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Jack Palance
Actor, Director, Producer
Born February 18, 1919Died November 10, 2006 (87 years)
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.
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.
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Jack Palance Filmography
| 2017 | The Green Fog · as Lester Blaine |
| 2008 | How the West Was Lost · as Jack Wilson |
| 2004 | Back When We Were Grownups · as Paul 'poppy' Davitch |
| 2002 | Talking to Heaven · as Allan Van Praagh |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead (TV Series) · as Allan Van Praagh |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | The Omen Legacy · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2001 | Night Visions (TV Series) · as Jake Jennings (segment "bitter Harvest") |
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End · as John Witting |
| 1999 | Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience · as (archive Footage) |
| 1999 | Treasure Island · as Long John Silver |
| 1998 | Ebenezer · as Ebenezer Scrooge |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | I'll Be Home for Christmas · as Bob Greiser |
| 1997 | Monster Mania · as Host |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls · as Bartle Bone |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls (TV Series) · as Bartle Bone |
| 1994 | The Swan Princess · as Lord Rothbart (voice) |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold · as Duke Page |
| 1994 | Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics · as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "where The Dead Are") |
| 1994 | Cops and Robbersons · as Jake Stone |
| 1993 | Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow · as Mercy |
| 1992 | Legends of the West · as Host |
| 1992 | When It Was a Game 2 · as Passage Narrator (voice) |
| 1992 | Keep the Change · as Overstreet |
| 1992 | Eli's Lesson · as Old Pilot |
| 1991 | Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan · as Opening Narration (voice) |
| 1991 | City Slickers · as Curly Washburn |
| 1990 | Solar Crisis · as Travis |
| 1989 | Tango & Cash · as Yves Perret |
| 1989 | Batman · as Grissom |
| 1988 | Gor II · as Xeno |
| 1988 | Young Guns · as L. G. Murphy |
| 1987 | Bagdad Cafe · as Rudi Cox |
| 1987 | Gor · as Xenos |
| 1982 | Alone in the Dark · as Frank Hawkes |
| 1982 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982) (TV Series) · as Host |
| 1981 | Tales of the Haunted · as Stokes |
| 1980 | Hawk the Slayer · as Voltan |
| 1980 | Without Warning · as Joe Taylor |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story · as Whitey Robinson |
| 1980 | The Ivory Ape · as Marc Kazarian |
| 1979 | The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang · as Will Smith |
| 1979 | Cocaine Cowboys · as Raphael |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) · as Kaleel |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Hitman · as Jim Buck |
| 1979 | The Shape of Things to Come · as Omus |
| 1979 | Angels' Brigade · as Mike Farrell |
| 1978 | The One Man Jury · as Lieutenant Wade |
| 1977 | Welcome to Blood City · as Frendlander |
| 1977 | Kolossal - i magnifici Macisti · as Alboino |
| 1976 | Blood and Bullets · as Duke |
| 1976 | Rulers of the City · as Scarface' Manzari |
| 1976 | Safari Express · as Van Daalen |
| 1976 | Black Cobra · as Judas Carmichael |
| 1976 | The Cop in Blue Jeans · as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | The Sensuous Nurse · as Mr. Kitch |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Africa Express · as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter |
| 1975 | The Four Deuces · as Vic Morono, The Boss |
| 1975 | Bronk (TV Series) · as Lt. Alex Bronkov |
| 1975 | The Great Adventure · as William Bates |
| 1975 | The Hatfields and the McCoys · as Devil Anse Hatfield |
| 1974 | The Godchild · as Rourke |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Oklahoma Crude · as Hellman |
| 1973 | Brothers Blue · as Hillman |
| 1972 | Father Jack-Leg · as Buck Santini |
| 1972 | Chato's Land · as Quincey Whitmore |
| 1972 | It Can Be Done Amigo · as Sonny Bronson |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (TV Series) |
| 1971 | The Horsemen · as Tursen |
| 1970 | Compañeros · as John |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh · as Chet Rollins |
| 1970 | The McMasters · as Kolby |
| 1969 | Witchcraft '70 · as Narrator |
| 1969 | Battle of the Commandos · as Charley Macpherson |
| 1969 | Che! · as Fidel Castro |
| 1969 | The Desperados · as Parson Josiah Galt |
| 1969 | Marquis de Sade's Justine · as Antonin |
| 1969 | A Bullet for Rommel · as Major John Heston |
| 1968 | The Mercenary · as Ricciolo ("curly") |
| 1968 | They Came to Rob Las Vegas · as Douglas |
| 1968 | Madigan's Millions · as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Dr. Jekyll/dr.hyde |
| 1967 | Kill a Dragon · as Rick Masters |
| 1967 | Torture Garden · as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "the Man Who Collected Poe") |
