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Jack Palance

Jack Palance

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 Force

Born

Feb 18, 1919

Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Nov 10, 2006

Known For

Acting

Movies

132 acting

1 crew

Popularity

2.5

movie

Known For

Batman

Batman

1989

as Grissom
Young Guns

Young Guns

1988

as L. G. Murphy
Tango & Cash

Tango & Cash

1989

as Yves Perret
City Slickers

City Slickers

1991

as Curly Washburn
Barabbas

Barabbas

1961

as Torvald
Shane

Shane

1953

as Jack Wilson
Contempt

Contempt

1963

as Jeremy Prokosch
The Professionals

The Professionals

1966

as Jesus Raza
Chato's Land

Chato's Land

1972

as Quincey Whitmore
The Swan Princess

The Swan Princess

1994

as Lord Rothbart (voice)
Batman
Batman
1989 • as Grissom
★ 7.2
Young Guns
Young Guns
1988 • as L. G. Murphy
★ 6.7
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash
1989 • as Yves Perret
★ 6.5
City Slickers
City Slickers
1991 • as Curly Washburn
★ 6.5
Barabbas
Barabbas
1961 • as Torvald
★ 6.9
Shane
Shane
1953 • as Jack Wilson
★ 7.3
Contempt
Contempt
1963 • as Jeremy Prokosch
★ 7.0
The Professionals
The Professionals
1966 • as Jesus Raza
★ 7.1
Chato's Land
Chato's Land
1972 • as Quincey Whitmore
★ 6.5
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess
1994 • as Lord Rothbart (voice)
★ 6.6
Black Cobra
Black Cobra
1976 • as Judas Carmichael
★ 4.3
Without Warning
Without Warning
1980 • as Joe Taylor
★ 5.2
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969 • as Antonin
★ 5.0
Cyborg 2
Cyborg 2
1993 • as Mercy
★ 4.4
It Can Be Done Amigo
It Can Be Done Amigo
1972 • as Sonny Bronston
★ 5.8
Warriors Five
Warriors Five
1962 • as Jack
★ 6.5
The Man Inside
The Man Inside
1958 • as Milo March
★ 6.1
Gor
Gor
1987 • as Xenos
★ 3.8
Halls of Montezuma
Halls of Montezuma
1951 • as Pigeon Lane
★ 5.9
Austerlitz
Austerlitz
1960 • as Gen. Weirother
★ 6.6
Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe
1987 • as Rudi Cox
★ 7.2
The Mercenary
The Mercenary
1968 • as Ricciolo ("Curly")
★ 6.9
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
1982 • as Frank Hawkes
★ 5.8
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994 • as Duke Page
★ 5.3
Compañeros
Compañeros
1970 • as John
★ 6.5
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1999 • as Long John Silver
★ 5.3
The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
1957 • as Jacob Wade
★ 6.1
Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis
1992 • as Travis
★ 4.5
Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear
1952 • as Lester Blaine
★ 7.2
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
1965 • as Walter Pedak
★ 6.5
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 • as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
★ 6.8
Dracula
Dracula
1974 • as Dracula
★ 6.3
Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer
1980 • as Voltan
★ 4.8
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
1970 • as Chet Rollins
★ 6.3
Imagine: John Lennon
Imagine: John Lennon
1988 • as Self
★ 7.0
God's Gun
God's Gun
1976 • as Sam Clayton
★ 5.0
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice
1954 • as Simon The Magician
★ 4.4
Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons
1994 • as Jake Stone
★ 5.2
The Big Knife
The Big Knife
1955 • as Charles Castle
★ 6.0
Attack
Attack
1956 • as Joe Costa
★ 6.8
Oklahoma Crude
Oklahoma Crude
1973 • as Hellman
★ 6.1
Che!
Che!
1969 • as Fidel Castro
★ 4.8
The Shape of Things to Come
The Shape of Things to Come
1979 • as Omus
★ 4.1
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
1961 • as Matteoni
★ 6.4
Sign of the Pagan
Sign of the Pagan
1954 • as Attila
★ 6.0
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 • as Blackie
★ 6.9
Second Chance
Second Chance
1953 • as Cappy Gordon
★ 6.0
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
1953 • as Toriano
★ 6.1
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 6.8
Torture Garden
Torture Garden
1967 • as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
★ 6.2
Imagine
Imagine
1972 • as Self
★ 7.1
Legends of the West
Legends of the West
1992 • as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
Rulers of the City
Rulers of the City
1976 • as Scarface' Manzari
★ 6.4
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls
1995 • as Bartle Bone
★ 6.5
I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times
1955 • as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
★ 6.2
The Desperados
The Desperados
1969 • as Parson Josiah Galt
★ 4.2
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968 • as Douglas
★ 5.9
Craze
Craze
1974 • as Neal Mottram
★ 5.1
The Sensuous Nurse
The Sensuous Nurse
1975 • as Mr. Kitch
★ 5.1
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New Line: Independent Legacies
• as Self (archive footage)
The Omen Legacy
The Omen Legacy
2001 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
Night Train to Milan
Night Train to Milan
1962 • as Herr Bauer / Schneider
