Known For
Acting
Known Credits
169
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 18, 1919 (107 years old)
Place of Birth
Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
| 2012 | The Bardot mysteryas | |
| 2004 | Back When We Were Grownupsas Paul 'Poppy' Davitch | |
| 2002 | Living with the Deadas Allan Van Praagh | |
| 2002 | Living with the Deadas Allan Van Praagh | |
| 2001 | Prancer Returnsas | |
| 2001 | The Omen Legacyas Narrator (voice) | |
| 2001 | Night Visionsas Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest") | |
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's Endas John Witting | |
| 1999 | Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experienceas (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Treasure Islandas Long John Silver | |
| 1998 | Ebenezeras Ebenezer Scrooge | |
| 1998 | The Incredible Adventures of Marco Poloas Beelzebub | |
| 1997 | I'll Be Home For Christmasas Bob Greiser | |
| 1997 | Monster Maniaas Host | |
| 1996 | Vem Var Draculaas Self | |
| 1996 | Joan Crawford: Always the Staras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approvalas Self | |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girlsas Bartle Bone | |
| 1994 | The Swan Princessas Lord Rothbart (voice) | |
| 1994 | The World of Hammeras Self (archive footage) | |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Goldas Duke Page | |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classicsas Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are") | |
| 1994 | Cops & Robbersonsas Jake Stone | |
| 1993 | Cyborg 2as Mercy | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest | |
| 1992 | Legends of the Westas Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean | |
| 1992 | Solar Crisisas Travis | |
| 1992 | When It Was a Game 2as Passage Narrator (voice) | |
| 1992 | Keep the Changeas Overstreet | |
| 1991 | Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hunganas Opening Narration (voice) | |
| 1991 | City Slickersas Curly Washburn | |
| 1989 | Tango & Cashas Yves Perret | |
| 1989 | Batmanas Grissom | |
| 1988 | Outlaw of Goras Xeno | |
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennonas Self | |
| 1988 | Young Gunsas L. G. Murphy | |
| 1987 | Bagdad Cafeas Rudi Cox | |
| 1987 | Goras Xenos | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIas Self | |
| 1983 | Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footageas Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | Alone in the Darkas Frank Hawkes | |
| 1982 | Ripley's Believe It or Not!as Host | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Lettermanas Self - Guest | |
| 1982 | Psychic Confessionas Narrator | |
| 1982 | The Helm of Destinyas Narration | |
| 1981 | Evil Stalks This Houseas Stokes | |
| 1980 | Without Warningas Joe Taylor | |
| 1980 | Hawk the Slayeras Voltan | |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Storyas Whitey Robinson | |
| 1980 | The Ivory Apeas Marc Kazarian | |
| 1979 | The Last Ride of the Dalton Gangas Will Smith | |
| 1979 | Cocaine Cowboysas Raphael | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girlsas Kaleel | |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Centuryas Kaleel | |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Hitmanas Jim Buck | |
| 1979 | The Shape of Things to Comeas Omus | |
| 1979 | Angels' Brigadeas Mike Farrell | |
| 1978 | The One Man Juryas Lieutenant Wade | |
| 1978 | Unknown Powersas Himself - Host | |
| 1977 | National Geographic: The Volgaas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1977 | Welcome to Blood Cityas Frendlander | |
| 1977 | Kolossal - The Magnificent Macistias | |
| 1977 | The Unknown Forceas Self - Host | |
| 1976 | Blood and Bulletsas Duke | |
| 1976 | Rulers of the Cityas Scarface' Manzari | |
| 1976 | Black Cobraas Judas Carmichael | |
| 1976 | The Cop in Blue Jeansas Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo | |
| 1976 | God's Gunas Sam Clayton | |
| 1976 | Safari Expressas van Daalen | |
| 1975 | The Sensuous Nurseas Mr. Kitch | |
| 1975 | Ricklesas | |
| 1975 | Africa Expressas Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter | |
| 1975 | The Four Deucesas Vic Morono, the Boss | |
| 1975 | Bronkas Lt. Alex Bronkov | |
| 1975 | The Great Adventureas William Bates | |
| 1975 | The Hatfields and the McCoysas Devil Anse Hatfield | |
| 1974 | The Godchildas Rourke | |
| 1974 | Dinah!as Self | |
| 1974 | Draculaas Dracula | |
| 1974 | Crazeas Neal Mottram | |
