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