Harry Dean Stanton

Acting

Harry Dean Stanton

Born July 14, 1926West Irvine, Kentucky, USA203 credits

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

Filmography

Sinatra! Eternity
2025Sinatra! Eternity
as Sherif LloydMovie
Frank and Ava
2020Frank and Ava
as Sheriff LloydMovie
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Lucky
2017Lucky
as LuckyMovie
Sick of it All
2017Sick of it All
as Harry The News ReporterMovie
Walking the Mile
2014Walking the Mile
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Fishtail
2014Fishtail
as NarratorMovie
Getting On
2013Getting On
as Leonard ButlerTV
9 Full Moons
20139 Full Moons
as DimitriMovie
The Last Stand
2013The Last Stand
as Mr. ParsonMovie
Char·ac·ter
2012Char·ac·ter
as SelfMovie
Seven Psychopaths
2012Seven Psychopaths
as Man in HatMovie
The Avengers
2012The Avengers
as Security GuardMovie
This Must Be the Place
2011This Must Be the Place
as Robert PlathMovie
Rango
2011Rango
as Balthazar (voice)Movie
Athena
2010Athena
as BillMovie
On Holiday
2010On Holiday
as Josh the Roommate's DadMovie
Alice
2009Alice
as CaterpillarTV
The Open Road
2009The Open Road
as AmonMovie
Chuck
2007Chuck
as HarryTV
Lynch 2
2007Lynch 2
as SelfMovie
Inland Empire
2006Inland Empire
as Freddie HowardMovie
You, Me and Dupree
2006You, Me and Dupree
as Curly (uncredited)Movie
Alien Autopsy
2006Alien Autopsy
as HarveyMovie
Big Love
2006Big Love
as Roman GrantTV
Alpha Dog
2006Alpha Dog
as Cosmo GadabeetiMovie
Harry Zen Stanton
2006Harry Zen Stanton
as HimselfMovie
The Wendell Baker Story
2005The Wendell Baker Story
as Skip SummersMovie
Dig!
2004Dig!
as SelfMovie
Chrystal
2004Chrystal
as Pa DaMovie
The Big Bounce
2004The Big Bounce
as Bob Rogers, Sr.Movie
Two and a Half Men
2003Two and a Half Men
as Harry Dean StantonTV
Anger Management
2003Anger Management
as Blind Man (uncredited)Movie
Ginostra
2003Ginostra
as Del PieroMovie
Sonny
2002Sonny
as HenryMovie
The Animal
2001The Animal
as Hunter (uncredited)Movie
The Pledge
2001The Pledge
as Floyd CageMovie
Sand
2000Sand
as LeoMovie
The Man Who Cried
2000The Man Who Cried
as Felix PerlmanMovie
The Green Mile
1999The Green Mile
as Toot-TootMovie
A Civil Action
1998A Civil Action
as Land Watcher (uncredited)Movie
The Mighty
1998The Mighty
as GrimMovie
Fire Down Below
1997Fire Down Below
as Cotton HarryMovie
She's So Lovely
1997She's So Lovely
as Tony 'Shorty' RussoMovie
Midnight Blue
1997Midnight Blue
as EricMovie
Playback
1996Playback
as Ernie FontenotMovie
Dead Man's Walk
1996Dead Man's Walk
as ShadrachTV
Down Periscope
1996Down Periscope
as Lt. HowardMovie
Never Talk to Strangers
1995Never Talk to Strangers
as Max CheskiMovie
One Hundred and One Nights
1995One Hundred and One Nights
as Mute Actor in Hollywood (uncredited)Movie
Blue Tiger
1994Blue Tiger
as SmithMovie
Hotel Room
1993Hotel Room
as Moe BocaTV
Hostages
1992Hostages
as Frank ReedMovie
Man Trouble
1992Man Trouble
as Redmond LaylsMovie
Payoff
1991Payoff
as HookMovie
Wild at Heart
1990Wild at Heart
as Johnnie FarragutMovie
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaks
as Carl RoddTV
The Fourth War
1990The Fourth War
as Gen. HackworthMovie
Twister
1989Twister
as ClevelandMovie
Dream a Little Dream
1989Dream a Little Dream
as Ike BakerMovie
Monster Maker
1989Monster Maker
as Chancey BellowMovie
The French as Seen by…
1988The French as Seen by…
as (Segment "The Cowboy and the Frenchman")Movie
Mr. North
1988Mr. North
as Henry SimmonsMovie
Stars & Bars
1988Stars & Bars
as Loomis GageMovie
Slam Dance
1987Slam Dance
as Det. Benjamin SmileyMovie
Pretty in Pink
1986Pretty in Pink
as Jack WalshMovie
Fool for Love
1985Fool for Love
as Old ManMovie
The Care Bears Movie