| 1973 | Oklahoma Crudeas Hellman | |
| 1973 | Brothers Blueas Hillman | |
| 1972 | Imagineas Self | |
| 1972 | Father Jacklegas Buck Santini | |
| 1972 | Chato's Landas Quincey Whitmore | |
| 1972 | It Can Be Done Amigoas Sonny Bronston | |
| 1971 | The Horsemenas Tursen | |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Houras | |
| 1970 | Compañerosas John | |
| 1970 | Monte Walshas Chet Rollins | |
| 1970 | The McMastersas Kolby | |
| 1969 | Battle of the Commandosas Charley MacPherson | |
| 1969 | Che!as Fidel Castro | |
| 1969 | Marquis de Sade: Justineas Antonin | |
| 1969 | A Bullet for Rommelas Major John Heston | |
| 1969 | The Desperadosas Parson Josiah Galt | |
| 1968 | The Mercenaryas Ricciolo ("Curly") | |
| 1968 | Madigan's Millionsas Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | They Came to Rob Las Vegasas Douglas | |
| 1968 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydeas Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde | |
| 1967 | Kill a Dragonas Rick Masters | |
| 1967 | Torture Gardenas Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Showas Self - Guest / Various Characters | |
| 1967 | The Dinosaur and the Babyas Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage) | |
| 1967 | The Spy in the Green Hatas Louis Strago | |
| 1967 | And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Mooreas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1966 | Alice Through the Looking Glassas Jabberwock | |
| 1966 | The Professionalsas Jesus Raza | |
| 1965 | Convoyas | |
| 1965 | Run for Your Lifeas Julian Hays | |
| 1965 | Once a Thiefas Walter Pedak | |
| 1964 | Paparazzias Self | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Louis Strago | |
| 1964 | Bardot et Godardas Self | |
| 1963 | Contemptas Jeremy Prokosch | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earthas | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Showas Self | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas | |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self | |
| 1962 | Warriors Fiveas Jack | |
| 1962 | Night Train to Milanas Herr Bauer / Schneider | |
| 1961 | Barabbasas Torvald | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host | |
| 1961 | The Last Judgmentas Matteoni | |
| 1961 | The Mongolsas Ogataï | |
| 1961 | Sword of the Conqueroras Alboino | |
| 1960 | The Barbariansas Revak | |
| 1960 | The Battle of Austerlitzas Gen. Weirother | |
| 1959 | Beyond All Limitsas Jim Gatsby | |
| 1959 | Ten Seconds to Hellas Eric Koertner | |
| 1958 | The Man Insideas Milo March | |
| 1957 | The Death of Manoleteas Manolete | |
| 1957 | House of Numbersas Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow | |
| 1957 | The Lonely Manas Jacob Wade | |
| 1957 | The Last Tycoonas Monroe Stahr | |
| 1956 | Requiem for a Heavyweightas Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatreas Dan Morgan | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90as Self - Host | |
| 1956 | Attackas Joe Costa | |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Showas Self - Guest | |
| 1955 | I Died a Thousand Timesas Roy Earle / Roy Collins | |
| 1955 | The Big Knifeas Charles Castle | |
| 1955 | Kiss of Fireas El Tigre | |
| 1954 | The Silver Chaliceas Simon The Magician | |
| 1954 | Sign of the Paganas Attila | |
| 1953 | Man in the Atticas Slade | |
| 1953 | Flight to Tangieras Gil Walker | |
| 1953 | Arrowheadas Toriano | |
| 1953 | Second Chanceas Cappy Gordon | |
| 1953 | Shaneas Jack Wilson | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1952 | Sudden Fearas Lester Blaine | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas John | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Paul 'Poppy' Davitch | |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Showas Jack Palance | |
| 1951 | Halls of Montezumaas Pigeon Lane | |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Houras Self | |
| 1950 | Panic in the Streetsas Blackie | |
| 1950 | What's My Line?as Self | |
| 1949 | Lights Outas | |
| 1949 | Suspenseas Count Alessandro di Cagliostro | |
| 1949 | Suspenseas Tom Walker | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas Arky | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Showas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee | |
| New Line: Independent Legaciesas Self (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Legends of the West...Executive Producer | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth...Director |
