Biography
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). Born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, the son of Ukrainian immigrants, Palance served in the United States Army Air Forces ...
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Complete Filmography

Back When We Were Grownups
2004
as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch
A 53-year-old widow believes she's turned into the wrong person in this bittersweet tale based on Anne Tyler's best-seller. Beck's (Blythe Danner) pla...

Living with the Dead
2002
as Allan Van Praagh
A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. All telling their story of how...

Prancer Returns
2001
This holiday-themed children's film offers a unique take on the legend of Santa Claus and his tiny reindeer. In this movie, a young boy finds a deer i...

The Omen Legacy
2001
as Narrator (voice)
The true stories that spawned the eerie tale of Damien, a small boy with an angelic face, whose very name still conjures up thoughts of Satan. This do...

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
1999
as John Witting
The third installment of the Sarah trilogy provides a glorious and touching story of a family drawn together by adversity. On a cold winter day a stra...

Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut - The Erotic Experience
1999
as (archive footage)
The story of Joe D'Amato, Italian director of sexploitation and gore, narrated by himself.

Treasure Island
1999
as Long John Silver
Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling ...

Ebenezer
1998
as Ebenezer Scrooge
A Wild West retelling of Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol," with Scrooge as a land baron, gunfighter, and card cheat who is visited by three spirits who at...

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
1998
as Beelzebub
In this globe-trotting adventure, Marco Polo (Don Diamont) plays the famous 13th Century explorer who sets out from Italy to find his missing father, ...

I'll Be Home For Christmas
1997
as Bob Greiser
Christmas romance about long-separated high school sweethearts who find each other again after 20 years. She's never married and is a smalltown mayor;...

Monster Mania
1997
as Host
Monster Mania traces the evolution of horror films, featuring footage from classic and contemporary favorites.

Vem Var Dracula
1996
as Self
A look at "Dracula" in the arts and his supposed real-life inspiration Vlad Tepes.

Joan Crawford: Always the Star
1996
as Self (archive footage)
Glamorous and hugely popular Joan Crawford raised herself from brutal poverty to Academy Award-winning stardom by guts, determination and hard work. D...

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
1995
as Self
The life and career of the renowned television writer and creator of the classic science fiction series, "The Twilight Zone."

Buffalo Girls
1995
as Bartle Bone
The bold escapades of tough-talking Calamity Jane Canary and her illustrious cohorts. It's the waning days of the Wild West and Jane, the rough 'n' ru...

The Swan Princess
1994
as Lord Rothbart (voice)
The beautiful princess Odette is transformed into a swan by an evil sorcerer's spell. Held captive at an enchanted lake, she befriends Jean-Bob the fr...

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Duke Page
Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Neverthel...

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994
as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")
James Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series...

Cops & Robbersons
1994
as Jake Stone
When the police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they set up a stakeout in the Robbersons' home. Hard-nosed, tough...

Cyborg 2
1993
as Mercy
In the year 2074, the cybernetics market is dominated by two rival companies: USA's Pinwheel Robotics and Japan's Kobayashi Electronics. Cyborgs are c...

Legends of the West
1992
as Host
Host Jack Palance explores how Hollywood has depicted Western legends like George Armstrong Custer, Billy the Kid, Crazy Horse and the O.K. Corral

Legends of the West
1992
Executive Producer
Host Jack Palance explores how Hollywood has depicted Western legends like George Armstrong Custer, Billy the Kid, Crazy Horse and the O.K. Corral

Solar Crisis
1992
as Travis
A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts aboard the spaceship Helios must go to the Sun to drop a bomb equipped with an Artificial...

When It Was a Game 2
1992
as Passage Narrator (voice)
Composed entirely of never-before-seen 8mm and 16mm footage filmed between 1925 and 1961 by baseball players, their families and their fans, this seco...

Keep the Change
1992
as Overstreet
A struggling artist visits his family on their Montana ranch and finds that his former flame, daughter of a family foe, is now married to an old frien...

Horror of the Hungry Humongous Hungan
1991
as Opening Narration (voice)
A genetic experiment goes wrong as it creates a hideous monster from dead body parts:a re-animated corpse thirsty for blood.

City Slickers
1991
as Curly Washburn
Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

Tango & Cash
1989
as Yves Perret
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are two successful narcotics detectives who can't stand each other. Crime lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income t...

Batman
1989
as Grissom
Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.

Outlaw of Gor
1988
as Xeno
An Earthman returns to the planet Gor, and fights against tyranny.

