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  • Birth Name: Vladimir Ivanovich Palahniuk
  • Birth Place: Lattimer, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/18/1919, Aquarius
  • Date of Death: 11/10/2006
  • Profession: Actor
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  With his menacing gaze, athletic frame and sinister smile, this former boxer was the go-to bad guy in '50s Hollywood. The son of a Ukrainian immigrant coal miner, Palance initially followed in his father... read more
  • DVD Tuesdays: Tribute to Jack Palance (Panic in the Streets) | Movie News | 11/13/2006
    I love talking about movies but Ive never been able to organize movie-night get-togethers So this is the next best thing On Tuesdays Im going to spotlight a DVD and suggest some virtual-discussion startersIn honor of the late great Jack Palance born Vladimir Palahnuik in 1919 who died on November 10 age 87 my recommendation this week is Panic in the Streets 1950 Shot on location in New Orleans Elia Kazans thriller stars Richard Widmark as a US Public Health Service investigator forced to infiltrate the citys seedy underbelly in hopes of preventing an outbreak of the plague In an age when emerging diseases can travel across the world in 24 hours the story is still all too timely Palance plays petty gangster Blackie whos been exposed to the plague virus Its an electrifying movie debut Anyone who thinks of this actor only as the feisty old guy doing one-armed push-ups at the 1991 Academy Awards ceremony when he won an Oscar for his comic supporting pe read more be the first to leave a comment
  • Everybody Hates Chris Just when... | Today's News: Our Take | 2/3/2006
    Everybody Hates ChrisJust when I was thinking that Chris' little sister Tanya was the reincarnation of Dee from What's Happening!! (yes, the official title really has two exclamation points), Chris came out of the changing room wearing his Rerun outfit. It was picture day, and he was desperately shopping for the right ensemble. He looked pretty fresh in the Don King, covered from head to toe in red. (Actually it looked like what Marilyn Manson wore on the back cover of The Golden Age of Grotesque. Look it up.) But ultimately, he settled on a less flashy suede top. I love what Julius said when Chris insisted he needed special clothes. "When I was a kid, we didn't have special clothes. Just having clothes was special." He always has to on read more

more Jack Palance news (2 total news articles)

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AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes (Remarks by) 2005 TV Show Series
Back When We Were Grownups (Actor - Poppy) 2004 TV Show Series
Prancer Returns (Actor - Old Man Richards) 2001 Movie
Marco Polo (Actor - Beelzebub) 1999 Movie
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (Actor - Jon Witing) 1999 TV Show Series

more Jack Palance credits (83 total credits)

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Torture Garden - (Original Trailer)
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Posted: 10/26/2008
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Once a Thief -- (Movie Clip) Uncle...
Walter Pedak (Jack Palance) hopes to lure...
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Posted: 9/20/2008
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The Mercenary - (Original Trailer)
A gunman (Franco Nero) is hired to lead a...
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Posted: 8/4/2008
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Monte Walsh -- (Movie Clip)...
Chet Rollins (Jack Palance) grows impatient...
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Posted: 8/1/2008
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Attack! -- (Movie Clip) Court...
Lt. Costa (Jack Palance) takes orders from...
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Posted: 8/1/2008
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