Jack Nance

Marvin John Nance , known professionally as Jack Nance and occasionally credited as John Nance, was an American actor of stage and screen.

Nance was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was raised in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from South Oak Cliff High School. His father retired from Neiman Marcus. He worked for some time with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. In the 1970s, Nance met David Lynch, who cast him as the lead in Eraserhead. At the time, Nance was married to the actress Catherine E. Coulson , but they divorced in 1976.

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