Harry Dean Stanton
July 14, 1926 (99 years old) in West Irvine, Kentucky, USA
Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor. In a career that spanned more than six decades, Stanton played supporting roles in films including Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Alien (1979), Escape from New York (1981), Christine (1983), Repo Man (1984), One Magic Christmas (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Wild at Heart (1990), The Straight Story (1999), The Green Mile (1999), The Man Who Cried (2000), Alpha Dog (2006), and Inland Empire (2006). He had rare lead roles in Paris, Texas (1984) and in Lucky (2017).
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2020 · Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Walking the Mile as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction as Self
- 2012 · Char·ac·ter as Self
- 2010 · On Holiday as Josh the Roommate's Dad
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · The Good Life as Gus
- 2006 · You, Me and Dupree as Curly (uncredited)
- 2006 · Alien Autopsy as Harvey
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2004 · Chrystal as Pa Da
- 2003 · The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- 2003 · Hunter Goes to Hollywood as Himself
- 2002 · Sonny as Henry
- 2002 · The Short Films of David Lynch as Slim
- 2000 · Sand as Leo
- 2000 · The Man Who Cried as Felix Perlman
- 1999 · Stephen King: Shining in the Dark as Self
- 1998 · A Civil Action as Land Watcher (uncredited)
- 1997 · She's So Lovely as Tony 'Shorty' Russo
- 1996 · Playback as Ernie Fontenot
- 1995 · Never Talk to Strangers as Max Cheski
- 1995 · One Hundred and One Nights as Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)
- 1993 · Warren Oates: Across the Border as Self
- 1993 · Hotel Room as Moe Boca
- 1992 · Hostages as Frank Reed
- 1992 · Man Trouble as Redmond Layls
- 1988 · The Cowboy and the Frenchman as Slim
- 1988 · Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night as Self - Audience Member
- 1987 · Slam Dance as Det. Benjamin Smiley
- 1985 · One Magic Christmas as Gideon
- 1985 · The Care Bears Movie as Brave Heart Lion (singing voice)
- 1980 · Death Watch as Vincent Ferriman
- 1979 · The Rose as Billy Ray
- 1978 · Straight Time as Jerry Schue
- 1978 · Renaldo and Clara as Lafkezio
- 1975 · Farewell, My Lovely as Billy Rolfe
- 1974 · Cockfighter as Jack Burke
- 1973 · Dillinger as Homer Van Meter
- 1973 · Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Luke
- 1972 · Cry for Me, Billy as Luke Todd
- 1971 · Cisco Pike as Jesse Dupre
- 1970 · The Intruders as Whit Dykstra (as Dean Stanton)
- 1966 · The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones as Jelly
- 1963 · The Man from the Diners' Club as Beatnik (uncredited)
- 1962 · Hero's Island as Dixey Gates
- 1960 · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Slave Catcher
- 1959 · The Jayhawkers! as Deputy Smallwood
- 1959 · Pork Chop Hill as BAR Soldier (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Proud Rebel as Jeb Burleigh
- 1957 · Revolt at Fort Laramie as Rinty
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Sherif Lloyd
- 2020 · Frank and Ava as Sheriff Lloyd
- 2017 · Lucky as Lucky
- 2017 · Sick of it All as Harry The News Reporter
- 2014 · Fishtail as Narrator
- 2014 · Carlos Spills the Beans as Rhino
- 2013 · Getting On as Leonard Butler
- 2013 · 9 Full Moons as Dimitri
- 2013 · The Last Stand as Mr. Parson
- 2012 · Seven Psychopaths as Man in Hat
- 2012 · The Avengers as Security Guard
- 2011 · This Must Be the Place as Robert Plath
- 2011 · Rango as Balthazar (voice)
- 2011 · Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland as
- 2011 · Mongo Wrestling Alliance as
- 2010 · Athena as Bill
- 2009 · Alice as Caterpillar
- 2009 · The Open Road as Amon
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · Chuck as Harry
- 2007 · Lynch 2 as Self
- 2006 · Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self
- 2006 · Inland Empire as Freddie Howard
- 2006 · Big Love as Roman Grant
- 2006 · Alpha Dog as Cosmo Gadabeeti
- 2006 · Harry Zen Stanton as Himself
- 2005 · The Wendell Baker Story as Skip Summers
- 2004 · Dig! as Self
- 2004 · The Big Bounce as Bob Rogers, Sr.
