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Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Walter Palance

Born February 18, 1919· Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

† Died November 10, 2006

63Roles★ 5.9Average rating

Emerging from a Pennsylvania coal-mining town as the child of Ukrainian immigrants, he first worked in the mines, tried his hand at professional boxing, served as a pilot in the Army Air Forces during World War II, and later studied drama at Stanford before honing his craft with Michael Chekhov’s method-acting classes in New York. His Broadway break came as an understudy to Marlon Brando, and a fi…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Shane★ 7.3
Shane1953
Jack Wilson
Batman★ 7.2
Batman1989
Grissom
Bagdad Cafe★ 7.2
Bagdad Cafe1987
Rudi Cox
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series★ 7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964
Louis Strago
The Professionals★ 7.1
The Professionals1966
Jesus Raza
Contempt★ 7
Contempt1963
Jeremy Prokosch
Young Guns★ 6.7
Young Guns1988
L. G. Murphy
The Swan Princess★ 6.6
The Swan Princess1994
Lord Rothbart (voice)
City Slickers★ 6.5
City Slickers1991
Curly Washburn
Tango & Cash★ 6.5
Tango & Cash1989
Yves Perret
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold★ 5.4
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold1994
Duke Page