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Burt Lancaster (1913–1994)

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Burt Lancaster was one of five children born to a New York City postal worker. He was a tough street kid who took an early interest in gymnastics. He joined the circus as an acrobat and worked there until he was injured. It was in the Army during WW II that he was introduced to the USO and acting. His first film was The Killers... See full bio »

Born:

Burton Stephen Lancaster
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Century City, California, USA
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Hide HideActor (88 titles)
1991 Separate But Equal (TV movie)
John W. Davis
 
1990 Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (TV movie)
Leon Klinghoffer
 
1990 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie)
Gerard Carriere
 
1989 The Betrothed (TV mini-series)
Cardinal Federigo Borromeo
 
1989 The Jeweller's Shop
The Jeweller
 
1989 Field of Dreams
Dr. Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham
 
1989 Cops (TV series)
Announcer (pilot only)
 
1988 Rocket Gibraltar
Levi Rockwell
 
1987 Control
Dr. Herbert Monroe
 
1986 Väter und Söhne - Eine deutsche Tragödie (TV mini-series)
Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
– Der Konzern (1923-1929) (1986) … Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
– Lieb Vaterland... (1911-1916) (1986) … Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
 
1986 Tough Guys
Harry Doyle
 
1986 Barnum (TV movie)
Phineas Taylor 'P.T.' Barnum
 
1986 On Wings of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
 
1985 Little Treasure
Delbert Teschemacher
 
1985 Scandal Sheet (TV movie)
Harold Fallen
 
1983 The Osterman Weekend
Maxwell Danforth
 
1983 Local Hero
Felix Happer
 
1982 Marco Polo (TV mini-series)
Teobaldo Visconti - Pope Gregory X
– Episode #1.2 (1982) … Teobaldo Visconti - Pope Gregory X
 
1982 Verdi (TV mini-series)
Narrator in American version
– Il vecchio mago (1982) … Narrator in American version (voice)
– Celeste Aida (1982) … Narrator in American version (voice)
– Gli anni difficili (1982) … Narrator in American version (voice)
– La Signora Verdi (1982) … Narrator in American version (voice)
– Inventare il vero (1982) … Narrator in American version (voice)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1981 La pelle
Gen. Mark Clark
 
1981 Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Bill Doolin
 
1980 Atlantic City
Lou
 
1979 Zulu Dawn
Col. Durnford - The Garrison at Isandhlwana
 
1978 Go Tell the Spartans
Maj. Asa Barker
 
1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau
Dr. Paul Moreau
 
1977 Twilight's Last Gleaming
Gen. Lawrence Dell
 
1976 The Cassandra Crossing
Mackenzie
 
1976 Victory at Entebbe (TV movie)
Shimon Peres
 
1976 1900
Alfredo Berlinghieri - Alfredo's Grandfather
 
1976 Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson
The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
 
