Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 92
2020s
- 2025
Airports
Movie
1990s
- 1993
La Classe américaine
José (archive footage)
- 1991
Separate but Equal
John W. Davis
Separate but Equal
John W. Davis · 2 episodes
- 1990
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair
Leon Klinghoffer
1980s
- 1989
I promessi sposi
Cardinal Federigo Borromeo · 5 episodes
The Jeweller's Shop
The Jeweller
- 1988
Rocket Gibraltar
Levi Rockwell
- 1987
Control
Dr. Herbert Monroe
- 1986
Barnum
PT Barnum
Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy
Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz · 4 episodes
On Wings of Eagles
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons · 2 episodes
- 1985
Little Treasure
Delbert Teschmacher
Scandal Sheet
Harold Fallen
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
Victory at Entebbe
Shimon Peres
Moses the Lawgiver
Moses
- 1974
The Midnight Man
Jim Slade
- 1973
Executive Action
Farrington
- 1972
- 1971
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I
Movie
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The Gypsy Moths
Mike Rettig
Castle Keep
Maj. Abraham Falconer
- 1968
The Swimmer
Ned Merrill
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
The List of Adrian Messenger
Protester
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
The Rainmaker
Bill Starbuck
- 1955
The Rose Tattoo
Alvaro Mangiacavallo
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
Mister 880
Steve Buchanan
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
- 1947
Variety Girl
Burt Lancaster
Desert Fury
Tom Hanson
- 1946
Produced 10
1970s
- 1974
The Midnight Man
Producer
- 1972
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
- 1960
1950s
- 1958
- 1957
- 1955
- 1954
- 1952
Other crew 2
1950s
- 1958
- 1952
Directed 2
1970s
- 1974
The Midnight Man
Director
1950s
- 1955
Wrote 1
1970s
- 1974
The Midnight Man
Screenplay
Appearances49
2020s
- 2023
- 2022
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2017
The Untameable Kirk Douglas
Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 2016
Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
- 2010
L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo
Self
2000s
- 2009
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
Self (archive footage)
- 2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self (archive footage)
- 2002
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
1990s
- 1997
- 1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self (archive footage)
- 1991
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire
Self (archive footage)
Movie Tough Guys
Self (archive footage)
- 1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Self - Narrator
1980s
- 1989
Dawn's Early Light: Ralph McGill and the Segregated South
Self
- 1987
Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist
Self - Host, Narrator
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
- 1986
Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
Self
- 1983
The Making of a 'Local Hero' (With a Little Help from His Friends)
Self
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
- 1982
I Love Liberty
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Race to Oblivion
Self - Host / Narrator
1970s
- 1979
Arthur Miller on Home Ground
Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
- 1978
The Unknown War
Self - Host · 20 episodes
- 1975
- 1974
The Fighters
Narrator
- 1971
Fight of the Century
Self - Presenter
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Big Game America
Narrator
Jenny is a Good Thing
Narrator
The Sky Divers
Self
- 1968
- 1966
Games in Depth
Self
- 1962
1950s
- 1957
- 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 1 episode
- 1953
- 1951
The Screen Director
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1950
Thanked in the credits2
1980s
- 1985
- 1982
Race to Oblivion
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