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).
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Known For
Alien
(1979)
Brett
The Avengers
(2012)
Security Guard
The Godfather Part II
(1974)
F.B.I. Man #1
The Green Mile
(1999)
Toot-Toot
Inland Empire
(2006)
Freddie Howard
Paris, Texas
(1984)
Travis
Rango
(2011)
Balthazar (voice)
Escape from New York
(1981)
Harold 'Brain' Helman
Red Dawn
(1984)
Mr. Eckert
Christine
(1983)
Rudolph Junkins
Anger Management
(2003)
Blind Man (uncredited)
The Animal
(2001)
Hunter (uncredited)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(1998)
Judge
Kelly's Heroes
(1970)
Pvt. Willard
The Last Temptation of Christ
(1988)
Paulus
Private Benjamin
(1980)
Sgt. Jim Ballard
Full Filmography
Acting
The Wrong Man
(1956)
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
Revolt at Fort Laramie
(1957)
Rinty
Tomahawk Trail
(1957)
Pvt. Miller
The Proud Rebel
(1958)
Jeb Burleigh
Pork Chop Hill
(1959)
BAR Soldier (uncredited)
A Dog's Best Friend
(1959)
Roy Janney
The Jayhawkers!
(1959)
Deputy Smallwood
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(1960)
Slave Catcher
Escape to Sonoita
(1960)
Lemon
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Gant Henchman (uncredited)
Hero's Island
(1962)
Dixey Gates
The Man from the Diners' Club
(1963)
Beatnik (uncredited)
Ride in the Whirlwind
(1966)
Blind Dick
The Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones
(1966)
Jelly
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Tramp
The Hostage
(1967)
Eddie (as Dean Stanton)
A Time for Killing
(1967)
Sgt. Dan Way
Day of the Evil Gun
(1968)
Sergeant Parker
The Mini-Skirt Mob
(1968)
Spook
Lanton Mills
(1969)
Lanton
Kelly's Heroes
(1970)
Pvt. Willard
Rebel Rousers
(1970)
Randolph Halverson
The Intruders
(1970)
Whit Dykstra (as Dean Stanton)
Two-Lane Blacktop
(1971)
Oklahoma Hitchhiker
Cisco Pike
(1972)
Jesse Dupre
Cry for Me, Billy
(1972)
Luke Todd
Dillinger
(1973)
Homer Van Meter
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
(1973)
Luke
The Godfather Part II
(1974)
F.B.I. Man #1
Cockfighter
(1974)
Jack Burke
Zandy's Bride
(1974)
Songer
Where the Lilies Bloom
(1974)
Kiser Pease
Farewell, My Lovely
(1975)
Billy Rolfe
Rancho Deluxe
(1975)
Curt
92 in the Shade
(1975)
Carter
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins
(1975)
Billy Winston
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
(1975)
President Warren G. Harding
Win, Place or Steal
(1975)
Jack
The Fortune
(1975)
Prisoner in Holding Cell (uncredited)
The Ransom of Red Chief
(1975)
Sam
The Missouri Breaks
(1976)
Calvin
Straight Time
(1978)
Jerry Schue
Renaldo and Clara
(1978)
Lafkezio
Wise Blood
(1979)
Asa Hawks
The Rose
(1979)
Billy Ray
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
(1979)
C.W. Douglas
Alien
(1979)
Brett
Private Benjamin
(1980)
Sgt. Jim Ballard
The Black Marble
(1980)
Philo Skinner
The Oldest Living Graduate
(1980)
Mike
Death Watch
(1980)
Vincent Ferriman
Escape from New York
(1981)
Harold 'Brain' Helman
One from the Heart
(1982)
Moe
Young Doctors in Love
(1982)
Dr. Oliver Ludwig
Christine
(1983)
Rudolph Junkins
I Want to Live
(1983)
Emmett Perkins
Paris, Texas
(1984)
Travis
Red Dawn
(1984)
Mr. Eckert
UFOria
(1984)
Brother Bud Sanders
Repo Man
(1984)
Bud
The Bear
(1984)
Coach Thomas
Terror in the Aisles
(1984)
Brett (archive footage) (uncredited)
One Magic Christmas
(1985)
Gideon
Fool for Love
(1985)
