Jack Palance (born Vladimir Palanuik) (born 18 February, 1919) is an American actor.

Of Ukrainian descent, Palance was born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania . He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1991 for City Slickers.

There is an urban legend that Palance liked Marisa Tomei so much that in 1992 he announced her as an Oscar winner for her part in My Cousin Vinny while there actually was another name on his note. According to the legend, this mistake was considered too embarrassing to correct.

He currently resides in Tehachapi, California in retirement.

External link

• Jack Palance http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001588/ at the Internet Movie Database