Jack Palance

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

163

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-02-18

Day of death

2006-11-10 (87 years old)

Place of Birth

Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

Jack Palance

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • The Carol Burnett Show

    The Carol Burnett Show

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Batman

    Batman

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • Barabbas

    Barabbas

  • Tango & Cash

    Tango & Cash

  • Lights Out

    Lights Out

  • Cocaine Cowboys

    Cocaine Cowboys

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Prancer Returns

    Prancer Returns

  • God's Gun

    God's Gun

  • Young Guns

    Young Guns

  • The Battle of Austerlitz

    The Battle of Austerlitz

  • Sudden Fear

    Sudden Fear

  • Second Chance

    Second Chance

  • The Barbarians

    The Barbarians

  • Night Visions

    Night Visions

  • Ebenezer

    Ebenezer

  • Monte Walsh

    Monte Walsh

  • Shane

    Shane

  • Oklahoma Crude

    Oklahoma Crude

  • Africa Express

    Africa Express

  • Cops & Robbersons

    Cops & Robbersons

  • The Swan Princess

    The Swan Princess

  • Black Cobra

    Black Cobra

  • The Desperados

    The Desperados

  • Bronk

    Bronk

  • Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval

    Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval

  • Marquis de Sade: Justine

    Marquis de Sade: Justine

  • The Mercenary

    The Mercenary

  • Dracula

    Dracula

  • The Mongols

    The Mongols

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Gor

    Gor

  • The McMasters

    The McMasters

  • Torture Garden

    Torture Garden

  • Solar Crisis

    Solar Crisis

  • Cyborg 2

    Cyborg 2

  • City Slickers

    City Slickers

  • Che!

    Che!

  • Chato's Land

    Chato's Land

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

    The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

  • Arrowhead

    Arrowhead

  • The Horsemen

    The Horsemen

  • Buffalo Girls

    Buffalo Girls

  • Rickles

    Rickles

  • Treasure Island

    Treasure Island

  • City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

    City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

  • Father Jackleg

    Father Jackleg

  • Craze

    Craze

  • Once a Thief

    Once a Thief

  • Blood and Bullets

    Blood and Bullets

  • Back When We Were Grownups

    Back When We Were Grownups

  • The Dinosaur and the Baby

    The Dinosaur and the Baby

  • Imagine: John Lennon

    Imagine: John Lennon

  • Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

    Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

  • The Godchild

    The Godchild

  • Contempt

    Contempt

  • Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

  • Bagdad Cafe

    Bagdad Cafe

  • The Sensuous Nurse

    The Sensuous Nurse

  • The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

    The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

  • Alone in the Dark

    Alone in the Dark

  • Safari Express

    Safari Express

  • The Spy in the Green Hat

    The Spy in the Green Hat

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • The Shape of Things to Come

    The Shape of Things to Come

  • Living with the Dead

    Living with the Dead

  • Without Warning

    Without Warning

  • Imagine

    Imagine

  • Requiem for a Heavyweight

    Requiem for a Heavyweight

  • The Big Knife

    The Big Knife

  • I'll Be Home For Christmas

    I'll Be Home For Christmas

  • Compañeros

    Compañeros

  • The Last Judgment

    The Last Judgment

  • The Ivory Ape

    The Ivory Ape

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • Sword of the Conqueror

    Sword of the Conqueror

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Ten Seconds to Hell

    Ten Seconds to Hell

  • It Can Be Done Amigo

    It Can Be Done Amigo

  • Man in the Attic

    Man in the Attic

  • Panic in the Streets

    Panic in the Streets

  • Warriors Five

    Warriors Five

  • Beyond All Limits

    Beyond All Limits

  • Sign of the Pagan

    Sign of the Pagan

  • The Omen Legacy

    The Omen Legacy

  • The Silver Chalice

    The Silver Chalice

  • The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

    The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story

  • House of Numbers

    House of Numbers

  • Evil Stalks This House

    Evil Stalks This House

  • When It Was a Game 2

    When It Was a Game 2

  • Hawk the Slayer

    Hawk the Slayer

  • The Lonely Man

    The Lonely Man

  • Kiss of Fire

    Kiss of Fire

  • Welcome to Blood City

    Welcome to Blood City

  • Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience

    Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience

  • The Death of Manolete

    The Death of Manolete

  • Paparazzi

    Paparazzi

  • I Died a Thousand Times

    I Died a Thousand Times

  • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

  • The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

    The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

  • Ripley's Believe It or Not!

    Ripley's Believe It or Not!

  • The One Man Jury

    The One Man Jury

  • Keep the Change

    Keep the Change

  • Convoy

    Convoy

  • The Four Deuces

    The Four Deuces

  • They Came to Rob Las Vegas

    They Came to Rob Las Vegas

  • Rulers of the City

    Rulers of the City

  • Flight to Tangier

    Flight to Tangier

  • Outlaw of Gor

    Outlaw of Gor

  • Bardot et Godard

    Bardot et Godard

  • Legends of the West

    Legends of the West

  • Portrait of a Hitman

    Portrait of a Hitman

  • Kill a Dragon

    Kill a Dragon

  • Joan Crawford: Always the Star

    Joan Crawford: Always the Star

  • Vem Var Dracula

    Vem Var Dracula

  • The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

    The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang

  • Attack

    Attack

  • Brothers Blue

    Brothers Blue

  • The Last Tycoon

    The Last Tycoon

  • Madigan's Millions

    Madigan's Millions

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • The Cop in Blue Jeans

    The Cop in Blue Jeans

  • And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore

    And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore

  • Battle of the Commandos

    Battle of the Commandos

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

    Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

  • Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

    Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls

  • The Hatfields and the McCoys

    The Hatfields and the McCoys

  • Unknown Powers

    Unknown Powers

  • National Geographic: The Volga

    National Geographic: The Volga

  • Angels' Brigade

    Angels' Brigade

  • A Bullet for Rommel

    A Bullet for Rommel

  • Night Train to Milan

    Night Train to Milan

  • Alice Through the Looking Glass

    Alice Through the Looking Glass

  • Psychic Confession

    Psychic Confession

  • The Helm of Destiny

    The Helm of Destiny

  • The Unknown Force

    The Unknown Force

  • Monster Mania

    Monster Mania

  • Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan

    Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan