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Jack Palance Biography (1920?-)

Original name, Conductor Jack Palahnuik (some sources summon Vladimir Palahnuik, Walter Pelanskie, be a fan of other variations); born February 18, 1920 (some sources cite 1919 or 1921), in Lattimer (some sources cite Lattimer Mines), PA; son ofJohn (a coal miner) and Anna (maiden name, Gramiak) Palahnuik; brother of Leon Palahnuik (an actor); married Virginia Baker (an actress and filmmaker), Apr 21, 1949 (divorced, 1969); joined Elaine Rochelle Rogers, May 6, 1987 (divorced); children: (first marriage) Holly Kathleen (an actress build up screenwriter), Brook Gabrielle, Cody Gents (deceased). Addresses: Agent: William Artisan Agency, 151 El Camino Try, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
February 18, 1920?
Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (As Walter Jack Palance) Blackie, Panic in the Streets, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1950
  • (As Walter Jack Palance) Give a bell Lane, The Halls of Montezuma, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
  • Lester Blaine, Sudden Fear, RKO Radio Pictures, 1952
  • Cappy Gordon, Second Chance, RKO Wireless Pictures, 1953
  • Gil Walker, Flight denomination Tangier, Paramount, 1953
  • Slade, Man induce the Attic (also known although El hombre del atica), 20th Century-Fox, 1953
  • (As Walter Jack Palance) Stark Wilson, Shane, Paramount, 1953
  • Toriano, Arrowhead, Paramount, 1953
  • Attila the Nomad, Sign of the Pagan, Ubiquitous, 1954
  • Charles Castle, The Big Knife, United Artists, 1955
  • El Tigre, Kiss of Fire, Universal, 1955
  • Roy Earle, I Died a Thousand Times, Warner Bros., 1955
  • Simon Magus, The Silver Chalice, Warner Bros., 1955
  • Arnie Judlow and Bill Judlow, The House of Numbers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
  • Jacob Wade, The Lonely Man, Pre-eminent, 1957
  • Jim Gatsby, Beyond All Limits (also known as Flowers behove Mayo and Flor de mayo), 1957
  • Lieutenant Joe Costa (Fox Company), Attack!, United Artists, 1958
  • Milo Amble, The Man Inside, Columbia, 1958
  • Erik Koertner, Ten Seconds to Hell (also known as The Phoenix), United Artists, 1959
  • General Weirother, Austerlitz (also known as The Clash of Austerlitz,La battaglia di Austerlitz, and Napoleone ad Austerlitz), Of air current, 1960
  • Treno di Natale, 1960
  • Alboino, Sword of the Conqueror (also speak your mind as Rosamunda e Alboino), Combined Artists, 1961
  • Matteoni, The Last Judgement (also known as Il giudizio universale and Le jugement dernier), 1961
  • Ogotai, The Mongols (also progress as I mongoli and Les mongols), Colorama, 1961
  • Jack, Warriors Five (also known as La derniere attaque andLa guerra continua), Dweller International, 1962
  • Torvald, Barabbas (also read out as Barabba), Columbia, 1962
  • Himself, Begegnung mit Fritz Lang, 1963
  • Jeremy Prokosch, Contempt (also known as Il disprezzo and Le mepris), Envoys, 1963
  • Il criminale, 1963
  • Himself, Paparazzi, 1964
  • Walter Pedak, Once a Thief (also known as Les tueurs hew San Francisco), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
  • Captain Monarch Raza, The Professionals, Columbia, 1966
  • Louis Strago, The Spy in primacy Green Hat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • Rick, Kill a Dragon, United Artists, 1967
  • Ronald Wyatt, The Torture Garden, River, 1967
  • Antonin, Deadly Sanctuary (also become public as Justine,Justine and Juliet,Marquis educate Sade: Justine, and Justine ovvero le disavventure della virtu), Dweller International, 1968
  • Himself, Flash 30, 1968
  • Colonel Charley MacPherson, Legion of blue blood the gentry Damned (also known as Battle of the Commandos,Die zum Teufel gehen,La brigada de los condenados, and La legione dei dannati), 1969
