Burt Lancaster

ActorCrewDirectorProducerWriter Nov 2 (died age 80) New York City, New York, USA 1944–2025 (81 year career)

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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 wo…

Known For

Film

Judgment at Nuremberg

Ernst Janning

Film

The Leopard

Prince Don Fabrizio Salina

Film

Field of Dreams

Doc "Moonlight" Graham

Film

1900

Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

Film

Sweet Smell of Success

J.J. Hunsecker

Film

From Here to Eternity

1st Sgt. Milton Warden

Film

Marty

Producer

Film

The Train

Paul Labiche

Filmography

Acting (142)

Movies (121)

Airports

2025

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023

as Self (archive footage)

5.7

Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

2019

6.8

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

2017

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

6.2

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

2016

as Self (archive footage)

1.0

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

2010

as Self

6.5

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009

Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

2008

as Self (archive footage)

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005

as Self (archive footage)

6.2

Luchino Visconti

2002

as Self (archive footage)

6.2

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

as Self (archive footage)

7.5

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

La Classe américaine

1993

as José (archive footage)

7.6

Separate But Equal

1991

as John W. Davis

6.5

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

as Self (archive footage)

5.7

Movie Tough Guys

1991

as Self (archive footage)

10.0

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

1990

as Self - Narrator

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

1990

as Leon Klinghoffer

4.8

Field of Dreams

1989

as Doc "Moonlight" Graham

7.1

The Jeweller's Shop

1989

as The Jeweller

3.4

Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South

1989

as Self

Rocket Gibraltar

1988

as Levi Rockwell

5.9

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

as Self

5.7

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

1987

as Self - Host, Narrator

6.5

Control

1987

as Dr. Herbert Monroe

Barnum

as PT Barnum

Tough Guys

as Harry Doyle

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

1986

as Self

Little Treasure

1985

as Delbert Teschmacher

3.8

Scandal Sheet

1985

as Harold Fallen

5.0

The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)

1983

as Self

The Osterman Weekend

as Maxwell Danforth

Local Hero

as Felix Happer

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

as Self

5.0

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

I Love Liberty

as Self

Race to Oblivion

1982

as Self - Host / Narrator

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

as Bill Doolin

The Skin

as Generale Clark

Atlantic City

as Lou

Zulu Dawn

as Col. Anthony Durnford

6.1

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

as Self (archive footage)

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979

Go Tell the Spartans

1978

as Maj. Asa Barker

6.2

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977

as Dr. Paul Moreau

5.6

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

as Gen. Lawrence Dell

6.4

1900

1976

as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

7.8

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

1976

as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)

5.4

The Cassandra Crossing

1976

as Col. Stephen Mackenzie

Victory at Entebbe

as Shimon Peres

Moses the Lawgiver

as Moses

The Midnight Man

as Jim Slade

Conversation Piece

as Professor

The Fighters

as Narrator

Executive Action

as Farrington

Scorpio

as Cross

Ulzana's Raid

as McIntosh

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

1971

Lawman

1971

as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

Valdez Is Coming

as Valdez

Fight of the Century

as Self - Presenter

Airport

1970

as Mel Bakersfeld

6.5

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

as Self (archive footage)

The Gypsy Moths

as Mike Rettig

Castle Keep

as Maj. Abraham Falconer

5.7

Jenny is a Good Thing

1969

as Narrator

5.6

Big Game America

1969

as Narrator

The Sky Divers

1969

as Self

The Swimmer

as Ned Merrill

The Scalphunters

as Joe Bass

The Professionals

as Dolworth

Games in Depth

as Self

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart

The Train

as Paul Labiche

Seven Days in May

as Gen. James Mattoon Scott

7.3

The Leopard

1963

as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina

7.7

A Child Is Waiting

1963

as Matthew Clark

6.8

The List of Adrian Messenger

as Protester

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Robert Stroud

Judgment at Nuremberg

as Ernst Janning

The Young Savages

as Hank Bell

The Unforgiven

as Ben Zachary

Elmer Gantry

as Elmer Gantry

The Devil's Disciple

as Anthony Anderson

Run Silent, Run Deep

as Lt. Jim Bledsoe

Separate Tables

as John Malcolm

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

as J.J. Hunsecker

7.6

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

as Marshal Wyatt Earp

The Rainmaker

as Bill Starbuck

Trapeze

as Mike Ribble

The Rose Tattoo

as Alvaro Mangiacavallo

The Kentuckian

as Elias Wakefield

His Majesty O'Keefe

as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe

Apache

as Massai

Vera Cruz

as Joe Erin

From Here to Eternity

1953

as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden

7.3

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953

as Doc Delaney

7.2

Three Sailors and a Girl

1953

as Marine (uncredited)

6.0

South Sea Woman

1953

as Sgt. James O'Hearn

4.4

The Crimson Pirate

1952

as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

7.0

Ten Tall Men

1951

as Sergeant Mike Kincaid

6.4

Vengeance Valley

1951

as Owen Daybright

5.2

Jim Thorpe – All-American

1951

as Jim Thorpe

6.1

The Screen Director

1951

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0

Mister 880

1950

as Steve Buchanan

7.1

The Flame and the Arrow

as Dardo Bartoli

Criss Cross

as Steve Thompson

Rope of Sand

as Michael (Mike) Davis

Sorry, Wrong Number

as Henry Stevenson

All My Sons

as Chris Keller

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948

as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders

Brute Force

as Joe Collins

Desert Fury

as Tom Hanson

Variety Girl

as Burt Lancaster

I Walk Alone

as Frankie Madison

The Killers

as 'Swede' Andersen

Handle With Care

as Narrator

Television (21)

Separate but Equal

1991

as John W. Davis

6.0

The Phantom of the Opera

1990

as Gérard Carrière

7.3

I promessi sposi

1989

as Cardinal Federigo Borromeo

6.5

On Wings of Eagles

1986

as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

Marco Polo

as Teobaldo Visconti

The Unknown War

as Self - Host

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

as Self

6.0

People's Choice Awards

1975

as Self

9.0

Système 2

1975

as Self

Moses the Lawgiver

1975

as Moses

7.0

Moses the Lawgiver

1974

as Moses

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

as Self - Guest

6.8

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Startime

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Self - Intermission Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (16)

Movies (16)

Kiss of the Spider Woman

1985

Thanks

7.0

Race to Oblivion

1982

Thanks

The Midnight Man

Director

The Midnight Man

Producer

The Midnight Man

Screenplay

Ulzana's Raid

Producer

Valdez Is Coming

Executive Producer

The Scalphunters

Producer

The Unforgiven

Producer

Separate Tables

Presenter

Separate Tables

Producer

Sweet Smell of Success

Executive Producer

Marty

Producer

The Kentuckian

Director

Apache

Producer

The Crimson Pirate

Producer