Jack Palance
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 18, 1919
- Died
- November 10, 2006 (aged 87)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
New Line: Independent Legacies
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Bardot mystery
Movie
Back When We Were Grownups
Movie · as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Living with the Dead
Movie · as Allan Van Praagh
Living with the Dead
TV · as Allan Van Praagh · 2 eps
Prancer Returns
Movie
The Omen Legacy
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Night Visions
TV · as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest") · 1 ep
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Movie · as John Witting
Treasure Island
Movie · as Long John Silver
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Movie · as (archive footage)
Ebenezer
Movie · as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Movie · as Beelzebub
Monster Mania
Movie · as Host
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Movie · as Bob Greiser
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Movie · as Self
Buffalo Girls
Movie · as Bartle Bone
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Movie · as Duke Page
The Swan Princess
Movie · as Lord Rothbart (voice)
Cops & Robbersons
Movie · as Jake Stone
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Movie · as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
The World of Hammer
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Cyborg 2
Movie · as Mercy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Solar Crisis
Movie · as Travis
Legends of the West
Movie · as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
Keep the Change
Movie · as Overstreet
When It Was a Game 2
Movie · as Passage Narrator (voice)
City Slickers
Movie · as Curly Washburn
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
Movie · as Opening Narration (voice)
Batman
Movie · as Grissom
Tango & Cash
Movie · as Yves Perret
Outlaw of Gor
Movie · as Xeno
Young Guns
Movie · as L. G. Murphy
Imagine: John Lennon
Movie · as Self
Bagdad Cafe
Movie · as Rudi Cox
Gor
Movie · as Xenos
Night of 100 Stars II
Movie · as Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Movie · as (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Helm of Destiny
Movie · as Narration
Psychic Confession
Movie · as Narrator
Alone in the Dark
Movie · as Frank Hawkes
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
TV · as Host · 22 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Evil Stalks This House
Movie · as Stokes
Hawk the Slayer
Movie · as Voltan
Without Warning
Movie · as Joe Taylor
The Ivory Ape
Movie · as Marc Kazarian
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Movie · as Whitey Robinson
Angels' Brigade
Movie · as Mike Farrell
The Shape of Things to Come
Movie · as Omus
Portrait of a Hitman
Movie · as Jim Buck
Cocaine Cowboys
Movie · as Raphael
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Movie · as Will Smith
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
Movie · as Kaleel
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
TV · as Kaleel · 2 eps
The One Man Jury
Movie · as Lieutenant Wade
Unknown Powers
Movie · as Himself - Host
The Unknown Force
Movie · as Self - Host
Welcome to Blood City
Movie · as Frendlander
National Geographic: The Volga
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Movie
Black Cobra
Movie · as Judas Carmichael
The Cop in Blue Jeans
Movie · as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Rulers of the City
Movie · as Scarface' Manzari
God's Gun
Movie · as Sam Clayton
Safari Express
Movie · as van Daalen
Blood and Bullets
Movie · as Duke
The Sensuous Nurse
Movie · as Mr. Kitch
The Four Deuces
Movie · as Vic Morono, the Boss
Africa Express
Movie · as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
The Great Adventure
Movie · as William Bates
The Hatfields and the McCoys
Movie · as Devil Anse Hatfield
Rickles
Movie
Bronk
TV · as Lt. Alex Bronkov · 25 eps
Dracula
Movie · as Dracula
Craze
Movie · as Neal Mottram
The Godchild
Movie · as Rourke
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Oklahoma Crude
Movie · as Hellman
Brothers Blue
Movie · as Hillman
Chato's Land
Movie · as Quincey Whitmore
It Can Be Done Amigo
Movie · as Sonny Bronston
Father Jackleg
Movie · as Buck Santini
Imagine
Movie · as Self
The Horsemen
Movie · as Tursen
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
TV · 1 ep
Compañeros
Movie · as John
Monte Walsh
Movie · as Chet Rollins
The McMasters
Movie · as Kolby
Che!
Movie · as Fidel Castro
The Desperados
Movie · as Parson Josiah Galt
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Movie · as Antonin
Battle of the Commandos
Movie · as Charley MacPherson
A Bullet for Rommel
Movie · as Major John Heston
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · as Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde
The Mercenary
Movie · as Ricciolo ("Curly")
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
Movie · as Douglas
Madigan's Millions
Movie · as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
Torture Garden
Movie · as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Kill a Dragon
Movie · as Rick Masters
The Spy in the Green Hat
Movie · as Louis Strago
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Movie · as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
The Carol Burnett Show
TV · as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 ep
The Professionals
Movie · as Jesus Raza
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Movie · as Jabberwock
Once a Thief
Movie · as Walter Pedak
Run for Your Life
TV · as Julian Hays · 1 ep
Convoy
TV · as Harvey Bell · 1 ep
Paparazzi
Movie · as Self
Bardot et Godard
Movie · as Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Louis Strago · 2 eps
Contempt
Movie · as Jeremy Prokosch
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV · 30 eps
Warriors Five
Movie · as Jack
Night Train to Milan
Movie · as Herr Bauer / Schneider
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Barabbas
Movie · as Torvald
The Last Judgment
Movie · as Matteoni
The Mongols
Movie · as Ogataï
Sword of the Conqueror
Movie · as Alboino
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self - Co-Host · 1 ep
Austerlitz
Movie · as Gen. Weirother
The Barbarians
Movie · as Revak
Ten Seconds to Hell
Movie · as Eric Koertner
Beyond All Limits
Movie · as Jim Gatsby
The Man Inside
Movie · as Milo March
The Lonely Man
Movie · as Jacob Wade
House of Numbers
Movie · as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
The Death of Manolete
Movie · as Manolete
The Last Tycoon
Movie · as Monroe Stahr
Attack
Movie · as Joe Costa
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Movie · as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Playhouse 90
TV · as Self - Host, Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock · 1 ep
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Dan Morgan · 1 ep
The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
I Died a Thousand Times
Movie · as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
The Big Knife
Movie · as Charles Castle
Kiss of Fire
Movie · as El Tigre
The Silver Chalice
Movie · as Simon The Magician
Sign of the Pagan
Movie · as Attila
Shane
Movie · as Jack Wilson
Second Chance
Movie · as Cappy Gordon
Man in the Attic
Movie · as Slade
Arrowhead
Movie · as Toriano
Flight to Tangier
Movie · as Gil Walker
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Sudden Fear
Movie · as Lester Blaine
Halls of Montezuma
Movie · as Pigeon Lane
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as John, Paul 'Poppy' Davitch · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as Jack Palance · 1 ep
Panic in the Streets
Movie · as Blackie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Suspense
TV · as Tom Walker, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro · 1 ep
Lights Out
TV · 1 ep
Studio One
TV · as Arky · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep