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Jack Palance (1919–2006)

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He exemplified evil incarnate on film -- portraying some of the most intense and gripping villains witnessed in 50s westerns and melodrama -- and Jack Palance went on to win Oscar "Best Supporting Actor" nominations for two of them. It would take a grizzled, eccentric comic performance 40 years later, however, in order to grab the coveted statuette... See full bio »

Born:

Vladimir Palahnuik
in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Montecito, California, USA
Jack Palance and Hollywood trainer, Terry Hunt, 1954. Jack Palance visiting Frank Sinatra and Doris Day on set, 1960. Still of Percy Adlon and Jack Palance in Bagdad Cafe Jack Palance and his daughter, Brooke, at home in Beverly Hills, CA, 1954. Still of Chevy Chase and Jack Palance in Cops and Robbersons
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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
See all 25 episodes »
 
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
See all 30 episodes »
 
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)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1970 The Porter Wagoner Show (TV series)
– Jack Palance (1970) (performer: "The Green, Green Grass of Home", "Blackjack County Chains")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1968 Madigan's Millions (voice dubbing: Riccardo Garrone - english language version - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
– You're All Right, Ivy (1964)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 Searchers 2.0 (in memoriam)
 
2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Legend Reborn (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (60 titles)
2003 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Nobody Told Me")
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner
 
2002 From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Omen Legacy (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2001 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jack Palance: From Grit to Grace (2001) … Himself
 
1999 Cast and Crew (video short)
Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Past Winner (uncredited)
 
1997 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 February 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Monster Mania (TV documentary)
Host
 
1996 In Search of Dracula with Jonathan Ross (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 War Games (short)
Himself - Narrator
 
1995 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval (1995) … Himself
 
1992-1995 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.305 (1995) … Himself
– Episode #3.81 (1994) … Himself
– Episode #1.126 (1992) … Himself
 
1994 Back in the Saddle: The Making of 'City Slickers II' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Pulling Billy Crystal on giant Oscar
 
1993 The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.170 (1992) … Himself
– Episode #1.83 (1992) … Himself
 
1992 The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
 
1992 When It Was a Game 2 (TV documentary)
Himself (voice)
 
1992 Legends of the West (documentary)
Himself Host/Judge Roy Bean
 
1991 Dame Edna's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1991) … Himself
 
1988 Imagine: John Lennon (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Documentary Short and Best Documentary Feature
 
1982-1986 Ripley's Believe It or Not! (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Operation Valkyrie … Himself - Host
 
1981 Ripley's Believe It or Not! (documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– Hawk the Slayer (1981) … Himself
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 November 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 Unknown Powers (documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1977 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– The Volga (1977) … Himself - Narrator
 
1975 Rickles (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965-1975 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 18 September 1975 (1975) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 August 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 July 1965 (1965) … Himself - Guest
 
1973-1974 The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself / Various Characters
– Episode #4.15 (1974) … Himself
– Episode #4.5 (1973) … Himself/Various Characters
 
1972 Imagine (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 September 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1969-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.238 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.267 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #2.44 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 The Porter Wagoner Show (TV series)
Himself - Performer
– Jack Palance (1970) … Himself - Performer
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.27 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 Della (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.24 (1969) … Himself
 
1968 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
– Episode #2.128 (1968) … Guest Appearance
– Episode #2.127 (1968) … Guest Appearance
– Episode #2.126 (1968) … Guest Appearance
– Episode #2.125 (1968) … Guest Appearance
– Episode #2.124 (1968) … Guest Appearance
 
1968 The Pat Boone Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 February 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.20 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Flash 30 (documentary short)
Himself
 
1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.9 (1966) … Himself
 
1966 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Love at First Fright (1966) … Himself
 
1965 Password All-Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Lauren Bacall vs. Jack Palance (1965) … Himself
 
1955-1964 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 19 July 1964 (1964) … Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 27 November 1955 (1955) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1964 Paparazzi (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1964 Bardot et Godard (short)
Himself
 
1964 Encounter with Fritz Lang (short)
Himself
 
1956 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.3 (1956) … Himself - Guest
 
1956 Hollywood Preview (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 April 1956 (1956) … Himself
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Caliban
– Episode #9.5 (1955) … Himself
– Episode #8.48 (1955) … Himself / Caliban
 
1955 Tonight! (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.204 (1955) … Himself - Guest
 
1954 A Star Is Born World Premiere (TV short)
Himself
 
1954 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #6.22 (1954) … Himself - Actor
 
1954 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #4.23 (1954) … Himself - Actor
 
1952 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
Himself - Guest Performer
– Episode #4.3 (1952) … Himself - Guest Performer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (18 titles)
2010 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2010 Two in the Wave (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 How the West Was Lost (TV documentary)
Jack Wilson (uncredited)
 
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - In Memoriam Tribute
 
2006 Cinema 3 (TV series)
 
2003 Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American (TV documentary)
Himself/Toriano (from Arrowhead (1953)) (uncredited)
 
2003 Go West, Young Man! (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2001 Pulp Cinema (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (TV documentary)
Roy Earle / Roy Collins (uncredited)
 
1999 Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience (documentary)
 
1993 The Making of '...And God Spoke'
Himself [at the Academy Awards Ceremony]
 
1993 The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
 
1967 The Spy in the Green Hat
Louis Strago
 
1958-1961 Frontier Justice (TV series)
 
1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Other Works:

(1996) TV commercial: Ford pickup trucks 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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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

"I used to be six foot four. Now that I'm old, I slouch. So, I'm six foot three." (1994) See more »

Trivia:

During the early phases of pre-production for The Day the Earth Stood Still, 20th Century-Fox studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck suggested Palance for the role of the robot Gort. The role was eventually filled by a much taller non-actor. See more »

Trademark:

Machiavellian eyebrows See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius