Jack Palance

Known for ActingBorn 1919-02-18Died 2006-11-10Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Bardot mystery

Monster Mania

When It Was a Game 2

Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti

The Hatfields and the McCoys

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Joan Crawford: Always the Star

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End

The Carol Burnett Show

Convoy

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Greatest Show on Earth

Batman

Night Visions

Playhouse 90

Bagdad Cafe

Living with the Dead

The Omen Legacy

Keep the Change

The Red Skelton Show

Imagine: John Lennon

Shane

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Imagine

I'll Be Home For Christmas

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Run for Your Life

Sudden Fear

The Professionals

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

Dinah!

The World of Hammer

Night of 100 Stars II

Contempt

Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience

The Mercenary

The Swan Princess

Young Guns

Bronk

The Oscars

Barabbas

What's My Line?