Jack Nance

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.1629

Gender

Male

Birthday

21-Dec-1943

Age

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As
  • John Nance
  • Jack Weber
  • جک نانس
  • Marvin John Nance

Jack Nance

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.


Credits

The Short Films of David Lynch The Short Films of David Lynch (2002) Character: Self
A collection of visionary director David Lynch's short films from the first 29 years of his career is accompanied by a special introduction to each film by the director himself.
Of Things Past Of Things Past (2023) Character: Earl Delaney
A young couple struggling to save their marriage after the tragic loss of their baby son moves to idyllic Mammoth Lakes, CA. Filmed over thirty-five years, we see Michael and Laura's journey through love, commitment, secrets and desires.
No Frank in Lumberton No Frank in Lumberton (1988) Character: Self
A very surreal video shot behind the scenes during the production of Blue Velvet in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1985 by Peter Braatz.
David Lynch: Don't Look at Me David Lynch: Don't Look at Me (1989) Character: Self
A documentary about American director David Lynch from the Cinéma, de notre temps series.
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (1990) Character: Self
A 1990 documentary presented by Jonathan Ross, in which he interviewed filmmaker David Lynch.
Jump Jump (1971) Character: Ace
A Southern stock-car driver puts his rising career in the hands of a race promoter.
Black Baby Black Baby (2018) Character: Henry Spencer (archive footage)
A black baby attempts to escape a labyrinth whilst being pursued by a gaggle of giant humanoids
Across the Moon Across the Moon (1994) Character: Old Cowboy
Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving time at the nearby state prison.
Les Français vus par Les Français vus par (1988) Character: (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The movies have been released for the French revolution bicentenary. Includes: Werner Herzog's Les Gaulois, David Lynch's The Cowboy and the Frenchman, Andrzej Wajda's Proust contre la déchéance, Luigi Comencini's Pèlerinage à Agen, Jean-Luc Godard's Le dernier mot.
Blue Velvet Blue Velvet (1986) Character: Paul
The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.
City Heat City Heat (1984) Character: Aram Strossell
Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name, Speer. Reynolds plays a former cop turned private eye named Mike Murphy. Both Speer and Murphy served on the force together and were once good friends, but are now bitter enemies. When Murphy's partner is slain they team up again to fight the mob.
The Demolitionist The Demolitionist (1995) Character: Father McKenzie
A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a city overrun by criminals and internal corruption
Love and a .45 Love and a .45 (1994) Character: Justice Thurman
Small-time criminal Watty Watts attempts to rob a convenience store with his drug-addict buddy, Billy Mack Black. The robbery, however, leads to murder, and soon Watty leaves Billy behind and goes on the run with his beloved girlfriend, Starlene. Heading toward Mexico, the fugitive couple gets plenty of media coverage, until there are even more people on their trail. Can Watty and Starlene make it south of the border without getting caught?
Dune Dune (1984) Character: Nefud
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
Wild at Heart Wild at Heart (1990) Character: 00 Spool
Young lovers Sailor and Lula hit the road to start a new life together away from the wrath of Lula’s deranged, disapproving mother, who has hired a team of hitmen to cut the lovers’ surreal honeymoon short.
Eraserhead Eraserhead (1977) Character: Henry Spencer
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Eraserhead Stories Eraserhead Stories (2001) Character: Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)
David Lynch discusses the making of the film "Eraserhead."
Colors Colors (1988) Character: Officer Samuels
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
Motorama Motorama (1991) Character: Motel Clerk
A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with different people, and eventually reaches the Chimera Gas Company where he finds they are not playing by the rules of the game.
Johnny Dangerously Johnny Dangerously (1984) Character: Priest
An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.
The Blob The Blob (1988) Character: Doctor
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.
I Don't Know Jack I Don't Know Jack (2002) Character: Self
The life of actor Jack Nance, whose rise to prominence after starring in David Lynch's 1977 cult classic Eraserhead led to involvement in various further projects with Lynch.
Hammett Hammett (1982) Character: Gary Salt
Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
Sinema Sinema (2014) Character: Henry Spencer
A 96 minute internet video collage made during a particularly disorientating time.
Breaker! Breaker! Breaker! Breaker! (1977) Character: Burton
Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.
Lost Highway Lost Highway (1997) Character: Phil
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Fools Fools (1970) Character: Hippie
A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.
Whore Whore (1991) Character: Man Who Helps Liz
This melodrama investigates the life of a sex worker, in a pseudo-documentary style.
Voodoo Voodoo (1995) Character: Lewis
Andy comes to campus in order to be close to his girlfriend Rebecca. Since he needs a place to stay he joins one of the college fraternities. However, a strange looking man warns him that the fraternity is just a cover-up for the weird voodoo cult.
Ghoulies Ghoulies (1985) Character: Wolfgang
A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed by a need to control ancient demons.
The Secret Agent Club The Secret Agent Club (1996) Character: Doctor
A secret agent masquerades as a toy-seller, successfully concealing his alter ego even from his young son until, on a daring mission, he is captured by an evil arms dealer, then it falls to his inexperienced offspring to save the day.
Meatballs 4: To the Rescue Meatballs 4: To the Rescue (1992) Character: Neil Peterson
Ricky is the hottest water-ski instructor around and has just been rehired by his former employer/camp to whip up attendance. Unfortunately, the camp is in serious financial trouble. The owner of a rival, more popular camp wants to buy them out. Therefore they will have to engage in a mean, winner-takes-all competition that will settle the score once and for all.
Tricks of the Trade Tricks of the Trade (1988) Character: Al
After her picture perfect husband is murdered in a prostitute's apartment, Beverly Hills homemaker Catherine is devastated. But she doesn't spend too long mourning, because she's soon on a mission to put her husband's killer behind bars. To do so, she forms an unlikely partnership with Marla, the Hollywood hooker who serviced the deceased. Under Marla's guidance, the pair navigate the seedier side of Los Angeles to put this mystery to rest.
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) Character: Pete Martell
Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.
Another Midnight Run Another Midnight Run (1994) Character: Reilly
Jack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in the book and Jack has trouble bringing them back to LA and getting a $45,000 pay day reward.
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady I Know Catherine, the Log Lady (2025) Character: Self (archive footage)
An authorized feature documentary about Catherine E. Coulson, best known as the Log Lady in David Lynch & Mark Frost's "Twin Peaks".
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (1997) Character: Self
An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and various other works of art. Features interview footage and commentary by family members, friends, fans, and people he's worked with, as well as behind-the-scenes antics of some of his most critically praised efforts.
Bushman Bushman (1971) Character: Felix
1968: Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, and Bobby Hutton are among the recent dead. In Nigeria, the Civil War is entering its second year with no end in sight. In San Francisco, the adventures of Gabriel, a young Nigerian reflects tribal, personal, and racial frictions during the tumultuous sixties. Truth is stranger than fiction in Bushman, a rare sort of film portrait, part document, part imagined – poetic in its approach to real events.
Little Witches Little Witches (1996) Character: Father Michael
When an ancient book of spells transforms 6 naughty Catholic school girls into a sexy coven of witches, all hell breaks loose. Witness the evil craft of Little Witches as the execute their devilish deeds.
Assault on Dome 4 Assault on Dome 4 (1996) Character: Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer
In this science-fiction action opus, intergalactic extremist Alex Windham has seized control of Dome 4, a scientific outpost on another planet, after escaping from a penal colony on Mars. Windham is forcing the staff of Dome 4 to construct new weapons that he can use to destroy his enemies, but what he doesn't know is that one of his captives is the wife of interstellar lawman Chase Moran, and Mor
The Cowboy and the Frenchman The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988) Character: Pete
A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011) Character: Paul
Fifty-three minutes of deleted scenes and alternate takes assembled by David Lynch.
Barfly Barfly (1987) Character: Detective
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
The Hot Spot The Hot Spot (1990) Character: Julian Ward
Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities — and the local women — after he robs a bank.
Twin Peaks Twin Peaks (1989) Character: Pete Martell
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic town of Twin Peaks. (This standalone version of the series pilot was produced for the European VHS market and has an alternate, closed ending.)



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