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Jack Palance

Acting 87 (deceased) years old Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA ★ 1.8
Born: February 18, 1919
Died: November 10, 2006

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.

Filmography

Acting Credits (167)

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

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