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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Bill Lancaster

Biography:

William Henry Lancaster (November 17, 1947 – January 4, 1997) was an American screenwriter and actor. He was born November 17, 1947, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Burt Lancaster (1913–1994) and Norma Anderson (1917–1988). He contracted polio at an early age, leaving one leg shorter than the other.

Known For

Acting

1998

1974

Moses the Lawgiver as Der junge Moses
The Midnight Man as Arthur King
Moses the Lawgiver as Der junge Moses

Writing

2025

Guys' Night in The Thing as Original Film Writer

2005

Bad News Bears as Screenplay

1982

The Thing as Screenplay

1976

Production