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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

1.3

movie

Known For

Batman

Batman

1989

as Grissom
Shane

Shane

1953

as Jack Wilson
The Professionals

The Professionals

1966

as Jesus Raza
Young Guns

Young Guns

1988

as L. G. Murphy
Tango & Cash

Tango & Cash

1989

as Yves Perret
The Swan Princess

The Swan Princess

1994

as Lord Rothbart (voice)
Barabbas

Barabbas

1961

as Torvald
City Slickers

City Slickers

1991

as Curly Washburn
Contempt

Contempt

1963

as Jeremy Prokosch
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994

as Duke Page
Batman
Batman
1989 • as Grissom
★ 7.2
Shane
Shane
1953 • as Jack Wilson
★ 7.3
The Professionals
The Professionals
1966 • as Jesus Raza
★ 7.1
Young Guns
Young Guns
1988 • as L. G. Murphy
★ 6.7
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash
1989 • as Yves Perret
★ 6.5
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess
1994 • as Lord Rothbart (voice)
★ 6.6
Barabbas
Barabbas
1961 • as Torvald
★ 6.9
City Slickers
City Slickers
1991 • as Curly Washburn
★ 6.5
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969 • as Antonin
★ 5.0
Contempt
Contempt
1963 • as Jeremy Prokosch
★ 7.0
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994 • as Duke Page
★ 5.3
Dracula
Dracula
1974 • as Dracula
★ 6.3
Chato's Land
Chato's Land
1972 • as Quincey Whitmore
★ 6.5
The Mercenary
The Mercenary
1968 • as Ricciolo ("Curly")
★ 6.9
Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear
1952 • as Lester Blaine
★ 7.2
Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe
1987 • as Rudi Cox
★ 7.2
Compañeros
Compañeros
1970 • as John
★ 6.5
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 • as Self
★ 8.0
Oklahoma Crude
Oklahoma Crude
1973 • as Hellman
★ 6.1
Cyborg 2
Cyborg 2
1993 • as Mercy
★ 4.3
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice
1954 • as Simon The Magician
★ 4.4
Without Warning
Without Warning
1980 • as Joe Taylor
★ 5.2
Arrowhead
Arrowhead
1953 • as Toriano
★ 5.9
The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man
1957 • as Jacob Wade
★ 5.9
Attack
Attack
1956 • as Joe Costa
★ 6.8
Gor
Gor
1987 • as Xenos
★ 3.7
Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer
1980 • as Voltan
★ 4.8
Imagine: John Lennon
Imagine: John Lennon
1988 • as Self
★ 6.9
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
1950 • as Blackie
★ 6.9
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
1982 • as Frank Hawkes
★ 5.9
It Can Be Done Amigo
It Can Be Done Amigo
1972 • as Sonny Bronson
★ 5.7
Halls of Montezuma
Halls of Montezuma
1951 • as Pigeon Lane
★ 5.9
The Shape of Things to Come
The Shape of Things to Come
1979 • as Omus
★ 4.0
Craze
Craze
1974 • as Neal Mottram
★ 4.9
Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls
1995 • as Bartle Bone
★ 6.4
Che!
Che!
1969 • as Fidel Castro
★ 4.9
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
The Big Knife
The Big Knife
1955 • as Charles Castle
★ 6.0
The Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz
1960 • as Gen. Weirother
★ 6.6
Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead
2002 • as Allan Van Praagh
★ 5.3
Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis
1992 • as Travis
★ 4.2
Black Cobra
Black Cobra
1976 • as Judas Carmichael
★ 4.2
God's Gun
God's Gun
1976 • as Sam Clayton
★ 5.2
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
1994 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.1
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999 • as John Witting
★ 7.4
Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
1970 • as Chet Rollins
★ 6.2
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
1999 • as Long John Silver
★ 5.0
Sign of the Pagan
Sign of the Pagan
1954 • as Attila
★ 5.2
Second Chance
Second Chance
1953 • as Cappy Gordon
★ 5.9
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")
★ 6.6
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968 • as Douglas
★ 5.9
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.5
A Bullet for Rommel
A Bullet for Rommel
1969 • as Major John Heston
★ 5.4
Back When We Were Grownups
Back When We Were Grownups
2004 • as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
★ 4.6
Torture Garden
Torture Garden
1967 • as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
★ 6.2
The Mongols
The Mongols
1961 • as Ogataï
★ 4.8
Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons
1994 • as Jake Stone
★ 5.1
The Sensuous Nurse
The Sensuous Nurse
1975 • as Mr. Kitch
★ 5.1
Welcome to Blood City
Welcome to Blood City
1977 • as Frendlander
★ 5.0
Flight to Tangier
Flight to Tangier
1953 • as Gil Walker
★ 6.1
The Cop in Blue Jeans
The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976 • as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
★ 6.1
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
1961 • as Matteoni
★ 6.4
