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Burt Lancaster

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Also known as Burton Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

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Burt Lancaster, born Stephen Lancaster on November 2, 1913, in New York City, was an American film producer, screenwriter, actor, and director. He began his work period in 1945 and concluded it in 1991. Lancaster was educated at New York University and DeWitt Clinton High School. He served in World War II and was a member of the Democratic Party.

Lancaster received the Academy Award for Best Actor, as well as the Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and Golden Globes. He was also recognized in the Academy Award Best Actor collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. His child was Bill Lancaster. Lancaster died of natural causes due to myocardial infarction on October 20, 1994, in Los Angeles. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1913-11-02
Died
1994-10-20
Works
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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…

Known for

  • Airports2025
  • Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Morceaux de Cannes2021
  • Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019
  • The Untameable Kirk Douglas — Self - Actor (archive footage)2017
  • Luchino Visconti: Between Truth and Passion — Self (archive footage)2016
  • Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau — Self (archive footage)2014
  • L'ultimo gattopardo - Ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo — Self2010
  • Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno — Self (archive footage)2009

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Stephen
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Los Angeles
Child
Bill Lancaster
Occupation
Technician Fourth Grade
Educated at
DeWitt Clinton High School
Political party
Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Religion
lapsed Catholic
Genre
fantasy film
Conflict
World War II
Image
Burt Lancaster.jpg
Height
185
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place of burial
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Commons category
Burt Lancaster
cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1913-11-02
date of death
1994-10-20
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Actor
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Burt Lancaster
start of work period
1945-00-00
end of work period
1991-00-00
birth name
Burton Stephen Lancaster
name in native language
Burt Lancaster
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor. Initially known for playing tough characters with tender hearts, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in films and television series. Lancaster was a four-time nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor (winning once), and he also won two BAFTA Awards, one Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor, one Silver Bear, one Volpi Cup and two David di Donatello awards. The American Film Institute ranks Lancaster as #19 of the greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema.

Lancaster performed as a circus acrobat in the 1930s. At the age of 32 and after serving in World War II, he landed a role in a Broadway play and drew the attention of a Hollywood agent. His appearance in film noir The Killers in 1946 with Ava Gardner was a critical success and launched both of their careers. In 1948, Lancaster starred alongside Barbara Stanwyck in the commercially and critically acclaimed film Sorry, Wrong Number, where he portrayed the husband to her bedridden invalid character. In 1953, Lancaster played the illicit lover of Deborah Kerr in the military drama From Here to Eternity. A box office smash, it won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and landed a Best Actor nomination for Lancaster.

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