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Harry Dean Stanton Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1926-07-14

Birthplace:
West Irvine, Kentucky, USA

Credits:
218 Total Roles

Harry Dean Stanton

Acting

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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).

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2022 American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective MOVIE Self
2020 Frank and Ava MOVIE Sheriff Lloyd
2020 Wim Wenders, Desperado MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2019 Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2017 Lucky MOVIE Lucky
2017 Sick of it All MOVIE Harry The News Reporter
2014 Walking the Mile MOVIE Self (archive footage)
2014 Fishtail MOVIE Narrator
2014 Carlos Spills the Beans MOVIE Rhino
2013 Getting On TV Leonard Butler

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