Jack Palance
Born February 18, 1919 (Age: 107)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
Vem Var Dracula
1996
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as Self
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Age: 77
The Swan Princess
1994
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as Lord Rothbart (voice)
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Age: 75
The Making of '...And God Spoke'
1994
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 75
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
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as Duke Page
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Age: 75
Cops & Robbersons
1994
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as Jake Stone
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Age: 75
City Slickers
1991
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as Curly Washburn
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Age: 72
Tango & Cash
1989
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as Yves Perret
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Age: 70
Batman
1989
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as Grissom
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Age: 70
Young Guns
1988
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as L. G. Murphy
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Age: 69
Bagdad Cafe
1987
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as Rudi Cox
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Age: 68
Gor
1987
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as Xenos
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Age: 68
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
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as Kaleel
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Age: 60
National Geographic: The Volga
1977
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 58
The Unknown Force
1977
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as Self - Host
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Age: 57
Battle of the Commandos
1969
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as Charley MacPherson
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Age: 50
A Bullet for Rommel
1969
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as Major John Heston
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Age: 50
Contempt
1963
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as Jeremy Prokosch
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Age: 44
Barabbas
1961
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as Torvald
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Age: 42
The Last Judgment
1961
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as Matteoni
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Age: 42
Sword of the Conqueror
1961
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as Alboino
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Age: 42
Beyond All Limits
1959
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as Jim Gatsby
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Age: 40
Ten Seconds to Hell
1959
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as Eric Koertner
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Age: 40
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956
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as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
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Age: 37
The Silver Chalice
1954
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as Simon The Magician
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Age: 35
Shane
1953
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as Jack Wilson
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Age: 34