Portrait of Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Acting

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).

Born: July 14, 1926

Place of Birth: West Irvine, Kentucky, USA

Filmography

2020
Frank and Ava

as Sheriff Lloyd

2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Lucky

as Lucky

2017
Sick of it All

as Harry The News Reporter

2014
Walking the Mile

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Fishtail

as Narrator

2013
Getting On

as Leonard Butler

2013
9 Full Moons

as Dimitri

2013
The Last Stand

as Mr. Parson

2012
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
Athena

as Bill

2010
On Holiday

as Josh the Roommate's Dad

2009
Alice

as Caterpillar

2009
2007
Chuck

as Harry

2007
Lynch 2

as Self

2007
2006
Inland Empire

as Freddie Howard

2006
You, Me and Dupree

as Curly (uncredited)

2006
Alien Autopsy

as Harvey

2006
Big Love

as Roman Grant

2006
Alpha Dog

as Cosmo Gadabeeti

2006
2005
2004
Dig!

as Self

2004
Chrystal

as Pa Da

2004
The Big Bounce

as Bob Rogers, Sr.

2003
2003
Anger Management

as Blind Man (uncredited)

2003
Ginostra

as Del Piero

2002
Sonny

as Henry

2001
The Animal

as Hunter (uncredited)

2001
The Pledge

as Floyd Cage

2000
Sand

as Leo

2000
The Man Who Cried

as Felix Perlman

1999
The Green Mile

as Toot-Toot

1998
A Civil Action

as Land Watcher (uncredited)

1998
The Mighty

as Grim

1997
Fire Down Below

as Cotton Harry

1997
She's So Lovely

as Tony 'Shorty' Russo

1997
1996
Playback

as Ernie Fontenot

1996
Dead Man's Walk

as Shadrach

1996
Down Periscope

as Lt. Howard

1995
1995
One Hundred and One Nights

as Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)

1994
Blue Tiger

as Smith

1993
Hotel Room

as Moe Boca

1992
Hostages

as Frank Reed

1992
Man Trouble

as Redmond Layls

1991
Payoff

as Hook

1990
Wild at Heart

as Johnnie Farragut

1990
Twin Peaks

as Carl Rodd

1990
The Fourth War

as Gen. Hackworth

1989
Twister

as Cleveland

1989
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
Stars & Bars

as Loomis Gage

1987
Slam Dance

as Det. Benjamin Smiley

1986
Pretty in Pink

as Jack Walsh

1985
Fool for Love

as Old Man

1985
1985
The Care Bears Movie

as Brave Heart Lion (singing voice)

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

1981
Escape from New York

as Harold 'Brain' Helman

1980
Private Benjamin

as Sgt. Jim Ballard

1980
The Black Marble

as Philo Skinner

1980
Death Watch

as Vincent Ferriman

1979
The Rose

as Billy Ray

1979
Wise Blood

as Asa Hawks

1979
Alien

as Brett

1978
Straight Time

as Jerry Schue

1978
1976
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
1975
Farewell, My Lovely

as Billy Rolfe

1975
The Fortune

as Prisoner in Holding Cell (uncredited)

1975
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond

as President Warren G. Harding

1975
1974
The Godfather Part II

as F.B.I. Man #1

1974
Cockfighter

as Jack Burke

1974
Zandy's Bride

as Songer

1974
1973
Dillinger

as Homer Van Meter

1972
Cry for Me, Billy

as Luke Todd

1971
Cisco Pike

as Jesse Dupre

1971
Two-Lane Blacktop

as Oklahoma Hitchhiker

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
1968
1968
Day of the Evil Gun

as Sergeant Parker

1967
1967
The Hostage

as Eddie (as Dean Stanton)

1967
1967
The High Chaparral

as Johnny Faro

1967
A Time for Killing

as Sgt. Dan Way

1966
1965
1964
Daniel Boone

as Jeb Girty

1964
Daniel Boone

as Crane

1963
The Fugitive

as Randy

1963
The Man from the Diners' Club

as Beatnik (uncredited)

1962
How the West Was Won

as Gant Henchman (uncredited)

1962
Combat!

as Pvt. Beecham

1962
Hero's Island

as Dixey Gates

1961
1960
1960
Checkmate

as The Singer

1959
A Dog's Best Friend

as Roy Janney

1959
The Jayhawkers!

as Deputy Smallwood

1959
Johnny Ringo

as Frank Brogger

1959
Bonanza

as Billy

1959
Bonanza

as Stiles

1959
Pork Chop Hill

as BAR Soldier (uncredited)

1959
Rawhide

as Jess Hobson

1959
Rawhide

as Dexter

1959
Rawhide

as Joe Spanish

1958
Bat Masterson

as Jay Simms

1958
The Proud Rebel

as Jeb Burleigh

1957
Suspicion

as Bill

1957
Tomahawk Trail

as Pvt. Miller

1956
The Wrong Man

as Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)

1956
1956
1955
Gunsmoke

as Alvy

1955
Gunsmoke

as Harley

1955
Gunsmoke

as Leroy

1955
Gunsmoke

as Nate

1955
Gunsmoke

as Young Man

1955
Gunsmoke

as Leader

1955
Gunsmoke

as Rainey

1955
Gunsmoke

as Hodge

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Sinatra! Eternity

as Sherif Lloyd