Young Guns
1988
as L. G. Murphy
A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes t...

Bagdad Cafe
1987
as Rudi Cox
A German woman named Jasmin stumbles upon a dilapidated motel/diner in the middle of nowhere. Her unusual appearance and demeanor are at first suspici...

Gor
1987
as Xenos
American professor Tarl Cabot is transported via a magical ring to planet Gor, where he must help an oppressed country overthrow its evil king and his...

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Biography of the legendary filmmaker directed by his son.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...

Alone in the Dark
1982
as Frank Hawkes
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.

The Helm of Destiny
1982
as Narration
This cinematic journey in time and space is aiming to research the history of Ukrainian emigration to the United States, and to highlight the active m...

Psychic Confession
1982
as Narrator
Professional magician Danny Korem speaks to purported telekinetic/martial arts instructor James Hydrick, who admits his powers are a sham.

Evil Stalks This House
1981
as Stokes
Jack Palance stars as a self-serving, abusive boor who becomes stranded (along with his two children) by a thunderstorm, forcing them to take shelter ...

Without Warning
1980
as Joe Taylor
Sandy and Greg are teenagers who go camping, despite warnings not to, with their friends. They soon encounter aliens, who are using the area as a hunt...

Hawk the Slayer
1980
as Voltan
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to liv...

The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
1980
as Whitey Robinson
This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dream...

The Ivory Ape
1980
as Marc Kazarian
An ivory ape escapes from a freighter and makes its way to Bermuda. Two anthropologists want to save it, but the local authorities hire a big-game hun...

The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang
1979
as Will Smith
A light-hearted view of the Dalton Gang's legendary raid on Coffeyville, Kansas and the years leading up to it as the brothers form themselves into a ...

Cocaine Cowboys
1979
as Raphael
A rock band is on the brink of super-stardom. Until now they've juggled their music career with cocaine smuggling. The musicians and their manager wis...

Portrait of a Hitman
1979
as Jim Buck
A professional hitman is hired to kill a brain surgeon. However, it turns out that not only are he and the surgeon old friends, but they are both in l...

The Shape of Things to Come
1979
as Omus
Planet Earth is a devastated wasteland, and what's left of humanity has colonized the Moon in domed cities. Humanity's continued survival depends on a...

Angels' Brigade
1979
as Mike Farrell
Six sexy women, and a teenage girl, devastate a right-wing militia before doing battle with ruthless drug pushers.

The One Man Jury
1978
as Lieutenant Wade
Officer Jim Wade is a loose cannon on the force with a reputation for roughing up suspects, informants, witnesses, and just about everybody else who r...

Unknown Powers
1978
as Himself - Host
A documentary –actually three episodes of a canceled TV series edited together– examining various phenomena, including ESP, psychic surgery and past-l...

Welcome to Blood City
1977
as Frendlander
Five strangers awake, finding themselves with no memory in a world resembling the wild west. Their task is to become exempt from being killed - what t...

National Geographic: The Volga
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Film cameras cruise the Soviet Union's mighty Volga River, providing a view of the Russian people along its 2300-mile length, including looks at the f...

The Unknown Force
1977
as Self - Host
From martial art experts to caregivers, a hidden power flows through humanity. This film attempts to discover it.

Blood and Bullets
1976
as Duke
A deadly manhunt takes three people through the sordid streets of the Philadelphia underworld, in search of killers and the truth, where every clue br...

Rulers of the City
1976
as Scarface' Manzari
Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day being rich, he is stuck with the dead-end job of bea...

Black Cobra
1976
as Judas Carmichael
After a swift courtship, wealthy bachelor Judas Carmichael invites a topless dancer to live with him and his abundant collection of exotic snakes.

The Cop in Blue Jeans
1976
as Norman Shelley / Richard J. Russo
A top undercover cop finds and arrests a series of purse snatchers until he discovers an American at the top of an evil ring of thieves.

God's Gun
1976
as Sam Clayton
Priest turned vigilante Father John hunts down a gang of criminals, led by Sam Clayton, who killed a man in a local bar. On the gang's return to the t...

Safari Express
1976
as van Daalen
John and Howard work in a company named Safari Express booking tourists on safaris. Their lives are turned upside down when they encounter a beautiful...

The Sensuous Nurse
1975
as Mr. Kitch
Greedy relatives hire a sensual caregiver to hasten the demise of a wealthy count suffering from a heart condition.

Rickles
1975
Various comedy sketches with the Master of Insults, Don Rickles.

