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Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Birthday: 1913-11-02 | Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1991
1900

as    Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

1991
Separate But Equal

as    John W. Davis

1990
The Phantom of the Opera

as    Gerard Carriere

1990
The Phantom of the Opera

as    Gérard Carrière

1989
Field of Dreams

as    Doc "Moonlight" Graham

1988
Rocket Gibraltar

as    Levi Rockwell

1987
Control

as    Dr. Herbert Monroe

1986
Tough Guys

as    Harry Doyle

1986
On Wings Of Eagles

as    Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

1985
Little Treasure

as    Delbert Teschmacher

1983
Local Hero

as    Felix Happer

1983
The Osterman Weekend

as    Maxwell Danforth

1982
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

as    (in "The Killers") (archive footage)

1982
Marco Polo

as    Teobaldo Visconti - Pope Gregory X

1981
Cattle Annie and Little Britches

as    Bill Doolin

1981
Atlantic City

as    Lou

1979
Zulu Dawn

as    Col. Anthony Durnford

1978
Go Tell the Spartans

as    Maj. Asa Barker

1977
The Cassandra Crossing

as    Col. Stephen Mackenzie

1977
The Island of Dr. Moreau

as    Dr. Paul Moreau

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

as    Gen. Lawrence Dell

1974
The Midnight Man

as    Jim Slade

1974
Moses the Lawgiver

as    Moses

1974
Conversation Piece

as    Professor

1973
Scorpio

as    Cross

1973
Executive Action

as    Farrington

1972
Ulzana's Raid

as    McIntosh

1971
Lawman

as    Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

1971
Valdez Is Coming

as    Valdez