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Jack Palance

1919 - 2006

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Walter Jack Palance ( PAL-əns; born Volodymyr Ivanovich Palahniuk; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006) was an American screen and stage actor, known to film audiences for playing tough guys and villains. 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). 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 theatre, winning a Theatre World Award in 1951. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Palance has received more than 5,670,375 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Jack Palance is the 387th most popular actor (up from 461st in 2019), the 696th most popular biography from United States (up from 874th in 2019) and the 189th most popular American Actor.

Jack Palance is most famous for his role in Shane, where he played a villainous cowboy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jack Palance ranks 387 out of 13,578. Before him are George Kennedy, Burgess Meredith, Joan Fontaine, Ray Liotta, Douglas Fairbanks, and Bradley Cooper. After him are Anne Bancroft, Chow Yun-fat, Hattie McDaniel, Kevin Bacon, Sally Field, and Bolo Yeung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Jack Palance ranks 18. Before him are Fausto Coppi, Desmond Doss, Walter Scheel, Lino Ventura, Choi Kyu-hah, and Margot Fonteyn. After him are Matilde Camus, Nat King Cole, Hans-Joachim Marseille, Pierre Trudeau, Gerhard Barkhorn, and Donald Pleasence. Among people deceased in 2006, Jack Palance ranks 29. Before him are Johannes Rau, Melvin Schwartz, Desmond Doss, Choi Kyu-hah, Muriel Spark, and Joseph Barbera. After him are Clay Regazzoni, Robert Altman, Lennart Meri, Raymond Davis Jr., Alida Valli, and Clifford Geertz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Palance ranks 696 out of 20,380. Before him are Irwin Shaw (1913), Burgess Meredith (1907), Ray Liotta (1954), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), Bradley Cooper (1975), and Sam Peckinpah (1925). After him are Murray Rothbard (1926), Anne Bancroft (1931), Cyndi Lauper (1953), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Hattie McDaniel (1893), and Kevin Bacon (1958).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jack Palance ranks 189. Before him are Lana Turner (1921), George Kennedy (1925), Burgess Meredith (1907), Ray Liotta (1954), Douglas Fairbanks (1883), and Bradley Cooper (1975). After him are Anne Bancroft (1931), Hattie McDaniel (1893), Kevin Bacon (1958), Sally Field (1946), Lee Marvin (1924), and Montgomery Clift (1920).

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Television and Movie Roles

Batman
Grissom
Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis when a deformed madman calling himself "The Joker" seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld.
Jun 21o 19897.2 / 10
The Swan Princess
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 frog, Speed the turtle and Puffin the bird. Despite their struggle to keep the princess safe, these good-natured creatures can do nothing about the sorcerer's spell, which can only be broken by a vow of everlasting love.
Nov 18o 19946.6 / 10
Tango & Cash
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 they have caused him, plots an elaborate revenge against them.
Dec 22o 19896.4 / 10