- Known for
- Acting
- Credits
- 131 films
- Born
- February 18, 1919
- Died
- November 10, 2006 (aged 87)
- Place of birth
- Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
Acting
Jack Palance
Also known as Walter Jack Palance, Walter Palance, Jack Brazzo, Джек Пеланс
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).
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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.
Known for
Acting 130
- 2012The Bardot mystery
- 2004Back When We Were Grownups · Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
- 2002Living with the Dead · Allan Van Praagh
- 2001Prancer Returns
- 2001The Omen Legacy · Narrator (voice)
- 1999Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End · John Witting
- 1999Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience · (archive footage)
- 1999Treasure Island
Production 1
- 1992Legends of the West · Executive Producer
