Harry Dean Stanton

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

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Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020 ⭐ 7.7

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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019 ⭐ 7.6

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Lucky

2017 ⭐ 7.3

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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 ⭐ 6.9

Career timeline

2025

Sinatra! Eternity

Sherif Lloyd · 2025

2022

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

Self · 2022

⭐ 5.5

2020

Frank and Ava

Sheriff Lloyd · 2020

⭐ 4.9

Wim Wenders, Desperado Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2020

⭐ 7.7

2019

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2019

⭐ 7.6

2017

Lucky Notable

Lucky · 2017

⭐ 7.3

Sick of it All

Harry The News Reporter · 2017

⭐ 2.0

2014

Walking the Mile

Self (archive footage) · 2014

⭐ 5.0

Fishtail

Narrator · 2014

⭐ 4.5

Carlos Spills the Beans

Rhino · 2014

2013

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Self · 2013

⭐ 6.9

9 Full Moons

Dimitri · 2013

⭐ 4.2

The Last Stand Notable

Mr. Parson · 2013

⭐ 6.1

2012

Char·ac·ter

Self · 2012

⭐ 4.0

Seven Psychopaths Notable

Man in Hat · 2012

⭐ 6.8

The Avengers Notable

Security Guard · 2012

⭐ 8.0

2011

This Must Be the Place Notable

Robert Plath · 2011

⭐ 7.0

Rango Notable

Balthazar (voice) · 2011

⭐ 6.9

2010

Athena

Bill · 2010

On Holiday

Josh the Roommate's Dad · 2010

⭐ 2.7

2009

The Open Road

Amon · 2009

⭐ 5.2

2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

Self · 2007

⭐ 6.8

Being Michael Madsen

Self · 2007

⭐ 5.8

Lynch 2

Self · 2007

2006

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride Notable

Self · 2006

⭐ 7.2

Inland Empire Notable

Freddie Howard · 2006

⭐ 7.0

You, Me and Dupree Notable

Curly (uncredited) · 2006

⭐ 5.6

2005

The Wendell Baker Story

Skip Summers · 2005

⭐ 5.1

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade Notable

Self · 2004

⭐ 8.0

Dig!

Self · 2004

⭐ 6.7

Chrystal

Pa Da · 2004

⭐ 5.8

2003

The Beast Within: Making Alien Notable

Self · 2003

⭐ 8.2

Anger Management Notable

Blind Man (uncredited) · 2003

⭐ 6.2

Hunter Goes to Hollywood Notable

Himself · 2003

⭐ 7.5

2002

Sonny

Henry · 2002

⭐ 5.2

The Short Films of David Lynch

Self · 2002

⭐ 5.5

2001

The Animal Notable

Hunter (uncredited) · 2001

⭐ 5.1

The Pledge Notable

Floyd Cage · 2001

⭐ 6.6

2000

Sand

Leo · 2000

⭐ 3.4

The Man Who Cried

Felix Perlman · 2000

⭐ 6.1

1999

The Green Mile Notable

Toot-Toot · 1999

⭐ 8.5

The Straight Story Notable

Lyle · 1999

⭐ 7.7

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

Self · 1999

⭐ 6.8

Frequently appears with

Wim Wenders

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Francis Ford Coppola

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Willem Dafoe

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Werner Herzog

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Patti Smith

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Linda Ronstadt

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Dolly Parton

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Emmylou Harris

Self

Bonnie Raitt

Self

Jackson Browne

Self

Full filmography

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Sinatra! Eternity

2025

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American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective

2022 ⭐ 5.5

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Frank and Ava

2020 ⭐ 4.9

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Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020 ⭐ 7.7

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Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

2019 ⭐ 7.6

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Lucky

2017 ⭐ 7.3

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Sick of it All

2017 ⭐ 2.0

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Walking the Mile

2014 ⭐ 5.0

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Fishtail

2014 ⭐ 4.5

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Carlos Spills the Beans

2014

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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 ⭐ 6.9

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9 Full Moons

2013 ⭐ 4.2

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The Last Stand

2013 ⭐ 6.1

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Char·ac·ter

2012 ⭐ 4.0

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Seven Psychopaths

2012 ⭐ 6.8

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The Avengers

2012 ⭐ 8.0

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This Must Be the Place

2011 ⭐ 7.0

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Rango

2011 ⭐ 6.9

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Athena

2010

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On Holiday

2010 ⭐ 2.7