Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/2/1913
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Burton Stephen LancasterБерт Ланкастерبرت لنکستر
Burt Lancaster
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 Atlant...
Known For
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
as Self (archive footage)
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
The Leopard
as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
Vera Cruz
as Joe Erin
1900
as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Ernst Janning
The Rainmaker
as Bill Starbuck
Lawman
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
Tough Guys
as Harry Doyle
Trapeze
as Mike Ribble
Rocket Gibraltar
as Levi Rockwell
Apache
as Massai
Atlantic City
as Lou
Elmer Gantry
as Elmer Gantry
Brute Force
as Joe Collins
Scorpio
as Cross
The Kentuckian
as Elias Wakefield
Field of Dreams
as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
Castle Keep
as Maj. Abraham Falconer
The Unforgiven
as Ben Zachary