★ 6.6
Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead
2002 • as Allan Van Praagh
★ 5.5
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999 • as John Witting
★ 7.5
The Mongols
The Mongols
1961 • as Ogataï
★ 5.2
House of Numbers
House of Numbers
1957 • as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
★ 5.7
The Horsemen
The Horsemen
1971 • as Tursen
★ 6.3
The Spy in the Green Hat
The Spy in the Green Hat
1967 • as Louis Strago
★ 6.6
Ten Seconds to Hell
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959 • as Eric Koertner
★ 6.2
The Cop in Blue Jeans
The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976 • as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
★ 6.2
Back When We Were Grownups
Back When We Were Grownups
2004 • as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
★ 4.8
Africa Express
Africa Express
1975 • as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
★ 4.7
Safari Express
Safari Express
1976 • as van Daalen
★ 5.1
The Barbarians
The Barbarians
1960 • as Revak
★ 5.3
I'll Be Home For Christmas
I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997 • as Bob Greiser
★ 6.8
Unknown Powers
Unknown Powers
1978 • as Himself - Host
★ 6.2
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979 • as Will Smith
★ 3.9
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
★ 9.0
Prancer Returns
Prancer Returns
2001
★ 5.5
The McMasters
The McMasters
1970 • as Kolby
★ 4.6
The Four Deuces
The Four Deuces
1975 • as Vic Morono, the Boss
★ 5.0
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
1975 • as William Bates
★ 4.1
Monster Mania
Monster Mania
1997 • as Host
★ 9.7
Paparazzi
Paparazzi
1964 • as Self
★ 6.5
The Bardot mystery
The Bardot mystery
2012
★ 10.0
Madigan's Millions
Madigan's Millions
1968 • as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
★ 4.0
Battle of the Commandos
Battle of the Commandos
1969 • as Charley MacPherson
★ 5.9
Man in the Attic
Man in the Attic
1953 • as Slade
★ 5.4
Outlaw of Gor
Outlaw of Gor
1988 • as Xeno
★ 2.9
The Ivory Ape
The Ivory Ape
1980 • as Marc Kazarian
★ 5.3
When It Was a Game 2
When It Was a Game 2
1992 • as Passage Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
Welcome to Blood City
Welcome to Blood City
1977 • as Frendlander
★ 5.4
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980 • as Whitey Robinson
The Hatfields and the McCoys
The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975 • as Devil Anse Hatfield
★ 9.0
The Godchild
The Godchild
1974 • as Rourke
★ 6.0
Angels' Brigade
Angels' Brigade
1979 • as Mike Farrell
★ 3.1
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995 • as Self
★ 7.5
A Bullet for Rommel
A Bullet for Rommel
1969 • as Major John Heston
★ 6.0
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
Sword of the Conqueror
Sword of the Conqueror
1961 • as Alboino
★ 6.1
Blood and Bullets
Blood and Bullets
1976 • as Duke
★ 4.3
Kiss of Fire
Kiss of Fire
1955 • as El Tigre
★ 5.5
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968 • as Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde
★ 6.8
Cocaine Cowboys
Cocaine Cowboys
1979 • as Raphael
★ 4.0
Keep the Change
Keep the Change
1992 • as Overstreet
★ 7.0
Rickles
Rickles
1975
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998 • as Beelzebub
★ 7.2
Ebenezer
Ebenezer
1998 • as Ebenezer Scrooge
★ 3.8
Father Jackleg
Father Jackleg
1972 • as Buck Santini
★ 5.5
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956 • as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
★ 8.0
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966 • as Jabberwock
★ 6.2
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 • as (archive footage)
★ 5.8
Portrait of a Hitman
Portrait of a Hitman
1979 • as Jim Buck
★ 5.2
The Dinosaur and the Baby
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967 • as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
★ 6.2
Flight to Tangier
Flight to Tangier
1953 • as Gil Walker
★ 6.2
The Helm of Destiny
The Helm of Destiny
1982 • as Narration
Brothers Blue
Brothers Blue
1973 • as Hillman
★ 6.6
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979 • as Kaleel
Evil Stalks This House
Evil Stalks This House
1981 • as Stokes
★ 5.7
Kill a Dragon
Kill a Dragon
1967 • as Rick Masters
★ 4.0
The One Man Jury
The One Man Jury
1978 • as Lieutenant Wade
★ 5.4
The Unknown Force
The Unknown Force
1977 • as Self - Host
Beyond All Limits
Beyond All Limits
1959 • as Jim Gatsby
★ 4.9
Bardot et Godard
Bardot et Godard
1964 • as Self
★ 6.4
Psychic Confession
Psychic Confession
1982 • as Narrator
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1957 • as Monroe Stahr
National Geographic: The Volga
National Geographic: The Volga
1977 • as Narrator (voice)
The Death of Manolete
The Death of Manolete
1957 • as Manolete
★ 6.0
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And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
1967 • as Narrator (voice)
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991 • as Opening Narration (voice)
★ 2.0