Harry Dean Stanton

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Harry Dean Stanton

Acting July 14, 1926

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 C…

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The Avengers

The Avengers

8.1 2012 Movie
The Green Mile

The Green Mile

8.5 1999 Movie
Alien

Alien

8.2 1979 Movie
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

8.6 1974 Movie
Rango

Rango

6.9 2011 Movie
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

7.2 1998 Movie
Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

7.5 2003 TV Show
Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths

6.8 2012 Movie
Escape from New York

Escape from New York

7.0 1981 Movie
Anger Management

Anger Management

6.2 2003 Movie
Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

8.3 1990 TV Show
The Last Stand

The Last Stand

6.1 2013 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Sinatra! Eternity

    Movie Sherif Lloyd

  2. 2022
    American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

    Movie Self

  3. 2020
    Wim Wenders, Desperado

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2019
    Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2018
    Frank and Ava

    Movie Sheriff Lloyd

  6. 2017
    Lucky

    Movie Lucky

  7. 2017
    Sick of it All

    Movie Harry The News Reporter

  8. 2014
    Walking the Mile

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  9. 2014
    Fishtail

    Movie Narrator

  10. 2014
    Carlos Spills the Beans

    Movie Rhino

  11. 2013
    Getting On

    TV show Leonard Butler

  12. 2013
    Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

    Movie Self

  13. 2013
    9 Full Moons

    Movie Dimitri

  14. 2013
    The Last Stand

    Movie Mr. Parson

  15. 2012
    Char·ac·ter

    Movie Self

  16. 2012
    Seven Psychopaths

    Movie Man in Hat

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  1. 2012
    The Avengers

    Movie Security Guard

  2. 2011
    This Must Be the Place

    Movie Robert Plath

  3. 2011
    Rango

    Movie Balthazar (voice)

  4. 2011
    Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

    Movie

  5. 2011
    Mongo Wrestling Alliance

    TV show Baron Kleberkuh (voice)

  6. 2010
    Athena

    Movie Bill

  7. 2010
    On Holiday

    Movie Josh the Roommate's Dad

  8. 2009
    Alice

    TV show Caterpillar

  9. 2009
    The Open Road

    Movie Amon

  10. 2007
    Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Movie Self

  11. 2007
    Being Michael Madsen

    Movie Self

  12. 2007
    Chuck

    TV show Harry

  13. 2007
    Lynch 2

    Movie Self

  14. 2007
    The Good Life

    Movie Gus

  15. 2006
    Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

    Movie Self

  16. 2006
    Inland Empire

    Movie Freddie Howard

  17. 2006
    You, Me and Dupree

    Movie Curly (uncredited)

  18. 2006
    Alien Autopsy

    Movie Harvey

  19. 2006
    Big Love

    TV show Roman Grant

  20. 2006
    Alpha Dog

    Movie Cosmo Gadabeeti

  21. 2006
    Harry Zen Stanton

    Movie Himself

  22. 2005
    The Wendell Baker Story

    Movie Skip Summers

  23. 2004
    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Movie Self

  24. 2004
    Dig!

    Movie Self