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
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
What's My Line?
1950
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
· 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest · 1982
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
What's My Line?
as Self · 1950
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
The Red Skelton Show
as Jack Palance · 1951
Studio One
· 1948
Studio One
as Arky · 1948
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1967
Dinah!
as Self · 1974
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Dan Morgan · 1956
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1950
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest · 1956
Run for Your Life
as Julian Hays · 1965
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Kaleel · 1979
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Louis Strago · 1964
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Suspense
as Tom Walker · 1949
Suspense
as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro · 1949
Playhouse 90
as Self - Host · 1956
Playhouse 90
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock · 1956
Lights Out
· 1949
Batman
as Grissom · 1989
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
· 1971
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) · 1994
The Greatest Show on Earth
· 1963
Bronk
as Lt. Alex Bronkov · 1975
Night Visions
as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest") · 2001
The Swan Princess
as Lord Rothbart (voice) · 1994
Young Guns
as L. G. Murphy · 1988
Shane
as Jack Wilson · 1953
Tango & Cash
as Yves Perret · 1989
City Slickers
as Curly Washburn · 1991
The Professionals
as Jesus Raza · 1966
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
as Host · 1982
Marquis de Sade: Justine
as Antonin · 1969
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as John · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch · 1951
Contempt
as Jeremy Prokosch · 1963
Alone in the Dark
as Frank Hawkes · 1982
Chato's Land
as Quincey Whitmore · 1972
The Mercenary
as Ricciolo ("Curly") · 1968
The Last Tycoon
as Monroe Stahr · 1957
Barabbas
as Torvald · 1961
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Duke Page · 1994
It Can Be Done Amigo
as Sonny Bronston · 1972
Cyborg 2
as Mercy · 1993
Living with the Dead
as Allan Van Praagh · 2002
Bagdad Cafe
as Rudi Cox · 1987
Compañeros
as John · 1970
Convoy
as Harvey Bell · 1965
Black Cobra
as Judas Carmichael · 1976
Austerlitz
as Gen. Weirother · 1960
Safari Express
as van Daalen · 1976
Without Warning
as Joe Taylor · 1980
God's Gun
as Sam Clayton · 1976
Panic in the Streets
as Blackie · 1950
Monster Mania
as Host · 1997
Treasure Island
as Long John Silver · 1999
Ten Seconds to Hell
as Eric Koertner · 1959
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are") · 1994
Sign of the Pagan
as Attila · 1954
Gor
as Xenos · 1987
I Died a Thousand Times
as Roy Earle / Roy Collins · 1955
Attack
as Joe Costa · 1956
Hawk the Slayer
as Voltan · 1980
Torture Garden
as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") · 1967
Halls of Montezuma
as Pigeon Lane · 1951
Solar Crisis
as Travis · 1992
The Sensuous Nurse
as Mr. Kitch · 1975
Monte Walsh
as Chet Rollins · 1970
Dracula
as Dracula · 1974
Rulers of the City
as Scarface' Manzari · 1976
The Horsemen
as Tursen · 1971
Once a Thief
as Walter Pedak · 1965
The Shape of Things to Come
as Omus · 1979
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
· 1977
Living with the Dead
as Allan Van Praagh · 2002
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self · 1985
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
as Douglas · 1968
The Silver Chalice
as Simon The Magician · 1954
Back When We Were Grownups
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch · 2004
Cops & Robbersons
as Jake Stone · 1994
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde · 1968
Oklahoma Crude
as Hellman · 1973
Imagine: John Lennon
as Self · 1988
The Spy in the Green Hat
as Louis Strago · 1967
Unknown Powers
as Himself - Host · 1978
The Big Knife
as Charles Castle · 1955
The Lonely Man
as Jacob Wade · 1957
Man in the Attic
as Slade · 1953
The Mongols
as Ogataï · 1961
Welcome to Blood City
as Frendlander · 1977
The Great Adventure
as William Bates · 1975
Arrowhead
as Toriano · 1953
A Bullet for Rommel
as Major John Heston · 1969
The McMasters
as Kolby · 1970
Legends of the West
as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean · 1992
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
as Will Smith · 1979
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1983
Battle of the Commandos
as Charley MacPherson · 1969
The One Man Jury
as Lieutenant Wade · 1978
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as (archive footage) · 1985
Che!
as Fidel Castro · 1969
Africa Express
as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter · 1975
When It Was a Game 2
as Passage Narrator (voice) · 1992
Imagine
as Self · 1972
Alice Through the Looking Glass
as Jabberwock · 1966
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
as John Witting · 1999
Sudden Fear
as Lester Blaine · 1952
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
as (archive footage) · 1999
The Hatfields and the McCoys
as Devil Anse Hatfield · 1975
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
as Beelzebub · 1998
Night Train to Milan
as Herr Bauer / Schneider · 1962
Paparazzi
as Self · 1964
Prancer Returns
· 2001
The Desperados
as Parson Josiah Galt · 1969
The Omen Legacy
as Narrator (voice) · 2001
Buffalo Girls
as Bartle Bone · 1995
Second Chance
as Cappy Gordon · 1953
The Four Deuces
as Vic Morono, the Boss · 1975
Portrait of a Hitman
as Jim Buck · 1979
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
as Whitey Robinson · 1980
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock · 1956
Bardot et Godard
as Self · 1964
Outlaw of Gor
as Xeno · 1988
Craze
as Neal Mottram · 1974
House of Numbers
as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow · 1957
The Man Inside
as Milo March · 1958
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
as Self · 1995
I'll Be Home For Christmas
as Bob Greiser · 1997
Evil Stalks This House
as Stokes · 1981
The Death of Manolete
as Manolete · 1957
Brothers Blue
as Hillman · 1973
The Barbarians
as Revak · 1960
The Bardot mystery
· 2012
The Godchild
as Rourke · 1974
The Last Judgment
as Matteoni · 1961
The Cop in Blue Jeans
as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo · 1976
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
as Kaleel · 1979
Madigan's Millions
as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited) · 1968
Kiss of Fire
as El Tigre · 1955
Flight to Tangier
as Gil Walker · 1953
Psychic Confession
as Narrator · 1982
Cocaine Cowboys
as Raphael · 1979
Blood and Bullets
as Duke · 1976
The Dinosaur and the Baby
as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage) · 1967
Sword of the Conqueror
as Alboino · 1961
Ebenezer
as Ebenezer Scrooge · 1998
Keep the Change
as Overstreet · 1992
The Ivory Ape
as Marc Kazarian · 1980
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
as Self (archive footage) · 1996
Father Jackleg
as Buck Santini · 1972
Angels' Brigade
as Mike Farrell · 1979
National Geographic: The Volga
as Narrator (voice) · 1977
Warriors Five
as Jack · 1962
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
as Narrator (voice) · 1967
Beyond All Limits
as Jim Gatsby · 1959
The Helm of Destiny
as Narration · 1982
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
as Opening Narration (voice) · 1991
Rickles
· 1975
Kill a Dragon
as Rick Masters · 1967
The Unknown Force
as Self - Host · 1977