Jack Nance
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.
Born: December 21, 1943
Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For
David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
A documentary about American director David Lynch from the Cinéma, de notre temps series.
Twin Peaks
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.)
Twin Peaks
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
Twin Peaks
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web of mystery that ultimately leads him deep into the heart of the surrounding woodland and his very own soul.
No Frank in Lumberton
A very surreal video shot behind the scenes during the production of Blue Velvet in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1985 by Peter Braatz.
I Don't Know Jack
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.
My So-Called Life
The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence, friendship, parents, and life teaches her what it means to grow up.
Blue Velvet
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.
Lost Highway
A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.
Eraserhead
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
Filmography
as Earl Delaney
as Henry Spencer
as Pete Martell
as Self
as Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)
as Phil
as Father Michael
as Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer
as Doctor
as Lewis
as Father McKenzie
as Justice Thurman
as Old Cowboy
as Warren
as Reilly
as Sheriff
as Neil Peterson
as Motel Clerk
as Man Who Helps Liz
as Julian Ward
as 00 Spool
as Pete Martell
as Pete Martell (archive footage)
as Pete Martell
as Al
as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
as Pete
as Doctor
as Officer Samuels
as Self
as Detective
as Paul
as Wolfgang
as Priest
as Nefud
as Aram Strossell
as Gary Salt
as Henry Spencer
as Burton
as Felix
as Ace
as Hippie