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Burt Lancaster - The Good Tough Guy
Super Star & Best Actor Winner

Burt Lancaster was a handsome, vibrant, athletic performer, with a long run of popularity.

Lancaster won the Oscar for his riveting portrayal of a religious charlatan in ELMER GANTRY. Burt's other notable films include: JIM THROPE ALL AMERICAN, LOCAL HERO, RUN SILENT RUN DEEP, SORRY-WRONG NUMBER, THE TRAIN, VALDEZ IS COMING, ATLANTIC CITY, and FROM HERE TO ETERNITY.

Burt Lancaster had a long friendship, and rivalry, with Kirk Douglas, with whom he co-starred in many movies. More

Burt Lancaster 1960 Best Actor

ELMER GANTRY (Drama)

Burt Lancaster received his Oscar for playing the spell-binding revivalist con man.


ABOUT BURT LANCASTER (1913 -1994 )

American leading man, born in New York, who started as a circus acrobat.

Hollywood first notice him in a Broadway flop, which brought Burt Lancaster critical acclaim.

Burt Lancaster directed THE KENTUCKIAN, in addition he co-produced and co-directed THE MIDNIGHT MAN.

In addition, Burt Lancaster received 3 additional nominations for:

FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (53)
BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ (62)
ATLANTIC CITY (81)

Burt Lancaster's other credits include:

THE KILLERS
I WALK ALONE
BRUTE FORCE
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER
ALL MY SONS
THE FLAME AND THE ARROW
TEN TALL MEN
THE CRIMSON PIRATE
COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA
APACHE
VERA CRUZ
THE ROSE TATTOO
THE RAINMAKER
GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL
RUN SILENT RUN DEEP
THE UNFORGIVEN
JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG
SEVEN DAYS IN MAY
THE TRAIN
THE HALLELUJAH TRAIL
THE SWIMMER
THE SCALPHUNTERS
CASTLE KEEP
AIRPORT
LAWMAN
VALDEZ IS COMING
ULZANA'S RAID
EXECUTIVE ACTION
BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS
TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING
THE CASSANDRA CROSSING
LOCAL HERO
THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND
ROCKET GIBRALTOR
LITTLE TREASURE
TOUGH GUYS

Lancaster's television credits include:

MOSES
VICTORY AT ENTEBBE
MARCO POLO
SCANDAL SHEET
ON WINGS OF EAGLES