Jack Palance

actor • soundtrack • director

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 (19...

Born: February 18, 1919 in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: November 10, 2006 (age 87)

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Known For

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Young Guns

Movies & TV Credits

166 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Back When We Were Grownups Movie	5.9	Actor	Paul 'Poppy' Davitch	2004
Living with the Dead Limited Series	6.8	Actor	Allan Van Praagh	2002
Prancer Returns Movie	5.6	Actor	—	2001
Night Visions TV Show	7.2	Actor	Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")(1 Episode)	2001
The Omen Legacy Movie	6.5	Actor	Narrator (voice)	2001
Treasure Island Movie	5.0	Actor	Long John Silver	1999
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience Movie	6.8	Actor	(archive footage)	1999
Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End Movie	6.6	Actor	John Witting	1999
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo Movie	4.4	Actor	Beelzebub	1998
Ebenezer Movie	5.4	Actor	Ebenezer Scrooge	1998
Monster Mania Movie	7.1	Actor	Host	1997
I'll Be Home for Christmas Movie	6.1	Actor	Bob Greiser	1997
In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross Movie	7.2	Actor	Self	1996
Joan Crawford: Always the Star Movie	6.3	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1996
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	1995
Buffalo Girls Limited Series	6.3	Actor	Bartle Bone	1995
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Movie	5.4	Actor	Duke Page	1994
The Swan Princess Movie	6.6	Actor	Lord Rothbart (voice)	1994
Cops & Robbersons Movie	5.4	Actor	Jake Stone	1994
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics Movie	6.4	Actor	Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")	1994
Cyborg 2 Movie	4.1	Actor	Mercy	1993
Solar Crisis Movie	4.3	Actor	Travis	1992
Legends of the West Movie	7.8	Actor	Host	1992
Keep the Change Movie	5.5	Actor	Overstreet	1992
When It Was a Game 2 Movie	7.1	Actor	Passage Narrator (voice)	1992
Legends of the West Movie	7.8	Production	Executive Producer	1992
City Slickers Movie	6.7	Actor	Curly Washburn	1991
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan Movie	2.6	Actor	Opening Narration (voice)	1991
Batman Movie	7.6	Actor	Grissom	1989
Tango & Cash Movie	6.2	Actor	Yves Perret	1989
Young Guns Movie	6.9	Actor	L. G. Murphy	1988
Outlaw of Gor Movie	2.7	Actor	Xeno	1988
Bagdad Cafe Movie	7.6	Actor	Rudi Cox	1987
Gor Movie	3.7	Actor	Xenos	1987
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Movie	7.5	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1985
Night of 100 Stars II TV Special	7.3	Actor	Self	1985
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Movie	6.9	Actor	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	1983
Psychic Confession Movie	—	Actor	Narrator	1982
Alone in the Dark Movie	5.8	Actor	Frank Hawkes	1982
The Helm of Destiny Movie	—	Actor	Narration	1982
Ripley's Believe It or Not! TV Show	7.5	Actor	Host(7 Episodes)	1982
Tales of the Haunted Movie	6.2	Actor	Stokes	1981
Hawk the Slayer Movie	5.2	Actor	Voltan	1980
Without Warning Movie	5.2	Actor	Joe Taylor	1980
The Ivory Ape Movie	5.1	Actor	Marc Kazarian	1980
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story Movie	4.9	Actor	Whitey Robinson	1980
Portrait of a Hitman Movie	4.1	Actor	Jim Buck	1979
Angels' Brigade Movie	2.5	Actor	Mike Farrell	1979
Cocaine Cowboys Movie	4.2	Actor	Raphael	1979
The Shape of Things to Come Movie	3.4	Actor	Omus	1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV Show	7.1	Actor	Kaleel(2 Episodes)	1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang Movie	5.4	Actor	Will Smith	1979
The One Man Jury Movie	5.3	Actor	Lieutenant Wade	1978
Unknown Powers Movie	5.7	Actor	Himself - Host	1978
Welcome to Blood City Movie	4.8	Actor	Frendlander	1977
The Unknown Force Movie	—	Actor	Self - Host	1977
National Geographic: The Volga Movie	—	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1977
Black Cobra Movie	4.5	Actor	Judas Carmichael	1976
Rulers of the City Movie	6.3	Actor	Scarface' Manzari	1976
God's Gun Movie	5.1	Actor	Sam Clayton	1976
Blood and Bullets Movie	4.8	Actor	Duke	1976
Safari Express Movie	5.0	Actor	van Daalen	1976
The Cop in Blue Jeans Movie	6.1	Actor	Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo	1976
Africa Express Movie	5.3	Actor	Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter	1975
The Four Deuces Movie	3.9	Actor	Vic Morono, the Boss	1975
The Great Adventure Movie	3.8	Actor	William Bates	1975
The Sensuous Nurse Movie	5.0	Actor	Mr. Kitch	1975
Bronk TV Show	6.5	Actor	Lt. Alex Bronkov(25 Episodes)	1975
The Hatfields and the McCoys Movie	5.4	Actor	Devil Anse Hatfield	1975
Rickles Movie	5.6	Actor	—	1975
Craze Movie	4.9	Actor	Neal Mottram	1974
Dinah! TV Show	6.8	Actor	Self(2 Episodes)	1974
The Godchild Movie	6.0	Actor	Rourke	1974
Dracula Movie	6.3	Actor	Dracula	1974
Brothers Blue Movie	5.8	Actor	Hillman	1973
Oklahoma Crude Movie	6.1	Actor	Hellman	1973
Father Jackleg Movie	4.4	Actor	Buck Santini	1972
Chato's Land Movie	6.4	Actor	Quincey Whitmore	1972
It Can Be Done Amigo Movie	5.9	Actor	Sonny Bronson	1972
Imagine Movie	7.1	Actor	Self	1972
The Horsemen Movie	6.0	Actor	Tursen	1971
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour TV Show	6.9	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1971
The McMasters Movie	5.8	Actor	Kolby	1970
Monte Walsh Movie	6.8	Actor	Chet Rollins	1970
Compañeros Movie	7.0	Actor	John	1970
Che! Movie	4.6	Actor	Fidel Castro	1969
Battle of the Commandos Movie	5.0	Actor	Charley MacPherson	1969
A Bullet for Rommel Movie	4.9	Actor	Major John Heston	1969
The Desperados Movie	4.6	Actor	Parson Josiah Galt	1969
Marquis de Sade: Justine Movie	5.0	Actor	Antonin	1969
The Mercenary Movie	6.9	Actor	Ricciolo ("Curly")	1968
They Came to Rob Las Vegas Movie	5.7	Actor	Douglas	1968
Madigan's Millions Movie	3.9	Actor	Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)	1968
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Movie	6.6	Actor	Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde	1968
Kill a Dragon Movie	4.3	Actor	Rick Masters	1967
Torture Garden Movie	6.1	Actor	Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")	1967
The Spy in the Green Hat Movie	5.5	Actor	Louis Strago	1967
The Dinosaur and the Baby Movie	7.3	Actor	Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)	1967
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore Movie	—	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1967
The Carol Burnett Show TV Show	8.5	Actor	Self - Guest / Various Characters(1 Episode)	1967
The Professionals Movie	7.5	Actor	Jesus Raza	1966
Alice Through the Looking Glass Movie	5.7	Actor	Jabberwock	1966
Once a Thief Movie	6.4	Actor	Walter Pedak	1965
Convoy TV Show	7.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1965
Run for Your Life TV Show	7.4	Actor	Julian Hays(1 Episode)	1965
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Show	7.5	Actor	Louis Strago(1 Episode)	1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1964
Paparazzi Short Film	6.3	Actor	Self	1964
Le Parti des choses: Bardot et Godard Short Film	5.8	Actor	Self	1964
Contempt Movie	7.5	Actor	Jeremy Prokosch	1963
The Greatest Show on Earth TV Show	7.4	Actor	—(30 Episodes)	1963