| 1967 | The Dinosaur and the Baby · as Jeremy Prokosch (archive Footage) |
| 1967 | The Spy in the Green Hat · as Louis Strago |
| 1966 | Alice Through the Looking Glass · as Jabberwock |
| 1966 | The Professionals · as Jesus Raza |
| 1965 | Convoy (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Julian Hays |
| 1965 | Once a Thief · as Walter Pedak |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse (TV Series) · as President Andrew Jackson |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Louis Strago |
| 1963 | Contempt · as Jeremy Prokosch |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Warriors Five · as Jack |
| 1962 | Night Train to Milan · as Herr Bauer / Schneider |
| 1961 | Barabbas · as Torvald |
| 1961 | The Last Judgment · as Matteoni |
| 1961 | The Mongols · as Ogataï |
| 1961 | Sword of the Conqueror · as Alboino |
| 1960 | The Barbarians · as Revak |
| 1960 | The Battle of Austerlitz · as Gen. Weirother |
| 1959 | Beyond All Limits · as Jim Gatsby |
| 1959 | Ten Seconds to Hell · as Eric Koertner |
| 1958 | The Man Inside · as Milo March |
| 1957 | House of Numbers · as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow |
| 1957 | The Lonely Man · as Jacob Wade |
| 1956 | Attack · as Joe Costa |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) · as Dan Morgan |
| 1955 | The Big Knife · as Charles Castle |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Times · as Roy Earle / Roy Collins |
| 1955 | Kiss of Fire · as El Tigre |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice · as Simon The Magician |
| 1954 | Sign of the Pagan · as Attila |
| 1953 | Man in the Attic · as Slade |
| 1953 | Flight to Tangier · as Gil Walker |
| 1953 | Shane · as Jack Wilson |
| 1953 | Arrowhead · as Toriano |
| 1953 | Second Chance · as Cappy Gordon |
| 1952 | Sudden Fear · as Lester Blaine |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as John |
| 1951 | Halls of Montezuma · as Pigeon Lane |
| 1950 | Danger (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1950 | Panic in the Streets · as Blackie |
| 1950 | The Web (1950) (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Count Alessandro Di Cagliostro |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Arky |
| 1946 | Lights Out (TV Series) |
| 2018 | John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky · as Self |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | The Oscars · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Le mystère Bardot · as Self |
| 2010 | Two in the Wave · as Self |
| 2007 | 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2007 | The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2003 | Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon · as Self (segment "nobody Told Me") |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Go West, Young Man! · as Self |
| 2003 | The 75th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Past Winner |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Pulp Cinema · as Self |
| 1998 | The 70th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Past Winner |
| 1996 | In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross · as Self |
| 1996 | Joan Crawford: Always the Star · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | The 65th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1993 | The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion · as Self |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The 64th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1991 | Dame Edna's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | The World of Hammer (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon · as Self |
| 1988 | The Story of Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II · as Self |
| 1984 | George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey · as Self |
| 1984 | The 56th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage · as Self (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Ripley's Believe It or Not! · as Self - Host |
| 1978 | Unknown Powers · as Himself - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Imagine · as Self |
| 1970 | Dinah's Place (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest / Various Characters |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1964 | Paparazzi · as Self |
| 1964 | Le Parti des choses: Bardot et Godard · as Self |
| 1964 | The Celebrity Game (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1963 | You Don't Say (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self - Celebrity Contestant |
| 1961 | The Porter Wagoner Show (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1956 | The Price Is Right (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1954 | A Star Is Born World Premiere · as Self |
| 1953 | Tonight! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Host |
| 1950 | What's My Line? (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Milton Berle Show (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Nominee |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Legends of the West · as Executive Producer |