
Jack Palance
Department: Acting
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

Contempt
1963

Batman
1989

City Slickers
1991

Solar Crisis
1992

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968

Shane
1953

Bagdad Cafe
1987

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995

The Sensuous Nurse
1975

Second Chance
1953

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994

The Professionals
1966

Outlaw of Gor
1988

The Swan Princess
1994

Angels' Brigade
1979

Barabbas
1961

Young Guns
1988

Ten Seconds to Hell
1959

Panic in the Streets
1950

Attack
1956

Cops & Robbersons
1994

Hawk the Slayer
1980

Tango & Cash
1989

Chato's Land
1972

Ebenezer
1998

Monster Mania
1997

Man in the Attic
1953

Torture Garden
1967

I Died a Thousand Times
1955

The Shape of Things to Come
1979

Once a Thief
1965

Black Cobra
1976

The Lonely Man
1957

Arrowhead
1953

Compañeros
1970

Che!
1969

The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976

Without Warning
1980

Cyborg 2
1993

Halls of Montezuma
1951

It Can Be Done Amigo
1972

The Silver Chalice
1954

Rulers of the City
1976

The Battle of Austerlitz
1960

The Big Knife
1955

House of Numbers
1957

The Mercenary
1968

The Horsemen
1971

Monte Walsh
1970

Sudden Fear
1952

I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997

Prancer Returns
2001

Portrait of a Hitman
1979

Kill a Dragon
1967

The Helm of Destiny
1982

The Four Deuces
1975

The Unknown Force
1977

Living with the Dead
2002

The Last Judgment
1961

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998

Dracula
1974

The McMasters
1970

Gor
1987

God's Gun
1976

Father Jackleg
1972

Africa Express
1975

Welcome to Blood City
1977

The Desperados
1969

Craze
1974

Buffalo Girls
1995

Back When We Were Grownups
2004

They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968

The Great Adventure
1975

Treasure Island
1999

Evil Stalks This House
1981

The Spy in the Green Hat
1967

Safari Express
1976

Oklahoma Crude
1973

The Man Inside
1958

Kiss of Fire
1955

Flight to Tangier
1953

The One Man Jury
1978

Sign of the Pagan
1954

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983

The Mongols
1961

The Barbarians
1960

Blood and Bullets
1976

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966

The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975

The Godchild
1974

The Omen Legacy
2001

Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969

The Death of Manolete
1957

Sword of the Conqueror
1961

Battle of the Commandos
1969

Cocaine Cowboys
1979

Vem Var Dracula
1996

And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
1967

The Ivory Ape
1980

Warriors Five
1962

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996

The Last Tycoon
1957

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

A Bullet for Rommel
1969

National Geographic: The Volga
1977

Brothers Blue
1973

Paparazzi
1964

Night Train to Milan
1962

Unknown Powers
1978

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994

The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967

Imagine
1972

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979

Bardot et Godard
1964

Beyond All Limits
1959

Psychic Confession
1982

Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999

Alone in the Dark
1982

Rickles
1975

Legends of the West
1992

Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956

Keep the Change
1992

Madigan's Millions
1968

When It Was a Game 2
1992

Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979

Imagine: John Lennon
1988

The Making of '...And God Spoke'
1994

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979

Playhouse 90
1956

The Merv Griffin Show
1962

Playhouse 90
1956

Studio One
1948

Night Visions
2001

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

The Greatest Show on Earth
1963

Run for Your Life
1965

Convoy
1965

Suspense
1949

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

The Steve Allen Show
1956

Lights Out
1949

The Oscars
1953

Bronk
1975

The Red Skelton Show
1951

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Studio One
1948

The Carol Burnett Show
1967

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964

Suspense
1949

Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1982

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

What's My Line?
1950

Dinah!
1974

Golden Globe Awards
1944

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

The World of Hammer
1994

Living with the Dead
2002

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Late Night with David Letterman
1982