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Harry Dean Stanton
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American actor (1926–2017)
OverviewAI-generated
Harry Dean Stanton was an American film and television actor, singer, and musician. Born in West Irvine, Kentucky, on July 14, 1926, he served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was educated at the University of Kentucky and began his professional work period in 1954. His career spanned several decades, concluding in 2017.
Stanton’s musical style is associated with country, folk, and americana genres. He performed using his voice and wrote in the English language. He died of respiratory failure due to natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on September 15, 2017.
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Film & TV
West Irvine, Kentucky, USA
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…
Known for
- Sinatra! Eternity — Sherif Lloyd2025
- American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective — Self2022
- Frank and Ava — Sheriff Lloyd2020
- Wim Wenders, Desperado — Self (archive footage)2020
- Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice — Self (archive footage)2019
- Lucky — Lucky2017
- Sick of it All — Harry The News Reporter2017
- Fishtail — Narrator2014
- Walking the Mile — Self (archive footage)2014
- Carlos Spills the Beans — Rhino2014
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 2017
Discography
- Partly Fiction2014
- October 19932021
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 19,500
- Total plays
- 118,718
Tags
Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor, musician, and singer.[1] Stanton's career spanned over 60 years, during which he appeared in such films as Cool Hand Luke, Kelly's Heroes, Dillinger, The Godfather Part II, Alien, Escape from New York, Christine, Paris, Texas, Repo Man, Pretty in Pink, The Last Temptation of Christ, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story, The Green Mile, Alpha Dog, and Inland Empire. Stanton <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Harry+Dean+St
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1926-07-14 ) July 14, 1926, West Irvine, Kentucky , U.S.
- Died
- September 15, 2017 (2017-09-15) (aged 91) , Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor, Musician
- Years active
- 1954–2017
- Website
- harrydeanstanton .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dean
- Family name
- Stanton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Irvine
- Place of death
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Official website
- www.harrydeanstanton.org
- Image
- HarryDeanStanton-1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Harry Dean Stanton
- date of birth
- 1926-07-14
- name in native language
- Harry Dean Stanton
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
- date of death
- 2017-09-15
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor and musician. 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), Inland Empire (2006), Rango (2011), The Avengers (2012), and Seven Psychopaths (2012). He had rare lead roles in Paris, Texas (1984) and Lucky (2017).
Early life and education
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