Jack Palance
Jack Palance, born Volodymyr Palahniuk in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, to Ukrainian immigrants, was a consummate character actor whose career spanned six decades. After military service and a brief stint at Stanford, he entered the theater before transitioning to film with Panic in the Streets. Palance's screen persona was defined by his rugged, menacing presence, earning him Academy Award nominations for Sudden Fear and Shane, and a long-overdue win for his role in City Slickers. His versatility saw him essay Count Dracula and crime lord Yves Perret, among other iconic parts, and he hosted Ripley's Believe It or Not! for four years. Palance's life and career were marked by an enduring, no-frills toughness, passing away peacefully in 2006.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Back When We Were Grownups | Paul 'Poppy' Davitch | Film |
| 2002 | Living with the Dead | Allan Van Praagh | Film |
| 2001 | Prancer Returns | Film | |
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | John Witting | Film |
| 1999 | Treasure Island | Long John Silver | Film |
| 1998 | The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo | Beelzebub | Film |
| 1998 | Ebenezer | Ebenezer Scrooge | Film |
| 1997 | Monster Mania | Host | Film |
| 1997 | I'll Be Home For Christmas | Bob Greiser | Film |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls | Bartle Bone | Film |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Duke Page | Film |
| 1994 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics | Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are") | Film |
| 1994 | Cops & Robbersons | Jake Stone | Film |
| 1994 | The Swan Princess | Lord Rothbart (voice) | Film |
| 1993 | Cyborg 2 | Mercy | Film |
| 1992 | Solar Crisis | Travis | Film |
| 1992 | When It Was a Game 2 | Passage Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1991 | Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan | Opening Narration (voice) | Film |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Curly Washburn | Film |
| 1989 | Tango & Cash | Yves Perret | Film |
| 1989 | Batman | Grissom | Film |
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon | Self | Film |
| 1988 | Young Guns | L. G. Murphy | Film |
| 1988 | Outlaw of Gor | Xeno | Film |
| 1987 | Bagdad Cafe | Rudi Cox | Film |
| 1987 | Gor | Xenos | Film |
| 1982 | Alone in the Dark | Frank Hawkes | Film |
| 1982 | The Helm of Destiny | Narration | Film |
| 1981 | Evil Stalks This House | Stokes | Film |
| 1980 | Hawk the Slayer | Voltan | Film |
| 1980 | The Ivory Ape | Marc Kazarian | Film |
| 1980 | Without Warning | Joe Taylor | Film |
| 1979 | The Shape of Things to Come | Omus | Film |
| 1979 | Portrait of a Hitman | Jim Buck | Film |
| 1979 | Angels' Brigade | Mike Farrell | Film |
| 1979 | Cocaine Cowboys | Raphael | Film |
| 1978 | The One Man Jury | Lieutenant Wade | Film |
| 1977 | Welcome to Blood City | Frendlander | Film |
| 1976 | Rulers of the City | Scarface' Manzari | Film |
| 1976 | God's Gun | Sam Clayton | Film |
| 1976 | The Cop in Blue Jeans | Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo | Film |
| 1976 | Black Cobra | Judas Carmichael | Film |
| 1976 | Blood and Bullets | Duke | Film |
| 1976 | Safari Express | van Daalen | Film |
| 1975 | The Sensuous Nurse | Mr. Kitch | Film |
| 1975 | The Four Deuces | Vic Morono, the Boss | Film |
| 1975 | The Great Adventure | William Bates | Film |
| 1975 | Africa Express | Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter | Film |
| 1974 | Dracula | Dracula | Film |
| 1974 | Craze | Neal Mottram | Film |
| 1973 | Brothers Blue | Hillman | Film |
| 1973 | Oklahoma Crude | Hellman | Film |
| 1972 | Chato's Land | Quincey Whitmore | Film |
| 1972 | Imagine | Self | Film |
| 1972 | Father Jackleg | Buck Santini | Film |
| 1972 | It Can Be Done Amigo | Sonny Bronston | Film |
| 1971 | The Horsemen | Tursen | Film |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh | Chet Rollins | Film |
| 1970 | Compañeros | John | Film |
| 1970 | The McMasters | Kolby | Film |
| 1969 | Marquis de Sade: Justine | Antonin | Film |
| 1969 | Che! | Fidel Castro | Film |
| 1969 | The Desperados | Parson Josiah Galt | Film |
| 1968 | Madigan's Millions | Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1968 | They Came to Rob Las Vegas | Douglas | Film |
| 1968 | The Mercenary | Ricciolo ("Curly") | Film |
| 1968 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde | Film |
| 1967 | The Spy in the Green Hat | Louis Strago | Film |
| 1967 | Torture Garden | Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | Film |
| 1967 | Kill a Dragon | Rick Masters | Film |
| 1966 | The Professionals | Jesus Raza | Film |
| 1966 | Alice Through the Looking Glass | Jabberwock | Film |
| 1965 | Once a Thief | Walter Pedak | Film |
| 1964 | Paparazzi | Self | Film |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | TV | |
| 1963 | Contempt | Jeremy Prokosch | Film |
| 1961 | Sword of the Conqueror | Alboino | Film |
| 1961 | Barabbas | Torvald | Film |
| 1961 | The Mongols | Ogataï | Film |
| 1961 | The Last Judgment | Matteoni | Film |
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