Harry Dean Stanton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 14, 1926
- Died
- September 15, 2017
- Birthplace
- 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Harry Dean Stanton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Sinatra! Eternity 2025
as Sherif Lloyd
American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective 2022
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Frank and Ava 2018
as Sheriff Lloyd
Lucky 2017
as Lucky
Sick of it All 2017
as Harry The News Reporter
Walking the Mile 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Fishtail 2014
as Narrator
Carlos Spills the Beans 2014
as Rhino
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction 2013
as Self
9 Full Moons 2013
as Dimitri
The Last Stand 2013
as Mr. Parson
Char·ac·ter 2012
as Self
Seven Psychopaths 2012
as Man in Hat
The Avengers 2012
as Security Guard
This Must Be the Place 2011
as Robert Plath
Rango 2011
as Balthazar (voice)
- Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland 2011
Actor
Athena 2010
as Bill
On Holiday 2010
as Josh the Roommate's Dad
The Open Road 2009
as Amon
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 2007
as Self
Being Michael Madsen 2007
as Self
Lynch 2 2007
as Self
The Good Life 2007
as Gus
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride 2006
as Self
Inland Empire 2006
as Freddie Howard
You, Me and Dupree 2006
as Curly (uncredited)
Alien Autopsy 2006
as Harvey
Alpha Dog 2006
as Cosmo Gadabeeti
Harry Zen Stanton 2006
as Himself
The Wendell Baker Story 2005
as Skip Summers
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade 2004
as Self
Dig! 2004
as Self
Chrystal 2004
as Pa Da
The Big Bounce 2004
as Bob Rogers, Sr.
- Return to 'Escape from New York'
Return to 'Escape from New York' 2003
as Himself
The Beast Within: Making Alien 2003
as Self
Anger Management 2003
as Blind Man (uncredited)
Hunter Goes to Hollywood 2003
as Himself
Ginostra 2003
as Del Piero
Bukowski: Born Into This 2003
as Self
Sonny 2002
as Henry
The Short Films of David Lynch 2002
as Self
The Animal 2001
as Hunter (uncredited)
The Pledge 2001
as Floyd Cage
Sand 2000
as Leo
The Man Who Cried 2000
as Felix Perlman
The Green Mile 1999
as Toot-Toot
The Straight Story 1999
as Lyle
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark 1999
as Self
Ballad of the Nightingale 1999
as Jean-Paul
A Civil Action 1998
as Land Watcher (uncredited)
The Mighty 1998
as Grim
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
as Judge
Fire Down Below 1997
as Cotton Harry
She's So Lovely 1997
as Tony 'Shorty' Russo
Midnight Blue 1997
as Eric
Playback 1996
as Ernie Fontenot
Down Periscope 1996
as Lt. Howard
Never Talk to Strangers 1995
as Max Cheski
One Hundred and One Nights 1995
as Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)
Blue Tiger 1994
as Smith
Against the Wall 1994
as Hal
Warren Oates: Across the Border 1993
as Self
Cruise Control 1992
Actor
Hostages 1992
as Frank Reed
Man Trouble 1992
as Redmond Layls
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 1992
as Carl Rodd
Payoff 1991
as Hook
Wild at Heart 1990
as Johnnie Farragut
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders 1990
as Self
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas' 1990
as Self
The Fourth War 1990
as Gen. Hackworth
Twister 1989
as Cleveland
Dream a Little Dream 1989
as Ike Baker
Monster Maker 1989
as Chancey Bellow
The French as Seen by… 1988
as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")
The Cowboy and the Frenchman 1988
as Slim
Mr. North 1988
as Henry Simmons
The Last Temptation of Christ 1988
as Paulus
Stars & Bars 1988
as Loomis Gage
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night 1988
as Self - Audience Member
Slam Dance 1987
as Det. Benjamin Smiley
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle 1987
as Rip Van Winkle
Pretty in Pink 1986
as Jack Walsh
Fool for Love 1985
as Old Man
One Magic Christmas 1985
as Gideon
The Care Bears Movie 1985
as Brave Heart Lion (singing voice)
The Bear 1984
as Coach Thomas
Red Dawn 1984
as Mr. Eckert
Paris, Texas 1984
as Travis
UFOria 1984
as Brother Bud Sanders
Repo Man 1984
as Bud
Christine 1983
as Rudolph Junkins
I Want to Live 1983
as Emmett Perkins
Young Doctors in Love 1982
as Dr. Oliver Ludwig
One from the Heart 1982
as Moe
Escape from New York 1981
as Harold 'Brain' Helman
Private Benjamin 1980
as Sgt. Jim Ballard
The Oldest Living Graduate 1980
as Mike
The Black Marble 1980
as Philo Skinner
Death Watch 1980
as Vincent Ferriman
- Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand
Young Maverick - Dead Man's Hand 1979
as Pokey Tindle
The Rose 1979
as Billy Ray
Wise Blood 1979
as Asa Hawks
Alien 1979
as Brett
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers 1979
as C.W. Douglas
Straight Time 1978
as Jerry Schue
Renaldo and Clara 1978
as Lafkezio
The Missouri Breaks 1976
as Calvin
The Ransom of Red Chief 1975
as Sam
92 in the Shade 1975
as Carter
Farewell, My Lovely 1975
as Billy Rolfe
The Fortune 1975
as Prisoner in Holding Cell (uncredited)
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond 1975
as President Warren G. Harding
Rancho Deluxe 1975
as Curt
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins 1975
as Billy Winston
Win, Place or Steal 1975
as Jack
The Godfather Part II 1974
as F.B.I. Man #1
Cockfighter 1974
as Jack Burke
Zandy's Bride 1974
as Songer
Where the Lilies Bloom 1974
as Kiser Pease
Dillinger 1973
as Homer Van Meter
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid 1973
as Luke
Cry for Me, Billy 1972
as Luke Todd
Cisco Pike 1972
as Jesse Dupre
Two-Lane Blacktop 1971
as Oklahoma Hitchhiker
The Intruders 1970
as Whit Dykstra (as Dean Stanton)
Kelly's Heroes 1970
as Pvt. Willard
Rebel Rousers 1970
as Randolph Halverson
Lanton Mills 1969
as Lanton
The Mini-Skirt Mob 1968
as Spook
Day of the Evil Gun 1968
as Sergeant Parker
Cool Hand Luke 1967
as Tramp
The Hostage 1967
as Eddie (as Dean Stanton)
A Time for Killing 1967
as Sgt. Dan Way
The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones 1966
as Jelly
Ride in the Whirlwind 1966
as Blind Dick
The Man from the Diners' Club 1963
as Beatnik (uncredited)
How the West Was Won 1962
as Gant Henchman
Hero's Island 1962
as Dixey Gates
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1960
as Slave Catcher
- Escape to Sonoita
Escape to Sonoita 1960
as Lemon
A Dog's Best Friend 1959
as Roy Janney
The Jayhawkers! 1959
as Deputy Smallwood
Pork Chop Hill 1959
as BAR Soldier (uncredited)
The Proud Rebel 1958
as Jeb Burleigh
Revolt at Fort Laramie 1957
as Rinty
Tomahawk Trail 1957
as Pvt. Miller
The Wrong Man 1956
as Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.