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).
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Back When We Were Grownups
Character:Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Release Date:21/11/2004
Living with the Dead
Character:Allan Van Praagh
Release Date:28/04/2002
Prancer Returns
Character:
Release Date:20/11/2001
The Omen Legacy
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:30/10/2001
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Character:John Witting
Release Date:20/11/1999
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:23/09/1999
Treasure Island
Character:Long John Silver
Release Date:01/01/1999
Ebenezer
Character:Ebenezer Scrooge
Release Date:13/10/1998
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Character:Beelzebub
Release Date:01/01/1998
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Character:Bob Greiser
Release Date:23/12/1997
Monster Mania
Character:Host
Release Date:01/01/1997
Vem Var Dracula
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/1996
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/1995
Buffalo Girls
Character:Bartle Bone
Release Date:30/04/1995
The Swan Princess
Character:Lord Rothbart (voice)
Release Date:18/11/1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Character:Duke Page
Release Date:10/06/1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Character:Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
Release Date:19/05/1994
Cops & Robbersons
Character:Jake Stone
Release Date:15/04/1994
Cyborg 2
Character:Mercy
Release Date:24/11/1993
Legends of the West
Character:Host
Release Date:08/09/1992
Solar Crisis
Character:Travis
Release Date:06/08/1992
When It Was a Game 2
Character:Passage Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/07/1992
Keep the Change
Character:Overstreet
Release Date:09/06/1992
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
Character:Opening Narration (voice)
Release Date:08/08/1991
City Slickers
Character:Curly Washburn
Release Date:07/06/1991
Tango & Cash
Character:Yves Perret
Release Date:22/12/1989
Batman
Character:Grissom
Release Date:21/06/1989
Outlaw of Gor
Character:Xeno
Release Date:01/12/1988
Imagine: John Lennon
Character:Self
Release Date:30/09/1988
Young Guns
Character:L. G. Murphy
Release Date:12/08/1988
Bagdad Cafe
Character:Rudi Cox
Release Date:12/11/1987
Gor
Character:Xenos
Release Date:08/05/1987
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:25/02/1983
Alone in the Dark
Character:Frank Hawkes
Release Date:12/11/1982
The Helm of Destiny
Character:Narration
Release Date:01/01/1982
Psychic Confession
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/1982
Evil Stalks This House
Character:Stokes
Release Date:12/07/1981
Without Warning
Character:Joe Taylor
Release Date:26/09/1980
Hawk the Slayer
Character:Voltan
Release Date:27/08/1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Character:Whitey Robinson
Release Date:25/05/1980
The Ivory Ape
Character:Marc Kazarian
Release Date:15/04/1980
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Character:Will Smith
Release Date:20/11/1979
Cocaine Cowboys
Character:Raphael
Release Date:05/10/1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
Character:Kaleel
Release Date:27/09/1979
Portrait of a Hitman
Character:Jim Buck
Release Date:11/05/1979
The Shape of Things to Come
Character:Omus
Release Date:04/05/1979
Angels' Brigade
Character:Mike Farrell
Release Date:01/02/1979
The One Man Jury
Character:Lieutenant Wade
Release Date:29/09/1978
Unknown Powers
Character:Himself - Host
Release Date:01/01/1978
Welcome to Blood City
Character:Frendlander
Release Date:23/08/1977
National Geographic: The Volga
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:08/03/1977
The Unknown Force
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:01/01/1977
Blood and Bullets
Character:Duke
Release Date:11/12/1976
Rulers of the City
Character:Scarface' Manzari
Release Date:03/12/1976
Black Cobra
Character:Judas Carmichael
Release Date:04/08/1976
The Cop in Blue Jeans
Character:Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Release Date:11/03/1976
God's Gun
Character:Sam Clayton
Release Date:01/02/1976
Safari Express
Character:van Daalen
Release Date:05/01/1976
The Sensuous Nurse
Character:Mr. Kitch
Release Date:19/12/1975
Rickles
Character:
Release Date:19/11/1975
Africa Express
Character:Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
Release Date:02/11/1975
The Four Deuces
Character:Vic Morono, the Boss
Release Date:03/07/1975
The Great Adventure
Character:William Bates
Release Date:13/03/1975
The Hatfields and the McCoys
Character:Devil Anse Hatfield
Release Date:15/01/1975
The Godchild
Character:Rourke
Release Date:26/11/1974
Dracula
Character:Dracula
Release Date:13/06/1974
Craze
Character:Neal Mottram
Release Date:16/05/1974
Oklahoma Crude
Character:Hellman
Release Date:03/07/1973
Brothers Blue
Character:Hillman
Release Date:10/05/1973
Imagine
Character:Self
Release Date:23/12/1972
Father Jackleg
Character:Buck Santini
Release Date:05/12/1972
Chato's Land
Character:Quincey Whitmore
Release Date:25/05/1972
It Can Be Done Amigo
Character:Sonny Bronson
Release Date:31/03/1972
The Horsemen
Character:Tursen
Release Date:16/08/1971
Compañeros
Character:John
Release Date:18/12/1970
Monte Walsh
Character:Chet Rollins
Release Date:26/09/1970
The McMasters
Character:Kolby
Release Date:23/04/1970
Battle of the Commandos
Character:Charley MacPherson
Release Date:12/08/1969
Che!
