Jack Nance
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Nance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Dec 21, 1943 In Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 43
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Fools 1970-12-23
- Latest Project:
- Movie I Know Catherine, the Log Lady 2025-04-09
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | I Know Catherine, the Log Lady | Self (archive footage) | 2025-04-09 |
| Movie | Of Things Past | Earl Delaney | 2023-06-06 |
| Movie | Black Baby | Henry Spencer (archive footage) | 2018-08-26 |
| Movie | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Pete Martell | 2014-07-16 |
| Movie | Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage | Paul | 2011-11-08 |
| Movie | I Don't Know Jack | Self | 2002-04-05 |
| Movie | Eraserhead Stories | Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage) | 2001-09-06 |
| Movie | Lost Highway | Phil | 1997-01-15 |
| Movie | Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Self | 1997-10-14 |
| Movie | The Secret Agent Club | Doctor | 1996-08-16 |
| Movie | Assault on Dome 4 | Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer | 1996-10-08 |
| Movie | Little Witches | Father Michael | 1996-12-23 |
| Movie | The Demolitionist | Father McKenzie | 1995-03-09 |
| Movie | Voodoo | Lewis | 1995-11-28 |
| Movie | Across the Moon | Old Cowboy | 1994-10-01 |
| Movie | Another Midnight Run | Reilly | 1994-02-05 |
| Movie | Love and a .45 | Justice Thurman | 1994-11-23 |
| Movie | Meatballs 4: To the Rescue | Neil Peterson | 1992-03-06 |
| Movie | Whore | Man Who Helps Liz | 1991-06-21 |
| Movie | Motorama | Motel Clerk | 1991-09-10 |
| Movie | Wild at Heart | 00 Spool | 1990-08-17 |
| Series | Twin Peaks | Pete Martell | 1990-04-08 |
| Movie | The Hot Spot | Julian Ward | 1990-10-12 |
| Movie | Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch | Self | 1990-10-19 |
| Movie | Twin Peaks | Pete Martell | 1989-12-08 |
| Movie | Colors | Officer Samuels | 1988-04-15 |
| Movie | The Blob | Doctor | 1988-08-05 |
| Movie | No Frank in Lumberton | Self | 1988-01-19 |
| Movie | The Cowboy and the Frenchman | Pete | 1988-10-26 |
| Movie | Tricks of the Trade | Al | 1988-12-06 |
| Movie | The French as Seen by… | (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman") | 1988-10-26 |
| Movie | Barfly | Detective | 1987-09-02 |
| Series | Crime Story | Unknown | 1986-09-19 |
| Movie | Blue Velvet | Paul | 1986-09-19 |
| Movie | Ghoulies | Wolfgang | 1985-01-18 |
| Movie | City Heat | Aram Strossell | 1984-12-07 |
| Movie | Johnny Dangerously | Priest | 1984-12-21 |
| Movie | Dune | Nefud | 1984-12-14 |
| Movie | Hammett | Gary Salt | 1982-06-09 |
| Movie | Eraserhead | Henry Spencer | 1977-09-28 |
| Movie | Breaker! Breaker! | Burton | 1977-04-01 |
| Movie | Jump | Ace | 1971-01-01 |
| Movie | Fools | Hippie | 1970-12-23 |