Walter Jack Palance (born Volodymyr Ivanovich Palahniuk (Ukrainian: Володимир Іванович Палагню́к)) was an American screen and stage actor, known to film audiences for playing tough guys and villains. He was born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, the son of Ukrainian immigrants. 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).
Known For
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Cast Credits
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Jack Palance
- Episode 1994-06-21: Fran Drescher, Jack Palance, Seal (Jun 21, 1994)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Guest starring as Kaleel
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Planet of the Slave Girls (2) (Sep 27, 1979) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x03: Planet of the Slave Girls (1) (Sep 27, 1979) [Special Guest Star]
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
- Episode 2x33: February 26-March 1, 1968 (Feb 26, 1968)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Guest starring as Louis Strago
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x12: The Concrete Overcoat Affair (2) (Dec 2, 1966)
- Episode 3x11: The Concrete Overcoat Affair (1) (Nov 25, 1966)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
Starring as Johnny Slate
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x30: You're All Right, Ivy (Apr 28, 1964)
- Episode 1x29: There Are No Problems, Only Opportunities (Apr 21, 1964)
- Episode 1x28: This Train Don't Stop Till It Gets There (Apr 14, 1964)
- Episode 1x25: Rosetta (Mar 24, 1964)
- Episode 1x24: Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears (Mar 17, 1964)
- Episode 1x23: The Night the Monkey Died (Mar 10, 1964)
- Episode 1x20: Man in a Hole (Feb 18, 1964)
- Episode 1x18: The Show Must Go On-- to Orange City (Jan 28, 1964)
- Episode 1x16: Corsicans Don't Cry (Jan 14, 1964)
- Episode 1x12: The Wrecker (Dec 3, 1963)
- Episode 1x09: An Echo of Faded Velvet (Nov 12, 1963)
- Episode 1x03: No Middle Ground for Harry Kyle (Oct 1, 1963)
- Episode 1x01: Lion on Fire (Sep 17, 1963)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Jack Palance
(3 episodes)
- Episode 17x99: Feb. 7, 1978 (Feb 7, 1978)
- Episode 8x241: Aug 25, 1969 (Aug 25, 1969)
- Episode 4x105: Jan 29, 1965 (Jan 29, 1965)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Guest starring as Dan Morgan
- Episode 1x05: The Lariat (Nov 2, 1956)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Jack Palance
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1993-03-29: The 65th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 29, 1993)
- Episode 1992-03-30: The 64th Annual Academy Awards (Mar 30, 1992)
- Episode 1984-04-09: The 56th Annual Academy Awards (Apr 9, 1984)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
Guest starring as Jack Palance
- Episode 18x03: Shoot-In At NBC (Nov 8, 1967)
Crew Credits
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x30: You're All Right, Ivy (Apr 28, 1964)