Burt Lancaster

Person

Burt Lancaster

Born 2 November 1913 Died 20 October 1994, aged 80 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
32age in their first credit on record (1946)
79years on screen and counting
5credits in 1976, their busiest year
94dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Airports poster Age: 111

Airports

2025
Morceaux de Cannes poster Age: 107

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Hollywood sul Tevere poster Age: 95

Hollywood sul Tevere

2009
La Classe américaine poster Age: 80

La Classe américaine

1993
as José (archive footage)
Separate but Equal poster Age: 77

Separate but Equal

1991
as John W. Davis
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair poster Age: 76

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

1990
as Leon Klinghoffer
Field of Dreams poster Age: 75

Field of Dreams

1989
as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
The Jeweller's Shop poster Age: 75

The Jeweller's Shop

1989
as The Jeweller
Rocket Gibraltar poster Age: 74

Rocket Gibraltar

1988
as Levi Rockwell
Control poster Age: 73

Control

1987
as Dr. Herbert Monroe
Barnum poster Age: 73

Barnum

1986
as PT Barnum
Tough Guys poster Age: 72

Tough Guys

1986
as Harry Doyle
Little Treasure poster Age: 71

Little Treasure

1985
as Delbert Teschmacher
Scandal Sheet poster Age: 71

Scandal Sheet

1985
as Harold Fallen
The Osterman Weekend poster Age: 69

The Osterman Weekend

1983
as Maxwell Danforth
Local Hero poster Age: 69

Local Hero

1983
as Felix Happer
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid poster Age: 68

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982
as (in "The Killers") (archive footage)
The Skin poster Age: 67

The Skin

1981
as Generale Clark
Cattle Annie and Little Britches poster Age: 67

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981
as Bill Doolin
Atlantic City poster Age: 66

Atlantic City

1980
as Lou
Arthur Miller on Home Ground poster Age: 65

Arthur Miller on Home Ground

1979
Zulu Dawn poster Age: 65

Zulu Dawn

1979
as Col. Anthony Durnford
Go Tell the Spartans poster Age: 64

Go Tell the Spartans

1978
as Maj. Asa Barker
The Island of Dr. Moreau poster Age: 63

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977
as Dr. Paul Moreau
Twilight's Last Gleaming poster Age: 63

Twilight's Last Gleaming

1977
as Gen. Lawrence Dell
Victory at Entebbe poster Age: 63

Victory at Entebbe

1976
as Shimon Peres
The Cassandra Crossing poster Age: 63

The Cassandra Crossing

1976
as Col. Stephen Mackenzie
1900 poster Age: 62

1900

1976
as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson poster Age: 62

Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

1976
as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
Moses the Lawgiver poster Age: 62

Moses the Lawgiver

1976
as Moses
Conversation Piece poster Age: 61

Conversation Piece

1974
as Professor
The Midnight Man poster Age: 60

The Midnight Man

1974
as Jim Slade
Executive Action poster Age: 60

Executive Action

1973
as Farrington
Scorpio poster Age: 59

Scorpio

1973
as Cross
Ulzana's Raid poster Age: 58

Ulzana's Raid

1972
as McIntosh
Valdez Is Coming poster Age: 57

Valdez Is Coming

1971
as Valdez
Lawman poster Age: 57

Lawman

1971
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I poster Age: 57

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier I

1971
Airport poster Age: 56

Airport

1970
as Mel Bakersfeld
The Gypsy Moths poster Age: 55

The Gypsy Moths

1969
as Mike Rettig
Castle Keep poster Age: 55

Castle Keep

1969
as Maj. Abraham Falconer
The Swimmer poster Age: 54

The Swimmer

1968
as Ned Merrill
The Scalphunters poster Age: 54

The Scalphunters

1968
as Joe Bass
The Professionals poster Age: 52

The Professionals

1966
as Dolworth
The Hallelujah Trail poster Age: 51

The Hallelujah Trail

1965
as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
The Train poster Age: 50

The Train

1964
as Paul Labiche
Seven Days in May poster Age: 50

Seven Days in May

1964
as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
The List of Adrian Messenger poster Age: 49