1974 Moses the Lawgiver (TV mini-series)
Moses
 
1974 Conversation Piece
Il Professore
 
1974 The Midnight Man
Jim Slade
 
1973 Executive Action
Farrington
 
1973 Scorpio
Cross
 
1972 Ulzana's Raid
McIntosh
 
1971 Valdez Is Coming
Valdez
 
1971 Lawman
Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
 
1970 Airport
Mel Bakersfeld
 
1969 The Gypsy Moths
Mike Rettig
 
1969 Castle Keep
Maj. Abraham Falconer
 
1968 The Swimmer
Ned Merrill
 
1968 The Scalphunters
Joe Bass
 
1967 All About People (short)
Narrator
 
1966 The Professionals
Bill Dolworth
 
1965 The Hallelujah Trail
Col. Thaddeus Gearhart
 
1964 The Train
Labiche
 
1964 Seven Days in May
Gen. James Mattoon Scott
 
1963 The List of Adrian Messenger
Cameo
 
1963 The Leopard
Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
 
1963 A Child Is Waiting
Dr. Matthew Clark
 
1962 Birdman of Alcatraz
Robert Franklin Stroud
 
1961 Judgment at Nuremberg
Dr. Ernst Janning
 
1961 The Young Savages
Hank Bell
 
1960 Elmer Gantry
Elmer Gantry
 
1960 The Unforgiven
Ben Zachary
 
1959 The Devil's Disciple
The Rev. Anthony Anderson
 
1958 Separate Tables
John Malcolm
 
1958 Run Silent Run Deep
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
 
1957 Sweet Smell of Success
J.J. Hunsecker
 
1957 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Marshal Wyatt Earp
 
1956 The Rainmaker
Bill Starbuck, aka Bill Smith, Bill Harley, Tornado Johnson
 
1956 Trapeze
Mike Ribble
 
1955 The Rose Tattoo
Alvaro Mangiacavallo
 
1955 The Kentuckian
Elias Wakefield (Big Eli)
 
1954 Vera Cruz
Joe Erin
 
1954 Red Skelton Revue (TV series)
Guest (Old West Sketch)
– Episode #1.2 (1954) … Guest (Old West Sketch)
 
1954 Apache
Massai
 
1954 His Majesty O'Keefe
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe/Narrator
 
1953 Three Sailors and a Girl
Marine - Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
 
1953 From Here to Eternity
Sgt. Milton Warden
 
1953 South Sea Woman
Master Gunnery Sgt. James O'Hearn
 
1952 Come Back, Little Sheba
Doc Delaney
 
1952 The Crimson Pirate
Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
 
1951 Ten Tall Men
Sergeant Mike Kincaid
 
1951 Jim Thorpe -- All-American
Jim Thorpe
 
1951 Vengeance Valley
Owen Daybright
 
1950 Mister 880
Steve Buchanan
 
1950 The Flame and the Arrow
Dardo Bartoli
 
1949 Rope of Sand
Mike Davis
 
1949 Criss Cross
Steve Thompson
 
1948 Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
 
1948 Sorry, Wrong Number
Henry Stevenson
 
1948 All My Sons
Chris Keller
 
1948 I Walk Alone
Frankie Madison
 
1947 Desert Fury
Tom Hanson
 
1947 Brute Force
Joe Collins
 
1946 The Killers
Ole 'Swede' Andreson
 
Show ShowProducer (12 titles)
1974 The Midnight Man (producer)
 
1972 Ulzana's Raid (producer - uncredited)
 
1971 Valdez Is Coming (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1968 The Scalphunters (producer - uncredited)
 
1960 The Unforgiven (co-producer - as Lancaster)
 
1959 Take a Giant Step (executive producer)
 
1957 Sweet Smell of Success (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1956 Trapeze (producer - uncredited)
 
1955 Marty (producer - uncredited)
 
1954 Vera Cruz (co-producer - uncredited)
 
1954 Apache (producer - uncredited)
 
1952 The Crimson Pirate (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1960 The Unforgiven (presenter - as Hecht-Hill-Lancaster)
 
1958 Separate Tables (presenter - as Lancaster)
 
1957 Sweet Smell of Success (presenter - as Lancaster)
 
1956 Trapeze (presenter)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
1980 Atlantic City ("Flat Foot Floogie" 1938 - uncredited)
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "Thank You Very Much")
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (performer: "It's Great Not To Be Nominated")
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1985 Kiss of the Spider Woman (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (56 titles)
1999 Luchino Visconti (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 A Conversation with Dinah (TV series)
Himself
 
1989 Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (TV documentary)
Host/Narrator
 
1985 Circus of the Stars #10 (TV special documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1985 The 1th Annual Commitment to Life Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1985 The 57th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Original & Adapted Screenplay
 
1985 Sherrill Milnes: An All Star Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1984 Olympic Gala (TV special documentary)
Himself - Guest
 
1983 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1983 James Bond: The First 21 Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
– Local Hero (1983)
 
1982 The 54th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1982 I Love Liberty (TV special)
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1982 The 7th Los Angeles Film Critics Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 Arthur Miller on Home Ground (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 The Unknown War (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1978 America 2-Night (TV series)
Himself
– Celebrity Night (1978) … Himself
 