Africa Express
1975
as Robert Preston / Willaim Hunter
John Baxter is a freewheeling trader of goods in Africa with a pet chimpanzee and one dream: to save enough money to buy a gas station in Detroit.

The Four Deuces
1975
as Vic Morono, the Boss
This is a tongue-in-cheek crime melodrama that became a 'Late Late Show' fixture in the 1980s, according to the DVD sleeve, Jack Palance plays Vic Mor...

The Great Adventure
1975
as William Bates
During the American Gold Rush era, an orphaned boy and his wild dog who must battle against the Yukon wilderness and human greed to help save a fronti...

The Hatfields and the McCoys
1975
as Devil Anse Hatfield
A retelling of the famous feud between two mountain families, the Hatfields and the McCoys, in rural Kentucky and West Virginia in the late 1800s.

The Godchild
1974
as Rourke
Three Union POWs fleeing across the desert to escape both their Confederate pursuers and rampaging Apaches come across a dying woman and her infant ch...

Dracula
1974
as Dracula
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.

Craze
1974
as Neal Mottram
A demented art dealer and antique shop owner performs nightly rituals in honour of the African god Chuku, whom he believes will reward him with unimag...

Oklahoma Crude
1973
as Hellman
In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle, aided by her father and a hobo, is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil...

Brothers Blue
1973
as Hillman
A group of young desperados is hunted for several years by a determined bank guard

Imagine
1972
as Self
A surreal, half-fiction, half real life footage of a day in the life of John lennon and Yoko Ono, composed to music from John's historic 'Imagine' alb...

Father Jackleg
1972
as Buck Santini
A con man inherits a gold mine. Knowing that his family are even bigger con artists than he is, he assumes the mine is worthless, and teams up with a ...

Chato's Land
1972
as Quincey Whitmore
In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.

It Can Be Done Amigo
1972
as Sonny Bronson
An outspoken boy and a gunfighter-pimp save a drifter's life from hanging. The boy's uncle dies, leaving a house and some dry, useless land to the boy...

The Horsemen
1971
as Tursen
In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his v...

Compañeros
1970
as John
Arms dealer Yolaf Peterson aims to make a sale to guerilla Mongo, but the money is locked in a bank safe, the combination known only to Professor Xant...

Monte Walsh
1970
as Chet Rollins
Monte Walsh is an aging cowboy facing the ending days of the Wild West era. As barbed wire and railways steadily eliminate the need for the cowboy, Mo...

The McMasters
1970
as Kolby
When a black Civil War veteran becomes co-owner of the southern McMasters ranch, the incensed local Confederate veterans come gunning for him and his ...

Battle of the Commandos
1969
as Charley MacPherson
A British Colonel is angry with his superiors after his entire platoon is slaughtered by the Germans in what he saw as a suicide mission. So for his n...

Che!
1969
as Fidel Castro
Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually r...

Marquis de Sade: Justine
1969
as Antonin
Without a family, penniless and separated from her sister, a beautiful chaste woman will have to cope with an endless parade of villains, perverts and...

A Bullet for Rommel
1969
as Major John Heston
During World War II, a tough officer organizes a commando raid into Germany.

The Desperados
1969
as Parson Josiah Galt
A Confederate and his sons become postwar marauders and face another son who left them, in Texas.

The Mercenary
1968
as Ricciolo ("Curly")
While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedic...

Madigan's Millions
1968
as Matteo Cirini (voice) (uncredited)
When a deported gangster dies in Italy, the U.S. Treasury Department is very interested in the one million dollars Madigan owed the government, but ma...

They Came to Rob Las Vegas
1968
as Douglas
After successfully assaulting an armored car between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, the ambitions of the diverse members of the intrepid criminal gang col...

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1968
as Dr. Jekyll/Dr.Hyde
In this Dan Curtis production of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, Jack Palance stars as Dr. Henry Jekyll, a scientist experimenting to reveal the h...

Kill a Dragon
1967
as Rick Masters
Chinese villagers hire a mercenary and his team of karate experts to help rid them of a gangster and his henchman who are threatening their island.

Torture Garden
1967
as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")
Five people visit a fairground sideshow run by the sinister Dr. Diabolo. Having shown them a handful of haunted-house-style attractions, he promises t...

The Dinosaur and the Baby
1967
as Jeremy Prokosch (archive footage)
An hour-long discussion between Fritz Lang and Jean-Luc Godard in which they discuss a variety of art forms, the role of the cinema, their collaborati...

