Collaborating good luck with athleticism made Lancaster not only a star of his time, but a legend who's career will last an eternity. He may have gotten started off a little bit late, but hey, better late than never. His first film, 1946's "The Killers" quickly established a name for Lancaster, amongst the action hero genre. After his stellar performance, in "From here To Eternity" (1953), costarring Deborah Kerr, he became one of Hollywood's biggest stars. He won an Oscar for his performance in 1960's "Elmer Gantry", and gained tons of recognition for his contribution to 1962's "Birdman of Alcatraz", and 1981's "Atlantic City".

But he didn't do it alone; he had help from one of America's most notable movie legends, Kirk Douglas. One of their last acclaimed duos was in 1981's "The Boys in Autumn"; a film, ironically enough, about the last days of the infamous Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Lancaster, of course, was Huck. 

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