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.

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 (1953) BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ (1962) ATLANTIC CITY (1981) Burt Lancaster's other credits include: THE KILLERS (1946)  I WALK ALONE (1948)  BRUTE FORCE (1947)  SORRY, WRONG NUMBER (1948) ALL MY SONS (1948)  THE FLAME AND THE ARROW (1950)  TEN TALL MEN (1951)  THE CRIMSON PIRATE (1952)  COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA (1952)  APACHE (1954)  VERA CRUZ (1954)  THE ROSE TATTOO (1955) THE RAINMAKER (1956)  GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL (1957)  RUN SILENT RUN DEEP (1958)  THE UNFORGIVEN (1960)  JUDGEMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961)  SEVEN DAYS IN MAY (G 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 FIELD OF DREAMS Lancaster's television credits include: MOSES VICTORY AT ENTEBBE MARCO POLO SCANDAL SHEET ON WINGS OF EAGLES