1985The Care Bears Movie
as Brave Heart Lion (singing voice)Movie
The Bear
1984The Bear
as Coach ThomasMovie
Red Dawn
1984Red Dawn
as Mr. EckertMovie
Paris, Texas
1984Paris, Texas
as TravisMovie
UFOria
1984UFOria
as Brother Bud SandersMovie
Repo Man
1984Repo Man
as BudMovie
Christine
1983Christine
as Rudolph JunkinsMovie
I Want to Live
1983I Want to Live
as Emmett PerkinsMovie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatre
as Rip Van WinkleTV
Young Doctors in Love
1982Young Doctors in Love
as Dr. Oliver LudwigMovie
Escape from New York
1981Escape from New York
as Harold 'Brain' HelmanMovie
Private Benjamin
1980Private Benjamin
as Sgt. Jim BallardMovie
The Black Marble
1980The Black Marble
as Philo SkinnerMovie
Death Watch
1980Death Watch
as Vincent FerrimanMovie
The Rose
1979The Rose
as Billy RayMovie
Wise Blood
1979Wise Blood
as Asa HawksMovie
Alien
1979Alien
as BrettMovie
Straight Time
1978Straight Time
as Jerry SchueMovie
Renaldo and Clara
1978Renaldo and Clara
as LafkezioMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - HostTV
92 in the Shade
197592 in the Shade
as CarterMovie
Farewell, My Lovely
1975Farewell, My Lovely
as Billy RolfeMovie
The Fortune
1975The Fortune
as Prisoner in Holding Cell (uncredited)Movie
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
1975The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
as President Warren G. HardingMovie
Rancho Deluxe
1975Rancho Deluxe
as CurtMovie
The Godfather Part II
1974The Godfather Part II
as F.B.I. Man #1Movie
Cockfighter
1974Cockfighter
as Jack BurkeMovie
Zandy's Bride
1974Zandy's Bride
as SongerMovie
Where the Lilies Bloom
1974Where the Lilies Bloom
as Kiser PeaseMovie
Dillinger
1973Dillinger
as Homer Van MeterMovie
Cry for Me, Billy
1972Cry for Me, Billy
as Luke ToddMovie
Cisco Pike
1971Cisco Pike
as Jesse DupreMovie
Two-Lane Blacktop
1971Two-Lane Blacktop
as Oklahoma HitchhikerMovie
The Intruders
1970The Intruders
as Whit Dykstra (as Dean Stanton)Movie
Kelly's Heroes
1970Kelly's Heroes
as Pvt. WillardMovie
Rebel Rousers
1970Rebel Rousers
as Randolph HalversonMovie
Lanton Mills
1969Lanton Mills
as LantonMovie
Adam-12
1968Adam-12
as Harry FletcherTV
Day of the Evil Gun
1968Day of the Evil Gun
as Sergeant ParkerMovie
Cool Hand Luke
1967Cool Hand Luke
as TrampMovie
The Hostage
1967The Hostage
as Eddie (as Dean Stanton)Movie
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparral
as Johnny FaroTV
A Time for Killing
1967A Time for Killing
as Sgt. Dan WayMovie
Ride in the Whirlwind
1966Ride in the Whirlwind
as Blind DickMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Boone
as Jeb GirtyTV
The Man from the Diners' Club
1963The Man from the Diners' Club
as Beatnik (uncredited)Movie
How the West Was Won
1962How the West Was Won
as Gant Henchman (uncredited)Movie
Combat!
1962Combat!
as Pvt. BeechamTV
Hero's Island
1962Hero's Island
as Dixey GatesMovie
Gunslinger
1961Gunslinger
as StaceyTV
Checkmate
1960Checkmate
as The SingerTV
A Dog's Best Friend
1959A Dog's Best Friend
as Roy JanneyMovie
The Jayhawkers!
1959The Jayhawkers!
as Deputy SmallwoodMovie
Johnny Ringo
1959Johnny Ringo
as Frank BroggerTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanza
as BillyTV
Pork Chop Hill
1959Pork Chop Hill
as BAR Soldier (uncredited)Movie
Rawhide
1959Rawhide
as Jess HobsonTV
Bat Masterson
1958Bat Masterson
as Jay SimmsTV
The Proud Rebel
1958The Proud Rebel
as Jeb BurleighMovie
Suspicion
1957Suspicion
as BillTV
Tomahawk Trail
1957Tomahawk Trail
as Pvt. MillerMovie
The Wrong Man
1956The Wrong Man
as Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)Movie
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmoke
as AlvyTV