Burt Lancaster
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 2 Nov 1913
- Died
- 20 Oct 1994 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
Field of Dreams198976Pop Score out of 100
Judgment at Nuremberg196178Pop Score out of 100
The Leopard196386Pop Score out of 100
From Here to Eternity195379Pop Score out of 100
1900197668Pop Score out of 100
Sweet Smell of Success195785Pop Score out of 100
Airport197062Pop Score out of 100
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid198268Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- TBAHandle With Careas Narrator
- 2025AirportsActor
- 2023Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowedas Self (archive footage)
- 2023Paul Newman: The Restlessas Self (archive footage)
- 2022Rat Packas Self (archive footage)
- 2021Morceaux de Cannes