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Film & TV
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.
Known for
- Of Things Past — Earl Delaney2023
- Sinema — Henry Spencer2014
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces — Pete Martell2014
- Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage — Paul2011
- I Don't Know Jack — Self2002
- The Short Films of David Lynch — Self2002
- Eraserhead Stories — Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)2001
- Lost Highway — Phil1997
- Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch — Self1997
- Little Witches — Father Michael1996
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Key facts
- Born
- Marvin John Nance , ( 1943-12-21 ) December 21, 1943, Boston, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- December 30, 1996 (1996-12-30) (aged 53), South Pasadena, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1970–1996
- Spouses
- Catherine E. Coulson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1976 ) Kelly Jean van Dyke ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1991 ; died 1991 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- South Pasadena
- Spouse
- Catherine Coulson
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Jack Nance in Eraserhead trailer HQ.png
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- date of birth
- 1943-12-21
- date of death
- 1996-12-30
- cause of death
- hematoma
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 1996-00-00
- Commons category
- Jack Nance
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Marvin John "Jack" Nance (December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor. A frequent collaborator of filmmaker David Lynch, he starred in Lynch's directorial debut Eraserhead (1977) and continued to work with Lynch throughout his career, including a recurring role as Pete Martell on Twin Peaks (1990–1991).
Early life
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