Jack Palance
Acting
Born: 1919-02-18 in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Batman
Grissom
Tango & Cash
Yves Perret
Young Guns
L. G. Murphy
The Swan Princess
Lord Rothbart (voice)
Contempt
Jeremy Prokosch
City Slickers
Curly Washburn
Shane
Jack Wilson
Bagdad Cafe
Rudi Cox
The Professionals
Jesus Raza
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Duke Page
Barabbas
Torvald
Chato's Land
Quincey Whitmore
Panic in the Streets
Blackie
Alone in the Dark
Frank Hawkes
The Mercenary
Ricciolo ("Curly")
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Cyborg 2
Mercy
Attack
Joe Costa
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Kaleel
Without Warning
Joe Taylor
Sudden Fear
Lester Blaine
Cops & Robbersons
Jake Stone
Compañeros
John
The Big Knife
Charles Castle
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Imagine: John Lennon
Self
The Oscars
Self
Torture Garden
Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
It Can Be Done Amigo
Sonny Bronston
Dracula
Dracula
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Louis Strago
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
Hawk the Slayer
Voltan
Monte Walsh
Chet Rollins
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Antonin
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Man in the Attic
Slade
Gor
Xenos
The Sensuous Nurse
Mr. Kitch