Harry Dean Stanton | |
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![]() Stanton in 2006 | |
Born | West Irvine, Kentucky, U.S. | July 14, 1926
Died | September 15, 2017 (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Kentucky Pasadena Playhouse |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1954–2017 |
Website | harrydeanstanton |
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), Inland Empire (2006), Rango (2011), The Avengers (2012), and Seven Psychopaths (2012). He had rare lead roles in Paris, Texas (1984) and in Lucky (2017).