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