Portrait of Jack Palance

Acting

Jack Palance

Career

Active from 1950 to 2004, busiest in 1976 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
82
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Attack
Attack
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 92 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jack Palance Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 9
  • Historical Drama 8
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Spaghetti Western 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Film Noir 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Cult Film 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

133
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

5 titles · average score 67
Back When We Were Grownups
Back When We Were Grownups (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Paul 'Poppy' Davitch

Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Allan Van Praagh

Living with the Dead
Living with the Dead (2002)
GoodWatch score 69

as Allan Van Praagh

The Omen Legacy
The Omen Legacy (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

as Narrator (voice)

Night Visions
Night Visions (2001)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Jake Jennings (segment "Bitter Harvest")

1990s

18 titles · average score 57
Treasure Island
Treasure Island (1999)
GoodWatch score 52

as Long John Silver

Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as John Witting

The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo
The Incredible Adventures of Marco Polo (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Beelzebub

Ebenezer
Ebenezer (1998)
GoodWatch score 43

as Ebenezer Scrooge

I'll Be Home For Christmas
I'll Be Home For Christmas (1997)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bob Greiser

Buffalo Girls
Buffalo Girls (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bartle Bone

The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess (1994)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lord Rothbart (voice)

Cops & Robbersons
Cops & Robbersons (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as Jake Stone

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
GoodWatch score 38

as Duke Page

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)
GoodWatch score 65

as Dr. Jeremy Wheaton (segment "Where the Dead Are")

Cyborg 2
Cyborg 2 (1993)
GoodWatch score 34

as Mercy

Solar Crisis
Solar Crisis (1992)
GoodWatch score 42

as Travis

1980s

15 titles · average score 53
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash (1989)
GoodWatch score 49

as Yves Perret

Batman
Batman (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Grissom

Outlaw of Gor
Outlaw of Gor (1988)
GoodWatch score 21

as Xeno

Young Guns
Young Guns (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as L. G. Murphy

Bagdad Cafe
Bagdad Cafe (1987)
GoodWatch score 76

as Rudi Cox

Gor
Gor (1987)
GoodWatch score 30

as Xenos

Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark (1982)
GoodWatch score 59

as Frank Hawkes

Psychic Confession
Psychic Confession (1982)

as Narrator

Evil Stalks This House
Evil Stalks This House (1981)

as Stokes

Without Warning
Without Warning (1980)
GoodWatch score 51

as Joe Taylor

Hawk the Slayer
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
GoodWatch score 46

as Voltan

The Ivory Ape
The Ivory Ape (1980)

as Marc Kazarian

1970s

35 titles · average score 47
The Shape of Things to Come
The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
GoodWatch score 29

as Omus

Rulers of the City
Rulers of the City (1976)
GoodWatch score 58

as Scarface' Manzari

Black Cobra
Black Cobra (1976)
GoodWatch score 33

as Judas Carmichael

God's Gun
God's Gun (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sam Clayton

Bronk
Bronk (1975)

TV show · as Lt. Alex Bronkov

Dracula
Dracula (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dracula

Oklahoma Crude
Oklahoma Crude (1973)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hellman

Chato's Land
Chato's Land (1972)
GoodWatch score 63

as Quincey Whitmore

It Can Be Done Amigo
It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sonny Bronston

The Horsemen
The Horsemen (1971)
GoodWatch score 44

as Tursen

Compañeros
Compañeros (1970)
GoodWatch score 74

as John

Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh (1970)
GoodWatch score 77

as Chet Rollins

1960s

31 titles · average score 60
Che!
Che! (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

as Fidel Castro

Battle of the Commandos
Battle of the Commandos (1969)
GoodWatch score 56

as Charley MacPherson

The Mercenary
The Mercenary (1968)
GoodWatch score 76

as Ricciolo ("Curly")

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
GoodWatch score 67

as Dr. Jekyll / Mr.Hyde

Torture Garden
Torture Garden (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ronald Wyatt (segment 4 "The Man Who Collected Poe")

The Spy in the Green Hat
The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)
GoodWatch score 62

as Louis Strago

The Professionals
The Professionals (1966)
GoodWatch score 77

as Jesus Raza

Contempt
Contempt (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

as Jeremy Prokosch

The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth (1963)

TV show · Director

Night Train to Milan
Night Train to Milan (1962)

as Herr Bauer / Schneider

Sword of the Conqueror
Sword of the Conqueror (1961)
GoodWatch score 57

as Alboino

The Mongols
The Mongols (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ogataï

1950s

26 titles · average score 66
Ten Seconds to Hell
Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
GoodWatch score 52

as Eric Koertner

The Lonely Man
The Lonely Man (1957)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jacob Wade

Attack
Attack (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Joe Costa

The Big Knife
The Big Knife (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

as Charles Castle

I Died a Thousand Times
I Died a Thousand Times (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Roy Earle / Roy Collins

The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice (1954)
GoodWatch score 24

as Simon The Magician

Shane
Shane (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jack Wilson

Man in the Attic
Man in the Attic (1953)
GoodWatch score 48

as Slade

Arrowhead
Arrowhead (1953)
GoodWatch score 54

as Toriano

Second Chance
Second Chance (1953)
GoodWatch score 53

as Cappy Gordon

Sudden Fear
Sudden Fear (1952)
GoodWatch score 84

as Lester Blaine

Halls of Montezuma
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
GoodWatch score 72

as Pigeon Lane

1940s

3 titles · average score 64
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Count Alessandro di Cagliostro / Tom Walker

Lights Out
Lights Out (1949)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Arky