Harry Dean Stanton

Acting · Born 1926-07-14 in West Irvine, Kentucky, USA

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).

Filmography

• The Godfather Part II as F.B.I. Man #1
• Cool Hand Luke as Tramp
• The Straight Story as Lyle
• Wild at Heart as Johnnie Farragut
• The Green Mile as Toot-Toot
• Escape from New York as Harold 'Brain' Helman
• Paris, Texas as Travis
• Inland Empire as Freddie Howard
• The Care Bears Movie as Brave Heart Lion (singing voice)
• Farewell, My Lovely as Billy Rolfe