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979 • as Will Smith
★ 1.9
The Desperados
The Desperados
1969 • as Parson Josiah Galt
★ 3.9
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980 • as Whitey Robinson
Ebenezer
Ebenezer
1998 • as Ebenezer Scrooge
★ 3.1
The One Man Jury
The One Man Jury
1978 • as Lieutenant Wade
★ 4.9
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
The Hatfields and the McCoys
The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975 • as Devil Anse Hatfield
★ 10.0
The McMasters
The McMasters
1970 • as Kolby
★ 4.2
I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times
1955 • as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
★ 6.1
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
1975 • as William Bates
★ 3.7
Prancer Returns
Prancer Returns
2001
★ 5.4
Legends of the West
Legends of the West
1992 • as Host / Self - Judge Roy Bean
Battle of the Commandos
Battle of the Commandos
1969 • as Charley MacPherson
★ 5.5
The Four Deuces
The Four Deuces
1975 • as Vic Morono, the Boss
★ 4.0
Father Jackleg
Father Jackleg
1972 • as Buck Santini
★ 4.0
Man in the Attic
Man in the Attic
1953 • as Slade
★ 5.5
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
1965 • as Walter Pedak
★ 6.4
Portrait of a Hitman
Portrait of a Hitman
1979 • as Jim Buck
★ 4.2
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966 • as Jabberwock
★ 6.0
Angels' Brigade
Angels' Brigade
1979 • as Mike Farrell
★ 3.1
The Godchild
The Godchild
1974 • as Rourke
★ 2.0
Rulers of the City
Rulers of the City
1976 • as Scarface' Manzari
★ 6.3
Outlaw of Gor
Outlaw of Gor
1988 • as Xeno
★ 2.8
The Barbarians
The Barbarians
1960 • as Revak
★ 4.0
Cocaine Cowboys
Cocaine Cowboys
1979 • as Raphael
★ 4.2
Ten Seconds to Hell
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959 • as Eric Koertner
★ 6.2
Madigan's Millions
Madigan's Millions
1968 • as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
★ 3.7
The Ivory Ape
The Ivory Ape
1980 • as Marc Kazarian
★ 3.5
The Man Inside
The Man Inside
1958 • as Milo March
★ 5.8
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
Kolossal - The Magnificent Macisti
1977
Kill a Dragon
Kill a Dragon
1967 • as Rick Masters
★ 3.3
Africa Express
Africa Express
1975 • as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
★ 4.6
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999 • as (archive footage)
★ 6.3
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968 • as Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde
★ 6.6
Brothers Blue
Brothers Blue
1973 • as Hillman
★ 5.8
Beyond All Limits
Beyond All Limits
1959 • as Jim Gatsby
★ 4.6
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956 • as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
★ 8.0
Paparazzi
Paparazzi
1964 • as Self
★ 6.7
Vem Var Dracula
Vem Var Dracula
1996 • as Self
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998 • as Beelzebub
★ 7.2
The Omen Legacy
The Omen Legacy
2001 • as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1957 • as Monroe Stahr
House of Numbers
House of Numbers
1957 • as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
★ 5.3
Blood and Bullets
Blood and Bullets
1976 • as Duke
★ 3.4
Imagine
Imagine
1972 • as Self
★ 7.0
Rickles
Rickles
1975
Keep the Change
Keep the Change
1992 • as Overstreet
★ 6.0
When It Was a Game 2
When It Was a Game 2
1992 • as Passage Narrator (voice)
★ 9.0
Bardot et Godard
Bardot et Godard
1964 • as Self
★ 6.1
Evil Stalks This House
Evil Stalks This House
1981 • as Stokes
★ 3.5
Warriors Five
Warriors Five
1962 • as Jack
★ 3.0
The Dinosaur and the Baby
The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967 • as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
★ 6.0
The Death of Manolete
The Death of Manolete
1957 • as Manolete
I'll Be Home For Christmas
I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997 • as Bob Greiser
★ 6.6
Sword of the Conqueror
Sword of the Conqueror
1961 • as Alboino
★ 5.5
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
Safari Express
Safari Express
1976 • as van Daalen
★ 4.8
Night Train to Milan
Night Train to Milan
1962 • as Herr Bauer / Schneider
★ 5.8
Kiss of Fire
Kiss of Fire
1955 • as El Tigre
★ 3.0
The Unknown Force
The Unknown Force
1977 • as Self - Host
movie
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
1967 • as Narrator (voice)
The Helm of Destiny
The Helm of Destiny
1982 • as Narration
National Geographic: The Volga
National Geographic: The Volga
1977 • as Narrator (voice)
Unknown Powers
Unknown Powers
1978 • as Himself - Host
★ 5.8
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995 • as Self
★ 7.0
The Bardot mystery
The Bardot mystery
2012
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991 • as Opening Narration (voice)
★ 2.0
Monster Mania
Monster Mania
1997 • as Host
★ 10.0
Psychic Confession
Psychic Confession
1982 • as Narrator