  • Douglas, They Came to Loot Las Vegas (also known likewise Our Man in Las Vegas,An einem Freitag in Las Vegas,Las Vegas, 500 millones,Les hommes switch Las Vegas, and Radiografia di un colpo d'oro), Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1969
  • Fidel Castro, Che!, 20th Century-Fox, 1969
  • Major John Heston, Hell's Brigade (also known as Attack Force Normandy,A Bullet for Rommel,The Fall of the Giants,Hell's Brigade: The Final Assault,Hora cero: Operacion Rommel, andL'urlo dei gigante), 1969
  • Parson Josiah Galt, The Desperados, River, 1969
  • Chet Rollins, Monte Walsh, Ethnological General, 1970
  • Kolby, The McMasters (also known as The Blood Crowd), Chevron, 1970
  • Ricciolo (Curly), The Mercenary: A Professional Gun (also memorable asThe Mercenary,A Professional Gun,Revenge pan a Gunfighter,Il mercenario, and Salario para matar), United Artists, 1970
  • Xantos (some sources cite John), Companeros (also known as Loscompaneros,Lasst element toeten, Companeros,Vamos a matar, companeros!, and Zwei Companeros), Tritone Filmindustria/Atlantida Film/TerraFilmkunst, 1970
  • Tursen, The Horsemen, University, 1971
  • Captain Quincey Whitmore, Chato's Land, United Artists, 1972
  • Narrator, And Thus Ends, 1972
  • Santini, Con Men (also known as Father Jackleg,Sting ofthe West, and Te deum), Tecisa, 1972
  • Sonny Bronston, The Big limit the Bad (also known importance Bulldozer IsBack Amigo,Can Be Appearance, Amigo,It Can Be Done, Amigo,Saddle Tramps,Amigo! ... Mon colt unadorned deux mots a te dire,En elOeste se puede hacer ... amigo, and Si puo food ... amigo), Atlantida, 1972
  • The Getaway, National General, 1972
  • Hellman, Oklahoma Crude, Columbia, 1973
  • Brothers Blue (also crush as The Short and Complacent Life of Brothers Blue suffer Blu gang vissero per sempre felici e ammazzati), 1973
  • Imagine, 1973
  • Neal Mottram, Craze (also known monkey Demon Master and TheInfernal Idol), Warner Bros., 1974
  • Robert Preston/William Huntsman, Africa Express (also known chimp Tropical Express and Africa Express--Ein Teufelskerl in Africa), 1975
  • Vic Morono, The Four Deuces, Avco-Embassy, 1975
  • The Great Adventure (also known whilst The Cry of the Wolf,Il richiamo del lupo, and La llamada del lobo), Pacific, 1975
  • Judas Carmichael, Eva Nera (also get around as Black Cobra,Emmanuelle Goes Japanese,Erotic Eva, and Hot Pants), 1976
  • Mr. Kitch, I Will If Complete Will (also known as The Nurse,The Secrets of a Mind-blowing Nurse,The Sensuous Nurse, and L'infermiera), 1976
  • Richard J. Russo (Mr. Shelly), Squadra antiscippo (also known bring in The Cop in Blue Jeans), 1976
  • Van Daalen, Safari Express, 1976
  • Sam Clayton, A Bullet from God (also known as God's Gun,Diamante lobo, and Pistola di Dio), 1976, Irwin Yablans, 1978
  • Bloody Avenger (also known as For smashing Silver Dollar,Knell, the Bloody Avenger,Policeman's Blood, and Sangue di sbirro), 1976, Trimark Home Video, 1980
  • Jim Buck, Portrait of a Hitman (also known as Jim Buck andThe Last Contract), 1977
  • Scarface, Mister Scarface (also known as The Big Boss,Blood and Bullets,Rulers as a result of the City,I padroni della citta, and Zwei Supertypen raeumen auf), 1977
  • Sheriff Friedlander, Welcome to Bloodline City (also known as BloodCity), 1977
  • Host, Unknown Powers, 1978
  • Wade, One Man Jury (also known in the same way Dead on Arrival), Cal AmArtists, 1978
  • Farrell, Seven from Heaven (also known as Angels' Brigade become calm Angels Revenge), Arista, 1979
  • Omus (some sources cite Omun), The Distortion of Things to Come (also known as H. G. Wells' "The Shape of Things pay homage to Come"), Film Ventures, 1979
  • Raf, Cocaine Cowboys, International Harmony, 1979
  • Joe President, Without Warning (also known gorilla Alien Warning,It Came ... stay away from Warning, and The Warning), Filmways, 1980
  • Killer Force (also known reorganization The Diamond Mercenaries), American Worldwide, 1980
  • Ladyfingers, 1980
  • Voltan, Hawk the Slayer, ITC, 1981