Old Man
The Care Bears Movie
(1985)
Brave Heart Lion (singing voice)
Pretty in Pink
(1986)
Jack Walsh
Slam Dance
(1987)
Det. Benjamin Smiley
Rip Van Winkle
(1987)
Rip Van Winkle
The Last Temptation of Christ
(1988)
Paulus
Mr. North
(1988)
Henry Simmons
Stars & Bars
(1988)
Loomis Gage
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
(1988)
Slim
The French as Seen by…
(1988)
(Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
(1988)
Self - Audience Member
Twister
(1989)
Cleveland
Monster Maker
(1989)
Chancey Bellow
Dream a Little Dream
(1989)
Ike Baker
Wild at Heart
(1990)
Johnnie Farragut
The Fourth War
(1990)
Gen. Hackworth
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
(1990)
Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
(1990)
Self
Payoff
(1991)
Hook
Cruise Control
(1992)
Man Trouble
(1992)
Redmond Layls
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992)
Carl Rodd
Hostages
(1992)
Frank Reed
Warren Oates: Across the Border
(1993)
Self
Against the Wall
(1994)
Hal
Blue Tiger
(1994)
Smith
Never Talk to Strangers
(1995)
Max Cheski
One Hundred and One Nights
(1995)
Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)
Down Periscope
(1996)
Lt. Howard
Playback
(1996)
Ernie Fontenot
She's So Lovely
(1997)
Tony 'Shorty' Russo
Fire Down Below
(1997)
Cotton Harry
Midnight Blue
(1997)
Eric
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
(1998)
Judge
The Mighty
(1998)
Grim
A Civil Action
(1998)
Land Watcher (uncredited)
The Straight Story
(1999)
Lyle
The Green Mile
(1999)
Toot-Toot
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
(1999)
Self
Ballad of the Nightingale
(1999)
Jean-Paul
The Man Who Cried
(2000)
Felix Perlman
The Pledge
(2001)
Floyd Cage
The Animal
(2001)
Hunter (uncredited)
Sonny
(2002)
Henry
The Short Films of David Lynch
(2002)
Slim
Sand
(2002)
Leo
The Beast Within: Making Alien
(2003)
Self
Bukowski: Born Into This
(2003)
Self
Hunter Goes to Hollywood
(2003)
Himself
Anger Management
(2003)
Blind Man (uncredited)
Ginostra
(2003)
Del Piero
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
(2004)
Self
The Big Bounce
(2004)
Bob Rogers, Sr.
Chrystal
(2004)
Pa Da
Dig!
(2004)
Self
The Wendell Baker Story
(2005)
Skip Summers
Inland Empire
(2006)
Freddie Howard
Alpha Dog
(2006)
Cosmo Gadabeeti
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
(2006)
Self
Alien Autopsy
(2006)
Harvey
Harry Zen Stanton
(2006)
Himself
You, Me and Dupree
(2006)
Curly (uncredited)
Being Michael Madsen
(2007)
Self
The Good Life
(2007)
Gus
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
(2007)
Self
Lynch 2
(2007)
Self
The Open Road
(2009)
Amon
Athena
(2010)
Bill
On Holiday
(2010)
Josh the Roommate's Dad
Rango
(2011)
Balthazar (voice)
This Must Be the Place
(2011)
Robert Plath
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
(2011)
The Avengers
(2012)
Security Guard
Seven Psychopaths
(2012)
Man in Hat
Char·ac·ter
(2012)
Self
The Last Stand
(2013)
Mr. Parson
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
(2013)
Self
9 Full Moons
(2013)
Dimitri
Fishtail
(2014)
Narrator
Carlos Spills the Beans
(2014)
Rhino
Walking the Mile
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Lucky
(2017)
Lucky
Sick Of It All
(2017)
Harry The News Reporter
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Frank and Ava
(2020)
Sheriff Lloyd
Wim Wenders, Desperado
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
(2022)
Self