and star, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile (which he called "The Grin") and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. Initially dismissed as "Mr Muscles and Teeth", in the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and gradually 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
in . He also won a Golden Globe for that performance, and BAFTA Awards for
Roberts) and James Henry Lancaster, who was a postman. Both of his parents were
origin, with Lancaster's grandparents having been immigrants to the U.S. from
. Lancaster's family believed themselves to be related to
with the surname "de Lancastre". Lancaster grew up in East Harlem and spent much of his time on the streets, where he developed great interest and skill in
. Later, he worked as a circus
until an injury forced him to give up the profession. During
Though initially unenthusiastic about acting, he returned from service, auditioned for a
play and was offered a role. Although
was not successful, Lancaster's performance drew the attention of a Hollywood agent who had him cast in the 1946 motion picture
The tall, muscular actor won significant acclaim and appeared in two more films the following year. Subsequently, he played in a variety of films, especially in dramas, thrillers, and military and adventure films. In two,
, played a leading role, and both actors impressed audiences with their acrobatic prowess.
acknowledged the iconic status of the scene from that film in which he and Deborah Kerr make love on a
an beach amid the crashing waves. The organization named it one of "AFI's top 100 Most Romantic Films" of all time. In the mid-1950s, Lancaster went on challenging himself with varied cinematic roles, and he satisfied longtime aspirations by forming a film production partnership (ultimately Hill-
-Lancaster Productions) as well, having a pioneering role in the development of independent cinema. His work was recognized in 1960 when he won the
I Walk Alone, in which Douglas played a villain, their roles were usually more or less the same size.
During the later part of his career, Lancaster left adventure and acrobatic movies behind and portrayed more distinguished characters. This period brought him work on several European productions, with
. Lancaster sought demanding roles and, if he liked a part or a director, was prepared to work for much lower pay than he might have earned elsewhere; he even helped to finance movies whose artistic value he believed in. He also mentored directors such as
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Lancaster has a star on the
Lancaster vigorously guarded his private life. He was married three times: to June Ernst from 1935 until 1946; to Norma Anderson from 1946 to 1969, which also ended in divorce; and to Susan Martin in September 1990. All five of his children were with Anderson:
(who became a screenwriter), James, Susan, Joanna, and Sighle (pronounced Sheila). He was romantically involved with
, who frequently spoke out with support for racial minorities. He was also instrumental in the formation of many liberal groups, through financial support. At one point, he was rumored to be a member of the
, because of his involvement in many liberal causes. He was a vocal opponent of the
, and he helped pay for the successful defense of a soldier accused of fragging another soldier during the war. In 1968, Lancaster actively supported the presidential candidacy of antiwar Senator
primaries. In 1985, Lancaster, a longtime supporter of gay rights, joined the fight against
, contracted the disease. He campaigned for
As Lancaster grew older, heart trouble increasingly hindered him from working. He nearly died during a routine gall bladder operation in January 1980. Following two minor heart attacks he had to undergo an emergency quadruple heart bypass in 1983, after which he was in frail health. He suffered a severe
and with restricted speech. Lancaster died in his Century City apartment in
from a third heart attack on October 20, 1994, at the age of 80. He is buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Westwood Village in
| Year |
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| 1946 |
The KillersThe Killers is a American film noir. It is based in part on the short story of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film was directed by Robert Siodmak and features Burt Lancaster in his screen debut, as well as Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, and Sam Levene... |
'Swede' Andersen |
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| 1947 |
Brute ForceBrute Force is a brooding, brutal film noir, starring Burt Lancaster, Hume Cronyn and Charles Bickford. It was directed by Jules Dassin, with a screenplay by Richard Brooks and the cinematography by William H. Daniels.... |
Joe Collins |
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| Desert Fury Desert Fury is a 1947 Paramount Pictures color film noir drama film starring Lizabeth Scott, John Hodiak and Burt Lancaster, with Mary Astor and Wendell Corey.... |
Tom Hanson |
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| 1948 |
I Walk AloneI Walk Alone is a 1948 film noir starring Burt Lancaster, Lizabeth Scott, and Kirk Douglas. The film was the directorial debut of Byron Haskin... |
Frankie Madison |
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All My SonsAll My Sons is a 1947 play by Arthur Miller. The play was twice adapted for film; in 1948, and again in 1986.The play, which opened on Broadway at the Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1947 and ran for 328 performances, was awarded the 1947 Tony Award for... |
Chris Keller |
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| Sorry, Wrong Number Sorry, Wrong Number is a classic 1948 suspense film noir which tells the story of a woman who overhears a plot for murder. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Ed Begley, Leif Erickson and William Conrad.... |
Henry Stevenson |
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| Kiss the Blood Off My Hands Kiss the Blood Off My Hands is a 1948 black-and-white film noir, directed by Norman Foster. The film features Burt Lancaster, Joan Fontaine, and others.-Plot:... |
William Earle 'Bill' Saunders |
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| 1949 |
Criss Cross Criss Cross is a film noir, directed by Robert Siodmak from a novel by Don Tracy. This black and white film was shot partly on location in the Bunker Hill section of Los Angeles. The film was written by Daniel Fuchs. Franz Planer's cinematography creates a black-and-white film noir world... |
Steve Thompson / Narrator |
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| Rope of Sand Rope of Sand was a 1948 adventure film directed by William Dieterle, produced by Hal B. Wallis, starringBurt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Corinne Calvet, Sam Jaffe, and John Bromfield.... |
Michael (Mike) Davis |
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| 1950 |
The Flame and the ArrowThe Flame and the Arrow is a 1950 adventure film made by Warner Bros. and starring Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo and Nick Cravat. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Harold Hecht and Frank Ross from a screenplay by Waldo Salt. The music score was by Max Steiner and the... |
Dardo Bartoli |
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| Mister 880 Mister 880 is a 1950 film directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire, Edmund Gwenn, and Millard Mitchell. It is based on an article by St. Clair McKelway that was first published in The New Yorker and later collected in McKelway's book True Tales from the Annals of... |
Steve Buchanan |
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| 1951 |
Vengeance ValleyVengeance Valley is a Western film starring Burt Lancaster, based on the novel by Luke Short. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer failed to renew the copyright on this film in 1978, so it is now in public domain.-Main cast and characters:... |
Owen Daybright |
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| Jim Thorpe -- All-American Jim Thorpe -- All-American is a 1951 biographical film produced by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz, honoring Jim Thorpe, the great Native American athlete who won medals at the 1912 Olympics and distinguished himself in various sports, both in college and on professional teams.The film... |
Jim ThorpeJacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe * Gerasimo and Whiteley. pg. 28 * , americaslibrary.gov, accessed April 23, 2007. was an American athlete... |
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| Ten Tall Men Ten Tall Men is a 1951 adventure film about the French Foreign Legion. It starred Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance and Gerald Mohr.-Plot:Sergeant Mike Kincaid learns of an impending attack on a Foreign Legion fort from a Rif prisoner. He volunteers to lead nine Legionnaires, among them Corporal Luis... |
Sgt Mike Kincaid |
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| 1952 |
The Crimson Pirate The Crimson Pirate is a 1952 adventure film directed by Robert Siodmak. It stars Burt Lancaster as Captain Vallo, the eponymous pirate and is set in the Caribbean late in the 18th century on the fictional islands of Cobra and San Pero.-Plot:In the Caribbean, late in the 18th century, Captain Vallo... |
Capitan Vallo |
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| Come Back, Little Sheba Come Back, Little Sheba is a 1952 drama film made by Paramount Pictures which tells the story of a loveless marriage that is rocked when a young woman rents a room in the couple's house... |
Doc Delaney |
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| 1953 |
South Sea Woman South Sea Woman is a 1953 action comedy drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Burt Lancaster.Jeanine Basinger and Jeremy Arnold's book The World War II Combat Film: Anatomy of a Genre calls the film a significant mixture of genres: tongue-in-cheek adventure, Flagg and Quirt style service... |
Master Gunnery Sgt. James O'Hearn |
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From Here to EternityFrom Here to Eternity is a 1953 drama film based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. It deals with the troubles of soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Frank Sinatra, and Ernest Borgnine stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor... |
1st Sgt. Milton Warden |
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking....
Nominated — Academy Award for Best ActorPerformance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
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| Three Sailors and a Girl Three Sailors and a Girl is a musical film made by Warner Bros.. It was directed by Roy Del Ruth, and written by Devery Freeman and Roland Kibbee, based on play "The Butter and Egg Man" by George S. Kaufman.-Cast:*Jane Powell as Penny Weston... |
Marine (uncredited) |
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| 1954 |
His Majesty O'KeefeHis Majesty O'Keefe is a 1954 adventure film starring Burt Lancaster. The film was directed by Byron Haskin and Otto Heller and included choreography by Daniel Nagrin... |
Captain David Dion O'Keefe/Narrator |
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| Apache Apache is a 1954 western film starring Burt Lancaster.-Plot:Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for transportation to a Florida reservation. Instead, he manages to escape and heads for his homeland to win back his girl and settle down to... |
Massai |
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Vera CruzVera Cruz is a 1954 American war film starring Gary Cooper, Burt Lancaster, Denise Darcel, Sara Montiel and Cesar Romero. The Technicolor Western was directed by Robert Aldrich from a story by Borden Chase. It is... |
Joe Erin |
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| 1955 |
The Kentuckian The Kentuckian is a 1955 adventure film directed by Burt Lancaster, who also starred. It also marked the feature film debut of Walter Matthau. The picture is an adaptation of the novel The Gabriel Horn by Felix Holt.-Plot:... |
Elias Wakefield (Big Eli) |
Nominated — Golden LionIl Leone d’Oro is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most distinguished prizes...
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| The Rose Tattoo The Rose Tattoo is a Tennessee Williams play. It opened on Broadway in February 1951, and a film adaptation was released in 1955. It tells the story of an Italian-American widow in Louisiana who has allowed herself to withdraw from the world after her husband's death, and expects her daughter to... |
Alvaro Mangiacavallo |
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| 1956 |
Trapeze Trapeze is a 1956 circus film directed by Carol Reed and starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, making her debut in American films.... |
Mike Ribble |
Silver Bear for Best ActorThe Silver Bear for Best Actor is the Berlin International Film Festival's award for achievement in performance by an actor.- Awards :- External links :*...
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| The Rainmaker The Rainmaker is a 1956 film directed by Joseph Anthony and adapted by N. Richard Nash from his play of the same name. The film tells the story of a middle-aged woman, suffering from unrequited love for the local town sheriff; however, she falls for a con man who comes to town with the promise that... |
Bill Starbuck, aka Bill Smith, Bill Harley, Tornado Johnson |
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1957 |
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a 1957 movie starring Burt Lancaster as Wyatt Earp and Kirk Douglas as Doc Holliday about the famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. The movie was based on a real event which took place on October 26, 1881... |
Marshal Wyatt EarpWyatt Berry Stapp Earp was an American officer of the law in various Western frontier towns, farmer, teamster, buffalo hunter, gambler, saloon-keeper, miner and boxing referee. He is best known for his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, along with Doc Holliday, and two of his... |
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| Sweet Smell of Success Sweet Smell of Success is a 1957 American film noir made by Hill-Hecht-Lancaster Productions and released by United Artists. It was directed by Alexander Mackendrick and stars Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison and Martin Milner. The screenplay was by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman and... |
J.J. Hunsecker |
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| 1958 |
Run Silent Run Deep |
Lt. Jim Bledsoe |
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Separate TablesSeparate Tables is a 1958 American drama film based on two one-act plays by Terence Rattigan that were collectively known by this name. It was directed by Delbert Mann, and adapted by Rattigan, John Gay and an uncredited John Michael Hayes.... |
John Malcolm |
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| 1959 |
The Devil's Disciple The Devil's Disciple is a 1959 film adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw play of the same title. The Anglo-American film was directed by Guy Hamilton and starred Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, and Laurence Olivier.... |
The Rev. Anthony Anderson |
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| 1960 |
The Unforgiven The Unforgiven is an American western film released in 1960. The film was directed by John Huston and starred Burt Lancaster, Audrey Hepburn, Audie Murphy, Charles Bickford and Lillian Gish... |
Ben Zachary |
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| Elmer Gantry Elmer Gantry is a drama film about a con man and a female evangelist selling religion to small town America. Adapted by director Richard Brooks, the film is based on the 1927 novel by Sinclair Lewis and stars Burt Lancaster and Jean Simmons... |
Elmer Gantry |
Academy Award for Best Actor Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture DramaThe Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951...
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorThe New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking....
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleBest Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.- Winners and nominees :...
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| 1961 |
The Young Savages The Young Savages is a 1961 crime drama film directed by John Frankenheimer, and screenplay written by Edward Anhalt. It was based on a novel by Evan Hunter-Synopsis:... |
Hank Bell |
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| Judgment at Nuremberg Judgment at Nuremberg is a fictionalized film account of the post-World War II Nuremberg Trials, written by Abby Mann and directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Maximilian Schell, Judy Garland, Montgomery Clift, Werner Klemperer, and... |
Dr. Ernst Janning |
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| 1962 |
Birdman of Alcatraz Birdman of Alcatraz is a 1962 film starring Burt Lancaster and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a fictionalized version of the life of Robert Stroud, a federal prison inmate known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" because of his life with birds.... |
Robert Stroud |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.- Winners and nominees :...
Volpi CupThe Volpi Cups are awards given to actors at the Venice Film Festival. Awards for best actor and best actress have been given since 1935. In the mid-1990s awards were also given to supporting actors and actresses, and in 1993 an award was given to an entire cast...
Nominated — Academy Award for Best ActorPerformance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1963 |
A Child is Waiting A Child is Waiting is a 1963 American drama film written by Abby Mann and directed by John Cassavetes. Burt Lancaster portrays the director of a state institution for mentally handicapped and emotionally disturbed children, and Judy Garland is a new teacher who challenges his methods.-Plot:Jean... |
Dr. Ben Clark |
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| The Leopard (Gattopardo, Il) The Leopard is an award-winning 1963 film by Italian director Luchino Visconti, based on Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel of the same name.-Production:... |
Prince Don Fabrizio Salina |
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| The List of Adrian Messenger The List of Adrian Messenger is a black and white thriller about a retired British colonel investigating a series of apparently unrelated deaths... |
Cameo |
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| 1964 |
Seven Days in MaySeven Days in May is a political thriller novel written by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II and published in . The novel was made into a motion picture in , with screenplay by Rod Serling, directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas... |
Gen. James Mattoon Scott |
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The TrainThe Train is a 1964 war movie written by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis and directed by John Frankenheimer. It stars Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield and Jeanne Moreau.-Plot:... |
Paul Labiche |
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| 1965 |
The Hallelujah Trail The Hallelujah Trail is a 1965 Western spoof directed by John Sturges and starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Brian Keith, Donald Pleasence, and Martin Landau, amongst others.-Plot synopsis:... |
Col. Thaddeus Gearhart |
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| 1966 |
The ProfessionalsThe Professionals is a 1966 American Western film directed by Richard Brooks. A kidnap-rescue adventure set in about 1917, it features a small group of experts heading into Mexico to free the Mexican-born wife of a wealthy Texan from several hundred bandits. The film is based on the novel A Mule... |
Bill Dolworth |
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| 1967 |
All About People |
Narrator |
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| 1968 |
The Scalphunters The Scalphunters is a 1968 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Ossie Davis and Telly Savalas. The film was directed by Sydney Pollack, with the score written by Elmer Bernstein... |
Joe Bass |
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| The Swimmer The Swimmer is a 1968 film directed by Frank Perry and starring Burt Lancaster. A surreal, allegorical tale, it is based on the short story of the same name by John Cheever, adapted by Eleanor Perry .-Plot:... |
Ned Merrill |
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| 1969 |
Castle Keep Castle Keep is a 'firmly pro- and anti-war' 1969 American war film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Burt Lancaster, Patrick O'Neal, Jean-Pierre Aumont, and Peter Falk.- Plot :... |
Maj. Abraham Falconer |
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| The Gypsy Moths The Gypsy Moths is a 1969 American film starring Burt Lancaster, based on the novel of the same name by James Drought. It is the story of three barnstorming skydivers and their effect on a midwestern American town... |
Mike Rettig |
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| 1970 |
AirportAirport is a 1970 film based on the 1968 Arthur Hailey novel of the same name. This film, which earned over $100,000,000 at the box office at a time when achieving that milestone was rare, focuses on an airport manager trying to keep his airport open during a snowstorm, while a suicidal bomber... |
Mel Bakersfeld |
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| 1971 |
LawmanLawman is a 1971 American Western film starring Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan, Lee J. Cobb, and Robert Duvall.The film is about the quest of a lone peace officer, Marshal Jered Maddox , to bring several men to justice... |
Bannock Marshal Jered Maddox |
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Valdez Is ComingValdez Is Coming is a 1971 American western film starring Burt Lancaster, Susan Clark and Jon Cypher. The film is based on the Elmore Leonard novel of the same name.-Plot:... |
Valdez |
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| 1972 |
Ulzana's Raid Ulzana's Raid is a brutal 1972 Western starring Burt Lancaster, Richard Jaeckel and Bruce Davison. It was directed by Robert Aldrich based on a script by Alan Sharp.... |
McIntosh |
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| 1973 |
Scorpio Scorpio is a 1973 spy film directed by Michael Winner. It is about a Central Intelligence Agency agent, named Cross , a successful but retiring assassin, who is training "Scorpio" to replace him. Cross is teaching him as much about protecting himself from his patrons and never trusting anyone, as... |
Cross |
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| Executive Action |
James Farrington |
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| 1974 |
The Midnight Man The Midnight Man is a 1974 detective film starring Burt Lancaster and Susan Clark.-General information:Burt Lancaster shared directing credit with Roland Kibbee, and shared writing credit with Kibbee and author David Anthony upon whose novel The Midnight Lady and the Morning Man the movie was based... |
Jim Slade |
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| Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (Conversation Piece) Conversation Piece is an award-winning 1974 film by Italian director Luchino Visconti.The film features an international cast including the American actor Burt Lancaster, the Austrian Helmut Berger and the Italians Silvana Mangano and Claudia Cardinale and the French actress Dominique Sanda in a... |
The Professor |
David di Donatello for Best Actor The David di Donatello is a major Italian film award given by Italian Film Academy.-1960:*Vittorio Gassman - La grande guerra *Alberto Sordi - La grande guerra -1964:*Marcello Mastroianni - Ieri, oggi, domani...
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| Moses the Lawgiver Moses the Lawgiver was a 1975 TV mini-series directed by Gianfranco De Bosio and starring Burt Lancaster, with screenplay by Vittorio Bonicelli and Anthony Burgess, and music by Ennio Morricone.- Cast :* Burt Lancaster as Moses* Anthony Quayle as Aaron... (TV mini-series) |
MosesMoses was, according to biblical texts, a religious leader, lawgiver, and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed. Also called Moshe Rabbeinu in Hebrew Moses was, according to biblical texts, a... |
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| 1976 |
' 'Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson is a 1976 revisionist Western directed by Robert Altman and based on the play Indians by Arthur Kopit. It stars Paul Newman as Bill, with Geraldine Chaplin, Will Sampson, Joel Grey, and Harvey Keitel.The film was poorly received at the... |
Ned Buntline |
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| 1900 (Novecento) 1900 is a 1976 Italian epic film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci, starring Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Donald Sutherland, Alida Valli and Burt Lancaster... |
Alfredo's Grandfather |
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| Victory at Entebbe Victory at Entebbe is a made-for-television film from 1976 based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport in Uganda... (TV) |
Shimon Peres' is the ninth and current President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years... |
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| The Cassandra Crossing The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 British disaster film directed by George Pan Cosmatos and starring Richard Harris, Ava Gardner, Sophia Loren, Martin Sheen, Burt Lancaster, Lee Strasberg and O. J... |
Col. Stephen Mackenzie |
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| 1977 |
Twilight's Last Gleaming Twilight's Last Gleaming is a 1977 film directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Burt Lancaster and Richard Widmark. It is loosely based on the 1971 novel, Viper Three, by Walter Wager... |
Gen. Lawrence Dell |
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| The Island of Dr. Moreau The Island of Dr. Moreau is the second movie version of the H. G. Wells science fiction novel about a scientist who attempts to convert animals into people, starring Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Barbara Carrera, and Richard Basehart... |
Dr. Paul Moreau |
Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Actor The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed, who felt that films within those genres...
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| 1978 |
Go Tell the Spartans Go Tell the Spartans is a low-budget, critically-acclaimed 1978 American war film based on Daniel Ford's 1967 novel Incident at Muc Wa, about U.S. Army military advisors during the early part of the Vietnam War in 1964, a time period when Ford was a correspondent in Vietnam for The Nation magazine... |
Maj. Asa Barker |
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| 1979 |
Zulu DawnZulu Dawn book and war film about the Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu military units in 1879 in South Africa. The book was written by Cy Endfield, who co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Anthony Story... |
Col. Anthony Durnford Anthony William Durnford was a career British Army officer who served in the Anglo-Zulu War. Breveted colonel, Durnford is mainly known for his presence at the defeat of the British army by the Zulu at the Battle of Isandlwana.-Background:Durnford was born in to a military family at Manor... |
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| 1980 |
Atlantic City |
Lou Pascal |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.- Winners and nominees :...