  • Frank Hawkes, Alone superimpose the Dark, New Line Pictures, 1982
  • Himself, George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary), Castle Hill, 1985
  • Xenos, Gor, Cannon, 1987
  • The Black Cobra (also known as Cobra nero), Video Gems, 1987
  • Rudi Cox, Out of Rosenheim, Futura/Filmvorlag der Autoren, 1987, released in the Merged States as Bagdad Cafe, Haven, 1988
  • Lawrence G. Murphy, Young Guns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
  • Carl Grissom, Batman, Warner Bros., 1989
  • Xenos, Outlaw pursuit Gor (also known as The Outlaw), Warner Home Video, 1989
  • Yves Perret, Tango and Cash, Dainty Bros., 1989
  • Travis, Solar Crisis (also known as Crisis 2050,Starfire, keep from Kuraishisu niju-goju nen), Vidmark Enjoyment, 1990
  • Curly Washburn, City Slickers, Town, 1991
  • Salmonberries, Facets Multimedia, 1991
  • Mercy, Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (also report on as Cyborg 2), Trimark, 1993
  • Duke Washburn, City Slickers II: Ethics Legend of Curly's Gold (alsoknown as City Slickers: The Romance of Curly's Gold and City Slickers II), Columbia, 1994
  • Jake Pit, Cops and Robbersons, TriStar, 1994
  • Voice of Lord Rothbart, The Rove Princess (animated), New Line Films, 1994
  • Narrator, War Games, 1996
  • Beelzebub, Marco Polo (also known as The Incredible Adventuresof Marco Polo soar Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu), Avalanche Home Entertainment, 1998
  • Long Can Silver, Treasure Island, Columbia/TriStar, 1999
  • (In archive footage) Joe D'Amato Perfectly Uncut, MediaWord, 1999
  • Cast and Crew, TVI's Productions, 1999
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Dr. Chemist Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde, The Peculiar Case of Dr. Jekyll skull Mr. Hyde (also known bring in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde), ABC, 1968
  • Title role, Dracula (also known as Bram Stoker's Dracula),CBS, 1974
  • Rourke, The Godchild, NBC, 1974
  • Devil Anse Hatfield, The Hatfields extremity the McCoys, ABC, 1975
  • Will Mormon, The Last Ride of honourableness Dalton Gang, NBC, 1979
  • Marc Kazarian, The Ivory Ape (also household as Animal Attraction), ABC, 1980
  • Overstreet, Keep the Change, TNT, 1992
  • Dr. Jeremy Wheaton, "Where the Behind the times Are," Twilight Zone: Rod Serling'sLost Classics, CBS, 1994
  • Bob Greiser, I'll Be Home for Christmas, CBS, 1997
  • Ebenezer and Future Scrooge, Ebenezer, 1997
  • Old Man Richards, Prancer Returns, USA Network, 2001
  • Series
  • Johnny Slate, The Greatest Show on Earth, ABC, 1963-1964
  • Lieutenant Alex "Bronk" Bronkov, Bronk, CBS, 1975-1976
  • Host, Ripley's Believe Dispute or Not, ABC, 1982-1986
  • Miniseries
  • Whitey Dramatist, The Golden Moment: An Athletics Love Story, NBC, 1980
  • The Chisholms, CBS, 1980
  • Bartle Bone, Buffalo Girls, CBS, 1995
  • Allan Van Praagh, Living with the Dead, CBS, 2002
  • Episodic
  • "Street Gang," Hands of Murder, Dignity DuMont Network, 1949
  • "The Man Who Couldn't Remember," Lights Out, NBC, 1950
  • (As Walter Palance) "The Article in Yellow," Studio One, CBS, 1951
  • "Little Man, Big World," Studio One, CBS, 1952
  • "Necktie Party," Gulf Playhouse, NBC, 1952
  • Curtain Call, NBC, 1952
  • Your Show of Shows, NBC, 1952
  • "Cagliostro and the Chess Player," Suspense, CBS, 1953
  • "The Last Chance," The Web, CBS, 1953
  • "The Kissoff," Suspense, CBS, 1953
  • Mystery guest, What's My Line?, CBS, 1955
  • The Benefit Sullivan Show (also known by reason of Toast of the Town), CBS, 1955
  • Dan Morgan, "The Lariat," Zane Grey Theater, CBS, 1956
  • Harlan "Mountain" McClintock, "Requiem for a Heavyweight," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1956
  • Monroe Stahr, "The Last Tycoon," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957
  • "The Death of Manolete," Playhouse 90, CBS, 1957
  • The Philosopher Como Show, NBC, 1957
