Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor. Known for playing tough guys and villains, he was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, receiving nominations for his roles in Sudden Fear (1952) and Shane (1953) and winning almost 40 years later for his role in City Slickers (1991).

Born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, Palance served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He went on to briefly attend Stanford University before pursuing a career in the theatre. He made his film acting debut in Panic in the Streets (1950). Following his roles in Sudden Fear and Shane, Palance starred as Count Dracula in the 1974 television film Bram Stoker's Dracula, and played crime lord Yves Perret in Tango & Cash (1989). He also served as the host of the ABC television series Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982–1986). In 2006, Palance died of natural causes at the home of his daughter Holly in Montecito, California.

Acting

2004

2002

2002

Living with the Dead
Tv

Allan Van Praagh

2001

The Omen Legacy
Movie

Narrator (voice)

2001

Night Visions
Tv

Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")

1999

Treasure Island
Movie

Long John Silver

1998

Ebenezer
Movie

Ebenezer Scrooge

1995

1994

The Swan Princess
Movie

Lord Rothbart (voice)

1994

1994

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Movie

Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")

1993

1992

Legends of the West
Movie

Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean

1992

When It Was a Game 2
Movie

Passage Narrator (voice)

1992

1991

City Slickers
Movie

Curly Washburn

1989

1989

1988

Young Guns
Movie

L. G. Murphy

1987

1987

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982

1980

1979

1978

The One Man Jury
Movie

Lieutenant Wade

1976

Rulers of the City
Movie

Scarface' Manzari

1976

Black Cobra
Movie

Judas Carmichael

1976

The Cop in Blue Jeans
Movie

Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo

1976

God's Gun
Movie

Sam Clayton

1976

1975

The Four Deuces
Movie

Vic Morono, the Boss

1975

1974

1974

1974

Craze
Movie

Neal Mottram

1972

1972

Chato's Land
Movie

Quincey Whitmore

1972

1970

Monte Walsh
Movie

Chet Rollins

1969

1969

Che!
Movie

Fidel Castro

1969

A Bullet for Rommel
Movie

Major John Heston

1969

The Desperados
Movie

Parson Josiah Galt

1968

The Mercenary
Movie

Ricciolo ("Curly")

1968

Madigan's Millions
Movie

Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)

1967

Kill a Dragon
Movie

Rick Masters

1967

Torture Garden
Movie

Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

1967

The Carol Burnett Show
Tv

Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967

The Dinosaur and the Baby
Movie

Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)

1965

Once a Thief
Movie

Walter Pedak

1963

Contempt
Movie

Jeremy Prokosch

1962

Night Train to Milan
Movie

Herr Bauer / Schneider

1961

1961

1959

1958

1957

House of Numbers
Movie

Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow

1957

1956

Requiem for a Heavyweight
Movie

Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock

1956

Playhouse 90
Tv

Self - Host

1956

Playhouse 90
Tv

Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock

1956

Attack
Movie

Joe Costa

1955

I Died a Thousand Times
Movie

Roy Earle / Roy Collins

1955

The Big Knife
Movie

Charles Castle

1955

1954

The Silver Chalice
Movie

Simon The Magician

1953

1953

Second Chance
Movie

Cappy Gordon

1953

Shane
Movie

Jack Wilson

1953

1952

Sudden Fear
Movie

Lester Blaine

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tv

Paul 'Poppy' Davitch

1948

1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Tv

Self - Nominee

Production

1992

Legends of the West
Movie

Executive Producer

Directing

Infos

Full Name
Jack Palance
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
2/18/1919
Date of Death
11/10/2006
Also Known As

Walter Jack Palance

Walter Palance

Jack Brazzo

Volodymyr Palahniuk

Джек Пеланс

Джек Паланс

Володимир Палагнюк

Джек Пэланс

Джак Паланс

Џек Паланс

Τζακ Πάλανς

Wolodymyr Iwanowitsch Palagnjuk

جک پالانس