Bill Lancaster

    Known For

    Writing

    Day of Death

    January 4, 1997 (27 years old)

    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

    • The Thing

      The Thing

      1982

    • The Bad News Bears

      The Bad News Bears

      1976

    • Bad News Bears

      Bad News Bears

      2005

    • The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

      The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

      1977

    • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

      The Bad News Bears Go to Japan

      1978

    • Guys' Night in The Thing

      Guys' Night in The Thing

      2025