Jack Palance
119 movies · 13 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 18, 1919
- Died
- Nov 10, 2006 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Walter Jack Palance · Walter Palance · Jack Brazzo · Джек Пеланс
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.
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Known for
Jack Palance: movies and TV shows
Acting (132)
- 2012
- 2004 Back When We Were Grownups
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
- 2002 Living with the Dead
as Allan Van Praagh
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001 The Omen Legacy
as Narrator (voice)
- 2001
- 1999 Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
as John Witting
- 1999 Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
as (archive footage)
- 1999 Treasure Island
as Long John Silver
- 1998 Ebenezer
as Ebenezer Scrooge
- 1998 The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
as Beelzebub
- 1997 I'll Be Home For Christmas
as Bob Greiser
- 1995 Buffalo Girls
as Bartle Bone
- 1994 The Swan Princess
as Lord Rothbart (voice)
- 1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Duke Page
- 1994 The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
- 1994 Cops & Robbersons
as Jake Stone
- 1993 Cyborg 2
as Mercy
- 1992 Solar Crisis
as Travis
- 1992 When It Was a Game 2
as Passage Narrator (voice)
- 1992 Keep the Change
as Overstreet
- 1991 Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
as Opening Narration (voice)
- 1991 City Slickers
as Curly Washburn
- 1989 Tango & Cash
as Yves Perret
- 1989 Batman
as Grissom
- 1988 Outlaw of Gor
as Xeno
- 1988 Young Guns
as L. G. Murphy
- 1987 Bagdad Cafe
as Rudi Cox
- 1987 Gor
as Xenos
- 1985 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as (archive footage)
- 1982 Alone in the Dark
as Frank Hawkes
- 1982 The Helm of Destiny
as Narration
- 1982 Psychic Confession
as Narrator
- 1981 Evil Stalks This House
as Stokes
- 1980 Without Warning
as Joe Taylor
- 1980 Hawk the Slayer
as Voltan
- 1980 The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Whitey Robinson
- 1980 The Ivory Ape
as Marc Kazarian
- 1979 The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Will Smith
- 1979 Cocaine Cowboys
as Raphael
- 1979
- 1979
- 1979 Portrait of a Hitman
as Jim Buck
- 1979 The Shape of Things to Come
as Omus
- 1979 Angels' Brigade
as Mike Farrell
- 1978 The One Man Jury
as Lieutenant Wade
- 1977 National Geographic: The Volga
as Narrator (voice)
- 1977 Welcome to Blood City
as Frendlander
- 1977
- 1976 Blood and Bullets
as Duke
- 1976 Rulers of the City
as Scarface' Manzari
- 1976 Black Cobra
as Judas Carmichael
- 1976 The Cop in Blue Jeans
as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
- 1976 God's Gun
as Sam Clayton
- 1976 Safari Express
as van Daalen
- 1975 The Sensuous Nurse
as Mr. Kitch
- 1975
- 1975 Africa Express
as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
- 1975 The Four Deuces
as Vic Morono, the Boss
- 1975
- 1975 The Great Adventure
as William Bates
- 1975 The Hatfields and the McCoys
as Devil Anse Hatfield
- 1974 The Godchild
as Rourke
- 1974 Dracula
as Dracula
- 1974 Craze
as Neal Mottram
- 1973 Oklahoma Crude
as Hellman
- 1973 Brothers Blue
as Hillman
- 1972 Father Jackleg
as Buck Santini
- 1972 Chato's Land
as Quincey Whitmore
- 1972 It Can Be Done Amigo
as Sonny Bronston
- 1971 The Horsemen
as Tursen
- 1971
- 1970 Compañeros
as John
- 1970 Monte Walsh
as Chet Rollins
- 1970 The McMasters
as Kolby
- 1969 Battle of the Commandos
as Charley MacPherson
- 1969 Che!
as Fidel Castro
- 1969 Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Antonin
- 1969 A Bullet for Rommel
as Major John Heston
- 1969 The Desperados
as Parson Josiah Galt
- 1968 The Mercenary
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
- 1968 Madigan's Millions
as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
- 1968 They Came to Rob Las Vegas
as Douglas
- 1968 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde
- 1967 Kill a Dragon
as Rick Masters
- 1967 Torture Garden
as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
- 1967 The Dinosaur and the Baby
as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
- 1967 The Spy in the Green Hat
as Louis Strago
- 1967 And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
as Narrator (voice)
- 1966 Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Jabberwock
- 1966 The Professionals
as Jesus Raza
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Once a Thief
as Walter Pedak
- 1964
- 1963 Contempt
as Jeremy Prokosch
- 1963
- 1962 Warriors Five
as Jack
- 1962 Night Train to Milan
as Herr Bauer / Schneider
- 1961 Barabbas
as Torvald
- 1961 The Last Judgment
as Matteoni
- 1961 The Mongols
as Ogataï
- 1961 Sword of the Conqueror
as Alboino
- 1960 The Barbarians
as Revak
- 1960 Austerlitz
as Gen. Weirother
- 1959 Beyond All Limits
as Jim Gatsby
- 1959 Ten Seconds to Hell
as Eric Koertner
- 1958 The Man Inside
as Milo March
- 1957 House of Numbers
as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
- 1957 The Death of Manolete
as Manolete
- 1957 The Lonely Man
as Jacob Wade
- 1957 The Last Tycoon
as Monroe Stahr
- 1956 Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
- 1956
- 1956 Attack
as Joe Costa
- 1955 I Died a Thousand Times
as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
- 1955 The Big Knife
as Charles Castle
- 1955 Kiss of Fire
as El Tigre
- 1954 The Silver Chalice
as Simon The Magician
- 1954 Sign of the Pagan
as Attila
- 1953 Man in the Attic
as Slade
- 1953 Flight to Tangier
as Gil Walker
- 1953 Arrowhead
as Toriano
- 1953 Second Chance
as Cappy Gordon
- 1953 Shane
as Jack Wilson
- 1952 Sudden Fear
as Lester Blaine
- 1951
- 1951 Halls of Montezuma
as Pigeon Lane
- 1950 Panic in the Streets
as Blackie
- 1949
- 1948
Behind the camera (2)
- 1992 Legends of the West
Executive Producer
- 1963
Talk shows and appearances (30)
- Upcoming
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994 The World of Hammer
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1988
- 1985
- 1983
- 1982 Ripley's Believe It or Not!
22 episodes
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman
2 episodes
- 1978
- 1977
- 1974 Dinah!
2 episodes
- 1972
- 1967 The Carol Burnett Show
1 episode
- 1964
- 1964
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
4 episodes
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
2 episodes
- 1956 Playhouse 90
2 episodes
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
3 episodes
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show
1 episode
- 1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
1 episode
- 1950 What's My Line?
2 episodes
- 1949 Lights Out
1 episode
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
3 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
1 episode