Jack Palance
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.
Filmography (162 titles)
10.0MovieThe Bardot mystery
2012
4.8MovieBack When We Were Grownups
Paul 'Poppy' Davitch · 2004
5.5MovieLiving with the Dead
Allan Van Praagh · 2002
ShowLiving with the Dead
Allan Van Praagh · 2002
5.5MoviePrancer Returns
2001
7.0MovieThe Omen Legacy
Narrator (voice) · 2001
7.1ShowNight Visions
Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest") · 2001
7.5MovieSarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
John Witting · 1999
6.5MovieJoe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
(archive footage) · 1999
5.3MovieTreasure Island
Long John Silver · 1999
3.8MovieEbenezer
Ebenezer Scrooge · 1998
7.2MovieThe Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Beelzebub · 1998
6.8MovieI'll Be Home For Christmas
Bob Greiser · 1997
9.7MovieMonster Mania
Host · 1997
MovieVem Var Dracula
Self · 1996
7.5MovieJoan Crawford: Always the Star
Self (archive footage) · 1996
7.5MovieRod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Self · 1995
6.5MovieBuffalo Girls
Bartle Bone · 1995
6.6MovieThe Swan Princess
Lord Rothbart (voice) · 1994
6.8ShowThe World of Hammer
Self (archive footage) · 1994
5.3MovieCity Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Duke Page · 1994
6.8MovieThe Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are") · 1994
5.2MovieCops & Robbersons
Jake Stone · 1994
4.4MovieCyborg 2
Mercy · 1993
7.3ShowLate Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1993
MovieLegends of the West
Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean · 1992
4.5MovieSolar Crisis
Travis · 1992
9.0MovieWhen It Was a Game 2
Passage Narrator (voice) · 1992
7.0MovieKeep the Change
Overstreet · 1992
2.0MovieHorror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
Opening Narration (voice) · 1991