Jack Palance
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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
Credits
Batman (1989)
as Grissom
Tango & Cash (1989)
as Yves Perret
Young Guns (1988)
as L. G. Murphy
Contempt (1963)
as Jeremy Prokosch
Shane (1953)
as Jack Wilson
The Swan Princess (1994)
as Lord Rothbart (voice)
City Slickers (1991)
as Curly Washburn
Bagdad Cafe (1987)
as Rudi Cox
Chato's Land (1972)
as Quincey Whitmore
The Professionals (1966)
as Jesus Raza
Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969)
as Antonin
Barabbas (1961)
as Torvald
Solar Crisis (1992)
as Travis
Cyborg 2 (1993)
as Mercy
The Mercenary (1968)
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
Alone in the Dark (1982)
as Frank Hawkes
The Silver Chalice (1954)
as Simon The Magician
Black Cobra (1976)
as Judas Carmichael
It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
as Sonny Bronson
The Battle of Austerlitz (1960)
as Gen. Weirother
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
as Voltan
Sudden Fear (1952)
as Lester Blaine
Monte Walsh (1970)
as Chet Rollins
Buffalo Girls (1995)
as Bartle Bone
Attack (1956)
as Joe Costa
The Horsemen (1971)
as Tursen
Without Warning (1980)
as Joe Taylor
Arrowhead (1953)
as Toriano
Outlaw of Gor (1988)
as Xeno
Dracula (1974)
as Dracula
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
as Duke Page
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
Angels' Brigade (1979)
as Mike Farrell
Compañeros (1970)
as John
Safari Express (1976)
as van Daalen
Back When We Were Grownups (2004)
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
as Self
God's Gun (1976)
as Sam Clayton
The Sensuous Nurse (1975)
as Mr. Kitch
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
as Pigeon Lane
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)
as Douglas
The Big Knife (1955)
as Charles Castle
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Che! (1969)
as Fidel Castro
Torture Garden (1967)
as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Panic in the Streets (1950)
as Blackie
Once a Thief (1965)
as Walter Pedak
Gor (1987)
as Xenos
Cops & Robbersons (1994)
as Jake Stone
The Lonely Man (1957)
as Jacob Wade
The Desperados (1969)
as Parson Josiah Galt
Second Chance (1953)
as Cappy Gordon
The Mongols (1961)
as Ogataï
Treasure Island (1999)
as Long John Silver
Living with the Dead (2002)
as Allan Van Praagh
The Man Inside (1958)
as Milo March
The Godchild (1974)
as Rourke
Oklahoma Crude (1973)
as Hellman
Sign of the Pagan (1954)
as Attila
Paparazzi (1964)
as Self
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
as Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde
House of Numbers (1957)
as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
The McMasters (1970)
as Kolby
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)
as John Witting
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)
as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti (1977)
Actor
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979)
as Will Smith
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998)
as Beelzebub
The Cop in Blue Jeans (1976)
as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Craze (1974)
as Neal Mottram
The Four Deuces (1975)
as Vic Morono, the Boss
Imagine (1972)
as Self
The Barbarians (1960)
as Revak
Rulers of the City (1976)
as Scarface' Manzari
Keep the Change (1992)
as Overstreet
Man in the Attic (1953)
as Slade
The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
as Omus
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
as Louis Strago
The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975)
as Devil Anse Hatfield
Madigan's Millions (1968)
as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
The Ivory Ape (1980)
as Marc Kazarian
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience (1999)
as (archive footage)
Beyond All Limits (1959)
as Jim Gatsby
Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
as Eric Koertner
The Great Adventure (1975)
as William Bates
Vem Var Dracula (1996)
as Self
Prancer Returns (2001)
Actor
Kiss of Fire (1955)
as El Tigre
Sword of the Conqueror (1961)
as Alboino
The Last Judgment (1961)
as Matteoni
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980)
as Whitey Robinson
Africa Express (1975)
as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
Cocaine Cowboys (1979)
as Raphael
The Omen Legacy (2001)
as Narrator (voice)
A Bullet for Rommel (1969)
as Major John Heston
Welcome to Blood City (1977)
as Frendlander
Night Train to Milan (1962)
as Herr Bauer / Schneider
Battle of the Commandos (1969)
as Charley MacPherson
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Legends of the West (1992)
as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966)
as Jabberwock
Kill a Dragon (1967)
as Rick Masters
Warriors Five (1962)
as Jack
Father Jackleg (1972)
as Buck Santini
Unknown Powers (1978)
as Himself - Host
Flight to Tangier (1953)
as Gil Walker
I'll Be Home For Christmas (1997)
as Bob Greiser
Rickles (1975)
Actor
The Bardot mystery (2012)
Actor
Bardot et Godard (1964)
as Self
Brothers Blue (1973)
as Hillman
Monster Mania (1997)
as Host
National Geographic: The Volga (1977)
as Narrator (voice)
Portrait of a Hitman (1979)
as Jim Buck
The Last Tycoon (1957)
as Monroe Stahr
When It Was a Game 2 (1992)
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Ebenezer (1998)
as Ebenezer Scrooge
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995)
as Self
The One Man Jury (1978)
as Lieutenant Wade
The Unknown Force (1977)
as Self - Host
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls (1979)
as Kaleel
Joan Crawford: Always the Star (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
The Dinosaur and the Baby (1967)
as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
Evil Stalks This House (1981)
as Stokes
Psychic Confession (1982)
as Narrator
Blood and Bullets (1976)
as Duke
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore (1967)
as Narrator (voice)
The Death of Manolete (1957)
as Manolete
The Helm of Destiny (1982)
as Narration
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan (1991)
as Opening Narration (voice)