Jack Palance

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 3 nominations See more awards »

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Batman (1989)

The Swan Princess (1994)

Tango & Cash (1989)

City Slickers (1991)

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2004 Back When We Were Grownups (TV movie)
Paul 'Poppy' Davitch

2002 Living with the Dead (TV movie)
Allan Van Praagh

2001 Prancer Returns (video)
Old Man Richards

2001 Night Visions (TV series)
Jake Jennings

– Bitter Harvest (2001) … Jake Jennings

1999 Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (TV movie)
John Witting

1999/II Treasure Island
Long John Silver

1998 Ebenezer (TV movie)
Ebenezer Scrooge

1998 The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo on His Journeys to the Ends of the Earth
Beelzebub

1997 I'll Be Home for Christmas (TV movie)
Bob

1995 Buffalo Girls (TV movie)
Bartle Bone

1994 The Swan Princess
Lord Rothbart (voice)

1994 City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Duke Washburn

1994 Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (TV movie)
Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")

1994 Cops and Robbersons
Jake Stone

1993 Cyborg 2 (video)
Mercy

1992 Keep the Change (TV movie)
Overstreet

1992 Eli's Lesson
Old Pilot

1991 City Slickers
Curly

1991 Horror of the Humongous Hungry Hungan (video)
Opening Narration (voice)

1990 Solar Crisis
Travis

1989 Tango & Cash
Yves Perret

1989 Batman
Carl Grissom

1988 Gor II
Xenos

1988 Young Guns
Lawrence G. Murphy

1987 Bagdad Cafe
Rudi Cox

1987 Gor
Xenos

1982 Alone in the Dark
Frank Hawkes

1981 Tales of the Haunted (TV movie)
Stokes

1980 Hawk the Slayer
Voltan

1980 Without Warning
Joe Taylor

1980 The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (TV movie)
Whitey Robinson

1980 The Ivory Ape (TV movie)
Marc Kazarian

1979 The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (TV movie)
Will Smith

1979 Cocaine Cowboys
Raphael

1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
Kaleel

– Planet of the Slave Girls (1979) … Kaleel

1979 Portrait of a Hitman
Jim Buck

1979 The Shape of Things to Come
Omus

1979 Angels' Brigade
Mike Farrell

1978 The One Man Jury
Lieutenant Wade

1977 Welcome to Blood City
Frendlander

1976 Sangue di sbirro
Duke

1976 Rulers of the City
'Scarface' Manzari

1976 Eva nera
Judas Carmichael

1975-1976 Bronk (TV series)
Lt. Alex Bronkov / Det. Lt. Alex 'Bronk' Bronkov

– The Vigilante (1976) … Lt. Alex Bronkov

– Death with Honor (1976) … Lt. Alex Bronkov

– The Ordeal (1976) … Lt. Alex Bronkov

– Vengeance (1976) … Lt. Alex Bronkov

– Jailbreak (1976) … Lt. Alex Bronkov

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1976 The Cop in Blue Jeans
Norman Shelley/Richard J. Russo

1976 Africa Express
Robert Preston/Willaim Hunter

1976 Safari Express
van Daalen

1976 Diamante Lobo
Sam Clayton

1975 The Sensuous Nurse
Mr. Kitch

1975 Il richiamo del lupo
William Bates

1975 The Four Deuces
Vic Morono, the Boss

1975 The Hatfields and the McCoys (TV movie)
Devil Anse Hatfield

1974 The Godchild (TV movie)
Rourke

1974 Craze
Neal Mottram

1974 Bram Stoker's Dracula (TV movie)
Dracula

1973 Oklahoma Crude
Hellman

1973 Blu Gang e vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati
Hillman

1972 Father Jackleg
Buck Santini

1972 Chato's Land
Capt. Quincey Whitmore

1972 Si può fare... amigo
Sonny Bronston

1972 And So Ends
Narrator

1971 The Horsemen
Tursen

1971 NET Playhouse (TV series)
President Andrew Jackson

– Trail of Tears (1971) … President Andrew Jackson

1970 Companeros
John

1970 Monte Walsh
Chet Rollins

1970 The McMasters
Kolby

1969 Battle of the Commandos
Col. Charley MacPherson

1969 Che!
Fidel Castro

1969 Deadly Sanctuary
Antonin

1969 A Bullet for Rommel
Major John Heston

1969 The Desperados
Parson Josiah Galt

1968 They Came to Rob Las Vegas
Douglas

1968 A Professional Gun
Ricciolo ('Curly')

1968 Madigan's Millions
Matteo Cirini (voice: English version) (uncredited)

1968 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie)
Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde

1967 Kill a Dragon
Rick Masters

1967 Torture Garden
Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

1966 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Louis Strago

– The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part II (1966) … Louis Strago

– The Concrete Overcoat Affair: Part I (1966) … Louis Strago

1966 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie)
Jabberwock

1966 The Professionals
Jesus Raza

1966 Run for Your Life (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 Once a Thief
Walter Pedak

1963-1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Johnny Slate

– You're All Right, Ivy (1964) … Johnny Slate

– There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities (1964) … Johnny Slate

– This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (1964) … Johnny Slate

– Love the Giver (1964) … Johnny Slate

– The Glorious Days of the Used to Be (1964) … Johnny Slate

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1963 Contempt
Jeremy Prokosch

1962 La guerra continua
Jack

1962 Night Train to Milan
Herr Bauer/Schneider

1961 Barabbas
Torvald

1961 The Last Judgment
Matteoni

1961 The Mongols
Ogatai

1961 Sword of the Conqueror
Alboino

1960 The Barbarians
Revak

1960 The Battle of Austerlitz
General Weirother

1959 Beyond All Limits
Jim Gatsby

1959 Ten Seconds to Hell
Eric Koertner

1958 The Man Inside
Milo March

1957 House of Numbers
Arnie Judlow/Bill Judlow

1956-1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock / Manolete / Monroe Stahr

– The Death of Manolete (1957) … Manolete

– The Last Tycoon (1957) … Monroe Stahr

– Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) … Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock

1957 The Lonely Man
Jacob Wade

1956 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Dan Morgan

– Lariat (1956) … Dan Morgan

1956 Attack
Lt. Joe Costa, Fox Co.

1955 I Died a Thousand Times
Roy Earle / Roy Collins

1955 Kiss of Fire
El Tigre

1955 The Big Knife
Charles Castle

1954 The Silver Chalice
Simon The Magician

1954 Sign of the Pagan
Attila

1953 Man in the Attic
Slade

1953 Suspense (TV series)
Tom Walker

– Cagliostro and the Chess Player (1953)

– The Kiss-Off (1953) … Tom Walker

1953 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Kurt Bauman / Scott Malone

– Brandenburg Gate (1953) … Scott Malone/Kurt Bauman

1953 Flight to Tangier
Gil Walker, Pilot

1953 Arrowhead
Toriano

1953 Second Chance
Cappy Gordon

1953 Shane
Jack Wilson (as Walter Jack Palance)

1953 The Web (TV series)

– The Last Chance (1953)

1953 Danger (TV series)

– Said the Spider to the Fly (1953)

1952 The Gulf Playhouse (TV series)

– Necktie Party (1952)

1951-1952 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)

– Little Man, Big World (1952)

– The King in Yellow (1951) (as Walter Palance)

1952 Sudden Fear
Lester Blaine

1952 Curtain Call (TV series)

– Azaya (1952)

1950 Halls of Montezuma
Pigeon Lane (as Walter {Jack} Palance)

1950 Panic in the Streets
Blackie (as Walter Jack Palance)

1950 Lights Out (TV series)

– The Man Who Couldn't Remember (1950)

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Other Works:

(1996) Book of poems: "The Forest of Love" (Summerhouse Press) See more »

Publicity Listings:

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

Alternate Names:

Walter Jack Palance | Walter {Jack} Palance | Walter Palance

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)

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One of the most important reasons for living is to do something - live outside of yourself and put together an idea, an idea that you want to explore and then complete... Awaken your creative sensitivities! See more »

Trivia:

Was forced to decline the role of General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country due to scheduling conflicts over his work on City Slickers. He went on to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for City Slickers. Christopher Plummer was eventually cast as Chang. See more »

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Intense manner See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

Jack Palance (1919–2006)

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