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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Academy Awards
Best Actor
Known For
The Train
(1964)
Paul Labiche
The Leopard
(1963)
Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Professionals
(1966)
Dolworth
The Unforgiven
(1960)
Ben Zachary
Field of Dreams
(1989)
Doc "Moonlight" Graham
Criss Cross
(1949)
Steve Thompson
From Here to Eternity
(1953)
1st Sgt. Milton Warden
Judgment at Nuremberg
(1961)
Ernst Janning
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Robert Stroud
1900
(1976)
Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
The Scalphunters
(1968)
Joe Bass
The Killers
(1946)
'Swede' Andersen
The Crimson Pirate
(1952)
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Vera Cruz
(1954)
Joe Erin
Airport
(1970)
Mel Bakersfeld
Full Filmography
Acting
The Killers
(1946)
'Swede' Andersen
Desert Fury
(1947)
Tom Hanson
I Walk Alone
(1947)
Frankie Madison
Brute Force
(1947)
Joe Collins
Variety Girl
(1947)
Burt Lancaster
Sorry, Wrong Number
(1948)
Henry Stevenson
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
(1948)
William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
All My Sons
(1948)
Chris Keller
Criss Cross
(1949)
Steve Thompson
Rope of Sand
(1949)
Michael (Mike) Davis
The Flame and the Arrow
(1950)
Dardo Bartoli
Mister 880
(1950)
Steve Buchanan
Jim Thorpe – All-American
(1951)
Jim Thorpe
Vengeance Valley
(1951)
Owen Daybright
Ten Tall Men
(1951)
Sergeant Mike Kincaid
The Screen Director
(1951)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Crimson Pirate
(1952)
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Come Back, Little Sheba
(1952)
Doc Delaney
From Here to Eternity
(1953)
1st Sgt. Milton Warden
South Sea Woman
(1953)
Sgt. James O'Hearn
Three Sailors and a Girl
(1953)
Marine (uncredited)
Vera Cruz
(1954)
Joe Erin
Apache
(1954)
Massai
His Majesty O'Keefe
(1954)
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
The Rose Tattoo
(1955)
Alvaro Mangiacavallo
The Kentuckian
(1955)
Elias Wakefield
Trapeze
(1956)
Mike Ribble
The Rainmaker
(1956)
Bill Starbuck
Sweet Smell of Success
(1957)
J.J. Hunsecker
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
(1957)
Marshal Wyatt Earp
Separate Tables
(1958)
John Malcolm
Run Silent, Run Deep
(1958)
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
The Devil's Disciple
(1959)
Anthony Anderson
Elmer Gantry
(1960)
Elmer Gantry
The Unforgiven
(1960)
Ben Zachary
Judgment at Nuremberg
(1961)
Ernst Janning
The Young Savages
(1961)
Hank Bell
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Robert Stroud
The Leopard
(1963)
Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
The List of Adrian Messenger
(1963)
Protester
A Child Is Waiting
(1963)
Matthew Clark
The Train
(1964)
Paul Labiche
Seven Days in May
(1964)
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
The Hallelujah Trail
(1965)
Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
The Professionals
(1966)
Dolworth
Games in Depth
(1966)
Self
The Scalphunters
(1968)
Joe Bass
The Swimmer
(1968)
Ned Merrill
Castle Keep
(1969)
Maj. Abraham Falconer
The Gypsy Moths
(1969)
Mike Rettig
Jenny is a Good Thing
(1969)
Narrator
Big Game America
(1969)
Narrator
The Sky Divers
(1969)
Self
Airport
(1970)
Mel Bakersfeld
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(1970)
Self (archive footage)
Valdez Is Coming
(1971)
Valdez
Lawman
(1971)
Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
Fight of the Century
(1971)
Self - Presenter
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
(1971)
Ulzana's Raid
(1972)
McIntosh
Executive Action
(1973)
Farrington
Scorpio
(1973)
Cross
Moses the Lawgiver
(1974)
Moses
Conversation Piece
(1974)
Professor
The Midnight Man
(1974)
Jim Slade
The Fighters
(1974)
Self (uncredited)
Ali the Man: Ali the Fighter
(1975)
Narrator
1900
(1976)
Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Victory at Entebbe
(1976)
Shimon Peres
The Cassandra Crossing
(1976)
Col. Stephen Mackenzie
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
(1976)
The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
(1977)
Dr. Paul Moreau
Twilight's Last Gleaming
(1977)
Gen. Lawrence Dell
Go Tell the Spartans
(1978)
Maj. Asa Barker
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Col. Anthony Durnford
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
(1979)
Self (archive footage)
Atlantic City
(1980)
Lou
The Skin
(1981)
Generale Clark
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
(1981)
Bill Doolin
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(1982)
(in "The Killers") (archive footage)
Race to Oblivion
(1982)
Self - Host / Narrator
Night of 100 Stars
(1982)
Self
I Love Liberty
(1982)
Self
Local Hero
(1983)
Felix Happer
The Osterman Weekend
(1983)
Maxwell Danforth
The South Bank Show: 'Local Hero'
(1983)
Self
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
(1983)
Self
Little Treasure
(1985)
Delbert Teschmacher
Scandal Sheet
(1985)
Harold Fallen
Tough Guys
(1986)
Harry Doyle
Fathers and Sons
(1986)
Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
Barnum
(1986)
PT Barnum
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
(1986)
Self
Control
(1987)
Dr. Herbert Monroe
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
(1987)
Host/Narrator
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
(1987)
Self
Rocket Gibraltar
(1988)
Levi Rockwell
Field of Dreams
(1989)
Doc "Moonlight" Graham
The Jeweller's Shop
(1989)
The Jeweller
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South
(1989)
Self
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
(1990)
Leon Klinghoffer
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
(1990)
Self - Narrator
Separate But Equal
(1991)
John W. Davis
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
(1991)
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
(1991)
Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
(1993)
José (archive footage)
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
(1996)
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down The Line
(1997)
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti
(1999)
Self
Alpha to Omega: Exposing 'The Osterman Weekend'
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Ronin: Filming in the Fast Lane
(2004)
Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
(2010)
Self
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's “Island of Dr. Moreau”
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
(2016)
Self (archive footage)
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
(2017)
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Rat Pack
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Production
The Crimson Pirate
(1952)
Producer
Apache
(1954)
Producer
Marty
(1955)
Producer
Sweet Smell of Success
(1957)
Executive Producer
Separate Tables
(1958)
Producer
The Unforgiven
(1960)
Producer
The Scalphunters
(1968)
Producer
The Midnight Man
(1974)
Producer
Directing
Writing
Crew