Atlantic City stars an actor.
Albert Samuel Waxman , ( March 2 , 1935 -- January 18 , 2001 ) was a Canadian actor and director of over 1000 productions on radio , television , film , and stage . Atlantic City (1980 film) . It stars Burt Lancaster , Susan Sarandon , Kate Reid , Robert Joy , Hollis McLaren , Michel Piccoli , and Al Waxman . Burton Stephen `` Burt '' Lancaster ( November 2 , 1913 -- October 20 , 1994 ) was an American film actor . Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli ( born 27 December 1925 ) is a French actor and filmmaker of Ticino descent . Robert Joy ( born August 17 , 1951 ) is a Canadian actor .