Acting · Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA · Born February 18, 1919
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.
MovieThe Bardot mystery
2012
MovieBack When We Were Grownups
2004
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
MovieLiving with the Dead
2002
as Allan Van Praagh
TVLiving with the Dead
2002
as Allan Van Praagh
MoviePrancer Returns
2001
MovieThe Omen Legacy
2001
as Narrator (voice)
TVNight Visions
2001
as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
MovieSarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
as John Witting
MovieJoe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999
as (archive footage)
MovieTreasure Island
1999
as Long John Silver
MovieEbenezer
1998
as Ebenezer Scrooge
MovieThe Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998
as Beelzebub
MovieI'll Be Home For Christmas
1997
as Bob Greiser
MovieMonster Mania
1997
as Host
MovieVem Var Dracula
1996
as Self
MovieJoan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
as Self (archive footage)
MovieRod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995
as Self
MovieBuffalo Girls
1995
as Bartle Bone
MovieThe Swan Princess
1994
as Lord Rothbart (voice)
TVThe World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCity Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Duke Page
MovieThe Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
MovieCops & Robbersons
1994
as Jake Stone
MovieCyborg 2
1993
as Mercy
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieLegends of the West
1992
as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
MovieSolar Crisis
1992
as Travis
MovieWhen It Was a Game 2
1992
as Passage Narrator (voice)
MovieKeep the Change
1992
as Overstreet
MovieHorror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991
as Opening Narration (voice)
MovieCity Slickers
1991
as Curly Washburn
MovieTango & Cash
1989
as Yves Perret
MovieBatman
1989
as Grissom
MovieOutlaw of Gor
1988
as Xeno
MovieImagine: John Lennon
1988
as Self
MovieYoung Guns
1988
as L. G. Murphy
MovieBagdad Cafe
1987
as Rudi Cox
MovieGor
1987
as Xenos
MovieNight of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
MovieHollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieAlone in the Dark
1982
as Frank Hawkes
TVRipley's Believe It or Not!
1982
as Host
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Helm of Destiny
1982
as Narration
MoviePsychic Confession
1982
as Narrator
MovieEvil Stalks This House
1981
as Stokes
MovieWithout Warning
1980
as Joe Taylor
MovieHawk the Slayer
1980
as Voltan
MovieThe Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
as Whitey Robinson
MovieThe Ivory Ape
1980
as Marc Kazarian
MovieThe Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Will Smith
MovieCocaine Cowboys
1979
as Raphael
MovieBuck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
as Kaleel
TVBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Kaleel
MoviePortrait of a Hitman
1979
as Jim Buck
MovieThe Shape of Things to Come
1979
as Omus
MovieAngels' Brigade
1979
as Mike Farrell
MovieThe One Man Jury
1978
as Lieutenant Wade
MovieUnknown Powers
1978
as Himself - Host
MovieNational Geographic: The Volga
1977
as Narrator (voice)
MovieWelcome to Blood City
1977
as Frendlander
MovieThe Unknown Force
1977
as Self - Host
MovieKolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
MovieBlood and Bullets
1976
as Duke
MovieRulers of the City
1976
as Scarface' Manzari
MovieBlack Cobra
1976
as Judas Carmichael
MovieThe Cop in Blue Jeans
1976
as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
MovieGod's Gun
1976
as Sam Clayton
MovieSafari Express
1976
as van Daalen
MovieThe Sensuous Nurse
1975
as Mr. Kitch
MovieRickles
1975
MovieAfrica Express
1975
as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
MovieThe Four Deuces
1975
as Vic Morono, the Boss
TVBronk
1975
as Lt. Alex Bronkov
MovieThe Great Adventure
1975
as William Bates
MovieThe Hatfields and the McCoys
1975
as Devil Anse Hatfield
MovieThe Godchild
1974
as Rourke
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieDracula
1974
as Dracula
MovieCraze
1974
as Neal Mottram
MovieOklahoma Crude
1973
as Hellman
MovieBrothers Blue
1973
as Hillman
MovieImagine
1972
as Self
MovieFather Jackleg
1972
as Buck Santini
MovieChato's Land
1972
as Quincey Whitmore
MovieIt Can Be Done Amigo
1972
as Sonny Bronston
MovieThe Horsemen
1971
as Tursen
TVThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
MovieCompañeros
1970
as John
MovieMonte Walsh
1970
as Chet Rollins
MovieThe McMasters
1970
as Kolby
MovieBattle of the Commandos
1969
as Charley MacPherson
MovieChe!
1969
as Fidel Castro
MovieMarquis de Sade: Justine
1969
as Antonin
MovieA Bullet for Rommel
1969
as Major John Heston
MovieThe Desperados
1969
as Parson Josiah Galt
MovieThe Mercenary
1968
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
MovieMadigan's Millions
1968
as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThey Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968
as Douglas
MovieThe Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde
MovieKill a Dragon
1967
as Rick Masters
MovieTorture Garden
1967
as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
MovieThe Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
MovieThe Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Louis Strago
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
1967
as Narrator (voice)
MovieAlice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as Jabberwock
MovieThe Professionals
1966
as Jesus Raza
Convoy
1965
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Julian Hays
MovieOnce a Thief
1965
as Walter Pedak
MoviePaparazzi
1964
as Self
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Louis Strago
MovieBardot et Godard
1964
as Self
MovieContempt
1963
as Jeremy Prokosch
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieWarriors Five
1962
as Jack
MovieNight Train to Milan
1962
as Herr Bauer / Schneider
MovieBarabbas
1961
as Torvald
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
MovieThe Last Judgment
1961
as Matteoni
MovieThe Mongols
1961
as Ogataï
MovieSword of the Conqueror
1961
as Alboino
MovieThe Barbarians
1960
as Revak
MovieAusterlitz
1960
as Gen. Weirother
MovieBeyond All Limits
1959
as Jim Gatsby
MovieTen Seconds to Hell
1959
as Eric Koertner
MovieThe Man Inside
1958
as Milo March
MovieHouse of Numbers
1957
as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
MovieThe Death of Manolete
1957
as Manolete
MovieThe Lonely Man
1957
as Jacob Wade
MovieThe Last Tycoon
1957
as Monroe Stahr
MovieRequiem for a Heavyweight
1956
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Dan Morgan
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Self - Host
MovieAttack
1956
as Joe Costa
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
MovieI Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
MovieThe Big Knife
1955
as Charles Castle
MovieKiss of Fire
1955
as El Tigre
MovieThe Silver Chalice
1954
as Simon The Magician
MovieSign of the Pagan
1954
as Attila
MovieMan in the Attic
1953
as Slade
MovieFlight to Tangier
1953
as Gil Walker
MovieArrowhead
1953
as Toriano
MovieSecond Chance
1953
as Cappy Gordon
MovieShane
1953
as Jack Wilson
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
MovieSudden Fear
1952
as Lester Blaine
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as John
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as Jack Palance
MovieHalls of Montezuma
1951
as Pigeon Lane
TVThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
MoviePanic in the Streets
1950
as Blackie
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self
TVLights Out
1949
TVSuspense
1949
as Tom Walker
TVStudio One
1948
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
