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
- Western 6
- Character Study 6
- Psychological Tension 6
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Psychological Drama 5
- Film Noir 4
- Betrayal 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, The Devil's Disciple, Valdez Is Coming, Vera Cruz, Ten Tall Men, +1 more
Kirk DouglasActorGunfight at the O.K. Corral, Seven Days in May, The Devil's Disciple, Tough Guys, I Walk Alone
Nick CravatActorThe Island of Dr. Moreau, Run Silent, Run Deep, The Scalphunters, The Crimson Pirate, The Flame and the Arrow
Miklós RózsaComposerBrute Force, The Killers, Criss Cross, Desert Fury, Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
Ernest LaszloCinematographerJudgment at Nuremberg, Airport, Vera Cruz, The Kentuckian, Apache
Charles LangCinematographerGunfight at the O.K. Corral, Separate Tables, The Rainmaker, Rope of Sand, Desert Fury
John FrankenheimerDirectorBirdman of Alcatraz, Seven Days in May, The Train, The Young Savages, The Gypsy Moths
Wendell CoreyActorSorry, Wrong Number, I Walk Alone, The Rainmaker, Desert Fury
Ingrid ThulinActorThe Cassandra Crossing, Moses the Lawgiver, Moses the Lawgiver, Control
Robert AldrichDirectorUlzana's Raid, Twilight's Last Gleaming, Vera Cruz, Apache
Richard BrooksWriterThe Professionals, Brute Force, The Killers, Elmer Gantry
Movies and TV shows
100Great
Score 80 to 89
18 titles
Great
Score 80 to 89
89
as J.J. Hunsecker
89
as Prince Fabrizio Corbera of Salina
88
as 'Swede' Andersen
86
as Elmer Gantry
83
as Felix Happer
83
as Paul Labiche
82
as Lou
81
as Gen. James Mattoon Scott
81
as Joe Collins
81
as 1st Sgt. Milton Warden
80
as Robert Stroud
80
as Steve Thompson
Good
Score 70 to 79
20 titles
Good
Score 70 to 79
79
as Henry Stevenson
79
as Doc Delaney
79
as McIntosh
78
as Lt. Jim Bledsoe
77
as Dolworth
74
as Ned Merrill
74
as Doc "Moonlight" Graham
73
as Bill Starbuck
73
as Gen. Lawrence Dell
73
as Owen Daybright
72
as Chris Keller
70
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
Decent
Score 60 to 69
27 titles
Decent
Score 60 to 69
68
as Anthony Anderson
68
as Alvaro Mangiacavallo
68
TV show · as John W. Davis
66
as Bannock Marshal Jared Maddox
66
as Joe Bass
65
as Professor
65
as Valdez
65
as Bill Doolin
64
as Ben Zachary
61
as Col. Anthony Durnford
61
as Farrington
60
as Mel Bakersfeld
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
25 titles
Bad to mediocre
Score 30 to 59
55
as Mike Rettig
53
as Hank Bell
52
as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
52
as Frankie Madison
52
as Michael (Mike) Davis
52
as Dr. Paul Moreau
49
as Maj. Abraham Falconer
49
as Cross
48
as Sergeant Mike Kincaid
48
as Col. Thaddeus P. Gearhart
47
as Harry Doyle
33
as Elias Wakefield
Not rated yet
10 titles
Not rated yet
TV show · as Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
as Narrator
as Narrator
Thanks
as The Kidnapper
TV show · as Moses
as Cardinal Federigo
as Narrator
as Narrator
as Burt Lancaster