Burt Lancaster profile on TCM

[XFiles1993]

Thank you for posting this. I, too, miss Burt. He was a fabulous actor and smart as a whip but I don't think very happy personally. Still, that doesn't detract from his best performances, namely Elmer gantry and from here to eternity. ;)

[zyxquark]

wow, what a stirring tribute. thanks for posting this.

[zyxquark]

frederick march was a fabulous actor younger people don't know about.  spencer tracy was the other one.

[haasxaar]

COME BACK BURT!!! You were a great individual and a magnificient actor, watching this makes we wish he could be with us forever - such a talent, and sadly missed.

[batelur300]

One Oscar!!!!....Birdman,Atlantic City,The Train..All worthy of the Gold Statue surely..One of the Greatest actors of all time.

[theironclads]

"He was a man I worked for & admired until he disgraced the stars on his uniform." One of the BEST movie lines ever!

[giannivee1]

Some of these responses are over two months old...Gosh ladies and gentlemen, Burt deserves better than that, I think he is one of the all time greats, I like John Wayne, but Burt is an actor even better than the Duke. These three are to be watched in all movies, and at all times...Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Kirk Douglas, everybody else hopes to be that good. Only one left alive now, Kirk Douglas. I am thankful for their performances and the joy they brought us. God bless them

[mickeyh1961]

@giannivee1 in my opinion Burt was among the most accomplished of actor's ever , no disrespect but I would never compare Burt with John Wayne, in my opinion Wayne was very much one dimensional, ie.. he always played the HE Man and seemed to have a very limited range of characters unlike Burt who could played and represent so many aspects of humanity.

[truthforme1]

the older I get the more I respect and realize how great an actor this man was.....

[TheAlain005]

Great actor and VISCONTI's THE LEOPARD is not even cited.ELMER GANTRY is one of my favorite film of all time.

[elamite66]

I just read Burt's biography and it's proper on St Patrick's Day to mention that although Burt grew up in East Harlem which back then was Italian Harlem not to be Spanish Harlem until the 1950s It seems Burt's parents were from Belfast although Protestants The Killers was always my favorite and I have to say TCM put together a good video Thanks for making it available

[booyah129]

can't believe some people thought he was gay or bi. Mr Muscles and Teeth would probably give a very painful blowjob

[Hickey66]

John, I've heard about you. Thanks mate.

[philipkaka]

there will only be one burt

[MrJamest3333]

Great Actor, Great man, he was the greatest

[TheJazzlady40]

a mans man

[sueclooney1214yt]

Is this just me or did he really look like George Clooney?

[tucsonia]

@sueclooney1214yt Yes. it is just you, and to properly frame the question "Does Goerge Clooney look like Burt Lancaster"?

[gqjohnny]

One of the best tribute pieces on TCM, and Burt Lancaster deserves it. One of the real great movie stars,

[blkchk]

And I agree with the narrator. He is THE most graceful man, inherent physical grace, EVER.

[blkchk]

GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY I LOVE BURT LANCASTER. WE ALL ALL FANS IN MY FAMILY.

[Starfighterking]

Burt Lancaster is one of the best American Actor of all Time.

[TheThing88]

I've never seen a film with Lancaster in it and I stumbled on this completely by accident. Now there's about ten new entries on my "must watch" list, with Elmer Gantry at the forefront - that opening speech is absolutely masterful.

[drchepa]

in the leopard was superb!

[1keloso1]

One of the best!!!!!

[92af]

James Mason was way better than Burt Lancaster

[nonocat76]

Lawman was one of lancaster best movies.

[nonocat76]

Lawman was one of Lancaster best movies.

[92af]

Burt Lancaster was a very bad actor

[mickeyh1961]

@92af you obviously know little or nothing about acting. Its common knowledge Burt Lancaster was one of the most versatile actors ever to grace the big screen.

[marcuskaye]

Was Lanacaster a self taught actor?

[MisterBouncyBounce]

all you lancaster fans check out my channel for seven days in may.

a terrific performance by lan-the man-caster.

[BarryManilowFan4eva]

My #1 fav actor of all time. no1 will top him

[caestvs]

He reminds me of a grandpa or something. Epic actor. one of my favorites!!! here fvcking here!!!

[scorzeny45]

good actor from east harlem [when it was white] in the 60s it became a crime ridden ghetto cause of the hispanics.Burt felt uncomfortable discussing how his area became a war zone.He became a bleeding heart liberal.But god forgive me,its easy to be a limosuine liberal when you live in a gated community.

[MisterBouncyBounce]

scorzeny45 is a fucking idiot.

[Hickey66]

Live and be lived

[wmjahn]

Burt Lancaster was one of the best actors ever! He could do anything: he made some absolutely top noir movies, starred in great swashbucklers, made wonderful melodramas, adventure movies and breathtaking western and then went on into art-films, and even here, he was amazing.

Besides Paul Muni I can not think of any other actor, who could really do all this in such a perfect way, not one! Burt rules!

Watch ROPE OF SAND, a classic hardly anybody knows! You won´t be disppointed!!

[mickeyh1961]

@wmjahn totally and completely agree with you on all you said about Burt , he was the king and I know of no other actor to come close to him.

[bappinardi]

One of my favorite actors. And a cruelly underrated classic star. I wish he was more celebrated...

Thanks for posting the tribute

[DarkKnightOO1]

I loved him in the Field of Dreams. The last scene were Ray Lolitta played Shoeless Joe and called out to Burt and said:

"Hey Rookie."

