Jack Nance

Marvin John Nance (December 21, 1943 – December 30, 1996) was an American actor. He worked with moviemaker David Lynch many times. He was in Lynch's first movie Eraserhead (1977). He was also in Twin Peaks (1990–1991) as Pete Martell.

Jack Nance
Nance on the poster for Eraserhead (1977)
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.
Other names	John Nance
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–1996
Spouse(s)	Catherine E. Coulson ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1976)​ [1] Kelly Jean Van Dyke ​ ​ (m. 1991; died 1991)​

Nance died at his apartment in South Pasadena, California on December 30, 1996, one week after his 53rd birthday.^[2] The cause of death was a subdural hematoma from an injury he got in a street fight the morning before.^[1]