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Himself
- 2003 · Anger Management as Blind Man (uncredited)
- 2003 · Ginostra as Del Piero
- 2003 · Bukowski: Born Into This as Self
- 2001 · The Animal as Hunter (uncredited)
- 2001 · The Pledge as Floyd Cage
- 1999 · The Green Mile as Toot-Toot
- 1999 · The Straight Story as Lyle
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Jean-Paul
- 1998 · The Mighty as Grim
- 1998 · Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Judge
- 1997 · Fire Down Below as Cotton Harry
- 1997 · Midnight Blue as Eric
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Dead Man's Walk as Shadrach
- 1996 · Down Periscope as Lt. Howard
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Smith
- 1994 · Against the Wall as Hal
- 1992 · Cruise Control as
- 1992 · Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Carl Rodd
- 1991 · Payoff as Hook
- 1990 · Wild at Heart as Johnnie Farragut
- 1990 · Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' as Self
- 1990 · Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Carl Rodd
- 1990 · The Fourth War as Gen. Hackworth
- 1989 · Twister as Cleveland
- 1989 · Dream a Little Dream as Ike Baker
- 1989 · Monster Maker as Chancey Bellow
- 1988 · The French as Seen by… as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- 1988 · Mr. North as Henry Simmons
- 1988 · The Last Temptation of Christ as Paulus
- 1988 · Stars & Bars as Loomis Gage
- 1987 · Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle as Rip Van Winkle
- 1986 · Pretty in Pink as Jack Walsh
- 1985 · Fool for Love as Old Man
- 1984 · The Bear as Coach Thomas
- 1984 · Red Dawn as Mr. Eckert
- 1984 · Paris, Texas as Travis
- 1984 · UFOria as Brother Bud Sanders
- 1984 · Repo Man as Bud
- 1983 · Christine as Rudolph Junkins
- 1983 · I Want to Live as Emmett Perkins
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Rip Van Winkle
- 1982 · Young Doctors in Love as Dr. Oliver Ludwig
- 1982 · One from the Heart as Moe
- 1981 · Escape from New York as Harold 'Brain' Helman
- 1980 · Private Benjamin as Sgt. Jim Ballard
- 1980 · The Oldest Living Graduate as Mike
- 1980 · The Black Marble as Philo Skinner
- 1979 · Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand as Pokey Tindle
- 1979 · Wise Blood as Asa Hawks
- 1979 · Alien as Brett
- 1979 · Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers as C.W. Douglas
- 1976 · The Missouri Breaks as Calvin
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as
- 1975 · The Ransom of Red Chief as Sam
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · 92 in the Shade as Carter
- 1975 · The Fortune as Prisoner in Holding Cell (uncredited)
- 1975 · The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond as President Warren G. Harding
- 1975 · Rancho Deluxe as Curt
- 1975 · Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins as Billy Winston
- 1975 · Win, Place or Steal as Jack
- 1974 · The Godfather Part II as F.B.I. Man #1
- 1974 · Zandy's Bride as Songer
- 1974 · Where the Lilies Bloom as Kiser Pease
- 1971 · Two-Lane Blacktop as Oklahoma Hitchhiker
- 1970 · Kelly's Heroes as Pvt. Willard
- 1970 · Rebel Rousers as Randolph Halverson
- 1969 · Lanton Mills as Lanton
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Harry Fletcher
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Joe Joe
- 1968 · The Mini-Skirt Mob as Spook
- 1968 · Day of the Evil Gun as Sergeant Parker
- 1967 · Cool Hand Luke as Tramp
- 1967 · The Hostage as Eddie (as Dean Stanton)
- 1967 · Mannix as
- 1967 · The High Chaparral as Johnny Faro
- 1967 · The Guns of Will Sonnett as
- 1967 · Cimarron Strip as
- 1967 · A Time for Killing as Sgt. Dan Way
- 1966 · Ride in the Whirlwind as Blind Dick
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Swain
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Jeb Girty
- 1964 · Daniel Boone as Crane
- 1963 · Petticoat Junction as
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Randy
- 1962 · How the West Was Won as Gant Henchman (uncredited)
- 1962 · Combat! as Pvt. Beecham
- 1962 · Stoney Burke as
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Hood
- 1960 · The Roaring 20's as
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Proprietor
- 1960 · Checkmate as The Singer
- 1960 · Escape to Sonoita as Lemon
- 1959 · A Dog's Best Friend as Roy Janney
- 1959 · Johnny Ringo as Frank Brogger
- 1959 · Lock-Up as
- 1959 · Laramie as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Billy
- 1959 · Bonanza as Stiles
- 1959 · The Lawless Years as
- 1959 · Rawhide as Jess Hobson
- 1959 · Rawhide as Dexter
- 1959 · Rawhide as Joe Spanish
- 1958 · Man with a Camera as
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Jay Simms
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · The Texan as
- 1958 · The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen as George Gilbert
- 1957 · The Walter Winchell File as
- 1957 · Suspicion as Bill
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Tomahawk Trail as Pvt. Miller
- 1956 · The Wrong Man as Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Robert MacPherson
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Toby - Ranch Hand
- 1956 · Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Fletcher
- 1955 · Playwrights '56 as
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Lemon
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Alvy
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Harley
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Nate
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Leroy
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Young Man
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Leader
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Rainey
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Hodge
- 1954 · The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin as
- 1954 · Inner Sanctum as