Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Date of Birth:

Nov 02, 1913

Place of Birth:

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Burt Lancaster, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

filmography:

Control Control

1987

Zulu Dawn Zulu Dawn

1979

Mister 880 Mister 880

1950

Rat Pack Rat Pack

2022

Barnum Barnum

1986

The Train The Train

1964

Airport Airport

1970

Local Hero Local Hero

1983

Tough Guys Tough Guys

1986

1900 1900

1976

Apache Apache

1954

The Skin The Skin

1981

Scorpio Scorpio

1973

Vera Cruz Vera Cruz

1954

Lawman Lawman

1971

Trapeze Trapeze

1956

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