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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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Living with the Dead (2002) | Allan Van Praagh | 7 | |
| 2 | Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999) | John Witting | 6 | |
| 3 | Ebenezer (1998) | Ebenezer Scrooge | 6 | |
| 4 | Cops & Robbersons (1994) | Jake Stone | 5.3 | |
| 5 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994) | Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are") | - | - |
| 6 | The Swan Princess (1994) | Lord Rothbart (voice) | 7.2 | |
| 7 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) | Duke Page | 6.7 | |
| 8 | Cyborg 2 (1993) | Mercy | 4.5 | |
| 9 | City Slickers (1991) | Curly Washburn | 7.5 | |
| 10 | Tango & Cash (1989) | Yves Perret | 6.6 | |
| 11 | Batman (1989) | Grissom | 7.3 | |
| 12 | Young Guns (1988) | L. G. Murphy | 7 | |
| 13 | Imagine: John Lennon (1988) | Self | 7 | |
| 14 | Outlaw of Gor (1988) | Xeno | 1 | |
| 15 | Bagdad Cafe (1987) | Rudi Cox | 7.3 | |
| 16 | Alone in the Dark (1982) | Frank Hawkes | 6.6 | |
| 17 | Evil Stalks This House (1981) | Stokes | - | - |
| 18 | Hawk the Slayer (1980) | Voltan | 5.3 | |
| 19 | Without Warning (1980) | Joe Taylor | 6 | |
| 20 | The Shape of Things to Come (1979) | Omus | 4 | |
| 21 | Portrait of a Hitman (1979) | Jim Buck | 5 | |
| 22 | Angels' Brigade (1979) | Mike Farrell | 1 | |
| 23 | Welcome to Blood City (1977) | Frendlander | - | - |
| 24 | God's Gun (1976) | Sam Clayton | - | - |
| 25 | Dracula (1974) | Dracula | - | - |
| 26 | Craze (1974) | Neal Mottram | - | - |
| 27 | It Can Be Done Amigo (1972) | Sonny Bronson | 5 | |
| 28 | Chato's Land (1972) | Quincey Whitmore | - | - |
| 29 | Compañeros (1970) | John | - | - |
| 30 | Monte Walsh (1970) | Chet Rollins | 5 | |
| 31 | Marquis de Sade: Justine (1969) | Antonin | 5 | |
| 32 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) | Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde | - | - |
| 33 | The Mercenary (1968) | Ricciolo ("Curly") | 7.5 | |
| 34 | Torture Garden (1967) | Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe") | 6 | |
| 35 | Alice Through the Looking Glass (1966) | Jabberwock | - | - |
| 36 | The Professionals (1966) | Jesus Raza | 7.5 | |
| 37 | Contempt (1963) | Jeremy Prokosch | 6.3 | |
| 38 | Barabbas (1961) | Torvald | 8 | |
| 39 | House of Numbers (1957) | Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow | 3 | |
| 40 | Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) | Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock | 8 | |
| 41 | I Died a Thousand Times (1955) | Roy Earle / Roy Collins | 6 | |
| 42 | The Big Knife (1955) | Charles Castle | 5.5 | |
| 43 | Man in the Attic (1953) | Slade | 4 | |
| 44 | Second Chance (1953) | Cappy Gordon | 4 | |
| 45 | Shane (1953) | Jack Wilson | 6.2 | |
| 46 | Sudden Fear (1952) | Lester Blaine | - | - |
| 47 | Panic in the Streets (1950) | Blackie | 7 |
