Jack Nance
Acting • Born 1943-12-21 – Died 1996-12-30
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.
Filmography
48 credits
Eraserhead
Movie • 1977
Henry Spencer
Lost Highway
Movie • 1997
Phil
Blue Velvet
Movie • 1986
Paul
Tricks of the Trade
Movie • 1988
Al
Dune
Movie • 1984
Nefud
Barfly
Movie • 1987
Detective
Whore
Movie • 1991
Man Who Helps Liz
Little Witches
Movie • 1996
Father Michael
Meatballs 4: To the Rescue
Movie • 1992
Neil Peterson
The Hot Spot
Movie • 1990
Julian Ward
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Movie • 1997
Self
Love and a .45
Movie • 1994
Justice Thurman
City Heat
Movie • 1984
Aram Strossell
Ghoulies
Movie • 1985
Wolfgang
Motorama
Movie • 1991
Motel Clerk
Colors
Movie • 1988
Officer Samuels
I Don't Know Jack
Movie • 2002
Self
Eraserhead Stories
Movie • 2001
Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)
Bushman
Movie • 1971
Felix
Jump
Movie • 1971
Ace
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
Movie • 1988
Pete
Sinema
Movie • 2014
Henry Spencer
The French as Seen by…
Movie • 1988
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Wild at Heart
Movie • 1990
00 Spool
The Secret Agent Club
Movie • 1996
Doctor
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Movie • 1990
Self
The Blob
Movie • 1988
Doctor
Voodoo
Movie • 1995
Lewis
The Demolitionist
Movie • 1995
Father McKenzie
Hammett
Movie • 1982
Gary Salt
Breaker! Breaker!
Movie • 1977
Burton
Assault on Dome 4
Movie • 1996
Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer
Across the Moon
Movie • 1994
Old Cowboy
Johnny Dangerously
Movie • 1984
Priest
Twin Peaks
Movie • 1989
Pete Martell
David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
Movie • 1989
Self
No Frank in Lumberton
Movie • 1988
Self
Fools
Movie • 1970
Hippie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Movie • 2014
Pete Martell
Of Things Past
Movie • 2023
Earl Delaney
Old Fashioned Spankings
Movie
The Short Films of David Lynch
Movie • 2002
Self
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Movie • 2011
Paul
Another Midnight Run
Movie • 1994
Reilly
Twin Peaks
TV • 1990
Pete Martell
My So-Called Life
TV • 1994
Warren
Twin Peaks
TV • 1990
Pete Martell (archive footage)
Fallen Angels
TV • 1993
Sheriff