Jack Palance profile
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Jack Palance

18th February 1919 Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

132 Movies 31 TV Shows 163 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Ebenezer poster
Ebenezer 13th October 1998 as Ebenezer Scrooge
Gor poster
Gor 8th May 1987 as Xenos
Craze poster
Craze 16th May 1974 as Neal Mottram
Che! poster
Che! 27th June 1969 as Fidel Castro
Torture Garden poster
Torture Garden 1st November 1967 as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Contempt poster
Contempt 29th October 1963 as Jeremy Prokosch
Attack poster
Attack 19th September 1956 as Joe Costa
Shane poster
Shane 23rd April 1953 as Jack Wilson
Night Visions poster
Night Visions 12th July 2001 as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
Bronk poster
Bronk 17th April 1975 as Lt. Alex Bronkov
Suspense poster
Suspense 6th January 1949 as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro