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Jack Palance (1919–2006)


Jack Palance exemplified evil incarnate on film -- portraying some of the most intensely despised villains witnessed in 50s westerns and melodrama. He received two Best Supporting Actor nominations early in his career, but it would take a grizzled, eccentric comic performance 40 years later for him to finally grab the coveted statuette. Of ... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Batman
Batman Carl Grissom
(1989)
Le cygne et la princesse
Le cygne et la princesse Lord Rothbart
(1994)
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash Yves Perret
(1989)

Filmography

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 2004 Back When We Were Grownups (TV Movie)
Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
 2002 La porte de l'au-delà (TV Movie)
Allan Van Praagh
 2001 Les nuits de l'étrange (TV Series)
Jake Jennings
- Bitter Harvest (2001) ... Jake Jennings
 1999 Les déchirements du passé (TV Movie)
John Witting
 1998 Ebenezer (TV Movie)
Ebenezer Scrooge
 1997 L'espoir de Noël (TV Movie)
Bob
 1995 Buffalo Girls (TV Movie)
Bartle Bone
 1994 La quatrième dimension: L'ultime voyage (TV Movie)
Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
 1993 Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (Video)
Mercy
 1992 Eli's Lesson
Old Pilot
 1992 Le mystère du ranch (TV Movie)
Overstreet
 1990 Solar Crisis
Travis
 1987 Bagdad Café
Rudi Cox
 1987 Gor
Xenos
 1981 Evil Stalks This House (TV Movie)
Stokes
 1980 Voltan le barbare
Voltan
 1980 The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (TV Movie)
Whitey Robinson
 1980 Jungle Love (TV Movie)
Marc Kazarian
 1979 The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (TV Movie)
Will Smith
 1979 Cocaine Cowboys
Raphael
 1979 Buck Rogers (TV Series)
Kaleel
- Planet of the Slave Girls (1979) ... Kaleel
 1979 Portrait of a Hitman
Jim Buck
 1979 Alerte dans le cosmos
Omus
 1979 Brigade des anges
Mike Farrell
 1978 The One Man Jury
Lt. Wade
 1977 Welcome to Blood City
Frendlander
 1976 I padroni della città
'Scarface' Manzari
 1976 Voluptueuse Laura
Judas Carmichael
 1976 Flics en jeans
Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
 1976 Les impitoyables
Sam Clayton
 1975 Défense de toucher
Mr. Kitch
 1975 Africa Express
Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
 1975 Il richiamo del lupo
William Bates
 1975 The Four Deuces
Vic Morono - the Boss
 1974 L'enfant du désert (TV Movie)
Rourke
 1974 Mystic Killer
Neal Mottram
 1973 L'or noir de l'Oklahoma
Hellman
 1972 And So Ends
Narrator
 1972 Tedeum
Buck Santini
 1972 Les collines de la terreur
Capt. Quincey Whitmore
 1971 Les cavaliers
Tursen
 1970 Companeros
John
 1969 La légion des damnés
Col. Charley MacPherson
 1969 Les deux beautés
Antonin
 1969 Pas de pitié pour les héros
Major John Heston
 1969 La haine des desperados
Parson Josiah Galt
 1968 Les hommes de Las Vegas
Douglas
 1968 L'Agent américain
Matteo Cirini (English version, voice, uncredited)
 1967 Trafic dans la terreur
Rick Masters
 1967 Le jardin des tortures
Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
 1966 Les professionnels
Raza
 1966 Match contre la vie (TV Series)
Julian Hays
- I Am the Late Diana Hays (1966) ... Julian Hays
 1965 Convoy (TV Series)
Harvey Bell
- The Many Colors of Courage (1965) ... Harvey Bell
 1965 Les tueurs de San Francisco
Walter Pedak
 1962 La dernière attaque
Jack
 1962 Il criminale
Herr Bauer / Schneider
 1961 Barabbas
Torvald
 1961 Les Mongols
Ogatai
 1960 Rewak le rebelle
Revak
 1960 Austerlitz
Gen. Weirother
 1959 Flor de mayo (Topolobampo)
Jim Gatsby
 1959 Tout près de Satan
Eric Koertner
 1958 Signes particuliers: néant
Milo March
 1957 La cage aux hommes
Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
 1957 Jicop le proscrit
Jacob Wade
 1956 Zane Grey Theater (TV Series)
Dan Morgan
- Lariat (1956) ... Dan Morgan
 1956 Attaque!
Lt. Joe Costa - Fox Co.
 1955 La peur au ventre
Roy Earle / Roy Collins
 1955 El Tigre
El Tigre
 1955 Le grand couteau
Charles Castle
 1953 Suspense (TV Series)
Tom Walker
- The Kiss-Off (1953) ... Tom Walker
 1953 The Motorola Television Hour (TV Series)
Scott Malone / Kurt Bauman
- Brandenburg Gate (1953) ... Scott Malone / Kurt Bauman
 1953 Vol sur Tanger
Gil Walker
 1953 Le sorcier du Rio Grande
Toriano
 1953 Passion sous les tropiques
Cappy Gordon
 1953 L'homme des vallées perdues
Jack Wilson (as Walter Jack Palance)
 1953 The Web (TV Series)
- The Last Chance (1953)
 1953 Danger (TV Series)
 1952 The Gulf Playhouse (TV Series)
- Necktie Party (1952)
 1951-1952 Studio One (TV Series)
- The King in Yellow (1951) ... (as Walter Palance)
 1952 Curtain Call (TV Series)
- Azaya (1952)
 1951 Okinawa
Pigeon Lane (as Walter {Jack} Palance)
 1950 Panique dans la rue
Blackie (as Walter Jack Palance)
 1950 Lights Out (TV Series)
 1949 Hands of Murder (TV Series)
- Street Gang (1949)
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Other Works:

Stage Play: A Temporary Island. Music by Lorenzo Fuller. Written by Halsted Welles [credited as Halstead Welles]. Calliope music by: Lehman Engel. Directed by Halstead Welles. Maxine Elliott's Theatre: 14 Mar 1948- 19 Mar 1948 (6 performances). Cast: Dion Allen (as "Millhand"), Shirley Ames (as "Sophomore"), Leon Askin (as "Mr. Prince") [... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography | 1 Interview | 10 Articles | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

J. Palance | Walter Jack Palance | Walter {Jack} Palance | Walter Palance

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Personal Quote:

The only two things you can truly depend upon are gravity and greed. See more »

Trivia:

According to Billy Crystal, Charles Bronson turned down the role of Curly Washburn in La vie, l'amour... les vaches (1991) in an unseemly way which he reveals in his 2013 book "Still Foolin' Em". Palance ended up receiving an Academy Award for this role. See more »

Trademark:

Deep rumbly authoritative voice See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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