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Jack Nance
🎭 Acting

Jack Nance

December 21, 1943 (age 53)
December 30, 1996
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Male
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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.

Movies

44 credits
Dune Movie
★ 6.2
Action, Adventure
1984 Action, Adventure
Blue Velvet Movie
★ 7.6
Crime, Mystery
1986 Crime, Mystery
Eraserhead Movie
★ 7.3
Horror, Science Fiction
1977 Horror, Science Fiction
Lost Highway Movie
★ 7.5
Drama, Mystery
1997 Drama, Mystery
Colors Movie
★ 6.5
Action, Crime
1988 Action, Crime
The Blob Movie
★ 6.8
Horror, Science Fiction
1988 Horror, Science Fiction
The Hot Spot Movie
★ 6.3
Crime, Romance
1990 Crime, Romance
Wild at Heart Movie
★ 7.0
Crime, Romance
1990 Crime, Romance
Ghoulies
★ 4.9
+
Ghoulies
1985 as Wolfgang
Little Witches
★ 4.2
+
Little Witches
1996 as Father Michael
Barfly
★ 6.9
+
Barfly
1987 as Detective
Johnny Dangerously
★ 6.3
+
Johnny Dangerously
1984 as Priest
Twin Peaks
★ 8.5
+
Twin Peaks
1989 as Pete Martell
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
★ 7.2
+
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 as Pete Martell
The French as Seen by…
★ 6.9
+
The French as Seen by…
1988 as (Segment "The Cowboy and…
City Heat
★ 5.5
+
City Heat
1984 as Aram Strossell
The Demolitionist
★ 4.9
+
The Demolitionist
1995 as Father McKenzie
Motorama
★ 6.5
+
Motorama
1991 as Motel Clerk
Whore
★ 5.3
+
Whore
1991 as Man Who Helps Liz
Hammett
★ 6.3
+
Hammett
1982 as Gary Salt
Love and a .45
★ 5.8
+
Love and a .45
1994 as Justice Thurman
Breaker! Breaker!
★ 4.9
+
Breaker! Breaker!
1977 as Burton
Another Midnight Run
★ 6.9
+
Another Midnight Run
1994 as Reilly
The Secret Agent Club
★ 4.0
+
The Secret Agent Club
1996 as Doctor
Across the Moon
★ 4.0
+
Across the Moon
1994 as Old Cowboy
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
★ 7.5
+
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990 as Self
Jump
★ 9.0
+
Jump
1971 as Ace
Eraserhead Stories
★ 7.3
+
Eraserhead Stories
2001 as Self / Henry Spencer…
Meatballs 4: To the Rescue
★ 4.5
+
Meatballs 4: To the Rescue
1992 as Neil Peterson
Assault on Dome 4
★ 3.8
+
Assault on Dome 4
1996 as Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer

TV Shows

4 credits
Twin Peaks TV
★ 8.4
Drama, Mystery
1990 Drama, Mystery
Twin Peaks TV
★ 8.4
Drama, Mystery
1990 Drama, Mystery
Fallen Angels TV
+
Fallen Angels
1993 as Sheriff
My So-Called Life TV
+
My So-Called Life
1994 as Warren
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