Jack Palance
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Jack Palance
Filmography
Acting (132)
10.0
2004
Back When We Were Grownupsas Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
4.8
2002
Living with the Deadas Allan Van Praagh
5.5
2001
5.5
2001
The Omen Legacyas Narrator (voice)
7.0
1999
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's Endas John Witting
7.5
1999
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experienceas (archive footage)
6.6
1999
Treasure Islandas Long John Silver
5.3
1998
Ebenezeras Ebenezer Scrooge
3.8
1998
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Poloas Beelzebub
7.2
1997
I'll Be Home For Christmasas Bob Greiser
6.8
1997
Monster Maniaas Host
9.7
1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Staras Self (archive footage)
7.5
1995
7.5
1995
Buffalo Girlsas Bartle Bone
6.5
1994
The Swan Princessas Lord Rothbart (voice)
6.6
1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Goldas Duke Page
5.3
1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classicsas Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
6.8
1994
Cops & Robbersonsas Jake Stone
5.2
1993
Cyborg 2as Mercy
4.3
1992
Legends of the Westas Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
1992
Solar Crisisas Travis
4.4
1992
When It Was a Game 2as Passage Narrator (voice)
9.0
1992
Keep the Changeas Overstreet
7.0
1991
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hunganas Opening Narration (voice)
2.0
1991
City Slickersas Curly Washburn
6.5
1989
Tango & Cashas Yves Perret
6.5
1989
Batmanas Grissom
7.2
1988
Outlaw of Goras Xeno
2.9
1988
Imagine: John Lennonas Self
7.0
1988
Young Gunsas L. G. Murphy
6.7
1987
Bagdad Cafeas Rudi Cox
7.2
1987
Goras Xenos
3.8
1985
Night of 100 Stars IIas Self
6.8
1985
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journeyas (archive footage)
5.8
1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
1982
Alone in the Darkas Frank Hawkes
5.8
1982
The Helm of Destinyas Narration
1982
Psychic Confessionas Narrator
1981
Evil Stalks This Houseas Stokes
5.7
1980
Without Warningas Joe Taylor
5.2
1980
Hawk the Slayeras Voltan
4.8
1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Storyas Whitey Robinson
1980
The Ivory Apeas Marc Kazarian
5.3
1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gangas Will Smith
3.9
1979
Cocaine Cowboysas Raphael
4.0
1979
Portrait of a Hitmanas Jim Buck
5.2
1979
The Shape of Things to Comeas Omus
4.1
1979
Angels' Brigadeas Mike Farrell
3.1
1978
The One Man Juryas Lieutenant Wade
5.4
1978
Unknown Powersas Himself - Host
6.2
1977
National Geographic: The Volgaas Narrator (voice)
1977
Welcome to Blood Cityas Frendlander
5.4
1977
The Unknown Forceas Self - Host
1976
Blood and Bulletsas Duke
4.3
1976
Rulers of the Cityas Scarface' Manzari
6.4
1976
Black Cobraas Judas Carmichael
4.3
1976
The Cop in Blue Jeansas Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
6.2
1976
God's Gunas Sam Clayton
5.0
1976
Safari Expressas van Daalen
5.1
1975
The Sensuous Nurseas Mr. Kitch
5.1
1975
1975
Africa Expressas Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
4.7
1975
The Four Deucesas Vic Morono, the Boss
5.0
1975
The Great Adventureas William Bates
4.1
1975
The Hatfields and the McCoysas Devil Anse Hatfield
9.0
1974
The Godchildas Rourke
6.0
1974
Draculaas Dracula
6.3
1974
Crazeas Neal Mottram
5.1
1973
Oklahoma Crudeas Hellman
6.1
1973
Brothers Blueas Hillman
6.6
1972
Imagineas Self
7.1
1972
Father Jacklegas Buck Santini
5.5
1972
Chato's Landas Quincey Whitmore
6.5
1972
It Can Be Done Amigoas Sonny Bronston
5.8
1971
The Horsemenas Tursen
6.3
1970
Compañerosas John
6.5
1970
Monte Walshas Chet Rollins
6.3
1970
The McMastersas Kolby
4.6
1969
Battle of the Commandosas Charley MacPherson
5.9
1969
Che!as Fidel Castro
4.8
1969
Marquis de Sade: Justineas Antonin
5.0
1969
A Bullet for Rommelas Major John Heston
6.0
1969
The Desperadosas Parson Josiah Galt
4.2
1968
The Mercenaryas Ricciolo ("Curly")
6.9
1968
Madigan's Millionsas Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
4.0
1968
They Came to Rob Las Vegasas Douglas
5.9
1968
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde
6.7
1967
Kill a Dragonas Rick Masters
4.0
1967
Torture Gardenas Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
6.2
1967
The Dinosaur and the Babyas Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
6.2
1967
The Spy in the Green Hatas Louis Strago
6.6
1967
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Mooreas Narrator (voice)
1966
Alice Through the Looking Glassas Jabberwock
6.2
1966
The Professionalsas Jesus Raza
7.1
1965
Once a Thiefas Walter Pedak
6.5
1964
Paparazzias Self
6.5
1964
Bardot et Godardas Self
6.4
1963
Contemptas Jeremy Prokosch
7.0
1962
Warriors Fiveas Jack
6.5
1962
Night Train to Milanas Herr Bauer / Schneider
6.6
1961
Barabbasas Torvald
6.9
1961
The Last Judgmentas Matteoni
6.4
1961
The Mongolsas Ogataï
5.2
1961
Sword of the Conqueroras Alboino
6.1
1960
The Barbariansas Revak
5.3
1960
Austerlitzas Gen. Weirother
6.6
1959
Beyond All Limitsas Jim Gatsby
4.9
1959
Ten Seconds to Hellas Eric Koertner
6.2
1958
The Man Insideas Milo March
6.1
1957
House of Numbersas Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
5.7
1957
The Death of Manoleteas Manolete
6.0
1957
The Lonely Manas Jacob Wade
6.1
1957
The Last Tycoonas Monroe Stahr
1956
Requiem for a Heavyweightas Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
8.0
1956
Attackas Joe Costa
6.8
1955
I Died a Thousand Timesas Roy Earle / Roy Collins
6.2
1955
The Big Knifeas Charles Castle
6.0
1955
Kiss of Fireas El Tigre
5.5
1954
The Silver Chaliceas Simon The Magician
4.4
1954
Sign of the Paganas Attila
6.0
1953
Man in the Atticas Slade
5.4
1953
Flight to Tangieras Gil Walker
6.2
1953
Arrowheadas Toriano
6.1
1953
Second Chanceas Cappy Gordon
6.0
1953
Shaneas Jack Wilson
7.3
1952
Sudden Fearas Lester Blaine
7.2
1951
Halls of Montezumaas Pigeon Lane
5.9
1950
Panic in the Streetsas Blackie
6.9
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New Line: Independent Legaciesas Self (archive footage)
Production & Directing (1)
1992
Legends of the WestExecutive Producer