Burt Lancaster
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.
Filmography (28)
Field of Dreams
Tough Guys
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Local Hero
The Osterman Weekend
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Atlantic City
Go Tell the Spartans
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Cassandra Crossing
Airport
The Professionals
Seven Days in May
The Leopard
Birdman of Alcatraz
Judgment at Nuremberg
Elmer Gantry
The Unforgiven
Run Silent, Run Deep
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Sweet Smell of Success
Marty
From Here to Eternity
The Crimson Pirate
Criss Cross
Sorry, Wrong Number
Brute Force
