jon_j_rambo Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 Folks, the list of Legends keeps getting smaller, this is sad for us, but good for Heaven. Jack Palance was truly, an American Legend, who played Jack Wilson in the Western classic movie, "Shane". My prayers goto his family. We'll never forget you Jack, may you rest in peace. Shane: So you're Jack Wilson. Jack Wilson: What's that mean to you, Shane? Shane: I've heard about you. Jack Wilson: What have you heard, Shane? Shane: I've heard that you're a low-down Yankee liar. Jack Wilson: Prove it. Oscar winner Jack Palance dead at 87: http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/10/palance.death/index.html LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Actor Jack Palance, who won an Oscar with his comedic self-parody in 1991's "City Slickers," died Friday. He was 87, said spokesman Dick Guttman, and died of natural causes in his home in Montecito, California, surrounded by his family. Known for hard, grizzled roles in numerous Westerns during his six-decade career, Palance gained a second wind of fame when he won the best supporting actor Oscar for playing Curly in "City Slickers." The actor clutched his Oscar in one hand and dropped to the ground for a round of vigorous one-handed push-ups. The Academy Awards crowd laughed and applauded as he said, "That's nothing, really. As far as two-handed push-ups, you can do that all night, and it doesn't make a difference whether she's there or not." It was a magic moment that epitomized the actor's 40 years in films. Always the iconoclast, Palance had scorned most of his movie roles. "Most of the stuff I do is garbage," he once told a reporter, adding that most of the directors he worked with were incompetent, too. "Most of them shouldn't even be directing traffic," he said. Palance was born Vladimir Palaniuk in Pennsylvania. His family was Ukrainian and his father was a coal miner. He was a professional heavyweight boxer in the early 1940s, but his career in the ring was halted by a stint in the military. Palance was wounded in World War II and received a Purple Heart. His acting break came after the war as Marlon Brando's understudy in "Streetcar Named Desire." He replaced Brando on stage as Stanley Kowalski, a working class construction worker with a fierce temper in Tennessee Williams' classic play. According to the Internet Movie Database, Brando asked the actor if he would work with him on a punching bag but wound up with a sore nose when Palance missed the bag and hit the superstar. Palance's portrayal of Kowalski earned him a contract with 20th Century Fox, the IMDB says. He went on to positive reviews in a film career that included "Young Guns" in 1988 and "Batman" in 1989. Palance also made guest appearances on numerous television shows, such as "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour," "Playhouse 90" and "Your Show of Shows." Palance was nominated for an Academy Award in 1952 after portraying the ardent lover who stalks a terrified Joan Crawford in "Sudden Fear." In 1953, the Academy nominated him again for his role as Jack Wilson, the swaggering gunslinger who bullies peace-loving Alan Ladd into a barroom duel in the Western classic "Shane." Palance also won an Emmy Award, for a role on "Playhouse 90," in 1957. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Rogers; two children by his first wife, Holly Palance and Brook Palance Wilding; his brother, John; sister, Anne Despiva; and three grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retributar Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 jon_j_rambo ... That 'bad news' stabbed me in the heart too!. At the very least, he had a full life!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted November 10, 2006 Author Share Posted November 10, 2006 He was good as Torvald in the 1962 classic, Barabbas. [ November 10, 2006, 05:05 PM: Message edited by: jon_j_rambo ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_j_rambo Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 And of couse, lets not forget him, as Simon, in The Silver Chalice. "Look at me, I can fly" --- Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konigs Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Very nice Rambo, he was an icon, the lord is recieving good company... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisND Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Damn, that was a good man.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappsweden Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 "Do you see our good Sheriff Brady up on that horse? Do you know how much money he has got invested in my store? His life savings John, and it it not just Brady that wants me to win but the district Attourney, the Chief Justice and the Santa Fee Retten. This is a family thing John, and you don't come prancing in here with your fat foreign capital trying to change things" Can someone guess the movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonslayer Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 I don't recognise the name (I have little interest in actors/actresses and just prefer to watch the films). But I have seen just about every film/tv show mentioned in the original post so I must have seen him at some point. Always sad when someone passes from this world, be they actor or 'normal' person. So I would like to add my 'farewells' to him too. In the same spirit I would like to recognise the passing of these people on Friday, also: BRANDIS, Thomas A., 74 BUDDEMEYER, William H., 67 D'ACHILLE, Tullia, 83 DORSEY, Frances "Ellie," 81 Farewell to you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photonred Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 zappsweden, That would be Young Guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappsweden Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Originally posted by photonred: zappsweden, That would be Young Guns. Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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