Jack Palance

Acting

Born: 1919-02-18
Died: 2006-11-10
From: Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Height: 192.00 m
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

Walter Jack PalanceWalter PalanceJack BrazzoДжек ПелансДжек ПалансВолодимир ПалагнюкДжек ПэлансДжак Паланс

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.

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

City Slickers

1992
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

City Slickers

1992
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Playhouse 90

1957
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Shane

1954
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Sudden Fear

1953
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1951
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting159 titles

Production1 title