Burt Lancaster
Born November 02, 1913 (Age: 112)
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New York City, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Lancaster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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.
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Filmography
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
2010
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as Self
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Age: 96
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
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as
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Age: 95
Luchino Visconti
2002
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 88
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
1997
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 83
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 82
La Classe américaine
1993
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as José (archive footage)
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Age: 80
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
1991
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 77
Separate But Equal
1991
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as John W. Davis
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Age: 77
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
1990
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as Leon Klinghoffer
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Age: 76
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South
1989
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as Self
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Age: 75
Field of Dreams
1989
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as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
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Age: 75
The Jeweller's Shop
1989
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as The Jeweller
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Age: 75
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
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as Levi Rockwell
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Age: 74
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
1987
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as Self - Host, Narrator
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Age: 73
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
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as Self
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Age: 73
Control
1987
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as Dr. Herbert Monroe
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Age: 73
Tough Guys
1986
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as Harry Doyle
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Age: 72
Little Treasure
1985
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as Delbert Teschmacher
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Age: 71
Scandal Sheet
1985
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as Harold Fallen
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Age: 71
The Osterman Weekend
1983
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as Maxwell Danforth
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Age: 69
Local Hero
1983
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as Felix Happer
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Age: 69
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
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as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
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Age: 68
The Skin
1981
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as Generale Clark
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Age: 67
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981
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as Bill Doolin
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Age: 67
Atlantic City
1980
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as Lou
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Age: 66
Zulu Dawn
1979
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as Col. Anthony Durnford
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Age: 65
Go Tell the Spartans
1978
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as Maj. Asa Barker
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Age: 64
The Cassandra Crossing
1976
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as Col. Stephen Mackenzie
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Age: 63
Conversation Piece
1974
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as Professor
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Age: 61
The Midnight Man
1974
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as Jim Slade
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Age: 60
The Fighters
1974
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as Narrator
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Age: 60
Executive Action
1973
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as Farrington
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Age: 60
Scorpio
1973
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as Cross
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Age: 59
Ulzana's Raid
1972
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as McIntosh
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Age: 58
Fight of the Century
1971
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as Self - Presenter
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Age: 57
Airport
1970
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as Mel Bakersfeld
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Age: 56
Big Game America
1969
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as Narrator
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Age: 56
The Gypsy Moths
1969
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as Mike Rettig
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Age: 55
Castle Keep
1969
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as Maj. Abraham Falconer
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Age: 55
The Sky Divers
1969
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as Self
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Age: 55
Jenny is a Good Thing
1969
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as Narrator
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Age: 55
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
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as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
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Age: 51
The Train
1964
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as Paul Labiche
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Age: 50
Seven Days in May
1964
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as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
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Age: 50
The List of Adrian Messenger
1963
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as Protester
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Age: 49
The Leopard
1963
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as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
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Age: 49
A Child Is Waiting
1963
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as Matthew Clark
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Age: 49
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
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as Robert Stroud
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Age: 48
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
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as Ernst Janning
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Age: 48
The Young Savages
1961
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as Hank Bell
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Age: 47
Elmer Gantry
1960
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as Elmer Gantry
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Age: 46
The Unforgiven
1960
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as Ben Zachary
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Age: 46
The Devil's Disciple
1959
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as Anthony Anderson
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Age: 45
Separate Tables
1958
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as John Malcolm
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Age: 45
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
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as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
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Age: 44
The Rainmaker
1956
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as Bill Starbuck
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Age: 43
Trapeze
1956
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as Mike Ribble
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Age: 42
The Rose Tattoo
1955
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as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
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Age: 42
The Kentuckian
1955
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as Elias Wakefield
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Age: 41
Vera Cruz
1954
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as Joe Erin
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Age: 41
Apache
1954
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as Massai
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Age: 40
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
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as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
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Age: 40
Three Sailors and a Girl
1953
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as Marine (uncredited)
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Age: 40
From Here to Eternity
1953
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as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
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Age: 39
South Sea Woman
1953
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as Sgt. James O'Hearn
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Age: 39
Come Back, Little Sheba
1953
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as Doc Delaney
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Age: 39
Mister 880
1950
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as Steve Buchanan
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Age: 36
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
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as Dardo Bartoli
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Age: 36