Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Nació el 18 de febrero de 1919 en Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA, murió el 10 de noviembre de 2006.

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).

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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.

Shane (7.3) Raíces profundas Película · 1953 como Jack Wilson
Torture Garden (6.2) El jardín de las torturas Película · 1967 como Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
God's Gun (5.0) Seis balas... una venganza... una oración Película · 1976 como Sam Clayton
Cyborg 2 (4.4) Cyborg 2: La sombra de cristal Película · 1993 como Mercy
Ebenezer (3.8) Una Navidad diferente para Ebenezer Película · 1998 como Ebenezer Scrooge