Burt stoped and turn.

"You were good."

You can see in his eyes..."oh, thats it, the last scene." But you could also see that he didnt wanted it to end I think. He was a great actor.

[intothetopcorrupt]

good actor, a damn lot of character.

[mfan0825]

Well said!!!

[TonyLearner]

Who better to tell us about the charismatic and wonderful Burt Lancaster than Director marvel John Frankenheimer. Thank you for this post. I loved it.

[DEP717]

Of course the real "Birdman of Alcatraz" was a serial pedophile....

[Ganymed64]

As far as I know he was not a pedophile but a killer.

[PeterFirthFan]

He was gay but I don't think he was a pedophile.

[BillDFC]

What a physique he had.

[slimnick53]

one of the greats no doubt of it

[GEVMM]

Burt Lancaster is one of the greatest actors of all time, no doubt.

[haasxaar]

i feel oddly moved at the end of this clip - a rare star and a great man

[arizcntrygirl]

Never gaga over movie stars, but boy did he have 'IT'. One of my favorites, a little known film called 'The Train'

Excellent.

[nonocat76]

Lancaster was one of the bravest actor in Hollywood with clean heart. We will not forget you for ever.

[akovia]

legend

[wolffenhaus]

Burt Lancaster ruined my life

[ObamaRules4Ever]

Lancaster was the greatest star, extreme left in his politics and a great actor.

[yellohcard]

I agree, and his far left rules make him even better in my opinion

[outinsider]

My two favorite Lancaster films are Elmer Gantry and From Here To Eternity. I have yet to discover more from his work, but boy am I willing to.

[tefisher1984]

Happy belated 95th birthday Burt Lancaster!

[checkoutmyprofile]

Happy Birthday to the late Burt Lancaster:) A true legend!:)

[italianoettore]

Burt Lancaster è stato uno dei più grandi attori Americani della vecchia guardia,molto bravo!!!

[Hickey66]

I find it difficult to talk the talk and walk the walk. Just like an everyday Fred. Yet, with inspiration, like Burt and you, I get up and gaze once again.

[eileenann39]

I8ve watched this umpteen times. Elmer Gantry will always remain one of my favourite films. I also loved him in The Rainmaker!!

[tomloft2000]

Lancaster starred in "A Child Is Waiting",a favorite of mine but fairly hard to find,in which he plays the head of a school for the mentally disabled.

[UbiDuboi]

watch 'The Train'

trust me

[RichieVar]

Born in 88 I never got the chance to see him in the big films but my favorite film, Field of Dreams, I saw him as "Moonlight Grahmn". In the 10-15 minutes he was in that film, he was unbelieveable.

[Ganymed64]

Burt was a wonderful actor! He was so versatile and he was always looking for new challenges. It would have been easy for him to do tough guy roles and swashbucklers but he was never content with the easy way.

[SugarKowalczyk88]

An amazing actor! Too bad I was born too late and missed the days when there were still talented actors in Hollywood.

[wrcoe]

Thank you. Magnificent.

[Pacabelle]

I love it when he acts in cultured dramas, directed by European directors such as Malle or Visconti! Why he always had to play tough guy characters in his early career???

[Ganymed64]

He was typecast in his early career but managed to break away from his tough guy image.

[UbiDuboi]

i love that movie: The Train

wanna see all of

Burt? watch The Train

[haasxaar]

One of the greats. I don't think people like Pitt or Cruise can hold a candle anywhere near someone of his calibre.

[christs78]

AMEN to that !

[TheCreepingUnknown]

One of the greatest actors of all time, one of those few actors that could take any role and make it great.

[guroeskrima]

Burt Lancaster in THE PROFESSIONALS with

Lee Marvin. Nowadays the pretty boy actors

are no one compared to these actors from

60s-70s era. The first Lancaster film I saw

as a kid was VERA CRUZ, then THE TRAIN, etc.

ELMER GANTRY is my favorite for his acting.

[prenduzal]

Thoroughly comfortable in his own skin, and it showed. And a thoroughly decent human being right up until the end.

[Re1416]

I saw Birdman of Alcatraz today and fell in love with the story cause I can relate to it.. awesome picture.

[TonyLearner]

Wow ... to hear John Frankenheimer tell of the great Burt Landcaster ... sheer viewing and listening pleasure to say the least! This was a movie unto itself. Loved it!

[beriflor]

lancaster is the finest actor of all time, he was the star in nearly 20 classics, from sweet smell of success to trapeze to rose tatoo to come back little sheba to gunfight at the ok corral to elmer gantry to from here to eternity to the rainman to brute force to the killers to the swimmer, to all my sons

[padleynj]

A true towering figure! A master of himself..

[mickeyh1961]

without doubt the best all round actor ever to come on the giant screen, Burt had it every way, Looks Ability & what an athlete. Great he became an actor otherwise what would the world of film have been without him.?

[asbury26]

what an actor! i love his movies!

[kingofkards91]

The real Robert Stroud you see on the movie Birdman of Alcatraz is quite different from the real Robert Stroud. At a paroll hearing he said "I want out now, I've got a lot of people to kill and not alot of time do do it in. My Grandma knows someone who was one of his gaurds at Leavenworth, he was a very rude evil man.

[kull20]

i second that, love him.

[CK1223]

the greatest

[sweeney3269]

Yes, he sure was. And he made some daring film choices too. A great artist.