Person
Jack Nance
Acting · 1943–1996 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known for
Twin Peaks
Pete Martell
Fallen Angels
Sheriff
My So-Called Life
Warren
Dune
Nefud
The Hot Spot
Julian Ward
Eraserhead
Henry Spencer
Blue Velvet
Paul
Lost Highway
Phil
The Blob
Doctor
Colors
Officer Samuels
Filmography
- 2023Of Things PastEarl Delaney
- 2014SinemaHenry Spencer
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesPete Martell
- 2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootagePaul
- 2002The Short Films of David LynchSelf
- 2002I Don't Know JackSelf
- 2002Mysteries of LoveIn Memory Of
- 2001Eraserhead StoriesSelf / Henry Spencer (archive footage)
- 1997Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David LynchSelf
- 1997Lost HighwayPhil
- 1996Little WitchesFather Michael
- 1996Assault on Dome 4Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer
- 1996The Secret Agent ClubDoctor
- 1995VoodooLewis
- 1995The DemolitionistFather McKenzie
- 1994Love and a .45Justice Thurman
- 1994Across the MoonOld Cowboy
- 1994My So-Called LifeWarren
- 1994Another Midnight RunReilly
- 1993Fallen AngelsSheriff
- 1992Meatballs 4: To the RescueNeil Peterson
- 1991MotoramaMotel Clerk
- 1991WhoreMan Who Helps Liz
- 1990Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David LynchSelf
- 1990The Hot SpotJulian Ward
- 1990Wild at Heart00 Spool
- 1990Twin PeaksPete Martell
- 1989Twin PeaksPete Martell
- 1989David Lynch: Don't Look at MeSelf
- 1988Tricks of the TradeAl
- 1988The Cowboy and the FrenchmanPete
- 1988The French as Seen by…(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- 1988The BlobDoctor
- 1988ColorsOfficer Samuels
- 1988No Frank in LumbertonSelf
- 1987BarflyDetective
- 1986Blue VelvetPaul
- 1985GhouliesWolfgang
- 1984Johnny DangerouslyPriest
- 1984DuneNefud
- 1984City HeatAram Strossell
- 1982HammettGary Salt
- 1977EraserheadHenry Spencer
- 1977Breaker! Breaker!Burton
- 1971BushmanFelix
- 1971JumpAce
- 1970FoolsHippie
- —Old Fashioned Spankings
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