The List of Adrian Messenger

1963
as Protester
The Leopard poster Age: 49

The Leopard

1963
as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
A Child Is Waiting poster Age: 49

A Child Is Waiting

1963
as Matthew Clark
Birdman of Alcatraz poster Age: 48

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962
as Robert Stroud
Judgment at Nuremberg poster Age: 48

Judgment at Nuremberg

1961
as Ernst Janning
The Young Savages poster Age: 47

The Young Savages

1961
as Hank Bell
Elmer Gantry poster Age: 46

Elmer Gantry

1960
as Elmer Gantry
The Unforgiven poster Age: 46

The Unforgiven

1960
as Ben Zachary
The Devil's Disciple poster Age: 45

The Devil's Disciple

1959
as Anthony Anderson
Separate Tables poster Age: 45

Separate Tables

1958
as John Malcolm
Run Silent, Run Deep poster Age: 44

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Sweet Smell of Success poster Age: 43

Sweet Smell of Success

1957
as J.J. Hunsecker
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral poster Age: 43

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Rainmaker poster Age: 43

The Rainmaker

1956
as Bill Starbuck
Trapeze poster Age: 42

Trapeze

1956
as Mike Ribble
The Rose Tattoo poster Age: 42

The Rose Tattoo

1955
as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
The Kentuckian poster Age: 41

The Kentuckian

1955
as Elias Wakefield
Vera Cruz poster Age: 41

Vera Cruz

1954
as Joe Erin
Apache poster Age: 40

Apache

1954
as Massai
His Majesty O'Keefe poster Age: 40

His Majesty O'Keefe

1954
as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Three Sailors and a Girl poster Age: 40

Three Sailors and a Girl

1953
as Marine (uncredited)
From Here to Eternity poster Age: 39

From Here to Eternity

1953
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
South Sea Woman poster Age: 39

South Sea Woman

1953
as Sgt. James O'Hearn
Come Back, Little Sheba poster Age: 39

Come Back, Little Sheba

1953
as Doc Delaney
The Crimson Pirate poster Age: 38

The Crimson Pirate

1952
as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)
Ten Tall Men poster Age: 37

Ten Tall Men

1951
as Sergeant Mike Kincaid
Jim Thorpe – All-American poster Age: 37

Jim Thorpe – All-American

1951
as Jim Thorpe
Vengeance Valley poster Age: 37

Vengeance Valley

1951
as Owen Daybright
Mister 880 poster Age: 36

Mister 880

1950
as Steve Buchanan
The Flame and the Arrow poster Age: 36

The Flame and the Arrow

1950
as Dardo Bartoli
Rope of Sand poster Age: 35

Rope of Sand

1949
as Michael (Mike) Davis
Criss Cross poster Age: 35

Criss Cross

1949
as Steve Thompson
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands poster Age: 34

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

1948
as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
Sorry, Wrong Number poster Age: 34

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948
as Henry Stevenson
All My Sons poster Age: 34

All My Sons

1948
as Chris Keller
I Walk Alone poster Age: 34

I Walk Alone

1947
as Frankie Madison
Variety Girl poster Age: 33

Variety Girl

1947
as Burt Lancaster
Desert Fury poster Age: 33

Desert Fury

1947
as Tom Hanson
Brute Force poster Age: 33

Brute Force

1947
as Joe Collins
The Killers poster Age: 32

The Killers

1946
as 'Swede' Andersen
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TV credits

Newest first
Separate but Equal poster Age: 77

Separate but Equal

1991
as John W. Davis
The Phantom of the Opera poster Age: 76

The Phantom of the Opera

1990
as Gérard Carrière
I promessi sposi poster Age: 76

I promessi sposi

1989
as Cardinal Federigo Borromeo
On Wings of Eagles poster Age: 72

On Wings of Eagles

1986
as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons
Marco Polo poster Age: 69

Marco Polo

1982
as Teobaldo Visconti
No poster
Age: 61

Moses the Lawgiver

1975
as Moses
Moses the Lawgiver poster Age: 61

Moses the Lawgiver

1974
as Moses
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