Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Né le 18 février 1919 à Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA, mort le 10 novembre 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.

Bronk (6.8) Série · 1975 dans le rôle de Lt. Alex Bronkov
Flics en jeans (6.2) The Cop in Blue Jeans Film · 1976 dans le rôle de Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
Okinawa (6.0) Halls of Montezuma Film · 1951 dans le rôle de Pigeon Lane
Dément (5.8) Alone in the Dark Film · 1982 dans le rôle de Frank Hawkes
L'Or de Curly (5.4) City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Film · 1994 dans le rôle de Duke Page
Che ! (4.8) Che! Film · 1969 dans le rôle de Fidel Castro