Jack Palance
Audiences rate Jack Palance’s films higher than 84% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking
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The ThumbScore for Jack Palance (76.6%) is the average audience approval rating across 22 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Jack's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
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 during World War II. He went on to briefly attend Stanford University before pursuing a career in the theatre.
He made his film acting debut in Panic in the Streets (1950). Following his roles in Sudden Fear and Shane, Palance starred as Count Dracula in the 1974 television film Bram Stoker's Dracula, and played crime lord Yves Perret in Tango & Cash (1989). He also served as the host of the ABC television series Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1982–1986). In 2006, Palance died of natural causes at the home of his daughter Holly in Montecito, California.
Born 1919-02-18 in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 2006-11-10.
On ThumbScore, Jack Palance appears in 22 films with an average audience score of 76.6%, most frequently in the Drama genre.
Sources: TMDB
