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
- 2019 · Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Lucky as Lucky
- 2014 · Walking the Mile as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Fishtail as Narrator
- 2011 · This Must Be the Place as Robert Plath
- 2011 · Mongo Wrestling Alliance as
- 2010 · Athena as Bill
- 2009 · The Open Road as Amon
- 2007 · Being Michael Madsen as Self
- 2006 · Inland Empire as Freddie Howard
- 2006 · You, Me and Dupree as Curly (uncredited)
- 2005 · The Wendell Baker Story as Skip Summers
- 2004 · The Big Bounce as Bob Rogers, Sr.
- 2000 · The Man Who Cried as Felix Perlman
- 1999 · Stephen King: Shining in the Dark as Self
- 1998 · The Mighty as Grim
- 1996 · Dead Man's Walk as Shadrach
- 1995 · Never Talk to Strangers as Max Cheski
- 1995 · One Hundred and One Nights as Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)
- 1994 · Against the Wall as Hal
- 1993 · Hotel Room as Moe Boca
- 1992 · Cruise Control as
- 1991 · Payoff as Hook
- 1990 · The Fourth War as Gen. Hackworth
- 1989 · Dream a Little Dream as Ike Baker
- 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
- 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 · 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 · Death Watch as Vincent Ferriman
- 1976 · The Missouri Breaks as Calvin
- 1975 · Farewell, My Lovely as Billy Rolfe
- 1975 · Win, Place or Steal as Jack
- 1974 · Zandy's Bride as Songer
- 1973 · Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Luke
- 1971 · Two-Lane Blacktop as Oklahoma Hitchhiker
- 1968 · Day of the Evil Gun as Sergeant Parker
- 1967 · A Time for Killing as Sgt. Dan Way
- 1966 · Ride in the Whirlwind as Blind Dick
- 1963 · The Man from the Diners' Club as Beatnik (uncredited)
- 1961 · Gunslinger as Stacey
- 1959 · Pork Chop Hill as BAR Soldier (uncredited)
- 1958 · The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen as George Gilbert
- 1958 · The Proud Rebel as Jeb Burleigh
- 1957 · Tomahawk Trail as Pvt. Miller
- Future · Sinatra! Eternity as Sherif Lloyd
- 2022 · American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self
- 2020 · Frank and Ava as Sheriff Lloyd
- 2020 · Wim Wenders, Desperado as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Sick of it All as Harry The News Reporter
- 2014 · Carlos Spills the Beans as Rhino
- 2013 · Getting On as Leonard Butler
- 2013 · Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction as Self
- 2013 · 9 Full Moons as Dimitri
- 2013 · The Last Stand as Mr. Parson
- 2012 · Char·ac·ter as Self
- 2012 · Seven Psychopaths as Man in Hat
- 2012 · The Avengers as Security Guard
- 2011 · Rango as Balthazar (voice)
- 2011 · Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland as
- 2010 · On Holiday as Josh the Roommate's Dad
- 2009 · Alice as Caterpillar
- 2007 · Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project as Self
- 2007 · Chuck as Harry
- 2007 · Lynch 2 as Self
- 2007 · The Good Life as Gus
- 2006 · Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride as Self
- 2006 · Alien Autopsy as Harvey
- 2006 · Big Love as Roman Grant
- 2006 · Alpha Dog as Cosmo Gadabeeti
- 2006 · Harry Zen Stanton as Himself
- 2004 · Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self
- 2004 · Dig! as Self
- 2004 · Chrystal as Pa Da
- 2003 · Return to 'Escape from New York' as Himself
- 2003 · The Beast Within: Making Alien as Self
- 2003 · Two and a Half Men as Himself
- 2003 · Anger Management as Blind Man (uncredited)
- 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 Self
- 2001 · The Animal as Hunter (uncredited)
- 2001 · The Pledge as Floyd Cage
- 2000 · Sand as Leo
- 1999 · The Green Mile as Toot-Toot
- 1999 · The Straight Story as Lyle
- 1999 · Ballad of the Nightingale as Jean-Paul
- 1998 · A Civil Action as Land Watcher (uncredited)
- 1998 · Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Judge
- 1997 · Fire Down Below as Cotton Harry
- 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 · Down Periscope as Lt. Howard
- 1994 · Blue Tiger as Smith
- 1993 · Warren Oates: Across the Border as Self
- 1992 · Hostages as Frank Reed
- 1992 · Man Trouble as Redmond Layls
- 1992 · Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Carl Rodd
- 1990 · Wild at Heart as Johnnie Farragut
- 1990 · Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders as Self
- 1990 · Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' as Self
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Carl Rodd
- 1989 · Twister as Cleveland
- 1989 · Monster Maker as Chancey Bellow
- 1988 · The French as Seen by… as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
- 1988 · The Cowboy and the Frenchman as Slim
- 1988 · Mr. North as Henry Simmons
- 1987 · Slam Dance as Det. Benjamin Smiley
- 1987 · Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle as Rip Van Winkle
- 1986 · Pretty in Pink as Jack Walsh
- 1984 · The Bear as Coach Thomas
- 1984 · Red Dawn as Mr. Eckert
- 1984 · Paris, Texas as Travis
- 1984 · UFOria as Brother Bud Sanders
- 1983 · Christine as Rudolph Junkins
- 1982 · Faerie Tale Theatre as Rip Van Winkle
- 1981 · Escape from New York as Harold 'Brain' Helman
- 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 · The Rose as Billy Ray
- 1979 · Wise Blood as Asa Hawks
- 1979 · Alien as Brett
- 1979 · Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers as C.W. Douglas
- 1978 · Straight Time as Jerry Schue
- 1978 · Renaldo and Clara as Lafkezio
- 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
- 1974 · The Godfather Part II as F.B.I. Man #1
- 1974 · Cockfighter as Jack Burke
- 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 · 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
- 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
- 1966 · The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones as Jelly
- 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
- 1962 · Hero's Island as Dixey Gates
- 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 · 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
- 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 · Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse as Gordon
- 1958 · The Rifleman as
- 1958 · The Texan as
- 1957 · The Walter Winchell File as
- 1957 · Suspicion as Bill
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as
- 1957 · Revolt at Fort Laramie as Rinty
- 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



