Jack Nance

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-12-21 (53 years old)

Deathday

1996-12-30

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Nance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1977

Eraserhead

as Henry Spencer

1997

1986

1984

Dune

as Nefud

1987

Barfly

as Detective

1991

Whore

as Man Who Helps Liz

1996

Little Witches

as Father Michael

1992

1990

The Hot Spot

as Julian Ward

1994

Love and a .45

as Justice Thurman

1984

City Heat

as Aram Strossell

1985

Ghoulies

as Wolfgang

1991

Motorama

as Motel Clerk

1988

Colors

as Officer Samuels

2001

Eraserhead Stories

as Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)

1971

Bushman

as Felix

1971

Jump

as Ace

2014

Sinema

as Henry Spencer

1988

The French as Seen by…

as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")

1990

Wild at Heart

as 00 Spool

1988

The Blob

as Doctor

1995

Voodoo

as Lewis

1995

The Demolitionist

as Father McKenzie

1982

Hammett

as Gary Salt

1984

1977

1994

Across the Moon

as Old Cowboy

1996

Assault on Dome 4

as Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer

1989

Twin Peaks

as Pete Martell

2025

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

as Self (archive footage)

1970

Fools

as Hippie

2023

Of Things Past

as Earl Delaney

Production

2002

Mysteries of Love

as In Memory Of

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