# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jack-nance
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:34:13.908Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jack-nance"
name: "Jack Nance"
slug: "jack-nance"
description: "Marvin John \"Jack\" Nance 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)."
tagline: "American actor (1943–1996)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jack_Nance_in_Eraserhead_trailer_HQ.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1943-12-21"
deathDate: "1996-12-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.99910266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0620756/"
    handle:    "nm0620756"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump