Harry Dean Stanton

Name: Harry Dean Stanton
Date of Birth: July 14, 1926
Place of Birth: West Irvine, Kentucky, USA

Mini-bio: Prolific character actor with a drooping, weather-beaten appearance and superb acting talent that have been his ticket to appearing in over 100 films, and 50 TV episodes. Born in West Irvine, Kentucky...( read more), Stanton served in WW II, 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 US with a male choir, worked in children's theater, and then headed back to California. His first role onscreen was in the tepid 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 Deborah 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 onscreen, 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 onscreen presence capable of adding that something extra to any production.

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Harry Dean Stanton mini-bio: Prolific character actor with a drooping, weather-beaten appearance and superb acting talent that have been his ticket to appearing in over 100 films, and 50 TV episodes. Born in West Irvine, Kentucky, Stanton served in WW II, 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 US with a male choir, worked in children's theater, and then headed back to California. His first role onscreen was in the tepid 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 Deborah 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 onscreen, 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 onscreen presence capable of adding that something extra to any production.

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FilmFanUK

He is one sexy corpsy looking man.

posted 103 days ago
GoodPossum

46 Trailer Videos for Harry Dean Stanton

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Alpha Dog (2006)
Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
Escape from New York (1981)
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
Blue Tiger (1994)
Uforia (1981)
The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
Hostages (1993)
Private Benjamin (1980)
Chrystal (2004)
Man Trouble (1992)
Alien (1979)
Anger Management (2003)
The Fourth War (1990)
The Black Marble (1979)
The Big Bounce (2003)
Wild at Heart (1990)
92º in the Shade (1975)
Sonny (2002)
Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Sand (2001)
Twister (1989)
Cockfighter (1974)
The Pledge (2001)
Mr. North (1988)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Man Who Cried (2000)
Slam Dance (1987)
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973)
The Green Mile (1999)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fool for Love (1985)
Ride in the Whirlwind (1967)
Fire Down Below (1997)
Red Dawn (1984)
How the West Was Won (1962)
Midnight Blue (1997)
Repo Man (1984)
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
Dead Man's Walk (1996)
Christine (1983)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Down Periscope (1996)

posted 147 days ago
svmainus

My gawdddddd he's wonderful. Look at his body of work through all these years both on stage and screen - and he's still working steady - because he's just so good.
I've always thought him...hot..in a dark intellectual kind of way.
Rent the DVD "Bukowski - Born Into This" on the life of that poet (a favorite of mine) JUST to hear Harry Dean read Bukowski's poem "Bluebird". Best reading I have EVER heard - gave me chills.

posted 157 days ago
FilmFanUK

Although he always reminds me of a corpse from a zombie film, Harry Dean is one superb actor.

posted 170 days ago