
Born 1926 — Died 2017
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)…
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Sinatra! Eternity(2025)
as Sherif Lloyd

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective(2022)
as Self

Frank and Ava(2020)
as Sheriff Lloyd

Wim Wenders, Desperado(2020)
as Self (archive footage)

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice(2019)
as Self (archive footage)

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(2011)

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'(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)In catalog
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)

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(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)In catalog
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(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)
Harry Dean Stantonhasn’t been picked in any published slate yet.

Alice(2009)
as Caterpillar