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 Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Golden Globe Awards

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Merv Griffin Show

Late Night with David Letterman

All Movies (131)

• The Bardot mystery2012
• Back When We Were Grownups2004 · as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
• Living with the Dead2002 · as Allan Van Praagh
• Prancer Returns2001
• The Omen Legacy2001 · as Narrator (voice)
• Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End1999 · as John Witting
• Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience1999 · as (archive footage)
• Treasure Island1999 · as Long John Silver
• Ebenezer1998 · as Ebenezer Scrooge
• The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo1998 · as Beelzebub
• I'll Be Home For Christmas1997 · as Bob Greiser
• Monster Mania1997 · as Host
• Vem Var Dracula1996 · as Self
• Joan Crawford: Always the Star1996 · as Self (archive footage)
• Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval1995 · as Self
• Buffalo Girls1995 · as Bartle Bone
• The Swan Princess1994 · as Lord Rothbart (voice)
• City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold1994 · as Duke Page
• The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics1994 · as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
• Cops & Robbersons1994 · as Jake Stone
• Cyborg 21993 · as Mercy
• Legends of the West1992 · as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
• Solar Crisis1992 · as Travis
• When It Was a Game 21992 · as Passage Narrator (voice)
• Keep the Change1992 · as Overstreet
• Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan1991 · as Opening Narration (voice)
• City Slickers1991 · as Curly Washburn
• Tango & Cash1989 · as Yves Perret
• Batman1989 · as Grissom
• Outlaw of Gor1988 · as Xeno
• Imagine: John Lennon1988 · as Self
• Young Guns1988 · as L. G. Murphy
• Bagdad Cafe1987 · as Rudi Cox
• Gor1987 · as Xenos
• Night of 100 Stars II1985 · as Self
• Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage1983 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Alone in the Dark1982 · as Frank Hawkes
• The Helm of Destiny1982 · as Narration
• Psychic Confession1982 · as Narrator
• Evil Stalks This House1981 · as Stokes
• Without Warning1980 · as Joe Taylor
• Hawk the Slayer1980 · as Voltan
• The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story1980 · as Whitey Robinson
• The Ivory Ape1980 · as Marc Kazarian
• The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang1979 · as Will Smith
• Cocaine Cowboys1979 · as Raphael
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls1979 · as Kaleel
• Portrait of a Hitman1979 · as Jim Buck
• The Shape of Things to Come1979 · as Omus
• Angels' Brigade1979 · as Mike Farrell
• The One Man Jury1978 · as Lieutenant Wade
• Unknown Powers1978 · as Himself - Host
• Welcome to Blood City1977 · as Frendlander
• National Geographic: The Volga1977 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Unknown Force1977 · as Self - Host
• Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti1977
• Blood and Bullets1976 · as Duke
• Rulers of the City1976 · as Scarface' Manzari
• Black Cobra1976 · as Judas Carmichael
• The Cop in Blue Jeans1976 · as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
• God's Gun1976 · as Sam Clayton
• Safari Express1976 · as van Daalen
• The Sensuous Nurse1975 · as Mr. Kitch
• Rickles1975
• Africa Express1975 · as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
• The Four Deuces1975 · as Vic Morono, the Boss
• The Great Adventure1975 · as William Bates
• The Hatfields and the McCoys1975 · as Devil Anse Hatfield
• The Godchild1974 · as Rourke
• Dracula1974 · as Dracula
• Craze1974 · as Neal Mottram
• Oklahoma Crude1973 · as Hellman
• Brothers Blue1973 · as Hillman
• Imagine1972 · as Self
• Father Jackleg1972 · as Buck Santini
• Chato's Land1972 · as Quincey Whitmore
• It Can Be Done Amigo1972 · as Sonny Bronson
• The Horsemen1971 · as Tursen
• Compañeros1970 · as John
• Monte Walsh1970 · as Chet Rollins
• The McMasters1970 · as Kolby
• Battle of the Commandos1969 · as Charley MacPherson
• Che!1969 · as Fidel Castro
• Marquis de Sade: Justine1969 · as Antonin
• A Bullet for Rommel1969 · as Major John Heston
• The Desperados1969 · as Parson Josiah Galt
• The Mercenary1968 · as Ricciolo ("Curly")
• Madigan's Millions1968 · as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
• They Came to Rob Las Vegas1968 · as Douglas
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1968 · as Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde
• Kill a Dragon1967 · as Rick Masters
• Torture Garden1967 · as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
• The Dinosaur and the Baby1967 · as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
• The Spy in the Green Hat1967 · as Louis Strago
• And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore1967 · as Narrator (voice)
• Alice Through the Looking Glass1966 · as Jabberwock
• The Professionals1966 · as Jesus Raza
• Once a Thief1965 · as Walter Pedak
• Paparazzi1964 · as Self
• Bardot et Godard1964 · as Self
• Contempt1963 · as Jeremy Prokosch
• Warriors Five1962 · as Jack
• Night Train to Milan1962 · as Herr Bauer / Schneider
• Barabbas1961 · as Torvald
• The Last Judgment1961 · as Matteoni
• The Mongols1961 · as Ogataï
• Sword of the Conqueror1961 · as Alboino
• The Barbarians1960 · as Revak
• The Battle of Austerlitz1960 · as Gen. Weirother
• Beyond All Limits1959 · as Jim Gatsby
• Ten Seconds to Hell1959 · as Eric Koertner
• The Man Inside1958 · as Milo March
• House of Numbers1957 · as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
• The Death of Manolete1957 · as Manolete
• The Lonely Man1957 · as Jacob Wade
• The Last Tycoon1957 · as Monroe Stahr
• Requiem for a Heavyweight1956 · as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
• Attack1956 · as Joe Costa
• I Died a Thousand Times1955 · as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
• The Big Knife1955 · as Charles Castle
• Kiss of Fire1955 · as El Tigre
• The Silver Chalice1954 · as Simon The Magician
• Sign of the Pagan1954 · as Attila
• Man in the Attic1953 · as Slade
• Flight to Tangier1953 · as Gil Walker
• Arrowhead1953 · as Toriano
• Second Chance1953 · as Cappy Gordon
• Shane1953 · as Jack Wilson
• Sudden Fear1952 · as Lester Blaine
• Halls of Montezuma1951 · as Pigeon Lane
• Panic in the Streets1950 · as Blackie

All TV Shows (37)

• Living with the Dead2002 · as Allan Van Praagh
• Night Visions2001 · as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
• The World of Hammer1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Ripley's Believe It or Not!1982 · as Host
• Late Night with David Letterman1982 · as Self - Guest
• Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979 · as Kaleel
• Bronk1975 · as Lt. Alex Bronkov
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour1971
• The Carol Burnett Show1967 · as Self - Guest / Various Characters
• Convoy1965
• Run for Your Life1965 · as Julian Hays
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · as Louis Strago
• The Greatest Show on Earth1963
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self - Co-Host
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956 · as Dan Morgan
• Playhouse 901956 · as Self - Host
• Playhouse 901956 · as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
• The Steve Allen Show1956 · as Self - Guest
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as John
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as Jack Palance
• The Colgate Comedy Hour1950 · as Self
• What's My Line?1950 · as Self
• Lights Out1949
• Suspense1949 · as Tom Walker
• Suspense1949 · as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
• Studio One1948
• Studio One1948 · as Arky
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee