Discovering: Jack Palance
SKY ARTS, 9.00PM
Initially typecast as a villain in westerns (Shane) and melodramas (Sudden Fear), actor Jack Palance went on to have an unpredictable career, working with Jean-luc Godard in Le Mepris and Percy Adlon in Baghdad
Café, before capping his career with his ornery, Oscar-winning turn in Billy Crystal comedy City Slickers. This brisk, concise profile pays tribute.