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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
201970s
20 titles · average score 60
61
Zulu Dawn (1979)
as Col. Anthony Durnford
64
Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
as Maj. Asa Barker
52
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
as Dr. Paul Moreau
73
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
as Gen. Lawrence Dell
53
Moses the Lawgiver (1976)
as Moses
70
1900 (1976)
as Alfredo Berlinghieri the Elder
40
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
as Col. Stephen Mackenzie
50
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
as The Legend Maker (Ned Buntline)
55
Victory at Entebbe (1976)
as Shimon Peres
65
Moses the Lawgiver (1975)
TV show · as Moses
65
Conversation Piece (1974)
as Professor
60
The Midnight Man (1974)
as Jim Slade
The Fighters (1974)
as Narrator
Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
TV show · as Moses
49
Scorpio (1973)
as Cross
61
Executive Action (1973)
as Farrington
79
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
as McIntosh
66
Lawman (1971)
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
65
Valdez Is Coming (1971)
as Valdez
60
Airport (1970)
as Mel Bakersfeld