Character:Fidel Castro
Release Date:27/06/1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Character:Antonin
Release Date:03/04/1969
A Bullet for Rommel
Character:Major John Heston
Release Date:07/03/1969
The Desperados
Character:Parson Josiah Galt
Release Date:28/02/1969
The Mercenary
Character:Ricciolo ("Curly")
Release Date:20/12/1968
Madigan's Millions
Character:Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:30/05/1968
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
Character:Douglas
Release Date:07/02/1968
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Character:Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde
Release Date:07/01/1968
Kill a Dragon
Character:Rick Masters
Release Date:06/12/1967
Torture Garden
Character:Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Release Date:01/11/1967
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Character:Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
Release Date:15/03/1967
The Spy in the Green Hat
Character:Louis Strago
Release Date:03/02/1967
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1967
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Character:Jabberwock
Release Date:06/11/1966
The Professionals
Character:Jesus Raza
Release Date:01/11/1966
Once a Thief
Character:Walter Pedak
Release Date:24/04/1965
Paparazzi
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/1964
Bardot et Godard
Character:Self
Release Date:30/04/1964
Contempt
Character:Jeremy Prokosch
Release Date:29/10/1963
Warriors Five
Character:Jack
Release Date:30/09/1962
Night Train to Milan
Character:Herr Bauer / Schneider
Release Date:06/09/1962
Barabbas
Character:Torvald
Release Date:23/12/1961
The Last Judgment
Character:Matteoni
Release Date:26/10/1961
The Mongols
Character:Ogataï
Release Date:31/08/1961
Sword of the Conqueror
Character:Alboino
Release Date:24/08/1961
The Barbarians
Character:Revak
Release Date:04/10/1960
The Battle of Austerlitz
Character:Gen. Weirother
Release Date:17/06/1960
Beyond All Limits
Character:Jim Gatsby
Release Date:08/07/1959
Ten Seconds to Hell
Character:Eric Koertner
Release Date:23/04/1959
The Man Inside
Character:Milo March
Release Date:07/09/1958
House of Numbers
Character:Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
Release Date:12/09/1957
The Death of Manolete
Character:Manolete
Release Date:12/09/1957
The Lonely Man
Character:Jacob Wade
Release Date:21/06/1957
The Last Tycoon
Character:Monroe Stahr
Release Date:14/03/1957
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Character:Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Release Date:11/10/1956
Attack
Character:Joe Costa
Release Date:19/09/1956
I Died a Thousand Times
Character:Roy Earle / Roy Collins
Release Date:09/11/1955
The Big Knife
Character:Charles Castle
Release Date:25/10/1955
Kiss of Fire
Character:El Tigre
Release Date:23/09/1955
The Silver Chalice
Character:Simon The Magician
Release Date:20/12/1954
Sign of the Pagan
Character:Attila
Release Date:24/11/1954
Man in the Attic
Character:Slade
Release Date:31/12/1953
Flight to Tangier
Character:Gil Walker
Release Date:20/11/1953
Arrowhead
Character:Toriano
Release Date:03/08/1953
Second Chance
Character:Cappy Gordon
Release Date:18/07/1953
Shane
Character:Jack Wilson
Release Date:23/04/1953
Sudden Fear
Character:Lester Blaine
Release Date:07/08/1952
Halls of Montezuma
Character:Pigeon Lane
Release Date:04/01/1951
Panic in the Streets
Character:Blackie
Release Date:27/07/1950
Television Appearances
Night Visions
Character:Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
The World of Hammer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Character:Host
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Character:Kaleel
Bronk
Character:Lt. Alex Bronkov
Dinah!
Character:Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
Character:
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self - Guest / Various Characters
Convoy
Character:
Run for Your Life
Character:Julian Hays
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Louis Strago
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Dan Morgan
Playhouse 90
Character:Self - Host
Playhouse 90
Character:Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Oscars
Character:Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:John
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
The Red Skelton Show
Character:Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Character:Self
What's My Line?
Character:Self - Mystery Guest
Lights Out
Character:
Suspense
Character:Tom Walker
Suspense
Character:Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
Studio One
Character:
Studio One
Character:Arky
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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