Harry Dean Stanton
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Godfather Part II
as F.B.I. Man #1
1974
Cool Hand Luke
as Tramp
1967
The Straight Story
as Lyle
1999
Wild at Heart
as Johnnie Farragut
1990
The Green Mile
as Toot-Toot
1999
Escape from New York
as Harold 'Brain' Helman
1981
Paris, Texas
as Travis
1984
Inland Empire
as Freddie Howard
2006
The Care Bears Movie
as Brave Heart Lion (singing voice)
1985
Lynch 2
as Self
2007
Farewell, My Lovely
as Billy Rolfe
1975
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Judge
1998
Red Dawn
as Mr. Eckert
1984
Private Benjamin
as Sgt. Jim Ballard
1980
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Paulus
1988
Being Michael Madsen
as Self
2007
Pretty in Pink
as Jack Walsh
1986
The Pledge
as Floyd Cage
2001
Kelly's Heroes
as Pvt. Willard
1970
Alpha Dog
as Cosmo Gadabeeti
2006
TV Appearances
The Andy Griffith Show
as Proprietor
1960
Cain's Hundred
as Hood
1961
Two and a Half Men
as Harry Dean Stanton
2003
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Petticoat Junction
1963
Mannix
1967
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Gunsmoke
as Alvy
1955
Combat!
as Pvt. Beecham
1962
Big Love
as Roman Grant
2006
Man with a Camera
1958
The Lawless Years
1959