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Burt Lancaster
Acting

Burt Lancaster

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

2 Nov 1913

Age

113 Years

Born In

New York City, New York, USA

Total Projects

143

Years Active

81 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.6 ★

Overview

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...

Filmography

Airports

movie

Airports

2025

Airports

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

movie

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

2023

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

as Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

movie

Rat Pack

2022

Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

Morceaux de Cannes

movie

Morceaux de Cannes

2021

Morceaux de Cannes

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

movie

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

2019

Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

movie

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

2017

The Untameable Kirk Douglas

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

movie

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

2016

Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion

as Self (archive footage)

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

movie

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

2014

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

as Self (archive footage)

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

movie

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

2010

L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo

as Self

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

movie

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

2009

Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno

as Self (archive footage)

Hollywood sul Tevere

movie

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009

Hollywood sul Tevere

CineRaya

movie

Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

2008

Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel

as Self (archive footage)

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

movie

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

as Self (archive footage)

Luchino Visconti

movie

Luchino Visconti

2002

Luchino Visconti

as Self (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

1997

Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line

as Self (archive footage)

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

movie

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

as Self (archive footage)

La Classe américaine

movie

La Classe américaine

1993

La Classe américaine

as José (archive footage)

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

movie

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

1991

Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire

as Self (archive footage)

Separate But Equal

movie

Separate But Equal

1991

Separate But Equal

as John W. Davis

Separate but Equal

tv

Separate but Equal

1991

Separate but Equal

as John W. Davis

Movie Tough Guys

movie

Movie Tough Guys

1991

Movie Tough Guys

as Self (archive footage)

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

movie

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

1990

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

as Self - Narrator

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

movie

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

1990

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

as Leon Klinghoffer

The Phantom of the Opera

tv

The Phantom of the Opera

1990

The Phantom of the Opera

as Gérard Carrière

I promessi sposi

tv

I promessi sposi

1989

I promessi sposi

as Cardinal Federigo Borromeo

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

movie

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

1989

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

as Self

Field of Dreams

movie

Field of Dreams

1989

Field of Dreams

as Doc "Moonlight" Graham

The Jeweller's Shop

movie

The Jeweller's Shop

1989

The Jeweller's Shop

as The Jeweller

Rocket Gibraltar

movie

Rocket Gibraltar

1988

Rocket Gibraltar

as Levi Rockwell

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

movie

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

1987

Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist

as Self - Host, Narrator

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

movie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

as Self

Control

movie

Control

1987

Control

as Dr. Herbert Monroe

Barnum

movie

Barnum

1986

Barnum

as PT Barnum

Tough Guys

movie

Tough Guys

1986

Tough Guys

as Harry Doyle

On Wings of Eagles

tv

On Wings of Eagles

1986

On Wings of Eagles

as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

movie

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

1986

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

as Self

Little Treasure

movie

Little Treasure

1985

Little Treasure

as Delbert Teschmacher

Scandal Sheet

movie

Scandal Sheet

1985

Scandal Sheet

as Harold Fallen

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

movie

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

1983

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

as Self

The Osterman Weekend

movie

The Osterman Weekend

1983

The Osterman Weekend

as Maxwell Danforth

James Bond: The First 21 Years

movie

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

James Bond: The First 21 Years

as Self

Local Hero

movie

Local Hero

1983

Local Hero

as Felix Happer

Marco Polo

tv

Marco Polo

1982

Marco Polo

as Teobaldo Visconti

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

movie

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

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

I Love Liberty

movie

I Love Liberty

1982

I Love Liberty

as Self

Night of 100 Stars

movie

Night of 100 Stars

1982

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Race to Oblivion

movie

Race to Oblivion

1982

Race to Oblivion

as Self - Host / Narrator

The Skin

movie

The Skin

1981

The Skin

as Generale Clark

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

movie

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

as Bill Doolin

Atlantic City

movie

Atlantic City

1980

Atlantic City

as Lou

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

movie

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

Zulu Dawn

movie

Zulu Dawn

1979

Zulu Dawn

as Col. Anthony Durnford

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

movie

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage)

