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Harry Dean Stanton

Highest Rated: 100% Cockfighter (1974)

Lowest Rated: 7% Man Trouble (1992)

Birthday: Jul 14, 1926

Birthplace: West Irvine, Kentucky, USA

A prolific supporting player for well over a half-century, Harry Dean Stanton inspired film critic Roger Ebert to declare, "No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad." Of course, there were a few misfires along the way, but most were redeemed by the actor's strength for playing haggard men with battered souls. Stanton was well-liked and utilized by some of modern cinema's most visionary directors including Sam Peckinpah, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Sean Penn and Wim Wenders. It was Wenders who launched Stanton's late career breakout when he cast him in an acclaimed leading role in "Paris, Texas" (1984), but prior to that quietly haunting performance, Stanton spent 25 years playing hard-bitten outlaws in notable films like "Cool Hand Luke" (1967), "Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid" (1973) and "The Rose" (1979). Stanton was transformed into a wizened cult figure of the American indie film scene with "Repo Man" (1984), "The Last Temptation of Christ" (1988), and "She's So Lovely" (1996) - to say nothing of his fatherly turn in "Pretty in Pink" (1986) and his unforgettable role as one of the doomed Nostromo crew of "Alien" (1979). A restless, unconventional spirit off-camera, Stanton always lent a sympathetic realness to the menacing criminals and barroom-dwelling outsiders he stashed beneath his craggy face and wiry, worn frame. Late career work like his complex role as the head of a disgraced religious sect in "Big Love" (HBO 2006-2011) and as kindhearted trailer park manager Carl Rodd on "Twin Peaks: The Return" (Showtime 2017) traded on the decades etched in Stanton's unforgettable face. Harry Dean Stanton's death at the age of 91 on September 15, 2017 was mourned by friends, fans and fellow film and television professionals around the world.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 82% Cockfighter
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100% 63% Cisco Pike
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100% 95% Cool Hand Luke
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98% 78% Repo Man
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97% 82% Lucky
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95% 91% The Straight Story
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95% 93% Paris, Texas
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94% 95% Alien: The Director's Cut
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93% 75% Dillinger
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93% 94% Alien Watchlist

Filmography

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Frank & Ava 40% 2018 Sheriff Lloyd Actor Lucky 97% 82% 2017 Lucky Actor Sick of It All 2017 News Reporter Actor Fishtail 60% 2014 Narrator 9 Full Moons 83% 71% 2013 Dimitri Actor Carlos Spills the Beans 2012 Rhino Actor Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction 89% 77% 2012 Actor On Holiday 2011 Josh, The Roommate's Dad Actor This Must Be the Place 66% 58% 2011 Robert Plath Actor Rango 88% 70% 2011 Balthazar Voice Char-ac-ter 2009 Actor The Open Road 29% 25% 2009 Amon Actor The Good Life 33% 52% 2007 Gus Actor Being Michael Madsen 80% 2007 Self Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 80% 79% 2007 Actor Alien Autopsy 75% 50% 2006 Harvey Actor Alpha Dog 54% 67% 2006 Cosmo Gadabeeti Actor Inland Empire 72% 75% 2006 Freddie Actor The Wendell Baker Story 40% 40% 2005 Skip Actor Chrystal 80% 57% 2004 Pa Da Actor The Big Bounce 16% 24% 2004 Bob Rogers, Sr. Actor Alien: The Director's Cut 94% 95% 2003 Engineering Technician S.E. Brett Actor Ginostra 32% 2002 Del Piero Actor Sonny 21% 41% 2002 Henry Actor The Pledge 78% 59% 2001 Floyd Cage Actor
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