Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor. With his rugged facial features, Palance was best known to modern movie audiences as both the characters of Curly and Duke in the two City Slickers movies, but his career spanned half a century of film and television appearances.
Death of Jack Palance
Jack Palance died at the age of 87, of natural causes, at his home in Montecito in Santa Barbara County.He was cremated and his ashes were retained by family and friends
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Jack Palance as a bad guy
Hollywood Walk of Fame
Palance has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard. In 1992, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Academy award and nominations
1952 – Nominated – Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Sudden Fear
1953 – Nominated – Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Shane
1992 – Won – Best Actor in a Supporting Role – City Slickers
Complete Filmography of Jack Palace
(1950-2004) (In order of production)
| Year | Movie title |
| 1950 | Panic In The Streets |
| Halls of Montezuma | |
| 1952 | Shane |
| Sudden Fear | |
| 1953 | Second Chance |
| Flight To Tangier | |
| Arrowhead | |
| The Man In The Attic | |
| 1954 | Sign Of The Pagan |
| The Silver Chalice | |
| 1955 | Kiss of Fire |
| The Big Knife | |
| I Died A Thousand Times | |
| 1956 | Attack |
| 1957 | The Lonely Man |
| House Of Numbers | |
| Flowers Of Mayo | |
| 1958 | The Man Inside |
| Ten Seconds To Hell | |
| 1959 | The Battle Of Austerlitz |
| 1960 | Treno Di Natale |
| The Barbarian | |
| 1961 | The Mongols |
| The Last Judgement | |
| Barabbas | |
| 1962 | Sword Of The Conqueror |
| Warriors Five | |
| 1963 | Contempt |
| Night Train To Milan | |
| 1965 | Once A Thief |
| The Spy In The Green Hat | |
| 1966 | The Professionals |
| 1967 | To Kill A Dragon |
| Torture Garden | |
| 1968 | They Came To Rob Las Vegas |
| The Mercenary | |
| The Battle Giants | |
| Marquis De Sade: Justine | |
| 1969 | The Desperados |
| The Legion Of The Damned | |
| Che | |
| The McMasters | |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh |
| The Companeros | |
| The Horsemen | |
| 1971 | Chato’s Land |
| It Can Be Done, Amigo | |
| 1972 | Tedeum |
| The Short & Happy Life Of The Brothers Blue | |
| 1973 | Oklahoma Crude |
| 1974 | Craze |
| 1975 | The Four Deuces |
| The Great Adventure | |
| Africa Express | |
| 1976 | Eva Nera |
| The Cop In Blue Jeans | |
| Knell-The Bloody Avenger | |
| Safari Express | |
| Rulers Of The City | |
| The Sensuous Nurse | |
| God’s Gun | |
| 1977 | Welcome To Blood City |
| Portrait Of A Hitman | |
| 1978 | One Man Jury |
| Angels Brigade | |
| 1979 | Cocaine Cowboys |
| The Shape Of Things To Come | |
| 1980 | Without Warning |
| Hawk The Slayer | |
| 1982 | Alone In The Dark |
| 1987 | Gor |
| Bagdad Cafe | |
| Outlaw Of Gor | |
| 1988 | Young Guns |
| 1989 | Batman |
| Tango & Cash | |
| 1990 | Solar Crisis |
| City Slickers | |
| 1991 | Radio Flyer (Voice) |
| 1992 | Eli’s Lesson |
| 1993 | Cyborg 2 – The Glass Shadow |
| City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly’s Gold | |
| 1994 | Cops & Robbersons |
| The Swan Princess (Voice) | |
| 1998 | The Incredible Adventures Of Marco Polo |
| Treasure Island | |
| 2001 | Prancer Returns |
Television Movies/Mini-Series
| Year | Television title |
| 1968 | The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde |
| 1973 | Dracula |
| 1974 | The Godchild |
| The Hatfields & The McCoys | |
| 1975 | Bronk |
| 1979 | The Last Ride Of The Dalton Gang |
| The Ivory Ape | |
| 1980 | The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story |
| 1992 | Keep The Change |
| 1993 | The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling’s Lost Classics |
| 1995 | Buffalo Girls |
| 1997 | I’ll Be Home For Christmas |
| Ebenezer | |
| 1999 | Sarah, Plain & Tall : Winters End |
| 2001 | Living With The Dead |
| 2004 | Back When We Were Grownups |
Television Shows
| Year | Television title |
| 1950 | Lights Out – The Man Who Couldn’t Remember |
| 1952 | Studio 1 – The King In Yellow |
| Curtain Call – Azaya | |
| Studio 1 – Little Man, Big World | |
| The Gulf Playhouse – The Necktie Party | |
| 1953 | Danger – Said The Spider To The Fly |
| The Web – Last Chance | |
| Suspense – The Kiss Off | |
| The Motorola Tv Hour – Brandenburg Gate | |
| Suspense – Cagliostro & The Chess Player | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 – Requiem For A Heavyweight |
| Zane Grey Theatre – The Lariat | |
| 1957 | Playhouse 90 – The Last Tycoon |
| Playhouse 90 – The Death Of Manolete | |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show On Earth |
| 1965 | Convoy – The Many Colours Of Courage |
| 1966 | Run For Your Life – The Late Diana Hayes |
| Alice Through The Looking Glass – (Live Theatre) | |
| 1971 | Net Playhouse – Trail Of Tears |
| 1973 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour |
| 1979 | Buck Rogers In The 25th Century – The Planet Of The Slave Girls |
| Unknown Powers (Presenter/Narrator) | |
| 1981 | Tales Of The Haunted – Evil Stalks This House |
| 1982 | Ripley’s Believe It Or Not (Series) |
| 2001 | Night Visions – Bitter Harvest |