Jack Palance

He currently resides in Tehachapi, California in retirement. Like many gay actors of his generation, Reed never publicly revealed his homosexuality during his lifetime and was reportedly very conflicted about being gay. According to the legend, this mistake was considered too embarrassing to correct. However, he was also HIV-positive which, according to his death certificate, was a contributing factor to Reed's death. There is an urban legend that Palance liked Marisa Tomei so much that in 1992 he announced her as an Oscar winner for her part in My Cousin Vinny while there actually was another name on his note. Reed died from cancer in Pasadena, California at the age of only 59. During World War II, Palance, a bomber pilot, crash and received severe burns that led to extensive facial surgery, resulting in his gaunt, pinched face. He was happy when the show ended, but he did return for the Brady Bunch Variety Hour and the two made-for-TV movies that reunited the Brady cast.

He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1991 for City Slickers. He wanted out of the show but was under contract. Of Ukrainian descent, Palance was born in Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania. After winning the role of Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch, he became unhappy with his part. Jack Palance (born Vladimir Palanuik) (born 18 February 1919) is an American actor. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Reed studied Shakespeare and was not a comic actor. Robert Reed (October 19, 1932 - May 12, 1992) was an American actor.