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Jack Palance
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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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Back When We Were Grownups
2004 · Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
Treasure Island
1999 · Long John Silver
The Swan Princess
1994 · Lord Rothbart (voice)
Cops & Robbersons
1994 · Jake Stone
Tango & Cash
1989 · Yves Perret
Batman
1989 · Grissom
Hawk the Slayer
1980 · Voltan
Black Cobra
1976 · Judas Carmichael
Africa Express
1975 · Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
Dracula
1974 · Dracula
The Mercenary
1968 · Ricciolo ("Curly")
The Silver Chalice
1954 · Simon The Magician
Sudden Fear
1952 · Lester Blaine
Panic in the Streets
1950 · Blackie