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