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Jack Palance

American actor (1919–2006)

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Jack Palance was an American actor who had a long career in film and television from the 1950s through the 2000s. He is remembered as a distinctive and intense performer who appeared in numerous notable movies and became an iconic figure in Hollywood during his lifetime.

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Born: 1920
Died: 2006-11-10
Works: 3

Top works

The forest of love
The Wild West

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Acting · Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

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…

Known for

The Bardot mystery2012
Back When We Were Grownups — Paul 'Poppy' Davitch2004
Living with the Dead — Allan Van Praagh2002
Living with the Dead — Allan Van Praagh2002
Prancer Returns2001
The Omen Legacy — Narrator (voice)2001
Night Visions — Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")

Article

Walter Jack Palance (/ˈpæləns/ PAL-əns; born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his roles in Sudden Fear (1952) and Shane (1953), and winning almost 40 years later for 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 attended Stanford University before pursuing a career in the theater, winning a Theatre World Award in 1951. He made his film acting debut in Elia Kazan's Panic in the Streets (1950), and earned Oscar nominations for Sudden Fear and Shane, his third and fourth film roles. He also won an Emmy Award for a 1957 teleplay Requiem for a Heavyweight.