Burt Lancaster
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Nov 02 1913• Died Oct 20 1994
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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 T…
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Burt Lancaster's Credits
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The Professionals
Dolworth
People's Choice Awards
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Oscars
Self
Lux Video Theatre
Self - Intermission Guest
Startime
Système 2
Self
Marco Polo
Teobaldo Visconti
From Here to Eternity
1st Sgt. Milton Warden
The Leopard
Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
Reflets de Cannes
Self
Local Hero
Felix Happer
The Killers
'Swede' Andersen
Field of Dreams
Doc "Moonlight" Graham
Airport
Mel Bakersfeld
The Unknown War
Self - Host
Marty
Production
Judgment at Nuremberg
Ernst Janning
1900
Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses
I promessi sposi
Cardinal Federigo Borromeo
Brute Force
Joe Collins
Birdman of Alcatraz
Robert Stroud
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Train
Paul Labiche
I Walk Alone
Frankie Madison
Seven Days in May
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
The Crimson Pirate
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
La Classe américaine
José (archive footage)
The Swimmer
Ned Merrill
Lawman
Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
On Wings of Eagles
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
Separate Tables
John Malcolm
Variety Girl
Burt Lancaster
Separate but Equal
John W. Davis
Criss Cross
Steve Thompson
Sweet Smell of Success
J.J. Hunsecker
Apache
Massai
Run Silent, Run Deep
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
The Cassandra Crossing
Col. Stephen Mackenzie
The Unforgiven
Ben Zachary
Castle Keep
Maj. Abraham Falconer
The Kentuckian
Elias Wakefield
The Phantom of the Opera
Gérard Carrière
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Self (archive footage)
The Hallelujah Trail
Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Gen. Lawrence Dell
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
Ulzana's Raid
McIntosh
Sorry, Wrong Number
Henry Stevenson
The Rose Tattoo
Alvaro Mangiacavallo
Vera Cruz
Joe Erin
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Dr. Paul Moreau
Mister 880
Steve Buchanan
Zulu Dawn
Col. Anthony Durnford
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
Ten Tall Men
Sergeant Mike Kincaid
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Bill Doolin
Atlantic City
Lou
South Sea Woman
Sgt. James O'Hearn
The Rainmaker
Bill Starbuck
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Crew
The Gypsy Moths
Mike Rettig
Trapeze
Mike Ribble
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
Self (archive footage)
The Scalphunters
Joe Bass
The Screen Director
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
The Skin
Generale Clark
Tough Guys
Harry Doyle
The Flame and the Arrow
Dardo Bartoli
Victory at Entebbe
Shimon Peres
Rope of Sand
Michael (Mike) Davis
Airports
Scorpio
Cross
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Come Back, Little Sheba
Doc Delaney
Valdez Is Coming
Valdez
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses
Separate But Equal
John W. Davis
Vengeance Valley
Owen Daybright
The Devil's Disciple
Anthony Anderson
A Child Is Waiting
Matthew Clark
All My Sons
Chris Keller
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Leon Klinghoffer
Rocket Gibraltar
Levi Rockwell
The List of Adrian Messenger
Protester
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Self
Go Tell the Spartans
Maj. Asa Barker
The Osterman Weekend
Maxwell Danforth
Little Treasure
Delbert Teschmacher
Desert Fury
Tom Hanson
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
Self
The Young Savages
Hank Bell
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
Self (archive footage)
His Majesty O'Keefe
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Scandal Sheet
Harold Fallen
Conversation Piece
Professor
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
I Love Liberty
Self
Hollywood sul Tevere
Executive Action
Farrington
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses
Barnum
PT Barnum
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Sky Divers
Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Self (archive footage)
Jim Thorpe – All-American
Jim Thorpe
Control
Dr. Herbert Monroe
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
Self - Host, Narrator
Three Sailors and a Girl
Marine (uncredited)
The Jeweller's Shop
The Jeweller
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Fighters
Narrator
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self (archive footage)
The Midnight Man
Jim Slade
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
Self (archive footage)
Race to Oblivion
Self - Host / Narrator
Fight of the Century
Self - Presenter
Games in Depth
Self
Morceaux de Cannes
Big Game America
Narrator
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self - Narrator
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
Self
Handle With Care
Narrator
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South
Self
Jenny is a Good Thing
Narrator
Arthur Miller on Home Ground