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Burt Lancaster

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Burt Lancaster

Born November 2, 1913 in New York City, New York, USADied October 20, 199484 films

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.

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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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Judgment at Nuremberg posterFirst watchJudgment at Nuremberg19618.0as Ernst JanningIn 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity.View film

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Filmography

84 films as actor
  1. TBAHandle With CareNarrator
  2. 2025Airports
  3. 1991Separate but EqualJohn W. Davis
  4. 1990Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro AffairLeon Klinghoffer
  5. 1989Field of DreamsDoc "Moonlight" Graham
  6. 1989The Jeweller's ShopThe Jeweller
  7. 1988Rocket GibraltarLevi Rockwell
  8. 1987ControlDr. Herbert Monroe
  9. 1986BarnumPT Barnum
  10. 1986Tough GuysHarry Doyle
  11. 1985Little TreasureDelbert Teschmacher
  12. 1985Scandal SheetHarold Fallen
  13. 1984Olympic Gala
  14. 1983The Osterman WeekendMaxwell Danforth
  15. 1983Local HeroFelix Happer
  16. 1981The SkinGenerale Clark
  17. 1981Cattle Annie and Little BritchesBill Doolin
  18. 1980Atlantic CityLou
  19. 1979Zulu DawnCol. Anthony Durnford
  20. 1978Go Tell the SpartansMaj. Asa Barker
  21. 1977The Island of Dr. MoreauDr. Paul Moreau
  22. 1977Twilight's Last GleamingGen. Lawrence Dell
  23. 1976Victory at EntebbeShimon Peres
  24. 1976The Cassandra CrossingCol. Stephen Mackenzie
  25. 19761900Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
  26. 1976Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History LessonThe Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
  27. 1976Moses the LawgiverMoses
  28. 1974Conversation PieceProfessor
  29. 1974The Midnight ManJim Slade
  30. 1973Executive ActionFarrington
  31. 1973ScorpioCross
  32. 1972Ulzana's RaidMcIntosh
  33. 1971Valdez Is ComingValdez
  34. 1971LawmanBannock Marshal Jared Maddox
  35. 1971Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
  36. 1970AirportMel Bakersfeld
  37. 1969The Gypsy MothsMike Rettig
  38. 1969Castle KeepMaj. Abraham Falconer
  39. 1968The SwimmerNed Merrill
  40. 1968The ScalphuntersJoe Bass
  41. 1966The ProfessionalsDolworth
  42. 1965The Hallelujah TrailCol. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
  43. 1964The TrainPaul Labiche
  44. 1964Seven Days in MayGen. James Mattoon Scott
  45. 1963The List of Adrian MessengerProtester
  46. 1963The LeopardPrince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
  47. 1963A Child Is WaitingDr. Matthew Clark
  48. 1962Birdman of AlcatrazRobert Stroud
  49. 1961Judgment at NurembergErnst Janning
  50. 1961The Young SavagesHank Bell
  51. 1960Elmer GantryElmer Gantry
  52. 1960The UnforgivenBen Zachary
  53. 1959The Devil's DiscipleAnthony Anderson
  54. 1958Separate TablesJohn Malcolm
  55. 1958Run Silent, Run DeepLt. Jim Bledsoe
  56. 1957Sweet Smell of SuccessJ.J. Hunsecker
  57. 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMarshal Wyatt Earp
  58. 1956The RainmakerBill Starbuck
  59. 1956TrapezeMike Ribble
  60. 1955The Rose TattooAlvaro Mangiacavallo
  61. 1955The KentuckianElias Wakefield
  62. 1954Vera CruzJoe Erin
  63. 1954ApacheMassai
  64. 1954His Majesty O'KeefeCapt. David Dion O'Keefe
  65. 1953Three Sailors and a GirlMarine (uncredited)
  66. 1953From Here to Eternity1st Sgt. Milton Warden
  67. 1953South Sea WomanSgt. James O'Hearn
  68. 1953Come Back, Little ShebaDoc Delaney
  69. 1952The Crimson PirateCapt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
  70. 1951Ten Tall MenSergeant Mike Kincaid
  71. 1951Jim Thorpe – All-AmericanJim Thorpe
  72. 1951Vengeance ValleyOwen Daybright
  73. 1950Mister 880Steve Buchanan
  74. 1950The Flame and the ArrowDardo Bartoli
  75. 1949Rope of SandMichael (Mike) Davis
  76. 1949Criss CrossSteve Thompson
  77. 1948Kiss the Blood Off My HandsWilliam Earle 'Bill' Saunders
  78. 1948Sorry, Wrong NumberHenry Stevenson
  79. 1948All My SonsChris Keller
  80. 1947I Walk AloneFrankie Madison
  81. 1947Variety GirlBurt Lancaster
  82. 1947Desert FuryTom Hanson
  83. 1947Brute ForceJoe Collins
  84. 1946The Killers'Swede' Andersen