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
101970s
3 titles · average score 68
60
The Midnight Man (1974)
as Jim Slade
79
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
as McIntosh
65
Valdez Is Coming (1971)
as Valdez
1960s
2 titles · average score 65
66
The Scalphunters (1968)
as Joe Bass
64
The Unforgiven (1960)
as Ben Zachary
1950s
5 titles · average score 77
61
Separate Tables (1958)
as John Malcolm
89
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
as J.J. Hunsecker
84
Marty (1955)
Producer
62
Apache (1954)
as Massai
87
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
as Capt. Vallo (The Crimson Pirate)