1977 Exploring the Unknown (documentary)
Narrator
 
1977 The 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1976 Bertolucci secondo il cinema (TV documentary)
 
1976 The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1974 The Fighters (documentary)
Himself
 
1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Burt Lancaster (1972) … Himself
 
1972 Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1971 The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
 
1971 Fight of the Century (TV movie)
Himself - Commentator
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.111 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #1.18 (1969) … Himself
 
1971 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 February 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (documentary)
Himself
 
1969-1970 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.83 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.6 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #1.5 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The 41st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Special Visual Effects, Scientific & Technical Awards
 
1969 Jenny Is a Good Thing (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1969 The Sky Divers (documentary short)
Himself
 
1968 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 July 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 U.S. Water Polo (documentary)
Host/Narrator
 
1966 The 38th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Recalling His Award: Pre-Recorded
 
1953-1965 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Actor / Himself - Actor
– Episode #18.18 (1965) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #17.11 (1963) … Actor
– Episode #15.44 (1962) … Himself
– Episode #10.39 (1957) … Himself
– Episode #9.37 (1956) … Himself
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1965 Handle with Care (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1964 Freedom Spectacular (TV movie)
Himself
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress
 
1962 At This Very Moment (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1961 The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Best Actor Winner
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer: 'It's Alright With Us'
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer: 'It's Great Not to Be Nominated'
 
1957 The Heart of Show Business (short)
Himself, Narrator
 
1957 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Himself
– At Sixty-Five (1957) … Himself
 
1956 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Intermission Guest
– A Marriage Day (1956) … Himself - Intermission Guest
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1956 Screen Snapshots: Playtime in Hollywood (documentary short)
Himself
 
1953 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.1 (1953) … Himself
 
1953 The Name's the Same (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Episode dated 18 August 1953 (1953) … Himself - Contestant
 
1951 The Screen Director (documentary short)
Himself (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
 
1947 Variety Girl
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (37 titles)
2010 L'ultimo gattopardo: Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Rock Hudson: Dark and Handsome Stranger (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2009 House of Boys
Himself
 
2009 Hollywood on the Tiber (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Inferno (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 Thriller in Manila (TV documentary)
Himself - Ring Announcer
 
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (documentary)
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
 
2007 Chris & Don. A Love Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Getaway (TV series)
 
2005 ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself/Harry Doyle
 
2002 Visconti (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part I: 1956-1961 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Pulp Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1996-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2000 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1998 Classified X (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 ... y otras mujeres de armas tomar (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Himself
 
1996 A Century of Science Fiction (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1994 The Best of the Don Lane Show (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Kirk Douglas: Video Scrapbook (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 La classe américaine (TV movie)
José
 
1992 Ca détourne (TV movie)
Captain Flirt
 
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments (video documentary)
Himself
 
1991 Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
(in "The Killers")
 
1976 America at the Movies (documentary)
Sgt. Milton Warden
 
1975 Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
 
1965 Hollywood My Home Town (documentary)
Himself
 
1954-1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Radio episode: Suspense/ep. title, The Big Shot/aired Sept. 09, 1948 See more »

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1 Biographical Movie  | 7 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 5 Articles  | 4 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Hecht-Hill-Lancaster | Lancaster

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[advice to actor Bruce Davison, on the set of Ulzana's Raid] You try to please the director, and the cameraman and the soundman, and you're acting and acting and acting and by the time you come to your close-up, you've shot your wad. It's like making love to a woman: you can't try to come all at once, son. A bit of a tit here, a bit of an inner thigh there, and you have a performance! See more »

Trivia:

Felt intimidated by co-star Montgomery Clift on the set of From Here to Eternity due to Clift's great talent. See more »

Trademark:

A great physique, of which director John Frankenheimer said, "Nobody ever looked like Burt Lancaster in The Crimson Pirate ." See more »

Nickname:

Mr Muscles and Teeth See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio