Jack Palance

Actor. Born 18 February 1919 in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA. Died 10 November 2006.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 4 titles

Oscar1 won · 2 nominated

Born

18 February 1919, Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

10 November 2006

Active

1953–1991

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

80Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Jack’s work 6 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 0 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $611m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 2 nominated
Active: 1953–1991

Genres

Drama2
Western2
Action1
Comedy1
Crime1
Fantasy1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestContempt1963

76WorstCity Slickers1991

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21940s

251950s

301960s

371970s

161980s

191990s

62000s

12010s

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 2 nominated

Won1992Best Supporting Actor · City Slickers
Nominated1954Best Supporting Actor · Shane
Nominated1953Best Supporting Actor · Sudden Fear

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won1957Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · Playhouse 90

Other awards1 won

Won1951Theatre World Award: Theatre World Award

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.