Burt Lancaster
Biography
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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 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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| Acting | |
|---|---|
| 1990 | The Phantom of the Opera … Gerard Carriere |
| 1989 | Field of Dreams … Doc "Moonlight" Graham |
| 1988 | Rocket Gibraltar … Levi Rockwell |
| 1986 | Tough Guys … Harry Doyle |
| 1986 | On Wings Of Eagles … Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons |
| 1983 | Local Hero … Felix Happer |
| 1983 | The Osterman Weekend … Maxwell Danforth |
| 1982 | Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid … (in "The Killers") (archive footage) |
| 1981 | La pelle … Generale Clark |
| 1980 | Atlantic City … Lou |
| 1979 | Zulu Dawn … Col. Anthony Durnford |
| 1978 | Go Tell the Spartans … Maj. Asa Barker |
| 1977 | The Island of Dr. Moreau … Dr. Paul Moreau |
| 1977 | Conversation Piece … The Professor |
| 1977 | Twilight's Last Gleaming … Gen. Lawrence Dell |
| 1976 | Victory at Entebbe … Shimon Peres |
| 1976 | The Cassandra Crossing … Col. Stephen Mackenzie |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson … The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline) |
| 1976 | 1900 … Berlinghieri |
| 1974 | Moses the Lawgiver … Moses |
| 1973 | Executive Action … Farrington |
| 1973 | Scorpio … Cross |
| 1972 | Ulzana's Raid … McIntosh |
| 1971 | Valdez is Coming … Valdez |
| 1971 | Lawman … Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox |
| 1970 | Airport … Mel Bakersfeld |
| 1969 | The Gypsy Moths … Mike Rettig |
| 1969 | Castle Keep … Maj. Abraham Falconer |
| 1968 | The Scalphunters … Joe Bass |
| 1968 | The Swimmer … Ned Merrill |
| 1966 | The Professionals … Bill Dolworth |
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trail … Col. Thaddeus Gearhart |
| 1964 | Seven Days in May … Gen. James Mattoon Scott |
| 1964 | The Train … Paul Labiche |
| 1963 | A Child Is Waiting … Dr. Matthew Clark |
| 1963 | The List of Adrian Messenger … Cameo |
| 1963 | The Leopard … Don Fabrizio Salina |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz … Robert Stroud |
| 1961 | Judgment at Nuremberg … Dr. Ernst Janning |
| 1961 | The Young Savages … Hank Bell |
| 1960 | Elmer Gantry … Elmer Gantry |
| 1960 | The Unforgiven … Ben Zachary |
| 1959 | The Devil's Disciple … Anthony Anderson |
| 1958 | Run Silent, Run Deep … Lt. Jim Bledsoe |
| 1958 | Separate Tables … John Malcolm |
| 1957 | Sweet Smell of Success … J.J. Hunsecker |
| 1957 | Gunfight at the O.K. Corral … Marshal Wyatt Earp |
| 1956 | The Rainmaker … Bill Starbuck |
| 1956 | Trapeze … Mike Ribble |
| 1955 | The Rose Tattoo … Alvaro Mangiacavallo |
| 1955 | The Kentuckian … Elias Wakefield |
| 1954 | Apache … Massai |
| 1954 | Vera Cruz … Joe Erin |
| 1953 | South Sea Woman … Sgt. James O'Hearn |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity … 1st Sgt. Milton Warden |
| 1952 | Come Back, Little Sheba … Doc Delaney |
| 1952 | The Crimson Pirate … Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate) |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley … |
| 1951 | Jim Thorpe -- All-American … Jim Thorpe |
| 1950 | The Flame and the Arrow … Dardo Bartoli |
| 1949 | Rope of Sand … Michael (Mike) Davis |
| 1949 | Criss Cross … Steve Thompson / Narrator |
| 1948 | All My Sons … Chris Keller |
| 1948 | I Walk Alone … Frankie Madison |
| 1948 | Sorry, Wrong Number … Henry Stevenson |
| 1948 | Kiss the Blood Off My Hands … William Earle 'Bill' Saunders |
| 1947 | Brute Force … Joe Collins |
| 1947 | Desert Fury … Tom Hanson |
| 1946 | The Killers … 'Swede' Andersen |
| Production | |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Sweet Smell of Success … Executive Producer |
| 1952 | The Crimson Pirate … Producer |
| Directing | |
|---|---|
| 1955 | The Kentuckian … Director |