Birthday: February 18, 2019
One of the screen's most grizzled actors, Jack Palance defined true grit for many a filmgoer. The son of a Ukrainian immigrant coal miner, he was born Volodymyr Palahnyuk (Anglicized as Walter Jack Palaniuk) on February 18, 1920, in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania. As a young man, Palance supported himself with stints as a miner, professional boxer, short-order cook, fashion model, ...more- 1991
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic
- City Slickers
- win
- 1991
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Supporting Actor
- City Slickers
- win
- 1953
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Supporting Actor
- Shane
- nom
- 1952
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
- Best Supporting Actor
- Sudden Fear
- nom
- 2004
- Back When We Were Grownups
- Poppy
- 1999
- Sarah, Plain & Tall: Winter's End
- John Witting
- 1998
- Treasure Island
- Long John Silver
- 1997
- I'll Be Home for Christmas
- Father














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