Burt Lancaster on Meeting The Birdman of Alcatraz | The Dick Cavett Show

(Continued from Part 1 of this interview.) Burt Lancaster chats about working out and meeting the “Birdman of Alcatraz“ Robert Stroud. Date aired - July 21st, 1969 - Burt Lancaster For clip licensing opportunities please visit Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC. His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.