Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

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Birthday: 
14 July 1926, West Irvine, Kentucky, USA
Height: 
173 cm
Prolific character actor Harry Dean Stanton's drooping, weather-beaten appearance and superb acting talent have been his ticket to appearing in over 100 films, and 50 TV episodes.Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky, to Ersel (Moberly), a cook, and Sheridan Harry Stanton, a barber and tobacco farmer. Stanton served as a cook in the U.S. N... Show more »
Prolific character actor Harry Dean Stanton's drooping, weather-beaten appearance and superb acting talent have been his ticket to appearing in over 100 films, and 50 TV episodes.Stanton was born in West Irvine, Kentucky, to Ersel (Moberly), a cook, and Sheridan Harry Stanton, a barber and tobacco farmer. Stanton served as a cook in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was on board an LST during the Battle of Okinawa. He then returned to the University of Kentucky to appear in a production of "Pygmalion", before heading out to California and honing his craft at the prestigious Pasadena Playhouse. Stanton then toured around the United States with a male choir, worked in children's theater, and then headed back to California. His first role on screen was in the tepid movie Tomahawk Trail (1957), but he was quickly noticed and appeared regularly in minor roles as cowboys and soldiers through the late 1950s and early 1960s. His star continued to rise and he received better roles in which he could showcase his laid-back style, such as in Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather: Part II (1974), and in Alien (1979). It was around this time that Stanton came to the attention of director Wim Wenders, who cast him in his finest role yet as Travis in the moving Paris, Texas (1984). Next indie director Alex Cox gave Stanton a role that really brought him to the forefront, in the quirky cult film Repo Man (1984).Stanton was now heavily in demand, and his unique look got him cast as everything from a suburban father in the mainstream Pretty in Pink (1986) to a soft-hearted, but ill-fated, private investigator in Wild at Heart (1990) and a crazy yet cunning scientist in Escape from New York (1981). Apart from his film performances, Stanton is also an accomplished musician, and "The Harry Dean Stanton Band" and their unique spin on mariachi music have been playing together for well over a decade. They have toured internationally to rave reviews. Stanton became a cult figure of cinema and music and when Debbie Harry sang the lyric "I want to dance with Harry Dean..." in her 1990s hit "I Want That Man", she was talking about him.As he moved into the time in his life when most other people would be calling it a day, Harry Dean Stanton has remained consistently active on screen, most recently appearing in films including Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Green Mile (1999) and The Man Who Cried (2000). A true gem amongst character actors, and with an on screen presence capable of adding that something extra to any production. Show less «

Harry Dean Stanton's FILMOGRAPHY

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

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Memory: The Origins of Alien

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Saturday Night Live - Season 44

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The Oscars

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Twin Peaks: The Return - Season 1

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Saturday Night Live - Season 43

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Lucky (2017)

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Sick of it All

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Saturday Night Live - Season 42

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Saturday Night Live - Season 41

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Getting On (US) - Season 2

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Two And A Half Men - Season 12

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Getting On (US) - Season 1

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Two and a Half Men - Season 11

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The Last Stand

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The Avengers

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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

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Two and a Half Men - Season 10

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Seven Psychopaths

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Chuck - Season 5

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Big Love - Season 5

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Rango

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Two and a Half Men - Season 9

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Harry Dean Stanton'S roles

Pvt. Willard
Pvt. Willard
Travis Henderson
Travis Henderson
Carl Rodd
Carl Rodd
Brain
Brain
Detective Rudolph Junkins
Detective Rudolph Junkins
Freddie Howard
Freddie Howard
Tramp
Tramp
Tony 'Shorty' Russo
Tony 'Shorty' Russo
Toot-Toot
Toot-Toot
Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
Howard
Howard
Johnnie Farragut
Johnnie Farragut
Security Guard
Security Guard
Paul
Paul
Bud
Bud
Brett
Brett
Judge
Judge
FBI man #2
FBI man #2
Balthazar
Balthazar
Mr. Eckert
Mr. Eckert
Calvin
Calvin
Leonard Butler
Leonard Butler