What is Jack Palance?
{{Infobox person | image = Jack Palance - 1954.jpg | imagesize = | name = Jack Palance | birthname = Volodymyr Palanyuk | birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|2|18}} | birth_place = [[Lattimer, Pennsylvania]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2006|11|10|1919|2|18}} | death_place = [[Montecito, California]], U.S. | othername = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = 1947 &ndash; 2004 | spouse = | homepage = }} '''Jack Palance''' (born '''Volodymyr Palahniuk'''; February 18, 1919 &ndash; November 10, 2006) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. He won an [[Academy Award]] for his role in the comedy movie ''[[City Slickers]]'' (1991). == Early life == Palance was born in [[Pennsylvania]]. His [[parent]]s were [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[immigrant]]s. == Career == [[File:Palance, Jack (VA).jpg|thumb|right|Palance in April 2005]] Palance began his career by participating in supporting roles in movies like ''[[Panic in the Streets]]'' (1950), ''[[Sudden Fear]]'' (1952), ''[[Second Chance]]'' (1953). One of his most memorable roles was that of gunman Jack Wilson, in the classic western ''[[Shane (movie)|Shane]]'' (1953), with [[Alan Ladd]]. His first important lead role was in the (1956) Robert Aldrich war movie, ''[[Attack (movie)|Attack]]'' as Lt. Joe Costa. In 1957, he starred in the western ''[[The Lonely Man]]'', with [[Anthony Perkins]]. And also star works on some classics including ''[[Ten Seconds to Hell]]'' (1958), by Robert Aldrich, ''[[The Barbarians]]'' (1960), ''[[Barrabas]]'' (1961), ''[[The Professionals]]'' (1966). He played the role of [[Fidel Castro]], in the movie ''[[Che!]]'' (1969), with [[Omar Sharif]] as [[Che Guevara]]. Another role was Capt. Quincey Whitmore, in ''[[Chato's Land]]'' (1972), with [[Charles Bronson]] and directed by [[Michael Winner]]. 1970 was working in Europe and participated in some [[spaghetti western]] films and some crime and [[gangster]] roles. Palance starred in several [[horror movie]]s includine ''[[Torture Gar