Jack Nance

Biography

Marvin John Nance (December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996), known professionally as Jack Nance and occasionally credited as John Nance, was an American actor of stage and screen, primarily starring in offbeat or avant-garde productions. He was known for his work with director David Lynch, particularly for his roles in Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks.

Most Famous Work

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Twin Peaks

(1990) Pete Martell (archive footage)

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Dune

(1984) Nefud

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Blue Velvet

(1986) Paul

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Lost Highway

(1997) Phil

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Eraserhead

(1978) Henry Spencer

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Fallen Angels

(1993) Sheriff

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The Blob

(1988) Doctor

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Colors

(1988) Officer Samuels

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2014	Henry Spencer	Sinema 2014-07-26 Movie
	Pete Martell	Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces 2014-07-16 Movie
2002	Pete	The Short Films of David Lynch 2002-06-01 Movie
	Self	I Don't Know Jack 2002-04-05 Movie
2001	Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)	Eraserhead Stories 2001-09-06 Movie
1997	Self	Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch 1997-10-14 Movie
	Phil	Lost Highway 1997-01-15 Movie
1996	Father Michae	Little Witches 1996-12-23 Movie
	Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer	Assault on Dome 4 1996-10-08 Movie
	Doctor	The Secret Agent Club 1996-08-16 Movie
1995	Lewis	Voodoo 1995-11-28 Movie
	Old Cowboy	Across the Moon 1995-03-28 Movie
	Father McKenzie	The Demolitionist 1995-03-09 Movie
1994	Justice Thurman	Love and a .45 1994-11-23 Movie
	Warren	My So-Called Life 1994-08-25 TV Show
	Reilly	Another Midnight Run 1994-02-05 Movie
1993	Sheriff	Fallen Angels 1993-08-01 TV Show
1992	Neil Peterson	Meatballs 4: To the Rescue 1992-03-06 Movie
1991	Motel Clerk	Motorama 1991-09-10 Movie
	Man Who Helps Liz	Whore 1991-06-21 Movie
1990	N/A	Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch 1990-10-19 Movie
	Julian Ward	The Hot Spot 1990-10-12 Movie
	00 Spool	Wild at Heart 1990-08-17 Movie
	Pete Martell	Twin Peaks 1990-04-08 TV Show
	Pete Martell (archive footage)	Twin Peaks 1990-04-08 TV Show
1989	Pete Martell	Twin Peaks 1989-09-03 Movie
	Self	David Lynch: Don't Look at Me 1989-01-01 Movie
1988	Al	Tricks of the Trade 1988-12-06 Movie
	Pete	The Cowboy and the Frenchman 1988-10-26 Movie
	(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")	The French as Seen by… 1988-10-26 Movie
	Doctor	The Blob 1988-08-05 Movie
	Officer Samuels	Colors 1988-04-15 Movie
	Self	No Frank in Lumberton 1988-01-19 Movie
1987	Detective	Barfly 1987-09-02 Movie
1986	Paul	Blue Velvet 1986-09-19 Movie
1985	Wolfgang	Ghoulies 1985-01-18 Movie
1984	Priest	Johnny Dangerously 1984-12-21 Movie
	Nefud	Dune 1984-12-14 Movie
	Aram Strossell	City Heat 1984-12-07 Movie
1982	Gary Salt	Hammett 1982-06-09 Movie
1978	Henry Spencer	Eraserhead 1978-02-03 Movie
1977	Burton	Breaker! Breaker! 1977-04-01 Movie
1971	Felix	Bushman 1971-10-01 Movie
	Ace	Jump 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Hippie	Fools 1970-12-23 Movie
	Self (archive footage)	I Know Catherine, The Log Lady Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	In Memory Of	Mysteries of Love 2002-06-04 Movie
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