Go Tell the Spartans

movie

Go Tell the Spartans

1978

Go Tell the Spartans

as Maj. Asa Barker

The Unknown War

tv

The Unknown War

1978

The Unknown War

as Self - Host

The Island of Dr. Moreau

movie

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977

The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Dr. Paul Moreau

Twilight's Last Gleaming

movie

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977

Twilight's Last Gleaming

as Gen. Lawrence Dell

Victory at Entebbe

movie

Victory at Entebbe

1976

Victory at Entebbe

as Shimon Peres

The Cassandra Crossing

movie

The Cassandra Crossing

1976

The Cassandra Crossing

as Col. Stephen Mackenzie

1900

movie

1900

1976

1900

as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

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

movie

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

1976

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

as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)

Moses the Lawgiver

movie

Moses the Lawgiver

1976

Moses the Lawgiver

as Moses

CineRaya

tv

Moses the Lawgiver

1975

Moses the Lawgiver

as Moses

People's Choice Awards

tv

People's Choice Awards

1975

People's Choice Awards

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Système 2

1975

Système 2

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

tv

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Moses the Lawgiver

tv

Moses the Lawgiver

1974

Moses the Lawgiver

as Moses

Conversation Piece

movie

Conversation Piece

1974

Conversation Piece

as Professor

The Midnight Man

movie

The Midnight Man

1974

The Midnight Man

as Jim Slade

The Fighters

movie

The Fighters

1974

The Fighters

as Narrator

Executive Action

movie

Executive Action

1973

Executive Action

as Farrington

Scorpio

movie

Scorpio

1973

Scorpio

as Cross

Ulzana's Raid

movie

Ulzana's Raid

1972

Ulzana's Raid

as McIntosh

Valdez Is Coming

movie

Valdez Is Coming

1971

Valdez Is Coming

as Valdez

Lawman

movie

Lawman

1971

Lawman

as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

Fight of the Century

movie

Fight of the Century

1971

Fight of the Century

as Self - Presenter

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

movie

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

1971

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

Airport

movie

Airport

1970

Airport

as Mel Bakersfeld

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

movie

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

Big Game America

movie

Big Game America

1969

Big Game America

as Narrator

The Gypsy Moths

movie

The Gypsy Moths

1969

The Gypsy Moths

as Mike Rettig

Castle Keep

movie

Castle Keep

1969

Castle Keep

as Maj. Abraham Falconer

Jenny is a Good Thing

movie

Jenny is a Good Thing

1969

Jenny is a Good Thing

as Narrator

The Sky Divers

movie

The Sky Divers

1969

The Sky Divers

as Self

The Swimmer

movie

The Swimmer

1968

The Swimmer

as Ned Merrill

The Dick Cavett Show

tv

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

The Scalphunters

movie

The Scalphunters

1968

The Scalphunters

as Joe Bass

The Professionals

movie

The Professionals

1966

The Professionals

as Dolworth

Games in Depth

movie

Games in Depth

1966

Games in Depth

as Self

The Hallelujah Trail

movie

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

The Hallelujah Trail

as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart

The Train

movie

The Train

1964

The Train

as Paul Labiche

Seven Days in May

movie

Seven Days in May

1964

Seven Days in May

as Gen. James Mattoon Scott

The List of Adrian Messenger

movie

The List of Adrian Messenger

1963

The List of Adrian Messenger

as Protester

The Leopard

movie

The Leopard

1963

The Leopard

as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina

A Child Is Waiting

movie

A Child Is Waiting

1963

A Child Is Waiting

as Matthew Clark

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

tv

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Birdman of Alcatraz

movie

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

Birdman of Alcatraz

as Robert Stroud

