Jack Palance

Acting

Feb 18, 1919 – Nov 10, 2006 · Lattimer 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Batman1989
as ⁨Grissom⁩
Tango & Cash1989
as ⁨Yves Perret⁩
Young Guns1988
as ⁨L. G. Murphy⁩
The Swan Princess1994
as ⁨Lord Rothbart (voice)⁩
Contempt1963
as ⁨Jeremy Prokosch⁩
City Slickers1991
as ⁨Curly Washburn⁩
Shane1953
as ⁨Jack Wilson⁩
as ⁨Rudi Cox⁩
as ⁨Jesus Raza⁩
as ⁨Duke Page⁩
as ⁨Torvald⁩
as ⁨Frank Hawkes⁩
as ⁨Quincey Whitmore⁩
as ⁨Blackie⁩
as ⁨Ricciolo ("Curly")⁩
as ⁨Mercy⁩
as ⁨Joe Costa⁩
as ⁨Lester Blaine⁩
as ⁨Joe Taylor⁩
as ⁨Jake Stone⁩
as ⁨John⁩
as ⁨Charles Castle⁩
as ⁨Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨Sonny Bronston⁩
as ⁨Voltan⁩
as ⁨Chet Rollins⁩
as ⁨Antonin⁩
as ⁨Xenos⁩
as ⁨Slade⁩
as ⁨Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo⁩
as ⁨Mr. Kitch⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Batman1989
as ⁨Grissom⁩
Tango & Cash1989
as ⁨Yves Perret⁩
Young Guns1988
as ⁨L. G. Murphy⁩
The Swan Princess1994
as ⁨Lord Rothbart (voice)⁩
Contempt1963
as ⁨Jeremy Prokosch⁩
City Slickers1991
as ⁨Curly Washburn⁩
Shane1953
as ⁨Jack Wilson⁩
as ⁨Rudi Cox⁩
as ⁨Jesus Raza⁩
as ⁨Duke Page⁩
as ⁨Torvald⁩
as ⁨Frank Hawkes⁩
as ⁨Quincey Whitmore⁩
as ⁨Blackie⁩
as ⁨Ricciolo ("Curly")⁩
as ⁨Mercy⁩
as ⁨Joe Costa⁩
as ⁨Lester Blaine⁩
as ⁨Joe Taylor⁩
as ⁨Jake Stone⁩
as ⁨John⁩
as ⁨Charles Castle⁩
as ⁨Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")⁩
as ⁨Dracula⁩
as ⁨Sonny Bronston⁩
as ⁨Voltan⁩
as ⁨Chet Rollins⁩
as ⁨Antonin⁩
as ⁨Xenos⁩
as ⁨Slade⁩
as ⁨Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo⁩
as ⁨Mr. Kitch⁩