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Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Acting
Born: Jul 14, 1926 — Died: Sep 15, 2017
From: West Irvine, Kentucky, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

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).

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The Avengers Security Guard 2012 8.011
Lynch 2 Self 2007
Being Michael Madsen Self 2007 5.8
The Good Life Gus 2007 6.5
Inland Empire Freddie Howard 2006 7.0
Alpha Dog Cosmo Gadabeeti 2006 6.646
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Self 2006 7.2
The Wendell Baker Story Skip Summers 2005 5.065
The Pledge Floyd Cage 2001 6.6
The Straight Story Lyle 1999 7.743
The Green Mile Toot-Toot 1999 8.504
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Judge 1998 7.2
Against the Wall Hal 1994 6.11
Wild at Heart Johnnie Farragut 1990 7.04
The Last Temptation of Christ Paulus 1988 7.211
Pretty in Pink Jack Walsh 1986 6.696
The Care Bears Movie Brave Heart Lion (singing voice) 1985 6.097
Paris, Texas Travis 1984 8.096
Red Dawn Mr. Eckert 1984 6.305
UFOria Brother Bud Sanders 1984 6.0
Christine Rudolph Junkins 1983 6.878
Escape from New York Harold 'Brain' Helman 1981 7.0
Private Benjamin Sgt. Jim Ballard 1980 5.958
Straight Time Jerry Schue 1978 7.168
Farewell, My Lovely Billy Rolfe 1975 6.627
The Godfather Part II F.B.I. Man #1 1974 8.571
Kelly's Heroes Pvt. Willard 1970 7.357
Cool Hand Luke Tramp 1967 7.742
How the West Was Won Gant Henchman 1962 6.993
The Wrong Man Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited) 1956 7.146
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1926
FromWest Irvine, Kentucky, …