Jack Palance
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
Jeremy Prokosch
Le Mépris
Grissom
Batman
Curly Washburn
City Slickers
Travis
Solar Crisis
Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Jack Wilson
Shane
Rudi Cox
Out of Rosenheim
Self
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Mr. Kitch
L'infermiera
Cappy Gordon
Second Chance
Duke Page
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Xeno
Outlaw of Gor
Jesus Raza
The Professionals
Lord Rothbart (voice)
The Swan Princess
Mike Farrell
Angels' Brigade
Torvald
Barabbas
L. G. Murphy
Young Guns
Eric Koertner
Ten Seconds to Hell
Blackie
Panic in the Streets
Joe Costa
Attack
Jake Stone
Cops & Robbersons
Voltan
Hawk the Slayer
Yves Perret
Tango & Cash
Quincey Whitmore
Chato's Land
Ebenezer Scrooge
Ebenezer
Host
Monster Mania
Slade
Man in the Attic
Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Torture Garden
Roy Earle / Roy Collins
I Died a Thousand Times
Omus
The Shape of Things to Come
Walter Pedak
Once a Thief
Judas Carmichael
Eva nera
Jacob Wade
The Lonely Man
John
Vamos a matar, compañeros
Toriano
Arrowhead
Fidel Castro
Che!
Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Squadra antiscippo
Joe Taylor
Without Warning
Mercy
Cyborg 2
Pigeon Lane
Halls of Montezuma
Sonny Bronson
Si può fare… amigo
Simon The Magician
The Silver Chalice
Scarface' Manzari
I padroni della città
Gen. Weirother
Austerlitz
Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
House of Numbers
Charles Castle
The Big Knife
Ricciolo ("Curly")
Il mercenario
Tursen
The Horsemen
Chet Rollins
Monte Walsh
Lester Blaine
Sudden Fear
Bob Greiser
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Prancer Returns
Jim Buck
Portrait of a Hitman
Rick Masters
Kill a Dragon
Narration
The Helm of Destiny
Vic Morono, the Boss
The Four Deuces
Self - Host
The Unknown Force
Allan Van Praagh
Living with the Dead
Matteoni
Il giudizio universale
John Witting
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Beelzebub
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Dracula
Dracula
Kolby
The McMasters
Xenos
Gor
Sam Clayton
Diamante Lobo
Buck Santini
Tedeum
Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
Africa Express
Frendlander
Welcome to Blood City
Parson Josiah Galt
The Desperados
Neal Mottram
Craze
Bartle Bone
Buffalo Girls
Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Back When We Were Grownups
Douglas
Las Vegas: 500 millones
William Bates
Il richiamo del lupo
Long John Silver
Treasure Island
Stokes
Evil Stalks This House
Louis Strago
The Spy in the Green Hat
van Daalen
Safari Express
Hellman
Oklahoma Crude
Milo March
The Man Inside
El Tigre
Kiss of Fire
Gil Walker
Flight to Tangier
Lieutenant Wade
The One Man Jury
Attila
Sign of the Pagan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Ogataï
I mongoli
Revak
The Barbarians
Duke
Sangue di sbirro
Jabberwock
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Devil Anse Hatfield
The Hatfields and the McCoys
Rourke
The Godchild
Narrator (voice)
The Omen Legacy
Antonin
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Manolete
The Death of Manolete
Alboino
Rosmunda e Alboino
Charley MacPherson
La legione dei dannati
Raphael
Cocaine Cowboys
Self
Vem Var Dracula
Narrator (voice)
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
Marc Kazarian
The Ivory Ape
Jack
La guerra continua
Self (archive footage)
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Monroe Stahr
The Last Tycoon
Whitey Robinson
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
Major John Heston
Hora cero: Operación Rommel
Narrator (voice)
National Geographic: The Volga
Hillman
Blu Gang e vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati
Self
Paparazzi
Herr Bauer / Schneider
Il Criminale
Himself - Host
Unknown Powers
Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
Cinéastes de notre temps : Le Dinosaure et le Bébé, dialogue en huit parties entre Fritz Lang et Jean-Luc Godard
Self
Imagine
Will Smith
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Self
Le Parti des choses : Bardot et Godard
Jim Gatsby
Flor de mayo
Narrator
Psychic Confession
(archive footage)
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Frank Hawkes
Alone in the Dark
Rickles
Host
Legends of the West
Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Overstreet
Keep the Change
Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi
Passage Narrator (voice)
When It Was a Game 2
Opening Narration (voice)
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
Kaleel
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
Imagine: John Lennon
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
129
Gender
Male
Birthday
1919-02-18
Place of Birth
Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Walter Jack Palance