He was of ukrainian descent and his real name was Volodymir Ivanovich Palaniuk. An absolutely brilliant stroke on Dan Curtis' part to cast Palance as Dracula. Palance was Marvel Comics inspiration for the physical appearance of Dracula in their legendary TOMB OF DRACULA comic book before this movie was even shot.
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I agree. Palance made for an excellent Dracula; he brings a brooding intensity and snarling animal ferocity to the part that was quite forceful and genuinely frightening.
"We're all part Shatner/And part James Dean/Part Warren Oates/And Steven McQueen"
I also loved his elegance in the early scenes. I really wanted to hear more war stories. Too bad they didn't makes sequels/prequels in this storyline.
I think Jack should of played Dracula again and made a series because he could of rivalled Christopher Lee and his Hammer series of films.
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He was great in the role, but I have to say Christopher Lee is still my favorite.
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Palance was a Method actor, and he said on an extra on the DVD that he didn't find being in Dracula's head a comfortable place to be. He didn't want to do the part ever again as a result.
shareI often imagine what it would be like to be an actor and always play these evil characters all the time. Would you be depressed and come home feeling gloomy after work, or would you be able to separate reality from fiction? Maybe some of the evil of the character would rub off on you? I suppose it depends on the actor. But I imagine it would make people afraid of you.
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now this is the version i keep returning to on every halloween, i also like the 1930s (bela lugosi: - "i never drink... wine.") and christopher lee's portrayal, but this is a chance to see jack palance in the part, both him and lee has been featured in elvira's movie collections, another thing, palance was suppose to be playing lee's part in "the man with the golden gun" which sort of explains that flick's western movie vibe. this is the most moving "dracula" i have ever seen, the powerful scenes where palance as dracula cries out for lucy. that's some real drama right there. the photography, the settings. this moviemaker and palance also worked together on "the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde" (also my favorite jekyll & hyde version, you know bbc has made a radio dramatization of that, right? not bad at all, i rather enjoyed it.)
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distracted by your feminine ways,
puts lips around my brain,
like chicken feed i dont stand a chance,
as you begin your frankenstein create,
got my existence in chain.
He looks intimidating. But he's kind of weak in this.
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