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 I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
- Latest Project:
- Movie Sinema 2014-07-26
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | I Know Catherine, The Log Lady | Self (archive footage) | 2025 |
| Movie | Sinema | Henry Spencer | 2014-07-26 |
| Movie | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Pete Martell | 2014-07-16 |
| Movie | I Don't Know Jack | Self | 2002-04-05 |
| Movie | The Short Films of David Lynch | Pete | 2002-06-01 |
| Movie | Eraserhead Stories | Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage) | 2001-09-06 |
| Movie | Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Self | 1997-10-14 |
| Movie | Lost Highway | Phil | 1997-01-15 |
| 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 Michae | 1996-12-23 |
| Movie | The Demolitionist | Father McKenzie | 1995-03-09 |
| Movie | Across the Moon | Old Cowboy | 1995-03-28 |
| Movie | Voodoo | Lewis | 1995-11-28 |
| 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 | Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch | Self | 1990-10-19 |
| Movie | The Hot Spot | Julian Ward | 1990-10-12 |
| Movie | David Lynch: Don't Look at Me | Self | 1989-01-01 |
| Movie | Twin Peaks | Pete Martell | 1989-09-03 |
| Movie | No Frank in Lumberton | Self | 1988-01-19 |
| Movie | Colors | Officer Samuels | 1988-04-15 |
| 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 | The Blob | Doctor | 1988-08-05 |
| 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 | Dune | Nefud | 1984-12-14 |
| Movie | Johnny Dangerously | Priest | 1984-12-21 |
| Movie | Hammett | Gary Salt | 1982-06-09 |
| Movie | Breaker! Breaker! | Burton | 1977-04-01 |
| Movie | Eraserhead | Henry Spencer | 1977-09-28 |
| Movie | Jump | Ace | 1971-01-01 |
| Movie | Fools | Hippie | 1970-12-23 |