
Jack Palance
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.
163 acting credits · 1 directing credit
Acting · 163

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

Golden Globe Awards
1944

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

The Carol Burnett Show
1967

Late Night with David Letterman
1982

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

Run for Your Life
1965

What's My Line?
1950

Studio One
1948

The Red Skelton Show
1951

The Oscars
1953

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950

Dinah!
1974

The Steve Allen Show
1956

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964

Playhouse 90
1956

Lights Out
1949

Suspense
1949

Batman
1989

Bronk
1975

Night Visions
2001
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963

The World of Hammer
1994

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971

Shane
1953

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Tango & Cash
1989

The Swan Princess
1994

Young Guns
1988

Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969

Barabbas
1961

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

The Professionals
1966

City Slickers
1991
Convoy
1965

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994

Contempt
1963

The Mercenary
1968

Chato's Land
1972

Black Cobra
1976

Bagdad Cafe
1987

Without Warning
1980

Cyborg 2
1993

Sudden Fear
1952

Solar Crisis
1992

Attack
1956

Dracula
1974

Halls of Montezuma
1951

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994

Gor
1987

Cops & Robbersons
1994

I Died a Thousand Times
1955

The Silver Chalice
1954

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979

Imagine: John Lennon
1988

Hawk the Slayer
1980

Living with the Dead
2002

Compañeros
1970

Oklahoma Crude
1973

Back When We Were Grownups
2004

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

Che!
1969

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980

Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1982

Panic in the Streets
1950

They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968

Buffalo Girls
1995

Monte Walsh
1970

Sign of the Pagan
1954

Living with the Dead
2002

Second Chance
1953

Arrowhead
1953

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998

Angels' Brigade
1979

Treasure Island
1999

The Ivory Ape
1980

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968

Vem Var Dracula
1996

The Making of '...And God Spoke'
1994

God's Gun
1976

Alone in the Dark
1982

Craze
1974

It Can Be Done Amigo
1972

Torture Garden
1967

The Sensuous Nurse
1975

The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976

The Big Knife
1955

The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996

Keep the Change
1992

The Lonely Man
1957

The Desperados
1969

The Battle of Austerlitz
1960

The McMasters
1970

The Mongols
1961

The Barbarians
1960

The Man Inside
1958

The Godchild
1974

Rickles
1975

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999

Once a Thief
1965

The Horsemen
1971

The Spy in the Green Hat
1967

Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999

Rulers of the City
1976

The Shape of Things to Come
1979

Africa Express
1975

The Four Deuces
1975

Man in the Attic
1953

Battle of the Commandos
1969

Ten Seconds to Hell
1959

Father Jackleg
1972

Cocaine Cowboys
1979

Brothers Blue
1973

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995

Madigan's Millions
1968

Prancer Returns
2001

Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956

Ebenezer
1998

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977

Safari Express
1976

I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966

The Last Judgment
1961

The Omen Legacy
2001

Imagine
1972

Welcome to Blood City
1977

A Bullet for Rommel
1969

Bardot et Godard
1964

The Great Adventure
1975

The Last Tycoon
1957

Kill a Dragon
1967

Flight to Tangier
1953

House of Numbers
1957

The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967

When It Was a Game 2
1992

Night Train to Milan
1962

Sword of the Conqueror
1961

Kiss of Fire
1955

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979

Outlaw of Gor
1988

The Death of Manolete
1957

The One Man Jury
1978

Evil Stalks This House
1981

Beyond All Limits
1959

National Geographic: The Volga
1977

Monster Mania
1997

Warriors Five
1962

The Bardot mystery
2012

Blood and Bullets
1976

Unknown Powers
1978

Paparazzi
1964

Portrait of a Hitman
1979

Legends of the West
1992

The Unknown Force
1977
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
1967

Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991

Psychic Confession
1982

The Helm of Destiny
1982