Jack Palance
Known for Acting · 163 credits
- Born
- 1919-02-18
- Died
- 2006-11-10
- Place of birth
- Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Walter Jack Palance · Walter Palance · Jack Brazzo · Джек Пеланс · Джек Паланс · Володимир Палагнюк
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (31)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Jack Palance
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Dan Morgan
Run for Your Life
1965
as Julian Hays
Studio One
1948
as Arky
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Louis Strago
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Kaleel
Lights Out
1949
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Playhouse 90
1956
as Self - Host / Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1982
as Host
Night Visions
2001
as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
Bronk
1975
as Lt. Alex Bronkov
Suspense
1949
as Tom Walker / Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as John / Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Convoy
1965
Living with the Dead
2002
as Allan Van Praagh
Movies (132)
Batman
1989
as Grissom
Tango & Cash
1989
as Yves Perret
City Slickers
1991
as Curly Washburn
The Swan Princess
1994
as Lord Rothbart (voice)
Contempt
1963
as Jeremy Prokosch
Young Guns
1988
as L. G. Murphy
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
as Antonin
The Professionals
1966
as Jesus Raza
Shane
1953
as Jack Wilson
Treasure Island
1999
as Long John Silver
Austerlitz
1960
as Gen. Weirother
Gor
1987
as Xenos
Barabbas
1961
as Torvald
Safari Express
1976
as van Daalen
Warriors Five
1962
as Jack
Chato's Land
1972
as Quincey Whitmore
Unknown Powers
1978
as Himself - Host
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
Rulers of the City
1976
as Scarface' Manzari
Bagdad Cafe
1987
as Rudi Cox
Dracula
1974
as Dracula
Night Train to Milan
1962
as Herr Bauer / Schneider
Compañeros
1970
as John
Cops & Robbersons
1994
as Jake Stone
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Simon The Magician
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
The Great Adventure
1975
as William Bates
God's Gun
1976
as Sam Clayton
Paparazzi
1964
as Self
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959
as Eric Koertner
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cyborg 2
1993
as Mercy
The Big Knife
1955
as Charles Castle
The Mercenary
1968
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
Arrowhead
1953
as Toriano
Imagine
1972
as Self
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968
as Douglas
Black Cobra
1976
as Judas Carmichael
Oklahoma Crude
1973
as Hellman
Living with the Dead
2002
as Allan Van Praagh
When It Was a Game 2
1992
as Passage Narrator (voice)
The Last Judgment
1961
as Matteoni
Sudden Fear
1952
as Lester Blaine
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Louis Strago
It Can Be Done Amigo
1972
as Sonny Bronston
The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976
as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Attack
1956
as Joe Costa
The Desperados
1969
as Parson Josiah Galt
The McMasters
1970
as Kolby
Once a Thief
1965
as Walter Pedak
Legends of the West
1992
as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
as Self
Alone in the Dark
1982
as Frank Hawkes
Without Warning
1980
as Joe Taylor
The Horsemen
1971
as Tursen
Hawk the Slayer
1980
as Voltan
Monte Walsh
1970
as Chet Rollins
The Shape of Things to Come
1979
as Omus
Psychic Confession
1982
as Narrator
Sign of the Pagan
1954
as Attila
Back When We Were Grownups
2004
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Pigeon Lane
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Duke Page
Madigan's Millions
1968
as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
Torture Garden
1967
as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Buffalo Girls
1995
as Bartle Bone
Welcome to Blood City
1977
as Frendlander
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Blackie
Battle of the Commandos
1969
as Charley MacPherson
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Will Smith
The Bardot mystery
2012
Keep the Change
1992
as Overstreet
I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997
as Bob Greiser
Solar Crisis
1992
as Travis
Prancer Returns
2001
Cocaine Cowboys
1979
as Raphael
Africa Express
1975
as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
The Sensuous Nurse
1975
as Mr. Kitch
Evil Stalks This House
1981
as Stokes
The Omen Legacy
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Monster Mania
1997
as Host
Craze
1974
as Neal Mottram
Kiss of Fire
1955
as El Tigre
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Portrait of a Hitman
1979
as Jim Buck
Che!
1969
as Fidel Castro
The Barbarians
1960
as Revak
The Four Deuces
1975
as Vic Morono, the Boss
Rickles
1975
Second Chance
1953
as Cappy Gordon
The One Man Jury
1978
as Lieutenant Wade
Vem Var Dracula
1996
as Self
Man in the Attic
1953
as Slade
The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975
as Devil Anse Hatfield
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998
as Beelzebub
Father Jackleg
1972
as Buck Santini
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
as John Witting
The Mongols
1961
as Ogataï
Outlaw of Gor
1988
as Xeno
The Godchild
1974
as Rourke
Angels' Brigade
1979
as Mike Farrell
A Bullet for Rommel
1969
as Major John Heston
The Lonely Man
1957
as Jacob Wade
The Man Inside
1958
as Milo March
Sword of the Conqueror
1961
as Alboino
The Helm of Destiny
1982
as Narration
The Death of Manolete
1957
as Manolete
House of Numbers
1957
as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as Jabberwock
Blood and Bullets
1976
as Duke
Flight to Tangier
1953
as Gil Walker
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999
as (archive footage)
The Last Tycoon
1957
as Monroe Stahr
Beyond All Limits
1959
as Jim Gatsby
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991
as Opening Narration (voice)
Brothers Blue
1973
as Hillman
About 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… With 163 credits spanning from 1944 to 2012, Jack Palance has appeared in 132 films and 31 TV shows.
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- Batman (1989) — as Grissom
- Tango & Cash (1989) — as Yves Perret
- City Slickers (1991) — as Curly Washburn
- The Swan Princess (1994) — as Lord Rothbart (voice)
- Contempt (1963) — as Jeremy Prokosch
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