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