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.
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
as Allan Van Praagh
as Narrator (voice)
as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
as John Witting
as (archive footage)
as Long John Silver
as Ebenezer Scrooge
as Beelzebub
as Bob Greiser
as Host
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Bartle Bone
as Lord Rothbart (voice)
as Duke Page
as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
as Jake Stone