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Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Actor · 1913 – 1994 · New York City, New York, USA

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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  • Movie7.1

    Field of Dreams

    1989 · 1.8K votes

  • Movie7.7

    Il gattopardo

    The Leopard

    1963 · 979 votes

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    The Professionals

    1966 · 359 votes

  • Movie7.3

    From Here to Eternity

    1953 · 733 votes

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    1976 · 239 votes

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    1961 · 990 votes

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    1900

    1976 · 698 votes

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    The Unforgiven

    1960 · 237 votes

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    Airport

    1970 · 467 votes

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    1972 · 165 votes

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    Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

    1982 · 466 votes

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    The Killers

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    The Island of Dr. Moreau

    1977 · 178 votes

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    Seven Days in May

    1964 · 236 votes

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    The Scalphunters

    1968 · 125 votes

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    Birdman of Alcatraz

    1962 · 353 votes

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    Run Silent, Run Deep

    1958 · 196 votes

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    Sweet Smell of Success

    1957 · 604 votes

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    Atlantic City

    1980 · 308 votes

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    Brute Force

    1947 · 221 votes

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    The Swimmer

    1968 · 278 votes

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    The Train

    1964 · 395 votes

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    Golden Globe Awards

    1944 · 20 votes

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    1968 · 22 votes

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    The Oscars

    1953 · 84 votes

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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

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    1950 · 13 votes

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    1978 · 1 votes

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    1975 · 6 votes

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    1950 · 7 votes

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    1954 · 2 votes

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    1982 · 30 votes

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    1986 · 6 votes

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    1990 · 49 votes

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    1989 · 6 votes

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    1991 · 3 votes

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    1986 · 1 votes

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    1978 · 10 votes

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    1975 · 3 votes