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Burt Lancaster

1913 - 1994

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Burton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor. Initially known for playing tough characters with tender hearts, he went on to achieve success with more complex and challenging roles over a 45-year career in films and television series. Lancaster was a four-time nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor (winning once), and he also won two BAFTA Awards and one Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor. The American Film Institute ranks Lancaster as #19 of the greatest male stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Burt Lancaster is the 117th most popular actor (up from 158th in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from United States (up from 303rd in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Actor.

Burt Lancaster is most famous for his roles in the films Elmer Gantry, From Here to Eternity, The Leopard, and Atlantic City.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Burt Lancaster ranks 117 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Falk, Gary Cooper, Samuel L. Jackson, Roger Moore, Cary Grant, and Jane Fonda. After him are Bill Paxton, Keanu Reeves, Jean Gabin, John Travolta, Tony Curtis, and Val Kilmer.

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Among people born in 1913, Burt Lancaster ranks 10. Before him are Willy Brandt, Rosa Parks, Vivien Leigh, Menachem Begin, Jean Marais, and Robert Capa. After him are Klaus Barbie, Claude Simon, Paul Ricœur, Josef Bican, Willis Lamb, and Jesse Owens. Among people deceased in 1994, Burt Lancaster ranks 12. Before him are Erich Honecker, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eugène Ionesco, Elias Canetti, Erik Erikson, and Linus Pauling. After him are Raul Julia, Dorothy Hodgkin, Jeffrey Dahmer, Giulietta Masina, Jan Tinbergen, and Kurt Cobain.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burt Lancaster ranks 282 out of 20,380. Before him are Edward Tatum (1909), Carl David Anderson (1905), Joe Jackson (1928), Ray Charles (1930), Fred Trump (1905), and Jane Fonda (1937). After him are Bill Paxton (1955), James Buchanan (1791), Carl Sagan (1934), John Travolta (1954), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803), and Barry Barish (1936).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Burt Lancaster ranks 65. Before him are Johnny Depp (1963), Diane Keaton (1946), Peter Falk (1927), Gary Cooper (1901), Samuel L. Jackson (1948), and Jane Fonda (1937). After him are Bill Paxton (1955), John Travolta (1954), Tony Curtis (1925), Val Kilmer (1959), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), and Orson Welles (1915).

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