The Spy in the Green Hat
1967
as Louis Strago
"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the scene where Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) hides from ...
And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
1967
as Narrator (voice)
1967 documentary about the light heavyweight champion boxer Archie Moore

Alice Through the Looking Glass
1966
as Jabberwock
Alice returns to Wonderland through the looking glass in this TV musical.

The Professionals
1966
as Jesus Raza
An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.

Once a Thief
1965
as Walter Pedak
Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike...

Paparazzi
1964
as Self
Paparazzi explores the relationship between Brigitte Bardot and groups of invasive photographers attempting to photograph her while she works on the s...

Bardot et Godard
1964
as Self
A documentary short following director Jean-Luc Godard on the set of Contempt.

Contempt
1963
as Jeremy Prokosch
A philistine in the art film business, Jeremy Prokosch is a producer unhappy with the work of his director. Prokosch has hired Fritz Lang to direct an...

Warriors Five
1962
as Jack
World War II Italy...1943. After parachuting behind enemy lines on an espionage mission, an American soldier is imprisoned by the enemy. He escapes wi...

Night Train to Milan
1962
as Herr Bauer / Schneider
A thriller with Jack Palance as a nazi doctor hiding after the war. While riding on a train, he is recognized by former prisoners.

Barabbas
1961
as Torvald
Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barab...

The Last Judgment
1961
as Matteoni
The Last Judgement (Italian: Il giudizio universale) is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with...

The Mongols
1961
as Ogataï
During the Mongol invasion of Poland, a conflict between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and his oldest son Ogotai ensues when the former aims for peace a...

Sword of the Conqueror
1961
as Alboino
Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another. Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, whi...

The Barbarians
1960
as Revak
Revak is an Iberian prince from Penda, a small island where the Carthagian fleet ransacked and enslaved the surviving native men, including him. After...

The Battle of Austerlitz
1960
as Gen. Weirother
Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.

Beyond All Limits
1959
as Jim Gatsby
This typical Mexican melodrama is set in a coastal fishing village where a wealthy fisherman lives with his wife and young son. Their lives are turned...

Ten Seconds to Hell
1959
as Eric Koertner
Two rivals from a German bomb squad are left to deactivate duds in postwar Berlin.

The Man Inside
1958
as Milo March
A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there's more to the case than just theft.

House of Numbers
1957
as Arnie Judlow / Bill Judlow
Story of twin brothers - one trying to help another escape from prison.

The Death of Manolete
1957
as Manolete
The story of the last hours in the life of Spain's most celebrated matador.

The Lonely Man
1957
as Jacob Wade
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his...

The Last Tycoon
1957
as Monroe Stahr
Based off the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel of the same title, a movie producer is slowly working himself to death.

Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956
as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock
An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of ...

Attack
1956
as Joe Costa
Battle of the Bulge, World War II, 1944. Lieutenant Costa, an infantry company officer who must establish artillery observation posts in a strategic a...

I Died a Thousand Times
1955
as Roy Earle / Roy Collins
After aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring — by robbing a resort hotel.

The Big Knife
1955
as Charles Castle
Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the lo...

Kiss of Fire
1955
as El Tigre
In 1700, a Spanish princess travels from New Mexico to California with ruthless outlaw El Tigre as guide.

The Silver Chalice
1954
as Simon The Magician
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels...

Sign of the Pagan
1954
as Attila
Roman centurion Marcian is captured by Attila the Hun en route to Constantinople, but escapes. On arrival, he finds the eastern Roman emperor Theodosi...

Man in the Attic
1953
as Slade
London, 1888: on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, soft-spoken Mr. Slade, a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, inclu...

Flight to Tangier
1953
as Gil Walker
At the Tangier airport, a group of people await the arrival of a mysterious plane from behind the Iron Curtain. The reception committee includes Susan...

Arrowhead
1953
as Toriano
Director Charles Marquis Warren's 1953 western stars Charlton Heston and Jack Palance. Chief of Scouts Ed Bannon works for the US Army at Fort Clark, ...

Second Chance
1953
as Cappy Gordon
A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.

Shane
1953
as Jack Wilson
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Sudden Fear
1952
as Lester Blaine
Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leadin...

Halls of Montezuma
1951
as Pigeon Lane
Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Richard Boone and Jack Webb into bat...

Panic in the Streets
1950
as Blackie
A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a...

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
N/A
as Kaleel
The majority of Earth's fighter squadron becomes incapacitated after using poisoned food discs. Buck, Wilma and Duke Denton fly to the distant planet ...