RIP Jack Palance

Sailor Steve · 11-11-06, 12:14 PM

One of the great actor/villains passed on today. It's a funny coincidence for me since I just watched Shane yesterday, having read the book recently.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061111/D8LAROM80.html

jumpy · 11-11-06, 02:21 PM

Damn. He was a great bad guy in Hawke the Slayer... classy 80's film fun.

kiwi_2005 · 11-11-06, 09:17 PM

I remebered him in Ripley's Believe it or Not series

sonar732 · 11-11-06, 09:39 PM

There are two things that I remember about Jack.

64th Academy Awards show
His 1974 Dracula part

fredbass · 11-11-06, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonar732

There are two things that I remember about Jack.

64th Academy Awards show
His 1974 Dracula part

Academy Award

Four decades after his film debut, Palance won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on March 30, 1992, for his performance as cowboy Curly Washburn in the "City Slickers". Stepping onstage to accept the award, the intimidatingly fit 6' 4" (1.93 m) actor looked down at 5' 7" (1.70 m) Oscar host Billy Crystal (who was also his co-star in the movie), and joked, "Billy Crystal... I crap bigger than him." He then dropped to the floor and demonstrated his ability, at age 73, to perform one-handed push-ups. Crystal then turned this into a running gag. At various points in the broadcast, he announced that Palance was backstage on the "Stairmaster"; had just bungee-jumped off the Hollywood sign; had rendezvoused with the Space Shuttle in orbit; had fathered all the children in a production number; had been named People magazine Sexiest_Man_Alive; and had won the New York Primary election. At the end of the broadcast, Crystal told everyone he'd like to see them again "but I've just been informed Jack Palance will be hosting next year." (The following year, host Crystal arrived on stage atop a giant model of the Oscar statuette, towed by Palance).

Good bye Jack, you were a great actor

THE_MASK · 11-11-06, 10:36 PM

Damn , he was one of my favorite actors along with Don Knotts . 2006 RIP .

tycho102 · 11-13-06, 03:54 PM

Yeah, I mainly remember him from Ripley's. He did a good job with City Slickers and Batman.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	RIP Jack Palance One of the great actor/villains passed on today. It's a funny coincidence for me since I just watched Shane yesterday, having read the book recently. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061111/D8LAROM80.html __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Damn. He was a great bad guy in Hawke the Slayer... classy 80's film fun. __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I remebered him in Ripley's Believe it or Not series __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	There are two things that I remember about Jack. 64th Academy Awards show His 1974 Dracula part

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tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I mainly remember him from Ripley's. He did a good job with City Slickers and Batman. __________________ My little Silent Hunter 4 repository

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THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	Damn , he was one of my favorite actors along with Don Knotts . 2006 RIP .