Judgment at Nuremberg

movie

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961

Judgment at Nuremberg

as Ernst Janning

The Young Savages

movie

The Young Savages

1961

The Young Savages

as Hank Bell

Elmer Gantry

movie

Elmer Gantry

1960

Elmer Gantry

as Elmer Gantry

The Unforgiven

movie

The Unforgiven

1960

The Unforgiven

as Ben Zachary

The Devil's Disciple

movie

The Devil's Disciple

1959

The Devil's Disciple

as Anthony Anderson

Separate Tables

movie

Separate Tables

1958

Separate Tables

as John Malcolm

Run Silent, Run Deep

movie

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958

Run Silent, Run Deep

as Lt. Jim Bledsoe

CineRaya

tv

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Sweet Smell of Success

movie

Sweet Smell of Success

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as J.J. Hunsecker

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

movie

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

as Marshal Wyatt Earp

The Rainmaker

movie

The Rainmaker

1956

The Rainmaker

as Bill Starbuck

Trapeze

movie

Trapeze

1956

Trapeze

as Mike Ribble

The Rose Tattoo

movie

The Rose Tattoo

1955

The Rose Tattoo

as Alvaro Mangiacavallo

The Kentuckian

movie

The Kentuckian

1955

The Kentuckian

as Elias Wakefield

Vera Cruz

movie

Vera Cruz

1954

Vera Cruz

as Joe Erin

Apache

movie

Apache

1954

Apache

as Massai

Reflets de Cannes

tv

Reflets de Cannes

1954

Reflets de Cannes

as Self

His Majesty O'Keefe

movie

His Majesty O'Keefe

1954

His Majesty O'Keefe

as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe

Three Sailors and a Girl

movie

Three Sailors and a Girl

1953

Three Sailors and a Girl

as Marine (uncredited)

From Here to Eternity

movie

From Here to Eternity

1953

From Here to Eternity

as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden

South Sea Woman

movie

South Sea Woman

1953

South Sea Woman

as Sgt. James O'Hearn

The Oscars

tv

The Oscars

1953

The Oscars

as Self

Come Back, Little Sheba

movie

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953

Come Back, Little Sheba

as Doc Delaney

The Crimson Pirate

movie

The Crimson Pirate

1952

The Crimson Pirate

as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

Ten Tall Men

movie

Ten Tall Men

1951

Ten Tall Men

as Sergeant Mike Kincaid

Jim Thorpe – All-American

movie

Jim Thorpe – All-American

1951

Jim Thorpe – All-American

as Jim Thorpe

CineRaya

movie

The Screen Director

1951

The Screen Director

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vengeance Valley

movie

Vengeance Valley

1951

Vengeance Valley

as Owen Daybright

CineRaya

tv

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Lux Video Theatre

as Self - Intermission Guest

Mister 880

movie

Mister 880

1950

Mister 880

as Steve Buchanan

The Colgate Comedy Hour

tv

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

The Flame and the Arrow

movie

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

The Flame and the Arrow

as Dardo Bartoli

Rope of Sand

movie

Rope of Sand

1949

Rope of Sand

as Michael (Mike) Davis

Criss Cross

movie

Criss Cross

1949

Criss Cross

as Steve Thompson

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

movie

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders

Sorry, Wrong Number

movie

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948

Sorry, Wrong Number

as Henry Stevenson

The Ed Sullivan Show

tv

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

All My Sons

movie

All My Sons

1948

All My Sons

as Chris Keller

I Walk Alone

movie

I Walk Alone

1947

I Walk Alone

as Frankie Madison

Variety Girl

movie

Variety Girl

1947

Variety Girl

as Burt Lancaster

Desert Fury

movie

Desert Fury

1947

Desert Fury

as Tom Hanson

Brute Force

movie

Brute Force

1947

Brute Force

as Joe Collins

The Killers

movie

The Killers

1946

The Killers

as 'Swede' Andersen

Golden Globe Awards

tv

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards

tv

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

CineRaya

movie

Handle With Care

TBA

Handle With Care

as Narrator

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