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 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.
Acting
Movie
Batman
as Grissom
1989
Movie
Tango & Cash
as Yves Perret
1989
Movie
Young Guns
as L. G. Murphy
1988
Movie
The Swan Princess
as Lord Rothbart (voice)
1994
Movie
Contempt
as Jeremy Prokosch
1963
Movie
City Slickers
as Curly Washburn
1991
Movie
Shane
as Jack Wilson
1953
Movie
Bagdad Cafe
as Rudi Cox
1987
Movie
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
as Duke Page
1994
Movie
The Professionals
as Jesus Raza
1966
Movie
Barabbas
as Torvald
1961
Movie
Panic in the Streets
as Blackie
1950
Movie
Alone in the Dark
as Frank Hawkes
1982
Movie
Chato's Land
as Quincey Whitmore
1972
Movie
The Mercenary
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
1968
TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Movie
Cyborg 2
as Mercy
1993
Movie
Sudden Fear
as Lester Blaine
1952
Movie
Attack
as Joe Costa
1956
Movie
Without Warning
as Joe Taylor
1980
TV
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Kaleel
1979
Movie
Cops & Robbersons
as Jake Stone
1994
Movie
Compañeros
as John
1970
Movie
The Big Knife
as Charles Castle
1955
