Jack Nance

Born: 1943-12-21

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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Blue Velvet

as Paul
Released: 1986-09-19

Clean-cut Jeffrey Beaumont realizes his hometown is not so normal when he discovers a human ear...

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as Nefud
Released: 1984-12-14

In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice...

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Eraserhead

as Henry Spencer
Released: 1978-02-03

First time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry...

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Lost Highway

as Phil
Released: 1997-01-15

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder,...

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Wild at Heart

as 00 Spool
Released: 1990-08-17

After serving prison time for a self-defense killing, Sailor Ripley reunites with girlfriend...

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The Blob

as Doctor
Released: 1988-08-05

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a...

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Colors

as Officer Samuels
Released: 1988-04-15

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled...

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The Hot Spot

as Julian Ward
Released: 1990-10-12

Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities —...

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Barfly

as Detective
Released: 1987-09-02

Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're...

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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Pete Martell
Released: 2014-07-16

Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by...

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Johnny Dangerously

as Priest
Released: 1984-12-21

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's...

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Whore

as Man Who Helps Liz
Released: 1991-06-21

This melodrama investigates the life of a sex worker, in a pseudo-documentary style.

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Twin Peaks

as Pete Martell
Released: 1989-09-03

An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more...

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Hammett

as Gary Salt
Released: 1982-06-09

Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker...

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City Heat

as Aram Strossell
Released: 1984-12-07

Set in Kansas City in 1933, Eastwood plays a police lieutenant known simply by his last name,...

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Ghoulies

as Wolfgang
Released: 1985-01-18

A young man and his girlfriend move into the man's old mansion home, where he becomes possessed...

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The Demolitionist

as Father McKenzie
Released: 1995-03-09

A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The...

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Breaker! Breaker!

as Burton
Released: 1977-04-01

Truck driver searches for his brother, who has disappeared in a town run by a corrupt judge.

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Motorama

as Motel Clerk
Released: 1991-09-10

A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and...

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Meatballs 4: To the Rescue

as Neil Peterson
Released: 1992-03-06

Ricky is the hottest water-ski instructor around and has just been rehired by his former...

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Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

as Self
Released: 1997-10-14

An in-depth look at artist/filmmaker David Lynch's movies, paintings, drawings, photographs, and...

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Love and a .45

as Justice Thurman
Released: 1994-11-23

Small-time criminal Watty Watts attempts to rob a convenience store with his drug-addict buddy,...

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The Cowboy and the Frenchman

as Pete
Released: 1988-10-26

A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a...

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Eraserhead Stories

as Self / Henry Spencer (archive footage)
Released: 2001-09-06

David Lynch discusses the making of the film "Eraserhead."

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I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

as Self (archive footage)
Released:

An authorized feature documentary about Catherine E. Coulson, best known as the Log Lady in...

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Little Witches

as Father Michae
Released: 1996-12-23

Six misfit schoolgirls at an all-girl Catholic high school, left alone at the school for Easter...

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Another Midnight Run

as Reilly
Released: 1994-02-05

Jack Walsh tries to track down two of the top con-artists around. But they know every trick in...

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The French as Seen by…

as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Released: 1988-10-26

In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies to...

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Jump

as Ace
Released: 1971-01-01

A Southern stock-car driver puts his rising career in the hands of a race promoter.

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The Short Films of David Lynch

as Pete
Released: 2002-06-01

The Short Films of David Lynch (2002) is a DVD collection of the early student and commissioned...

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Bushman

as Felix
Released: 1971-10-01

1968: Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, and Bobby Hutton are among the recent dead. In...

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Across the Moon

as Old Cowboy
Released: 1995-03-28

Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their...

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Tricks of the Trade

as Al
Released: 1988-12-06

After her picture perfect husband is murdered in a prostitute's apartment, Beverly Hills...

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Voodoo

as Lewis
Released: 1995-11-28

Andy comes to campus in order to be close to his girlfriend Rebecca. Since he needs a place to...

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Assault on Dome 4

as Mellow, Dome 4 Oldtimer
Released: 1996-10-08

In this science-fiction action opus, intergalactic extremist Alex Windham has seized control of...

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I Don't Know Jack

as Self
Released: 2002-04-05

Feature documentary about actor Jack Nance, who rose to prominence after starring in the cult...

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Fools

as Hippie
Released: 1970-12-23

A horror actor falls in love with the unhappily married young wife of an attorney.

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Sinema

as Henry Spencer
Released: 2014-07-26

A 96 minute internet video collage made during a particularly disorientating time.

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David Lynch: Don't Look at Me

as Self
Released: 1989-01-01

A documentary about American director David Lynch from the Cinéma, de notre temps series.

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No Frank in Lumberton

as uncredited
Released: 1988-01-19

A very surreal video shot behind the scenes during the production of Blue Velvet in Wilmington,...

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Twin Peaks

as Pete Martell
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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Twin Peaks

as Pete Martell (archive footage)
First aired: 1990-04-08

The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin...

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My So-Called Life

as Warren
First aired: 1994-08-25

The life of a 15 year-old high school student, whose angst-ridden journey through adolescence,...

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Fallen Angels

as Sheriff
First aired: 1993-08-01

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and...

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