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
- 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 · Getting On as Leonard Butler
- 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)
- 2010 · On Holiday as Josh the Roommate's Dad
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · Chuck as Harry
- 2006 · Inland Empire as Freddie Howard
- 2006 · Alien Autopsy as Harvey
- 2006 · Big Love as Roman Grant
- 2006 · Alpha Dog as Cosmo Gadabeeti
- 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)
- 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
- 1998 · The Mighty as Grim
- 1998 · Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Judge
- 1997 · Fire Down Below as Cotton Harry
- 1996 · Down Periscope as Lt. Howard
- 1995 · Never Talk to Strangers as Max Cheski
- 1994 · Against the Wall as Hal
- 1992 · Man Trouble as Redmond Layls
- 1992 · Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Carl Rodd
- 1991 · Payoff as Hook
- 1990 · Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' as Self
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Carl Rodd
- 1990 · The Fourth War as Gen. Hackworth
- 1989 · Dream a Little Dream as Ike Baker
- 1984 · Red Dawn as Mr. Eckert
- 1984 · Paris, Texas as Travis
- 1983 · Christine as Rudolph Junkins
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Rip Van Winkle
- 1981 · Escape from New York as Harold 'Brain' Helman
- 1980 · The Black Marble as Philo Skinner
- 1979 · The Rose as Billy Ray
- 1979 · Alien as Brett
- 1978 · Renaldo and Clara as Lafkezio
- 1976 · The Missouri Breaks as Calvin
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Farewell, My Lovely as Billy Rolfe
- 1975 · Rancho Deluxe as Curt
- 1975 · Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins as Billy Winston
- 1974 · The Godfather Part II as F.B.I. Man #1
- 1973 · Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Luke
- 1971 · Two-Lane Blacktop as Oklahoma Hitchhiker
- 1970 · Kelly's Heroes as Pvt. Willard
- 1968 · Adam-12 as Harry Fletcher
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Joe Joe
- 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
- 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
- 1959 · Johnny Ringo as Frank Brogger
- 1959 · Lock-Up as
- 1959 · Laramie as
- 1959 · Bonanza as Billy
- 1959 · Bonanza as Stiles
- 1959 · Pork Chop Hill as BAR Soldier (uncredited)
- 1959 · The Lawless Years as
- 1959 · Rawhide as Jess Hobson
- 1959 · Rawhide as Dexter
- 1959 · Rawhide as Joe Spanish
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Jay Simms
- 1958 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · The Texan as
- 1957 · Suspicion as Bill
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 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 · 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
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Sherif Lloyd
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 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 · Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction as Self
- 2013 · 9 Full Moons as Dimitri
- 2012 · Char·ac·ter as Self
- 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 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2007 · Lynch 2 as Self
- 2007 · The Good Life as Gus
- 2006 · Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self
- 2006 · You, Me and Dupree as Curly (uncredited)
- 2006 · Harry Zen Stanton as Himself
- 2005 · The Wendell Baker Story as Skip Summers
- 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
- 2003 · Ginostra as Del Piero
- 2003 · Bukowski: Born Into This as Self
- 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
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Jean-Paul
- 1998 · A Civil Action as Land Watcher (uncredited)
- 1997 · She's So Lovely as Tony 'Shorty' Russo
- 1997 · Midnight Blue as Eric
- 1996 · Playback as Ernie Fontenot
- 1996 · E! True Hollywood Story as
- 1996 · Dead Man's Walk as Shadrach
- 1995 · One Hundred and One Nights as Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Smith
- 1993 · Warren Oates: Across the Border as Self
- 1993 · Hotel Room as Moe Boca
- 1992 · Cruise Control as
- 1992 · Hostages as Frank Reed
- 1990 · Wild at Heart as Johnnie Farragut
- 1990 · Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self
- 1989 · Twister as Cleveland
- 1989 · Monster Maker as Chancey Bellow
- 1988 · The Cowboy and the Frenchman as Slim
- 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
- 1988 · Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night as Self - Audience Member
- 1987 · Slam Dance as Det. Benjamin Smiley
- 1987 · Rip Van Winkle as Rip Van Winkle
- 1986 · Pretty in Pink as Jack Walsh
- 1985 · Fool for Love as Old Man
- 1985 · One Magic Christmas as Gideon
- 1985 · The Care Bears Movie as Brave Heart Lion (singing voice)
- 1984 · The Bear as Coach Thomas
- 1984 · UFOria as Brother Bud Sanders
- 1984 · Repo Man as Bud
- 1983 · I Want to Live as Emmett Perkins
- 1982 · Young Doctors in Love as Dr. Oliver Ludwig
- 1982 · One from the Heart as Moe
- 1980 · Private Benjamin as Sgt. Jim Ballard
- 1980 · The Oldest Living Graduate as Mike
- 1980 · Death Watch as Vincent Ferriman
- 1979 · Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand as Pokey Tindle
- 1979 · Wise Blood as Asa Hawks
- 1979 · Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers as C.W. Douglas
- 1978 · Straight Time as Jerry Schue
- 1975 · The Ransom of Red Chief as Sam
- 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 · Win, Place or Steal as Jack
- 1974 · Cockfighter as Jack Burke
- 1974 · Zandy's Bride as Songer
- 1974 · Where the Lilies Bloom as Kiser Pease
- 1973 · Dillinger as Homer Van Meter
- 1972 · Cry for Me, Billy as Luke Todd
- 1971 · Cisco Pike as Jesse Dupre
- 1970 · The Intruders as Whit Dykstra (as Dean Stanton)
- 1970 · Rebel Rousers as Randolph Halverson
- 1969 · Lanton Mills as Lanton
- 1968 · The Mini-Skirt Mob as Spook
- 1968 · Day of the Evil Gun as Sergeant Parker
- 1967 · A Time for Killing as Sgt. Dan Way
- 1966 · The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones as Jelly
- 1966 · Ride in the Whirlwind as Blind Dick
- 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
- 1960 · Escape to Sonoita as Lemon
- 1959 · A Dog's Best Friend as Roy Janney
- 1959 · The Jayhawkers! as Deputy Smallwood
- 1958 · Man with a Camera as
- 1958 · The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen as George Gilbert
- 1958 · The Proud Rebel as Jeb Burleigh
- 1957 · The Walter Winchell File as
- 1957 · Revolt at Fort Laramie as Rinty
- 1957 · Tomahawk Trail as Pvt. Miller
- 1955 · Playwrights '56 as