Jack Palance
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 18, 1919 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
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
| 2012 | The Bardot mystery | |
| 2004 | Back When We Were GrownupsPaul 'Poppy' Davitch | |
| 2002 | Living with the DeadAllan Van Praagh | |
| 2002 | Living with the DeadAllan Van Praagh | |
| 2001 | Prancer Returns | |
| 2001 | The Omen LegacyNarrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | Night VisionsJake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest") | |
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's EndJohn Witting | |
| 1999 | Treasure IslandLong John Silver | |
| 1999 | Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience(archive footage) | |
| 1998 | EbenezerEbenezer Scrooge | |
| 1998 | The Incredible Adventures of Marco PoloBeelzebub | |
| 1997 | Monster ManiaHost | |
| 1997 | I'll Be Home For ChristmasBob Greiser | |
| 1996 | Vem Var DraculaSelf | |
| 1996 | Joan Crawford: Always the StarSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Rod Serling: Submitted for Your ApprovalSelf | |
| 1995 | Buffalo GirlsBartle Bone | |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's GoldDuke Page | |
| 1994 | The Swan PrincessLord Rothbart (voice) | |
| 1994 | Cops & RobbersonsJake Stone | |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost ClassicsDr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are") | |
| 1994 | The Making of '...And God Spoke'Self (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | The World of HammerSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Cyborg 2Mercy | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | Solar CrisisTravis | |
| 1992 | Legends of the WestHost / Self - Judge Roy Bean | |
| 1992 | Keep the ChangeOverstreet | |
| 1992 | When It Was a Game 2Passage Narrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | City SlickersCurly Washburn | |
| 1991 | Horror of the Hungry Humongous HunganOpening Narration (voice) | |
| 1989 | BatmanGrissom | |
| 1989 | Tango & CashYves Perret | |
| 1988 | Outlaw of GorXeno | |
| 1988 | Young GunsL. G. Murphy | |
| 1988 | Imagine: John LennonSelf | |
| 1987 | Bagdad CafeRudi Cox | |
| 1987 | GorXenos | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IISelf | |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | The Helm of DestinyNarration | |
| 1982 | Psychic ConfessionNarrator | |
| 1982 | Alone in the DarkFrank Hawkes | |
| 1982 | Ripley's Believe It or Not!Host | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David LettermanSelf - Guest | |
| 1981 | Evil Stalks This HouseStokes | |
| 1980 | Hawk the SlayerVoltan | |
| 1980 | Without WarningJoe Taylor | |
| 1980 | The Ivory ApeMarc Kazarian | |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love StoryWhitey Robinson | |
| 1979 | Angels' BrigadeMike Farrell | |
| 1979 | The Shape of Things to ComeOmus | |
| 1979 | Portrait of a HitmanJim Buck | |
| 1979 | Cocaine CowboysRaphael | |
| 1979 | The Last Ride of the Dalton GangWill Smith | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave GirlsKaleel | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyKaleel | |
| 1978 | The One Man JuryLieutenant Wade | |
| 1978 | Unknown PowersHimself - Host | |
| 1977 | The Unknown ForceSelf - Host | |
| 1977 | Welcome to Blood CityFrendlander | |
| 1977 | National Geographic: The VolgaNarrator (voice) | |
| 1976 | Black CobraJudas Carmichael | |
| 1976 | The Cop in Blue JeansNorman Shelley / Richard J. Russo | |
| 1976 | Rulers of the CityScarface' Manzari | |
| 1976 | God's GunSam Clayton | |
| 1976 | Safari Expressvan Daalen | |
| 1976 | Blood and BulletsDuke | |
| 1975 | The Sensuous NurseMr. Kitch | |
| 1975 | The Four DeucesVic Morono, the Boss | |
| 1975 | Africa ExpressRobert Preston / Willaim Hunter | |
| 1975 | The Great AdventureWilliam Bates | |
| 1975 | The Hatfields and the McCoysDevil Anse Hatfield | |
| 1975 | Rickles | |
| 1975 | BronkLt. Alex Bronkov | |
| 1974 | DraculaDracula | |
| 1974 | CrazeNeal Mottram | |
| 1974 | The GodchildRourke | |
| 1974 | Dinah!Self | |
| 1973 | Oklahoma CrudeHellman | |
| 1973 | Brothers BlueHillman | |
| 1972 | Chato's LandQuincey Whitmore | |
| 1972 | It Can Be Done AmigoSonny Bronson | |
| 1972 | Father JacklegBuck Santini | |
| 1972 | ImagineSelf | |
| 1971 | The HorsemenTursen | |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | |
| 1970 | CompañerosJohn | |
| 1970 | Monte WalshChet Rollins | |
| 1970 | The McMastersKolby | |
| 1969 | Che!Fidel Castro | |
| 1969 | The DesperadosParson Josiah Galt | |
| 1969 | Marquis de Sade: JustineAntonin | |
| 1969 | Battle of the CommandosCharley MacPherson | |
| 1969 | A Bullet for RommelMajor John Heston | |
| 1968 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde | |
| 1968 | The MercenaryRicciolo ("Curly") | |
| 1968 | They Came to Rob Las VegasDouglas | |
| 1968 | Madigan's MillionsMatteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Torture GardenRonald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | |
| 1967 | Kill a DragonRick Masters | |
| 1967 | The Spy in the Green HatLouis Strago | |
| 1967 | And Still Champion! The Story of Archie MooreNarrator (voice) | |
| 1967 | The Dinosaur and the BabyJeremy Prokosch (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett ShowSelf - Guest / Various Characters | |
| 1966 | The ProfessionalsJesus Raza | |
| 1966 | Alice Through the Looking GlassJabberwock | |
| 1965 | Once a ThiefWalter Pedak | |
| 1965 | Run for Your LifeJulian Hays | |
| 1965 | Convoy | |
| 1964 | PaparazziSelf | |
| 1964 | Bardot et GodardSelf | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Louis Strago | |
| 1963 | ContemptJeremy Prokosch | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | |
| 1962 | Warriors FiveJack | |
| 1962 | Night Train to MilanHerr Bauer / Schneider | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | |
| 1961 | BarabbasTorvald | |
| 1961 | The Last JudgmentMatteoni | |
| 1961 | The MongolsOgataï | |
| 1961 | Sword of the ConquerorAlboino | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | The Battle of AusterlitzGen. Weirother | |
| 1960 | The BarbariansRevak | |
| 1959 | Ten Seconds to HellEric Koertner | |
| 1959 | Beyond All LimitsJim Gatsby | |
| 1958 | The Man InsideMilo March | |
| 1957 | The Lonely ManJacob Wade | |
| 1957 | House of NumbersArnie Judlow / Bill Judlow | |
| 1957 | The Death of ManoleteManolete | |
| 1957 | The Last TycoonMonroe Stahr | |
| 1956 | AttackJoe Costa | |
| 1956 | Requiem for a HeavyweightHarlan 'Mountain' McClintock | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90Self - Host | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDan Morgan | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand TimesRoy Earle / Roy Collins | |
| 1955 | The Big KnifeCharles Castle | |
| 1955 | Kiss of FireEl Tigre | |
| 1954 | The Silver ChaliceSimon The Magician | |
| 1954 | Sign of the PaganAttila | |
| 1953 | ShaneJack Wilson | |
| 1953 | Second ChanceCappy Gordon | |
| 1953 | Man in the AtticSlade | |
| 1953 | ArrowheadToriano | |
| 1953 | Flight to TangierGil Walker | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1952 | Sudden FearLester Blaine | |
| 1951 | Halls of MontezumaPigeon Lane | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameJohn | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton ShowSelf | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FamePaul 'Poppy' Davitch | |
| 1950 | Panic in the StreetsBlackie | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy HourSelf | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest | |
| 1949 | SuspenseTom Walker | |
| 1949 | Lights Out | |
| 1949 | SuspenseCount Alessandro di Cagliostro | |
| 1948 | Studio One | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1948 | Studio OneArky | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee |
| 1992 | Legends of the WestExecutive Producer |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on EarthDirector |