ACTOR
Jack Palance
1919 - 2006
Jack Palance
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 5,623,935 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
5.6M
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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1925 - 2016
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 381
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1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 382
Joan Fontaine
1917 - 2013
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 383
Ray Liotta
1954 - 2022
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 384
Douglas Fairbanks
1883 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 385
Bradley Cooper
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 386
Jack Palance
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 387
Anne Bancroft
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 388
Chow Yun-fat
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 389
Hattie McDaniel
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 390
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1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 391
Sally Field
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 392
Bolo Yeung
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 393
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.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsFausto Coppi
CYCLIST
1919 - 1960
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 12
Desmond Doss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 13
Walter Scheel
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2016
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 14
Lino Ventura
ACTOR
1919 - 1987
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 15
Choi Kyu-hah
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 16
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 17
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 18
Matilde Camus
WRITER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 19
Nat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
Hans-Joachim Marseille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1942
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 21
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 22
Gerhard Barkhorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 23
Donald Pleasence
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsJohannes Rau
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2006
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 23
Melvin Schwartz
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2006
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 24
Desmond Doss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 25
Choi Kyu-hah
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2006
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 26
Muriel Spark
WRITER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 27
Joseph Barbera
COMIC ARTIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 28
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 29
Clay Regazzoni
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2006
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 30
Robert Altman
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 31
Lennart Meri
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2006
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 32
Raymond Davis Jr.
CHEMIST
1914 - 2006
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 33
Alida Valli
ACTOR
1921 - 2006
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 34
Clifford Geertz
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1926 - 2006
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 35
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).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsIrwin Shaw
WRITER
1913 - 1984
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 690
Burgess Meredith
ACTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 691
Ray Liotta
ACTOR
1954 - 2022
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 692
Douglas Fairbanks
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 693
Bradley Cooper
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 694
Sam Peckinpah
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 1984
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 695
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 696
Murray Rothbard
ECONOMIST
1926 - 1995
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 697
Anne Bancroft
ACTOR
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 698
Cyndi Lauper
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 699
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
BOXER
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 700
Hattie McDaniel
ACTOR
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 701
Kevin Bacon
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 702
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).
Lana Turner
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 183
George Kennedy
1925 - 2016
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 184
Burgess Meredith
1907 - 1997
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 185
Ray Liotta
1954 - 2022
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 186
Douglas Fairbanks
1883 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 187
Bradley Cooper
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 188
Jack Palance
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 189
Anne Bancroft
1931 - 2005
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 190
Hattie McDaniel
1893 - 1952
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 191
Kevin Bacon
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 192
Sally Field
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 193
Lee Marvin
1924 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 194
Montgomery Clift
1920 - 1966
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 195