Jack Palance
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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 ...
Known For
Filmography
Back When We Were Grownups
2004
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Living with the Dead
2002
as Allan Van Praagh
Living with the Dead
2002
as Allan Van Praagh
Prancer Returns
2001
The Omen Legacy
2001
as Narrator (voice)
Night Visions
2001
as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
as John Witting
Treasure Island
1999
as Long John Silver
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999
as (archive footage)
Ebenezer
1998
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998
as Beelzebub
Monster Mania
1997
as Host
I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997
as Bob Greiser
Vem Var Dracula
1996
as Self
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995
as Self
Buffalo Girls
1995
as Bartle Bone
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Duke Page
The Swan Princess
1994
as Lord Rothbart (voice)
Cops & Robbersons
1994
as Jake Stone
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
1994
as Self (archive footage)
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Cyborg 2
1993
as Mercy
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Solar Crisis
1992
as Travis
Legends of the West
1992
as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
Keep the Change
1992
as Overstreet
When It Was a Game 2
1992
as Passage Narrator (voice)
City Slickers
1991
as Curly Washburn
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991
as Opening Narration (voice)
Batman
1989
as Grissom
Tango & Cash
1989
as Yves Perret
Outlaw of Gor
1988
as Xeno
Young Guns
1988
as L. G. Murphy
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
as Self
Bagdad Cafe
1987
as Rudi Cox
Gor
1987
as Xenos
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Helm of Destiny
1982
as Narration
Psychic Confession
1982
as Narrator
Alone in the Dark
1982
as Frank Hawkes
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
1982
as Host
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
Evil Stalks This House
1981
as Stokes
Hawk the Slayer
1980
as Voltan
Without Warning
1980
as Joe Taylor
The Ivory Ape
1980
as Marc Kazarian
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
as Whitey Robinson
Angels' Brigade
1979
as Mike Farrell
The Shape of Things to Come
1979
as Omus
Portrait of a Hitman
1979
as Jim Buck
Cocaine Cowboys
1979
as Raphael
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Will Smith
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
as Kaleel
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Kaleel
The One Man Jury
1978
as Lieutenant Wade
Unknown Powers
1978
as Himself - Host
The Unknown Force
1977
as Self - Host
Welcome to Blood City
1977
as Frendlander
National Geographic: The Volga
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Black Cobra
1976
as Judas Carmichael
The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976
as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Rulers of the City
1976
as Scarface' Manzari
God's Gun
1976
as Sam Clayton
Safari Express
1976
as van Daalen
Blood and Bullets
1976
as Duke
The Sensuous Nurse
1975
as Mr. Kitch
The Four Deuces
1975
as Vic Morono, the Boss
Africa Express
1975
as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
The Great Adventure
1975
as William Bates
The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975
as Devil Anse Hatfield
Rickles
1975
Bronk
1975
as Lt. Alex Bronkov
Dracula
1974
as Dracula
Craze
1974
as Neal Mottram
The Godchild
1974
as Rourke
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Oklahoma Crude
1973
as Hellman
Brothers Blue
1973
as Hillman
Chato's Land
1972
as Quincey Whitmore
It Can Be Done Amigo
1972
as Sonny Bronson
Father Jackleg
1972
as Buck Santini
Imagine
1972
as Self
The Horsemen
1971
as Tursen
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Compañeros
1970
as John
Monte Walsh
1970
as Chet Rollins
The McMasters
1970
as Kolby
Che!
1969
as Fidel Castro
The Desperados
1969
as Parson Josiah Galt
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
as Antonin
Battle of the Commandos
1969
as Charley MacPherson
A Bullet for Rommel
1969
as Major John Heston
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968
as Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde
The Mercenary
1968
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968
as Douglas
Madigan's Millions
1968
as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
Torture Garden
1967
as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Kill a Dragon
1967
as Rick Masters
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Louis Strago
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
1967
as Narrator (voice)
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Professionals
1966
as Jesus Raza
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as Jabberwock
Once a Thief
1965
as Walter Pedak
Run for Your Life
1965
as Julian Hays
Convoy
1965
Paparazzi
1964
as Self
Bardot et Godard
1964
as Self
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Louis Strago
Contempt
1963
as Jeremy Prokosch
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Warriors Five
1962
as Jack
Night Train to Milan
1962
as Herr Bauer / Schneider
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Barabbas
1961
as Torvald
The Last Judgment
1961
as Matteoni
The Mongols
1961
as Ogataï
Sword of the Conqueror
1961
as Alboino
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960
as Gen. Weirother
The Barbarians
1960
as Revak
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959
as Eric Koertner
Beyond All Limits
1959
as Jim Gatsby
The Man Inside
1958
as Milo March
The Lonely Man
1957
as Jacob Wade
House of Numbers
1957
as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
The Death of Manolete
1957
as Manolete
The Last Tycoon
1957
as Monroe Stahr
Attack
1956
as Joe Costa
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Playhouse 90
1956
as Self - Host
Playhouse 90
1956
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Dan Morgan
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
The Big Knife
1955
as Charles Castle
Kiss of Fire
1955
as El Tigre
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Simon The Magician
Sign of the Pagan
1954
as Attila
Shane
1953
as Jack Wilson
Second Chance
1953
as Cappy Gordon
Man in the Attic
1953
as Slade
Arrowhead
1953
as Toriano
Flight to Tangier
1953
as Gil Walker
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Sudden Fear
1952
as Lester Blaine
Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Pigeon Lane
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as John
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Panic in the Streets
1950
as Blackie
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Suspense
1949
as Tom Walker
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
1949
as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
Studio One
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Studio One
1948
as Arky
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee