Jack Palance
American actor (1919–2006)
杰克·帕兰斯 · ジャック・パランス · 잭 팰런스
- Born
- 18 February 1919, Lattimer
- Died
- 10 November 2006, Montecito
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- film actor, stage actor, television actor, boxer, model
- Height
- 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Walter Jack Palance ( PAL-əns; born Volodymyr Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American actor. He gained stardom for his masculine portrayals of men in neo-noirs, crime dramas and westerns. He acted on stage and screen earning an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, Palance served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. He attended Stanford University before pursuing a career in the theater, winning a Theatre World Award in 1951. He made his film acting debut in Elia Kazan's Panic in the Streets (1950). He was nominated for three Academy Awards, all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his roles in Sudden Fear (1952) and Shane (1953), and winning almost 40 years later for City Slickers (1991).
Awards and honours
- Theatre World Award 1951
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 1957
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1992
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Teachers
- Michael Chekhov
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q193653 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.