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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Field of Dreams (1989) — Doc "Moonlight" Graham
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Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) — Ernst Janning
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The Leopard (1963) — Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
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From Here to Eternity (1953) — 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
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1900 (1976) — Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
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Sweet Smell of Success (1957) — J.J. Hunsecker
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Airport (1970) — Mel Bakersfeld
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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) — (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
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The Killers (1946) — 'Swede' Andersen
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Local Hero (1983) — Felix Happer
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) — Marshal Wyatt Earp
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The Train (1964) — Paul Labiche
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The Professionals (1966) — Dolworth
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) — Robert Stroud
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Atlantic City (1980) — Lou
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Vera Cruz (1954) — Joe Erin
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The Swimmer (1968) — Ned Merrill
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La Classe américaine (1993) — José (archive footage)
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The Unforgiven (1960) — Ben Zachary
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The Cassandra Crossing (1976) — Col. Stephen Mackenzie
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Seven Days in May (1964) — Gen. James Mattoon Scott
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Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) — Henry Stevenson
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Brute Force (1947) — Joe Collins
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Elmer Gantry (1960) — Elmer Gantry
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The Osterman Weekend (1983) — Maxwell Danforth
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Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) — Lt. Jim Bledsoe
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Criss Cross (1949) — Steve Thompson
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) — Dr. Paul Moreau
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Ulzana's Raid (1972) — McIntosh
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The Crimson Pirate (1952) — Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
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Conversation Piece (1974) — Professor
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Tough Guys (1986) — Harry Doyle
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Apache (1954) — Massai
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Lawman (1971) — Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
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Separate Tables (1958) — John Malcolm
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014) — Self (archive footage)
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The Scalphunters (1968) — Joe Bass
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Scorpio (1973) — Cross
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Zulu Dawn (1979) — Col. Anthony Durnford
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Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976) — The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)