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Jack Palance

Acting

1.7 Popularity Feb 18, 1919 (87 years old) Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk) 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 f...

Biography

Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk) 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.

Filmography 165

2004
Back When We Were Grownups Movie

as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch

2002
Living with the Dead Movie

as Allan Van Praagh

2001
The Omen Legacy Movie

as Narrator (voice)

2001
Night Visions TV

as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")

1999
1999
Treasure Island Movie

as Long John Silver

1998
Ebenezer Movie

as Ebenezer Scrooge

1997
I'll Be Home For Christmas Movie

as Bob Greiser

1997
Monster Mania Movie

as Host

1996
Vem Var Dracula Movie

as Self

1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star Movie

as Self (archive footage)

1995
Buffalo Girls Movie

as Bartle Bone

1994
The Swan Princess Movie

as Lord Rothbart (voice)

1994
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics Movie

as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")

1994
Cops & Robbersons Movie

as Jake Stone

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday February 18, 1919 (87 years old)
Died November 10, 2006
Place of Birth Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As Walter Jack Palance, Walter Palance, Jack Brazzo and 10 more
Years Active 1944 - 2004
Popularity 1.7
Career Stats
165 Total Credits
129 Movie Roles
34 TV Roles
4 Photos