Jack Palance
Born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA — Feb 18 1919• Died Nov 10 2006
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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 U…
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Jack Palance's Credits
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Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dan Morgan
The Professionals
Jesus Raza
Studio One
Dinah!
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Kaleel
Lights Out
Suspense
Tom Walker
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Louis Strago
Run for Your Life
Julian Hays
Playhouse 90
Self - Host
Bronk
Lt. Alex Bronkov
Batman
Grissom
Night Visions
Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Greatest Show on Earth
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
Young Guns
L. G. Murphy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
John
Tango & Cash
Yves Perret
Shane
Jack Wilson
Barabbas
Torvald
Convoy
The Swan Princess
Lord Rothbart (voice)
City Slickers
Curly Washburn
Contempt
Jeremy Prokosch
Imagine: John Lennon
Self
Dracula
Dracula
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chato's Land
Quincey Whitmore
Sudden Fear
Lester Blaine
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Antonin
Solar Crisis
Travis
The Silver Chalice
Simon The Magician
Hawk the Slayer
Voltan
Cyborg 2
Mercy
Attack
Joe Costa
Angels' Brigade
Mike Farrell
Once a Thief
Walter Pedak
The Four Deuces
Vic Morono, the Boss
Buffalo Girls
Bartle Bone
Monte Walsh
Chet Rollins
Without Warning
Joe Taylor
Panic in the Streets
Blackie
Gor
Xenos
Torture Garden
Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
The McMasters
Kolby
Che!
Fidel Castro
Black Cobra
Judas Carmichael
Alone in the Dark
Frank Hawkes
Oklahoma Crude
Hellman
The Horsemen
Tursen
God's Gun
Sam Clayton
Craze
Neal Mottram
Halls of Montezuma
Pigeon Lane
I Died a Thousand Times
Roy Earle / Roy Collins
Living with the Dead
Allan Van Praagh
The Desperados
Parson Josiah Galt
The Mongols
Ogataï
The Lonely Man
Jacob Wade
Back When We Were Grownups
Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Bagdad Cafe
Rudi Cox
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
Will Smith
Africa Express
Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
Kiss of Fire
El Tigre
The Mercenary
Ricciolo ("Curly")
Warriors Five
Jack
The Barbarians
Revak
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
Compañeros
John
The Ivory Ape
Marc Kazarian
Legends of the West
Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
Living with the Dead
Allan Van Praagh
Cops & Robbersons
Jake Stone
The Last Tycoon
Monroe Stahr
Second Chance
Cappy Gordon
Rickles
Arrowhead
Toriano
Prancer Returns
The Man Inside
Milo March
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Host
The Battle of Austerlitz
Gen. Weirother
The Last Judgment
Matteoni
Paparazzi
Self
Treasure Island
Long John Silver
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
Whitey Robinson
Imagine
Self
The Big Knife
Charles Castle
Flight to Tangier
Gil Walker
Safari Express
van Daalen
Outlaw of Gor
Xeno
Beyond All Limits
Jim Gatsby
The Omen Legacy
Narrator (voice)
Portrait of a Hitman
Jim Buck
The Godchild
Rourke
The Shape of Things to Come
Omus
The Spy in the Green Hat
Louis Strago
The Hatfields and the McCoys
Devil Anse Hatfield
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
Douglas
Rulers of the City
Scarface' Manzari
The Great Adventure
William Bates
Sign of the Pagan
Attila
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Duke Page
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Jabberwock
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde
Welcome to Blood City
Frendlander
Father Jackleg
Buck Santini
Battle of the Commandos
Charley MacPherson
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Self (archive footage)
It Can Be Done Amigo
Sonny Bronson
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
(archive footage)
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
John Witting
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Beelzebub
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Self (archive footage)
When It Was a Game 2
Passage Narrator (voice)
The Sensuous Nurse
Mr. Kitch
Monster Mania
Host
Ebenezer
Ebenezer Scrooge
Ten Seconds to Hell
Eric Koertner
Keep the Change
Overstreet
Sword of the Conqueror
Alboino
Vem Var Dracula
Self
Evil Stalks This House
Stokes
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
Kaleel
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
House of Numbers
Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
Night Train to Milan
Herr Bauer / Schneider
The Cop in Blue Jeans
Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Man in the Attic
Slade
Blood and Bullets
Duke
Madigan's Millions
Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Bob Greiser
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Self
A Bullet for Rommel
Major John Heston
Kill a Dragon
Rick Masters
The One Man Jury
Lieutenant Wade
Cocaine Cowboys
Raphael
The Death of Manolete
Manolete
Unknown Powers
Himself - Host
Bardot et Godard
Self
National Geographic: The Volga
Narrator (voice)
Brothers Blue
Hillman
The Dinosaur and the Baby
Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
Psychic Confession
Narrator
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
Narrator (voice)
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
Opening Narration (voice)
The Unknown Force
Self - Host
The Helm of Destiny
Narration