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:...
David di Donatello for Best ActorThe David di Donatello is a major Italian film award given by Italian Film Academy.-1960:*Vittorio Gassman - La grande guerra *Alberto Sordi - La grande guerra -1964:*Marcello Mastroianni - Ieri, oggi, domani...
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorThe Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is an award given by the Kansas City Film Critics Circle to honor the best achievements in acting.-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:...
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorThe Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor is one of the annual awards given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:...
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorThe National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor is an annual award given by the National Society of Film Critics to honour the best leading actor of the year.-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:...
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorThe New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking....
Nominated — Academy Award for Best ActorPerformance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
Nominated — Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleThe Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Christopher Plummer, Murder by Decree...
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1981 |
Cattle Annie and Little Britches |
Bill DoolinWilliam "Bill" Doolin was an American bandit and founder of the Wild Bunch, an outlaw gang that specialized in robbing banks, trains and stagecoaches in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas during the 1890s.- Early life :... |
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| La pelle |
Gen. Mark Clark Mark Clark or Clarke may refer to:*Mark A. Clark , Arizona state legislator*Mark Wayne Clark , United States World War II general*Mark Clark , Major League Baseball player... |
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| 1982 |
Marco PoloMarco Polo was a merchant from the Venetian Republic who wrote Il Milione, which introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, voyaged through Asia and met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for... TV mini-series |
TeobaldoVisconti / Pope Gregory X |
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| Verdi (TV mini-series) |
Narrator in American version |
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| 1983 |
Local HeroLocal Hero is a Scottish film starring Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi and Burt Lancaster. It was directed by Bill Forsyth and produced by David Puttnam.... |
Felix Happer |
Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film...
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| The Osterman Weekend The Osterman Weekend is a 1983 suspense thriller film directed by Sam Peckinpah, based on the novel of the same name by Robert Ludlum. The film stars Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Burt Lancaster, Dennis Hopper, Meg Foster and Craig T. Nelson... |
Maxwell Danforth |
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| 1985 |
Scandal Sheet |
Harold Fallen |
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| Little Treasure |
Delbert Teschemacher |
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| 1986 |
Väter und Söhne - Eine deutsche Tragödie (TV mini-series) |
Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz |
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| On Wings of Eagles On Wings of Eagles is a 1983 thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett. Set against the background of the Iranian revolution, it tells the story of the rescue of Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord from prison in Tehran by a team of Electronic Data Systems executives led by retired Col.... (TV mini-series) |
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur D. "Bull" SimonsColonel Arthur D. "Bull" Simons was a US Army Special Forces officer, best known for leading the"Son Tay raid", an attempted rescue of American prisoners of war from a North Vietnamese prison at Son Tay.-Early life:Arthur David Simons was born in New York City, moving to Missouri in his youth... |
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| Barnum |
Phineas Taylor 'P.T.' BarnumPhineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman, and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the circus that became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. His successes may have made him the first "show business" millionaire... |
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| 1986 |
Tough Guys |
Harry Doyle |
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| 1987 |
Il Giorno prima |
Dr. Herbert Monroe |
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| 1988 |
Rocket Gibraltar Rocket Gibraltar is an American film released in 1988, directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Burt Lancaster and Patricia Clarkson. In the movie, an aging patriarch reunites his entire family for his birthday, but personal and social problems abound.... |
Levi Rockwell |
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| 1989 |
Field of DreamsField of Dreams is a 1989 American fantasy/drama film, directed and adapted by Phil Alden Robinson from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella... |
Dr. Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham |
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| La Bottega dell'orefice |
The Jeweller |
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| I Promessi sposi (TV mini-series) |
Cardinal Federigo Borromeo |
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| 1990 |
The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera is a 1990 television miniseries based loosely on Gaston Leroux's novel and directed by Tony Richardson.- Story :... |
Gerard Carriere |
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| Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair (TV) |
Leon Klinghoffer |
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| 1991 |
Separate But EqualSeparate but equal is a set phrase that was commonly used in the United States to describe systems of segregation giving different "colored only" facilities or services for blacks, with the declaration that the quality of each group's public facilities were to remain equal... (TV) |
John W. Davis |
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