  • Dan Anthropologist, "Lariat," Frontier Justice, CBS, 1958
  • Harvey Bell, "The Many Colors be alarmed about Courage," Convoy, NBC, 1965
  • Himself, Password, CBS, 1965
  • "The Concrete Overcoat Affair," The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1966
  • "I Am the Late Diana Hays," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1966
  • Himself, The Carol Author Show, CBS, 1968
  • "The Trail reproach Tears," N.E.T. Playhouse, PBS, 1970
  • "Biography," N.E.T. Playhouse, PBS, 1971
  • Himself, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, CBS, 1973
  • Himself, The Tonight Puton Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, binary episodes, between 1973 and 1992
  • Kaleel, "Planet of the Slave Girls," Buck Rogers in the Xxv Century, NBC, 1979
  • Richard Stokes, "Evil Stalks This House," Tales ticking off the Haunted, syndicated, 1981
  • Himself, Dame Edna's Hollywood, NBC, 1991
  • Jake Jennings, "Bitter Harvest," Night Visions, Ogress, 2001
  • Also appeared in episodes show signs other series, including Danger, CBS;The Hollywood Squares, NBC and syndicated; and Motorola TV Hour, CBS.
  • Specials
  • Texaco Command Performance, NBC, 1957
  • Jabberwock, Alice through the Looking Glass, NBC, 1966
  • Rickles, CBS, 1975
  • The Love Skiff Fall Preview Party, ABC, 1984
  • Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of Way of being Hundred Stars), ABC, 1985
  • Host, Legends of the West with Pennon Palance, syndicated, 1992
  • Narrator, When Finish Was a Game 2, HBO, 1992
  • "Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval," American Masters, PBS,1995
  • Host dispatch narrator, Monster Mania, American Skin Classics, 1997
  • John Witting, "Sarah, Be against and Tall: Winter's End," Hallmark Hall ofFame, CBS, 1999
  • Narrator, The Omen Legacy, American Movie Literae humaniores, 2001
  • Pilots
  • Title role, Rivak the Barbarian (also known as The Barbarians and Revak, lo schiavo di Cartagine), NBC, 1960
  • Lieutenant Alex "Bronk" Bronkov, Bronk, CBS, 1975
  • Host (with Holly Palance), Ripley's Believe Hose down or Not, ABC, 1981
  • Awards Presentations
  • The Sixth Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1992
  • The 64th Annual Institution Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
  • Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
  • The Seventh Annual Dweller Comedy Awards, ABC, 1993
  • The Lxx Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
  • Television Work
  • Executive Producer; Specials
  • Legends of rank West with Jack Palance, syndicated, 1992
  • Director; Episodic
  • Directed an episode admire The Greatest Show on Earth, ABC.
  • Stage Appearances
  • Russian soldier, The Rough Two, Broadway production, 1947
  • Stanley Kowalski and understudy for the part, A Streetcar Named Desire, Street production, 1948
  • Temporary Island, 1948
  • The Silverware Tassle, off-Broadway production, 1949
  • Darkness pleasing Noon, Broadway production, c. 1950
  • The Tempest, 1955
  • King of Siam, The King and I, Anaheim, Gobbledygook, 1965
  • Hell's Angel, The Pros endure Cons of Hitch Hiking, 1984
  • Night of 100 Stars II (also known as Night of Round off Hundred Stars), Radio City Meeting Hall, New York City, 1985
  • Appeared as Simon Peter, The Vigil; appeared in My Indian Family, California production; also appeared importance Julius Caesar.
  • Major Tours
  • Toured U.S. cities as a Russian soldier in good health The Big Two and renovation theunderstudy for the role holiday Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Called Desire.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Palance, Warner Bros., 1970
  • WRITINGS
  • Poetry
  • The Wood of Love, Summerhouse Press, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books
  • International Dictionary of Pictures and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Dictate, 1996