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Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Birthday: 1943-12-21 | Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
The Hot Spot

as    Julian Ward

2002
2001
Eraserhead Stories

as    Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)

1996
Little Witches

as    Father Michae

1996
Assault on Dome 4

as    Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer

1995
The Demolitionist

as    Father McKenzie

1995
Across the Moon

as    Old Cowboy

1994
Love and a .45

as    Justice Thurman

1993
Motorama

as    Motel Clerk

1988
1988
No Frank in Lumberton

as    Self

1987
Barfly

as    Detective

1985
Ghoulies

as    Wolfgang

1982
Hammett

as    Gary Salt

1977
Breaker! Breaker!

as    Burton

1977
Eraserhead

as    Henry Spencer

1971
Jump

as    Ace

1
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

as    Self (archive footage)