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Acting

Burt Lancaster

Career: Active from 1946 to 1991, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 76
top three billing

Average score: 66/100

Highest rated: Sweet Smell of Success
90/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 81 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Burt Lancaster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.2, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.7, average 3.0
Uncanny
1.4, average 2.5
Pop Culture
1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 12
Historical Drama 11
Character-Driven 8
Historical Setting 7
Character Study 7
Moral Ambiguity 7
Classic Hollywood 6
Psychological Tension 6
Western 5
Psychological Drama 5
Film Noir 4
Betrayal 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

98

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

Handle With Care

as Narrator

1990s

5 titles · average score 70

La Classe américaine

76

as José (archive footage)

Separate but Equal

68

TV show · as John W. Davis

Separate but Equal

78

as John W. Davis

The Phantom of the Opera

75

TV show · as Gérard Carrière

Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair

54

as Leon Klinghoffer

1980s

21 titles · average score 63

Field of Dreams

74

as Doc "Moonlight" Graham

The Jeweller's Shop

44

as The Jeweller

Rocket Gibraltar

61

as Levi Rockwell

Tough Guys

47

as Harry Doyle

On Wings of Eagles

62

TV show · as Lieutenant Colonel Arthur E. 'Bull' Simons

Barnum

67

as PT Barnum

Fathers and Sons: A German Tragedy

TV show · as Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz

Little Treasure

47

as Delbert Teschmacher

Local Hero

83

as Felix Happer

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

65

as Bill Doolin

The Skin

64

as Generale Clark

Atlantic City

82

as Lou

1970s

20 titles · average score 61

Zulu Dawn

61

as Col. Anthony Durnford

Go Tell the Spartans

64

as Maj. Asa Barker

The Island of Dr. Moreau

52

as Dr. Paul Moreau

Twilight's Last Gleaming

73

as Gen. Lawrence Dell

1900

69

as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder

Conversation Piece

65

as Professor

Scorpio

49

as Cross

Executive Action

61

as Farrington

Ulzana's Raid

79

as McIntosh

Lawman

66

as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox

Valdez Is Coming

65

as Valdez

Airport

60

as Mel Bakersfeld

1960s

18 titles · average score 71

Castle Keep

49

as Maj. Abraham Falconer

The Scalphunters

66

as Joe Bass

The Swimmer

74

as Ned Merrill

The Professionals

77

as Dolworth

The Hallelujah Trail

48

as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart

Seven Days in May

81

as Gen. James Mattoon Scott

The Train

83

as Paul Labiche

The Leopard

89

as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina

A Child Is Waiting

81

as Dr. Matthew Clark

Birdman of Alcatraz

80

as Robert Stroud

The Unforgiven

64

as Ben Zachary

Elmer Gantry

86

as Elmer Gantry

1950s

23 titles · average score 68

The Devil's Disciple

68

as Anthony Anderson

Run Silent, Run Deep

78

as Lt. Jim Bledsoe

Sweet Smell of Success

90

as J.J. Hunsecker

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

70

as Marshal Wyatt Earp

Trapeze

69

as Mike Ribble

The Rose Tattoo

68

as Alvaro Mangiacavallo

Vera Cruz

80

as Joe Erin

Apache

62

as Massai

From Here to Eternity

81

as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden

The Crimson Pirate

86

as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)

Jim Thorpe – All-American

64

as Jim Thorpe

The Flame and the Arrow

81

as Dardo Bartoli

1940s

10 titles · average score 68

Criss Cross

80

as Steve Thompson

Rope of Sand

52

as Michael (Mike) Davis

Sorry, Wrong Number

79

as Henry Stevenson

All My Sons

69

as Chris Keller

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

63

as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders

Brute Force

81

as Joe Collins

Desert Fury

65

as Tom Hanson

I Walk Alone

52

as Frankie Madison

Variety Girl

51

as Burt Lancaster

The Killers

88

as 'Swede' Andersen