Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Acting
Born 1919-02-18 Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.9
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 s...
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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 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.

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Night Visions poster
Night Visions
as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
2001-07-12
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993-09-13
Late Night with David Letterman poster
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1982-02-01
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century poster
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Kaleel
1979-09-20
Dinah! poster
Dinah!
as Self
1974-10-21
The Carol Burnett Show poster
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967-09-11
Run for Your Life poster
Run for Your Life
as Julian Hays
1965-09-13
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Louis Strago
1964-09-22

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