Jack Palance
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 18, 1919
- Died
- Nov 10, 2006 (aged 87)
- Place of birth
- Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 163
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
Filmography
The Bardot mystery
2012Movie
Back When We Were Grownups
2004Movie
Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Living with the Dead
2002Movie
Allan Van Praagh
Living with the Dead
2002TV
Allan Van Praagh
Prancer Returns
2001Movie
The Omen Legacy
2001Movie
Narrator (voice)
Night Visions
2001TV
Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999Movie
John Witting
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999Movie
(archive footage)
Treasure Island
1999Movie
Long John Silver
Ebenezer
1998Movie
Ebenezer Scrooge
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998Movie
Beelzebub
I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997Movie
Bob Greiser
Monster Mania
1997Movie
Host
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996Movie
Self (archive footage)
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995Movie
Self
Buffalo Girls
1995Movie
Bartle Bone
The Swan Princess
1994Movie
Lord Rothbart (voice)
The World of Hammer
1994TV
Self (archive footage)
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994Movie
Duke Page
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994Movie
Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
Cops & Robbersons
1994Movie
Jake Stone
Cyborg 2
1993Movie
Mercy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993TV
Self - Guest
Legends of the West
1992Movie
Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
Solar Crisis
1992Movie
Travis
When It Was a Game 2
1992Movie
Passage Narrator (voice)
Keep the Change
1992Movie
Overstreet
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991Movie
Opening Narration (voice)
City Slickers
1991Movie
Curly Washburn
Tango & Cash
1989Movie
Yves Perret
Batman
1989Movie
Grissom
Outlaw of Gor
1988Movie
Xeno
Imagine: John Lennon
1988Movie
Self
Young Guns
1988Movie
L. G. Murphy
Bagdad Cafe
1987Movie
Rudi Cox
Gor
1987Movie
Xenos
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Movie
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985Movie
(archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alone in the Dark
1982Movie
Frank Hawkes
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1982TV
Host
Late Night with David Letterman
1982TV
Self - Guest
The Helm of Destiny
1982Movie
Narration
Psychic Confession
1982Movie
Narrator
Evil Stalks This House
1981Movie
Stokes
Without Warning
1980Movie
Joe Taylor
Hawk the Slayer
1980Movie
Voltan
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980Movie
Whitey Robinson
The Ivory Ape
1980Movie
Marc Kazarian
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979Movie
Will Smith
Cocaine Cowboys
1979Movie
Raphael
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979Movie
Kaleel
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979TV
Kaleel
Portrait of a Hitman
1979Movie
Jim Buck
The Shape of Things to Come
1979Movie
Omus
Angels' Brigade
1979Movie
Mike Farrell
The One Man Jury
1978Movie
Lieutenant Wade
Unknown Powers
1978Movie
Himself - Host
National Geographic: The Volga
1977Movie
Narrator (voice)
Welcome to Blood City
1977Movie
Frendlander
The Unknown Force
1977Movie
Self - Host
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977Movie
Blood and Bullets
1976Movie
Duke
Rulers of the City
1976Movie
Scarface' Manzari
Black Cobra
1976Movie
Judas Carmichael
The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976Movie
Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
God's Gun
1976Movie
Sam Clayton
Safari Express
1976Movie
van Daalen
The Sensuous Nurse
1975Movie
Mr. Kitch
Rickles
1975Movie
Africa Express
1975Movie
Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
The Four Deuces
1975Movie
Vic Morono, the Boss
Bronk
1975TV
Lt. Alex Bronkov
The Great Adventure
1975Movie
William Bates
The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975Movie
Devil Anse Hatfield
The Godchild
1974Movie
Rourke
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
Dracula
1974Movie
Dracula
Craze
1974Movie
Neal Mottram
Oklahoma Crude
1973Movie
Hellman
Brothers Blue
1973Movie
Hillman
Imagine
1972Movie
Self
Father Jackleg
1972Movie
Buck Santini
Chato's Land
1972Movie
Quincey Whitmore
It Can Be Done Amigo
1972Movie
Sonny Bronston
The Horsemen
1971Movie
Tursen
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971TV
Compañeros
1970Movie
John
Monte Walsh
1970Movie
Chet Rollins
The McMasters
1970Movie
Kolby
Battle of the Commandos
1969Movie
Charley MacPherson
Che!
1969Movie
Fidel Castro
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969Movie
Antonin
A Bullet for Rommel
1969Movie
Major John Heston
The Desperados
1969Movie
Parson Josiah Galt
The Mercenary
1968Movie
Ricciolo ("Curly")
Madigan's Millions
1968Movie
Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968Movie
Douglas
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968Movie
Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde
Kill a Dragon
1967Movie
Rick Masters
Torture Garden
1967Movie
Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The Carol Burnett Show
1967TV
Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967Movie
Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967Movie
Louis Strago
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
1967Movie
Narrator (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966Movie
Jabberwock
The Professionals
1966Movie
Jesus Raza
Convoy
1965TV
Harvey Bell
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Julian Hays
Once a Thief
1965Movie
Walter Pedak
Paparazzi
1964Movie
Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964TV
Louis Strago
Bardot et Godard
1964Movie
Self
Contempt
1963Movie
Jeremy Prokosch
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
Warriors Five
1962Movie
Jack
Night Train to Milan
1962Movie
Herr Bauer / Schneider
Barabbas
1961Movie
Torvald
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self - Co-Host, Self
The Last Judgment
1961Movie
Matteoni
The Mongols
1961Movie
Ogataï
Sword of the Conqueror
1961Movie
Alboino
The Barbarians
1960Movie
Revak
Austerlitz
1960Movie
Gen. Weirother
Beyond All Limits
1959Movie
Jim Gatsby
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959Movie
Eric Koertner
The Man Inside
1958Movie
Milo March
House of Numbers
1957Movie
Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
The Death of Manolete
1957Movie
Manolete
The Lonely Man
1957Movie
Jacob Wade
The Last Tycoon
1957Movie
Monroe Stahr
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956Movie
Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Dan Morgan
Playhouse 90
1956TV
Self - Host, Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Attack
1956Movie
Joe Costa
The Steve Allen Show
1956TV
Self - Guest
I Died a Thousand Times
1955Movie
Roy Earle / Roy Collins
The Big Knife
1955Movie
Charles Castle
Kiss of Fire
1955Movie
El Tigre
The Silver Chalice
1954Movie
Simon The Magician
Sign of the Pagan
1954Movie
Attila
Man in the Attic
1953Movie
Slade
Flight to Tangier
1953Movie
Gil Walker
Arrowhead
1953Movie
Toriano
Second Chance
1953Movie
Cappy Gordon
Shane
1953Movie
Jack Wilson
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Sudden Fear
1952Movie
Lester Blaine
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
John, Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
The Red Skelton Show
1951TV
Jack Palance
Halls of Montezuma
1951Movie
Pigeon Lane
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950TV
Self
Panic in the Streets
1950Movie
Blackie
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self
Lights Out
1949TV
Suspense
1949TV
Tom Walker, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
Studio One
1948TV
Arky
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Nominee
New Line: Independent Legacies
Movie
Self (archive footage)