AKA Burton Stephen Lancaster
Born: 2-Nov-1913Birthplace: New York CityDied: 20-Oct-1994Location of death: Century City, CACause of death: Heart FailureRemains: Buried, Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, CA
Gender: MaleReligion: Protestant [1]Race or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: ActorParty Affiliation: Democratic
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Elmer Gantry
Military service: US Army (WWII)
Father: (postal worker)Wife: June Ernst (m. 1935, div. Dec-1946)Wife: Norma Anderson (m. 28-Dec-1946, div. 1969, five children)Son: Bill Lancaster (film writer, b. 17-Nov-1947, d. 4-Jan-1997)Wife: Susan Martin (m. 10-Sep-1990)
High School: DeWitt Clinton High School, Bronx, NY (1930)
American Civil Liberties Union celebrity spokesperson Oscar for Best Actor 1961 for Elmer Gantry Golden Globe 1961 for Elmer Gantry Hollywood Walk of Fame 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Heart Attack Appendectomy Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (Jan-1958) Cholecystectomy Heart Bypass Operation quadruple (1983) Stroke 1990 Paralyzed 1990 Irish Ancestry English Ancestry Risk Factors: Aviophobia
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR The Midnight Man (7-Mar-1974) The Kentuckian (1-Aug-1955)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR House of Boys (20-Nov-2009) · Himself Separate But Equal (7-Apr-1991) The Phantom of the Opera (18-Mar-1990) Field of Dreams (21-Apr-1989) · Dr. "Moonlight" Graham The Jeweller's Shop (1989) Rocket Gibraltar (2-Sep-1988) Control (14-Feb-1987) Tough Guys (3-Oct-1986) On Wings of Eagles (18-May-1986) Little Treasure (1-May-1985) The Osterman Weekend (14-Oct-1983) Local Hero (17-Feb-1983) La pelle (27-Aug-1981) Cattle Annie and Little Britches (24-Apr-1981) Atlantic City (2-Sep-1980) · Lou Zulu Dawn (15-May-1979) Go Tell the Spartans (14-Jun-1978) The Island of Dr. Moreau (13-Jul-1977) Twilight's Last Gleaming (9-Feb-1977) The Cassandra Crossing (18-Dec-1976) Victory at Entebbe (13-Dec-1976) 1900 (15-Aug-1976) Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (24-Jun-1976) Moses (22-Dec-1974) Conversation Piece (10-Dec-1974) The Midnight Man (7-Mar-1974) Executive Action (7-Nov-1973) Scorpio (19-Apr-1973) · Cross Ulzana's Raid (18-Oct-1972) · McIntosh Valdez Is Coming (9-Apr-1971) · Valdez Lawman (11-Mar-1971) · Jared Maddox King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (24-Mar-1970) · Himself Airport (5-Mar-1970) · Mel Bakersfeld The Gypsy Moths (28-Aug-1969) · Mike Rettig Castle Keep (23-Jul-1969) The Swimmer (15-May-1968) The Scalphunters (2-Apr-1968) · Joe Bass The Professionals (2-Nov-1966) · Dolworth The Hallelujah Trail (23-Jun-1965) The Train (22-Sep-1964) · Labiche Seven Days in May (12-Feb-1964) · Gen. James M. Scott The List of Adrian Messenger (29-May-1963) The Leopard (28-Mar-1963) · Don Fabrizio A Child Is Waiting (13-Feb-1963) · Dr. Matthew Clark Birdman of Alcatraz (3-Jul-1962) · Robert Stroud Judgment at Nuremberg (14-Dec-1961) · Ernst Janning The Young Savages (24-May-1961) · Hank Bell Elmer Gantry (7-Jul-1960) · Elmer Gantry The Unforgiven (6-Apr-1960) The Devil's Disciple (21-Aug-1959) · Anthony Anderson Separate Tables (18-Dec-1958) Run Silent Run Deep (27-Mar-1958) · Lt. Jim Bledsoe Sweet Smell of Success (27-Jun-1957) · J. J. Hunsecker Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (30-May-1957) The Rainmaker (13-Dec-1956) · Bill Starbuck Trapeze (30-May-1956) · Mike Ribble The Rose Tattoo (12-Dec-1955) · Alvaro Mangiacavallo The Kentuckian (1-Aug-1955) Vera Cruz (25-Dec-1954) Apache (9-Jul-1954) · Massai His Majesty O'Keefe (16-Jan-1954) · Capt. David O'Keefe From Here to Eternity (5-Aug-1953) · 1st Sgt. Milton Warden South Sea Woman (3-Jun-1953) · Sgt. James O'Hearn Come Back, Little Sheba (24-Dec-1952) · Doc Delaney The Crimson Pirate (27-Sep-1952) · Vallo, the Crimson Pirate Ten Tall Men (26-Oct-1951) Jim Thorpe: All American (24-Aug-1951) · Jim Thorpe Vengeance Valley (16-Feb-1951) · Owen Daybright Mister 880 (29-Sep-1950) · Steve Buchanan The Flame and the Arrow (9-Jul-1950) Rope of Sand (3-Aug-1949) · Mike Davis Criss Cross (12-Jan-1949) Sorry, Wrong Number (1-Sep-1948) · Henry Stevenson All My Sons (27-Mar-1948) · Chris Keller I Walk Alone (16-Jan-1948) · Frankie Madison Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (30-Oct-1947) Variety Girl (29-Aug-1947) · Himself Desert Fury (15-Aug-1947) · Tom Hanson Brute Force (30-Jun-1947) · Joe Collins The Killers (28-Aug-1946)
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