The Greatest Show on Earth TV Show	7.4	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1963
Night Train to Milan Movie	6.6	Actor	Herr Bauer / Schneider	1962
Warriors Five Movie	5.4	Actor	Jack	1962
The Merv Griffin Show TV Show	6.4	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self(3 Episodes)	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1962
The Mongols Movie	5.1	Actor	Ogataï	1961
The Last Judgment Movie	6.4	Actor	Matteoni	1961
Sword of the Conqueror Movie	5.2	Actor	Alboino	1961
Barabbas Movie	6.8	Actor	Torvald	1961
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1961
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self - Co-Host(1 Episode)	1961
The Barbarians Movie	4.6	Actor	Revak	1960
The Battle of Austerlitz Movie	6.3	Actor	Gen. Weirother	1960
Ten Seconds to Hell Movie	6.3	Actor	Eric Koertner	1959
Beyond All Limits Movie	6.8	Actor	Jim Gatsby	1959
The Man Inside Movie	5.7	Actor	Milo March	1958
The Lonely Man Movie	6.1	Actor	Jacob Wade	1957
House of Numbers Movie	6.2	Actor	Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow	1957
The Death of Manolete Movie	7.3	Actor	Manolete	1957
The Last Tycoon Movie	7.8	Actor	Monroe Stahr	1957
Attack Movie	7.3	Actor	Joe Costa	1956
Requiem for a Heavyweight Movie	8.1	Actor	Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock	1956
Playhouse 90 TV Show	8.1	Actor	Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock(1 Episode)	1956
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show TV Show	8.2	Actor	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	1956
Playhouse 90 TV Show	8.1	Actor	Self - Host(1 Episode)	1956
Zane Grey Theatre TV Show	7.3	Actor	Dan Morgan(1 Episode)	1956
Kiss of Fire Movie	5.4	Actor	El Tigre	1955
The Big Knife Movie	6.6	Actor	Charles Castle	1955
I Died a Thousand Times Movie	6.2	Actor	Roy Earle / Roy Collins	1955
Sign of the Pagan Movie	5.7	Actor	Attila	1954
The Silver Chalice Movie	4.5	Actor	Simon The Magician	1954
Man in the Attic Movie	5.9	Actor	Slade	1953
Arrowhead Movie	5.9	Actor	Toriano	1953
Shane Movie	7.7	Actor	Jack Wilson	1953
Flight to Tangier Movie	5.1	Actor	Gil Walker	1953
Second Chance Movie	5.7	Actor	Cappy Gordon	1953
The Oscars TV Show	7.0	Actor	Self(3 Episodes)	1953
Sudden Fear Movie	7.7	Actor	Lester Blaine	1952
Halls of Montezuma Movie	6.7	Actor	Pigeon Lane	1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	7.9	Actor	Paul 'Poppy' Davitch(1 Episode)	1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	7.9	Actor	John(1 Episode)	1951
The Red Skelton Hour TV Show	7.9	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1951
Panic in the Streets Movie	7.1	Actor	Blackie	1950
The Colgate Comedy Hour TV Show	7.5	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1950
What's My Line? TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self - Mystery Guest(2 Episodes)	1950
Suspense TV Show	7.1	Actor	Count Alessandro di Cagliostro(1 Episode)	1949
Suspense TV Show	7.1	Actor	Tom Walker(1 Episode)	1949
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Actor	Arky(1 Episode)	1948
Studio One TV Show	7.3	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1948
The Ed Sullivan Show TV Show	7.7	Actor	Self(3 Episodes)	1948
Lights Out TV Show	6.7	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1946
Golden Globe Awards TV Show	—	Actor	Self - Winner(1 Episode)	1944
Golden Globe Awards TV Show	—	Actor	Self - Nominee(1 Episode)	1944
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls Movie	—	Actor	Kaleel	—

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Jack Palance

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Batman

City Slickers

Tango & Cash

Young Guns

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