Jack Palance

Birthday

1919-02-17

Place of Birth

Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Palance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
AD

WATCH FREEFOR 30 DAYS

All Prime Video
Cancel anytime

Watch Now
AD

Watch Free for 30 Days

All Prime Video Movies and TV Shows. Cancel anytime.

Watch Now

All Movies List

Ebenezer

Ebenezer

1998 5.5
Ebenezer

as Ebenezer Scrooge

1998
The Swan Princess

The Swan Princess

1994 6.4
The Swan Princess

as Lord Rothbart (voice)

1994
Batman

Batman

1989 7.5
Batman

as Grissom

1989
Young Guns

Young Guns

1988 6.8
Young Guns

as L. G. Murphy

1988
Gor

Gor

1987 3.4
Gor

as Xenos

1987
Black Eve

Black Eve

1976 4.3
Black Eve

as Judas Carmichael

1976