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Also known as Marvin John Nance

American actor (1943–1996)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Netherlands
Active from
1973-09-10

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Listeners
469
Total plays
3,514

Tags

post-hardcoreemoscreamoemocoreemo-punk

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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
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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