Jack Nance
He had success and landed the lead role in a play based on the life of Thomas Paine which was directed by David Lindemann.The New York Times wrote in 1980, "[Nance's] minimalist features, unchanging expression, tight dark suit, and short, almost crippled steps suggest many silent-film comedians.While none of Nance's scenes filmed for Fire Walk with Me appeared in the theatrical cut, they were later compiled in the feature-length Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014).[11] Nance appeared with actress Mary Woronov as a married couple in the music video for the 1983 Suicidal Tendencies song “Institutionalized".[13] In 1990, Nance was offered the role of Pete Martell in Lynch's Twin Peaks, appearing throughout the show's original run.Nance appeared in Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) in footage featuring Pete Martell from the pilot episode of the original series.The minor role afforded Nance a lot of spare time during filming in Mexico City, much of which he spent drinking.Nance, who was in Bass Lake, California, filming Meatballs 4 at the time, called her to tell her that he was thinking of leaving her due to her drinking and drug-taking.Nance and the director, Bobby Logan, found a deputy sheriff who contacted the Los Angeles Police Department.Nance had a visible "crescent-shaped bruise" under his eye; and, when asked about it, he relayed to them a story about a brawl outside a Winchell's Donuts store that morning.