Jack Nance
Born: 1943-12-21 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1996-12-30
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- I Know Catherine, the Log Lady as Self (archive footage)
2023
- Of Things Past as Earl Delaney
2018
- Black Baby as Henry Spencer (archive footage)
2014
- Sinema as Henry Spencer
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Pete Martell
2011
- Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Paul
2002
- The Short Films of David Lynch as Self
- I Don't Know Jack as Self
- Mysteries of Love ... (In Memory Of)
2001
- Eraserhead Stories as Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)
1997
- Lost Highway as Phil
- Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch as Self
1996
- Little Witches as Father Michael
- Assault on Dome 4 as Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer
- The Secret Agent Club as Doctor
1995
- The Demolitionist as Father McKenzie
- Voodoo as Lewis
1994
- My So-Called Life as Warren
- Another Midnight Run as Reilly
- Across the Moon as Old Cowboy
- Love and a .45 as Justice Thurman
1993
- Fallen Angels as Sheriff
1992
- Meatballs 4: To the Rescue as Neil Peterson
1990
- Twin Peaks as Pete Martell
- The Hot Spot as Julian Ward
- Wild at Heart as 00 Spool
- Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch as Self
1989
- Twin Peaks as Pete Martell
- David Lynch: Don't Look at Me as Self
1988
- Colors as Officer Samuels
- The Blob as Doctor
- The French as Seen by… as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- Tricks of the Trade as Al
- The Cowboy and the Frenchman as Pete
- No Frank in Lumberton as Self
1987
- Barfly as Detective
1986
- Blue Velvet as Paul
1985
- Ghoulies as Wolfgang
1984
- Dune as Nefud
- City Heat as Aram Strossell
- Johnny Dangerously as Priest
1982
- Hammett as Gary Salt
1977
- Eraserhead as Henry Spencer
- Breaker! Breaker! as Burton
1970
- Fools as Hippie