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Aliases: Walter Jack Palance , Walter Palance , Jack Brazzo , Volodymyr Palahniuk , Джек Пеланс , Джек Паланс , Володимир Палагнюк , Джек Пэланс , Джак Паланс , Џек Паланс , Τζακ Πάλανς , Wolodymyr Iwanowitsch Palagnjuk , جک پالانس
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 100
TV Involvements: 15
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Palance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Famous Work
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Dan MorganStudio One
(1948) ArkySuspense
(1949) Count Alessandro di CagliostroRun for Your Life
(1965) Julian HaysNight Visions
(2001) Jake JenningsPlayhouse 90
(1956) Harlan 'Mountain' McClintockBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
(1979) KaleelWhat's My Line?
(1950) Self - Mystery GuestActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2004 | Paul 'Poppy' Davitch | |
2002 | Allan Van Praagh | |
2001 | N/A | |
Narrator (voice) | ||
Jake Jennings | ||
1999 | John Witting | |
(archive footage) | ||
Long John Silver | ||
1998 | Ebenezer Scrooge | |
Beelzebub | ||
1997 | Bob Greiser | |
Host | ||
1996 | Self | |
1995 | Self | |
Bartle Bone | ||
1994 | Lord Rothbart (voice) | |
Duke Page | ||
Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are") | ||
Jake Stone | ||
1993 | Mercy | |
1992 | Host | |
Overstreet | ||
1991 | Curly Washburn | |
1990 | Travis | |
1989 | Yves Perret | |
Carl Grissom | ||
1988 | Xeno | |
L. G. Murphy | ||
1987 | Rudi Cox | |
Xenos | ||
1985 | Self | |
N/A | ||
1983 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
1982 | Frank Hawkes | |
Host | ||
Narration | ||
Narrator | ||
1981 | Stokes | |
1980 | Joe Taylor | |
Voltan | ||
Whitey Robinson | ||
Marc Kazarian | ||
1979 | Will Smith | |
Raphael | ||
Kaleel | ||
Jim Buck | ||
Omus | ||
Mike Farrell | ||
1978 | Lieutenant Wade | |
Himself - Host | ||
1977 | Frendlander | |
Self - Host | ||
1976 | Vic Morono, the Boss | |
Duke | ||
Scarface' Manzari | ||
Judas Carmichael | ||
Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo | ||
Sam Clayton | ||
van Daalen | ||
1975 | Mr. Kitch | |
N/A | ||
Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter | ||
N/A | ||
William Bates | ||
Devil Anse Hatfield | ||
1974 | Rourke | |
Dracula | ||
Neal Mottram | ||
1973 | Hellman | |
Hillman | ||
1972 | Self | |
Buck Santini | ||
Quincey Whitmore | ||
Sonny Bronson | ||
1971 | Tursen | |
N/A | ||
1970 | John | |
Chet Rollins | ||
Kolby | ||
1969 | Charley MacPherson | |
Fidel Castro | ||
Antonin | ||
Major John Heston | ||
Parson Josiah Galt | ||
1968 | Ricciolo ("Curly") | |
Douglas | ||
Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde | ||
1967 | Rick Masters | |
Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | ||
Self - Guest / Various Characters | ||
Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage) | ||
Louis Strago | ||
Narrator (voice) | ||
1966 | Jabberwock | |
Jesus Raza | ||
1965 | N/A | |
Julian Hays | ||
Walter Pedak | ||
1964 | N/A | |
Himself | ||
Himself | ||
1963 | Jeremy Prokosch | |
N/A | ||
1962 | Self | |
Self | ||
Jack | ||
Herr Bauer / Schneider | ||
1961 | Torvald | |
Self | ||
Matteoni | ||
Ogataï | ||
Alboino | ||
1960 | Revak | |
Gen. Weirother | ||
1959 | Jim Gatsby | |
Eric Koertner | ||
1958 | Milo March | |
1957 | Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow | |
Manolete | ||
Jacob Wade | ||
Monroe Stahr | ||
1956 | Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock | |
Dan Morgan | ||
Self - Host | ||
Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock | ||
Joe Costa | ||
Self - Guest | ||
1955 | Roy Earle / Roy Collins | |
Charles Castle | ||
El Tigre | ||
1954 | Simon The Magician | |
Attila | ||
1953 | Slade | |
Gil Walker | ||
Toriano | ||
Cappy Gordon | ||
Jack Wilson | ||
Self | ||
1952 | Lester Blaine | |
1951 | John | |
Paul 'Poppy' Davitch | ||
Self | ||
Pigeon Lane | ||
1950 | Self | |
Blackie | ||
Self - Mystery Guest | ||
1949 | Tom Walker | |
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro | ||
1948 | N/A | |
Arky | ||
Self / Caliban | ||
Self | ||
1946 | N/A | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1992 | Executive Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1963 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |