Acting

Jack Nance

Born December 21, 1943 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died December 30, 1996 · aged 53

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

Dune

MovieActionScience Fiction

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.

Lost Highway

Lost Highway · 1997

MovieDramaThriller

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot · 1990

MovieRomanceCrime

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.

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart · 1990

MovieCrimeThriller

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.

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet · 1986

MovieMysteryThriller

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.

The Blob

The Blob · 1988

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

Eraserhead

Eraserhead · 1977

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks · 1989

MovieMysteryDrama

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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Dune

MovieActionScience Fiction

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.

Nefud

Lost Highway

Lost Highway · 1997

MovieDramaThriller

A tormented jazz musician finds himself lost in an enigmatic story involving murder, surveillance, gangsters, doppelgängers, and an impossible transformation inside a prison cell.

Phil

The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot · 1990

MovieRomanceCrime

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.

Julian Ward

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart · 1990

MovieCrimeThriller

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.

00 Spool

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet · 1986

MovieMysteryThriller

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.

Paul

The Blob

The Blob · 1988

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

Doctor

Eraserhead

Eraserhead · 1977

MovieHorrorScience Fiction

First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Henry Spencer

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks · 1989

MovieMysteryDrama

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.)

Pete Martell

Colors

MovieActionCrime

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.

Officer Samuels

City Heat

City Heat · 1984

MovieActionCrime

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.

Aram Strossell

Barfly

MovieComedyDrama

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.

Detective

Breaker! Breaker!

Breaker! Breaker! · 1977

Breaker! Breaker!

MovieActionAdventure

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

Burton

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · 2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

MovieThrillerDrama

A feature-length compilation of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, assembled by creator David Lynch to continue the story of the final week of Laura Palmer’s life.

Pete Martell

Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously · 1984

Johnny Dangerously

MovieComedyCrime

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

Priest

Whore

MovieDramaComedy

Trapped in a dangerous loop of bad luck and cheap motels, and under constant threat from her volatile pimp, prostitute Liz guides the audience through a high-stakes night on the streets. Through fourth-wall-breaking confessionals and gritty flashbacks, she reveals how she—a desperate mother—ended up selling her body to survive.

Man Who Helps Liz

Ghoulies

Ghoulies · 1984

MovieHorrorComedy

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.

Wolfgang

Love and a .45

Love and a .45 · 1994

MovieCrimeThriller

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?

Justice Thurman

Meatballs 4: To the Rescue

Meatballs 4: To the Rescue · 1992

Meatballs 4: To the Rescue

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.

Neil Peterson

The Secret Agent Club

The Secret Agent Club · 1996

The Secret Agent Club

MovieFamilyComedy

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.

Doctor

Little Witches

Little Witches · 1996

MovieDramaHorror

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.

Father Michael

Voodoo

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.

Lewis

Hammett

Hammett · 1982

MovieDramaThriller

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.

Gary Salt

Across the Moon

Across the Moon · 1994

Across the Moon

MovieRomanceComedy

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.

Old Cowboy

The Demolitionist

The Demolitionist · 1995

The Demolitionist

MovieActionScience Fiction

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

Father McKenzie

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks · 1990

SeriesDramaMystery

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.

Pete Martell

Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels · 1993

SeriesCrimeDrama

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.

Sheriff

My So-Called Life

My So-Called Life · 1994

My So-Called Life

SeriesDramaComedy

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.

Warren