Burt Lancaster
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 2, 1913
- Died
- October 20, 1994
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
- Handle With Care
Handle With Care TBA
as Narrator
Airports 2025
Actor
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
Actor
- Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
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)
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire 1991
as Self (archive footage)
Separate but Equal 1991
as John W. Davis
Movie Tough Guys 1991
as Self (archive footage)
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs 1990
as Self - Narrator
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair 1990
as Leon Klinghoffer
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South 1989
as Self
Field of Dreams 1989
as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
The Jeweller's Shop 1989
as The Jeweller
Rocket Gibraltar 1988
as Levi Rockwell
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist 1987
as Self - Host, Narrator
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987
as Self
Control 1987
as Dr. Herbert Monroe
Barnum 1986
as PT Barnum
Tough Guys 1986
as Harry Doyle
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away 1986
as Self
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985
Thanks
Little Treasure 1985
as Delbert Teschmacher
Scandal Sheet 1985
as Harold Fallen
- Olympic Gala
Olympic Gala 1984
Actor
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends) 1983
as Self
The Osterman Weekend 1983
as Maxwell Danforth
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983
as Self
Local Hero 1983
as Felix Happer
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
I Love Liberty 1982
as Self
Night of 100 Stars 1982
as Self
Race to Oblivion 1982
as Self - Host / Narrator, Thanks
The Skin 1981
as Generale Clark
Cattle Annie and Little Britches 1981
as Bill Doolin
Atlantic City 1980
as Lou
Arthur Miller on Home Ground 1979
as Self
Zulu Dawn 1979
as Col. Anthony Durnford
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street 1979
as Self (archive footage)
Go Tell the Spartans 1978
as Maj. Asa Barker
The Island of Dr. Moreau 1977
as Dr. Paul Moreau
Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
as Gen. Lawrence Dell
Victory at Entebbe 1976
as Shimon Peres
The Cassandra Crossing 1976
as Col. Stephen Mackenzie
1900 1976
as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson 1976
as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
Moses the Lawgiver 1976
as Moses
Conversation Piece 1974
as Professor
The Midnight Man 1974
as Jim Slade, Screenplay, Producer, Director
The Fighters 1974
as Narrator
Executive Action 1973
as Farrington
Scorpio 1973
as Cross
Ulzana's Raid 1972
as McIntosh, Producer
Valdez Is Coming 1971
as Valdez, Executive Producer
Lawman 1971
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I 1971
Actor
Fight of the Century 1971
as Self - Presenter
Airport 1970
as Mel Bakersfeld
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
as Self (archive footage)
Big Game America 1969
as Narrator
The Gypsy Moths 1969
as Mike Rettig
Castle Keep 1969
as Maj. Abraham Falconer
The Sky Divers 1969
as Self
Jenny is a Good Thing 1969
as Narrator
The Swimmer 1968
as Ned Merrill
The Scalphunters 1968
as Joe Bass, Producer
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 List of Adrian Messenger 1963
as Protester
The Leopard 1963
as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
A Child Is Waiting 1963
as Dr. Matthew Clark
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962
as Robert Stroud
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, Co-Producer
The Devil's Disciple 1959
as Anthony Anderson
Separate Tables 1958
as John Malcolm, Producer, Presenter
Run Silent, Run Deep 1958
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Sweet Smell of Success 1957
as J.J. Hunsecker, Executive Producer
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Rainmaker 1956
as Bill Starbuck
Trapeze 1956
as Mike Ribble
The Rose Tattoo 1955
as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
The Kentuckian 1955
as Elias Wakefield, Director
Marty 1955
Producer
Vera Cruz 1954
as Joe Erin
Apache 1954
as Massai, Producer
His Majesty O'Keefe 1954
as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Three Sailors and a Girl 1953
as Marine (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity 1953
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
South Sea Woman 1953
as Sgt. James O'Hearn
Come Back, Little Sheba 1953
as Doc Delaney
The Crimson Pirate 1952
as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate), Producer, Stunts
Ten Tall Men 1951
as Sergeant Mike Kincaid
Jim Thorpe – All-American 1951
as Jim Thorpe
The Screen Director 1951
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vengeance Valley 1951
as Owen Daybright
Mister 880 1950
as Steve Buchanan
The Flame and the Arrow 1950
as Dardo Bartoli
Rope of Sand 1949
as Michael (Mike) Davis
Criss Cross 1949
as Steve Thompson
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
I Walk Alone 1947
as Frankie Madison
Variety Girl 1947
as Burt Lancaster
Desert Fury 1947
as Tom Hanson
Brute Force 1947
as Joe Collins
The Killers 1946
as 'Swede' Andersen
Credits from TMDB.