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Burt Lancaster

Acting Born Nov 2, 1913 New York City, New York, USA 24 credits

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee
Film

The Stepford Wives

as Self - Guest
Film

I Am Legend

as Teobaldo Visconti
Film

Judgment at Nuremberg

as Ernst Janning
Film

The Leopard

as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
Film

1900

as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

Full filmography

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
  • People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self
  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) as Self
  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
  • Marco Polo (1982) as Teobaldo Visconti
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Self - Intermission Guest
  • Système 2 (1975) as Self
  • Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) as Ernst Janning
  • Reflets de Cannes (1954) as Self
  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
  • Field of Dreams (1989) as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
  • Airport (1970) as Mel Bakersfeld
  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) as Marshal Wyatt Earp
  • The Leopard (1963) as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
  • I promessi sposi (1989) as Cardinal Federigo Borromeo
  • 1900 (1976) as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
  • The Crimson Pirate (1952) as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
  • The Professionals (1966) as Dolworth