Jack Palance

Movie Actor
BIRTHDAY
February 18,1919
Birthplace
PA
Age
Nov 10,2006,age 87
Birth Sign
Aquarius
BIRTHDAY
February 18,1919 (age Nov 10,2006,age 87)
Birthplace
PA

About

Classic actor who did one-handed push ups at age 73 after receiving an Academy Award for his role in City Slickers. He was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 1992.

Before Fame

He began a professional boxing career in the 1930s under the name Jack Brazzo.

Trivia

He had an accident flying a bomber that created his scars and made him an ideal actor for characters such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Attila the Hun.

Family Life

He acted alongside his son, Cody Palance, in the film, Young Guns.

Associated With

Like him, Lyle Talbot was a their Pennsylvania-born movie actor.