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Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Acting

February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006 (died at 87)
Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
Male
133 Movies
38 TV Shows

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.

The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess

The Swan Princess

1994 6.6

as Lord Rothbart (voice)

Age 75 (now 87)
Contempt
Contempt

Contempt

1963 7.0

as Jeremy Prokosch

Age 44 (now 87)
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash

Tango & Cash

1989 6.5

as Yves Perret

Age 70 (now 87)
Batman
Batman

Batman

1989 7.2

as Grissom

Age 70 (now 87)
Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe

Bagdad Cafe

1987 7.2

as Rudi Cox

Age 68 (now 87)
Attack
Attack

Attack

1956 6.8

as Joe Costa

Age 37 (now 87)
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

1982 5.9

as Frank Hawkes

Age 63 (now 87)
Shane
Shane

Shane

1953 7.3

as Jack Wilson

Age 34 (now 87)
Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

1952 7.3

as Lester Blaine

Age 33 (now 87)
Chato's Land
Chato's Land

Chato's Land

1972 6.5

as Quincey Whitmore

Age 53 (now 87)
The Big Knife
The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955 6.0

as Charles Castle

Age 36 (now 87)
The Mercenary
The Mercenary

The Mercenary

1968 6.9

as Ricciolo ("Curly")

Age 49 (now 87)
The Professionals
The Professionals

The Professionals

1966 7.1

as Jesus Raza

Age 47 (now 87)
Dracula
Dracula

Dracula

1974 6.3

as Dracula

Age 55 (now 87)
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994 5.3

as Duke Page

Age 75 (now 87)
Young Guns
Young Guns

Young Guns

1988 6.7

as L. G. Murphy

Age 69 (now 87)