entebbe
1976
as Shimon Peres
The Cassandra Crossing
1976
as Col. Stephen Mackenzie
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
1976
as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
Moses the Lawgiver
1975
as Moses
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Système 2
1975
as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self
The Fighters
1974
as Narrator
Conversation Piece
1974
as Professor
The Midnight Man
1974
as Jim Slade
Moses the Lawgiver
1974
as Moses
Executive Action
1973
as Farrington
Scorpio
1973
as Cross
Ulzana's Raid
1972
as McIntosh
Valdez Is Coming
1971
as Valdez
Lawman
1971
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
Fight of the Century
1971
as Self - Presenter
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
1971
Airport
1970
as Mel Bakersfeld
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Castle Keep
1969
as Maj. Abraham Falconer
The Gypsy Moths
1969
as Mike Rettig
Jenny is a Good Thing
1969
as Narrator
The Sky Divers
1969
as Self
Big Game America
1969
as Narrator
The Scalphunters
1968
as Joe Bass
The Swimmer
1968
as Ned Merrill
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Professionals
1966
as Dolworth
Games in Depth
1966
as Self
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
The Train
1964
as Paul Labiche
Seven Days in May
1964
as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
The Leopard
1963
as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963
as Protester
A Child Is Waiting
1963
as Dr. Matthew Clark
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Robert Stroud
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
as Ernst Janning
The Young Savages
1961
as Hank Bell
Elmer Gantry
1960
as Elmer Gantry
The Unforgiven
1960
as Ben Zachary
The Devil's Disciple
1959
as Anthony Anderson
Separate Tables
1958
as John Malcolm
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Sweet Smell of Success
1957
as J.J. Hunsecker
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Trapeze
1956
as Mike Ribble
The Rainmaker
1956
as Bill Starbuck
The Kentuckian
1955
as Elias Wakefield
The Rose Tattoo
1955
as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
Vera Cruz
1954
as Joe Erin
Apache
1954
as Massai
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Reflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
From Here to Eternity
1953
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
as Marine (uncredited)
Come Back, Little Sheba
1953
as Doc Delaney
South Sea Woman
1953
as Sgt. James O'Hearn
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Crimson Pirate
1952
as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Jim Thorpe – All-American
1951
as Jim Thorpe
Vengeance Valley
1951
as Owen Daybright
Ten Tall Men
1951
as Sergeant Mike Kincaid
The Screen Director
1951
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Dardo Bartoli
Mister 880
1950
as Steve Buchanan
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Self - Intermission Guest
Criss Cross
1949
as Steve Thompson
Rope of Sand
1949
as Michael (Mike) Davis
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948
as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948
as Henry Stevenson
All My Sons
1948
as Chris Keller
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Desert Fury
1947
as Tom Hanson
I Walk Alone
1947
as Frankie Madison
Brute Force
1947
as Joe Collins
Variety Girl
1947
as Burt Lancaster
The Killers
1946
as 'Swede' Andersen
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee