Acting
Burt Lancaster
- Titles
- 125movies22TV shows
- Career
Active from 1946 to 1991, with up to 4 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 78top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Sweet Smell of Success89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 78 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.3average 2.6
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.7average 4.9
- Crime4.4average 3.7
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.7, average 2.9
- Pop Culture1.0, average 2.2
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 12
- Historical Drama 10
- Character-Driven 8
- Historical Setting 7
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Psychological Tension 6
- Western 6
- Character Study 6
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Psychological Drama 5
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Elmer BernsteinComposerBirdman of Alcatraz, Sweet Smell of Success, Zulu Dawn, The Scalphunters, The Gypsy Moths, +1 more
Roland KibbeeWriterThe Crimson Pirate, Vera Cruz, The Devil's Disciple, Valdez Is Coming, Ten Tall Men, +1 more
Nick CravatActorRun Silent, Run Deep, The Flame and the Arrow, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Crimson Pirate, The Scalphunters
Kirk DouglasActorGunfight at the O.K. Corral, Seven Days in May, The Devil's Disciple, Tough Guys, I Walk Alone
Ernest LaszloCinematographerJudgment at Nuremberg, Airport, Vera Cruz, Apache, The Kentuckian
Miklós RózsaComposerBrute Force, The Killers, Criss Cross, Desert Fury, Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Charles LangCinematographerGunfight at the O.K. Corral, Separate Tables, The Rainmaker, Desert Fury, Rope of Sand
John FrankenheimerDirectorBirdman of Alcatraz, Seven Days in May, The Train, The Gypsy Moths, The Young Savages
Ingrid ThulinActorThe Cassandra Crossing, Moses the Lawgiver, Moses the Lawgiver, Control
Wendell CoreyActorSorry, Wrong Number, I Walk Alone, The Rainmaker, Desert Fury
Alan Crosland, Jr.EditorSweet Smell of Success, The Flame and the Arrow, Vera Cruz, Apache
Franz WaxmanComposerRun Silent, Run Deep, Sorry, Wrong Number, Come Back, Little Sheba, Rope of Sand
Movies and TV shows
111940s
11 titles · average score 68
80
Criss Cross (1949)
as Steve Thompson
52
Rope of Sand (1949)
as Michael (Mike) Davis
79
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
as Henry Stevenson
72
All My Sons (1948)
as Chris Keller
63
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
as William Earle 'Bill' Saunders
81
Brute Force (1947)
as Joe Collins
52
I Walk Alone (1947)
as Frankie Madison
65
Desert Fury (1947)
as Tom Hanson
51
Variety Girl (1947)
as Burt Lancaster
Kidnap (1947)
as The Kidnapper
88
The Killers (1946)
as 'Swede' Andersen