Biography
Burton Stephen Lancaster 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, 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Golden Boot Awards · 1995
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1961
- Theatre World Award · 1946
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role
- David di Donatello — Best Foreign Actor
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- David di Donatello Award — Lifetime Achievement
- European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
- Golden Globe Awards
- Good Conduct Medal
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- Silver Bear — Best Actor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Volpi Cup — Best Actor
- World War II Victory Medal
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1982 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1963 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1954 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Judgment at Nuremberg
1900
Barbara Stanwyck: Straight Down the Line
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
The Leopard
The Train
Sweet Smell of Success
Birdman of Alcatraz
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Marty
Seven Days in May
The Killers
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
Conversation Piece
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
The Swimmer
Elmer Gantry
From Here to Eternity
Come Back, Little Sheba
Brute Force
Field of Dreams
The Professionals
Mister 880
Criss Cross
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Moses the Lawgiver
Separate Tables
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Three Sailors and a Girl
The Crimson Pirate
Ulzana's Raid
Run Silent Run Deep
The Rose Tattoo
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Local Hero
Atlantic City
The Dick Cavett Show
A Child Is Waiting
The Rainmaker
Sorry, Wrong Number
The Ed Sullivan Show
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Vera Cruz
Lux Video Theatre
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
The Devil's Disciple
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
I Walk Alone
Executive Action