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Jack Palance
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.
As actor
The Bardot mystery
Back When We Were Grownups
Living with the Dead
Prancer Returns
The Omen Legacy
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Treasure Island
Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
Ebenezer
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
Monster Mania
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Vem Var Dracula
Joan Crawford: Always the Star
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Buffalo Girls
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
The Swan Princess
Cops & Robbersons
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Cyborg 2
Solar Crisis
Legends of the West
Keep the Change
When It Was a Game 2
City Slickers
Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
Batman
Tango & Cash
Outlaw of Gor