Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) was an American actor, musician, and singer[1] who played Brett in the 1979 film Alien. He later lent his voice and likeness to the character in the 2014 video game Alien: Isolation and its expansion packs. Other notable films Stanton appeared in include Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Escape from New York (1981), Red Dawn (1984), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and The Green Mile (1999).
Stanton died on the 15th of September, 2017 from natural causes, at the age of 91.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Wrong Man | Uncredited |
| 1957 | Tomahawk Trail | |
| Revolt at Fort Laramie | ||
| 1958 | The Proud Rebel | |
| Voice in the Mirror | Uncredited | |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Uncredited |
| The Jayhawkers! | Uncredited | |
| A Dog's Best Friend | ||
| 1960 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Uncredited |
| Hero's Island | ||
| 1963 | The Man from the Diners' Club | Uncredited |
| 1966 | Ride in the Whirlwind | |
| The Hostage | ||
| 1967 | Cool Hand Luke | |
| In the Heat of the Night | ||
| A Time for Killing | ||
| 1968 | The Mini-Skirt Mob | |
| Day of the Evil Gun | ||
| 1970 | The Rebel Rousers | |
| Kelly's Heroes | With Eddie Powell | |
| 1971 | Two-Lane Blacktop | |
| 1972 | Cisco Pike | |
| Cry for Me, Billy | ||
| 1973 | Dillinger | |
| Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid | With R. G. Armstrong and William H. Burton, Jr. | |
| 1974 | Where the Lilies Bloom | |
| Rancho Deluxe | ||
| The Godfather Part II | ||
| Cockfighter | ||
| Zandy's Bride | ||
| 1975 | Win, Place or Steal | |
| Farewell My Lovely | ||
| 92 in the Shade | ||
| Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins | ||
| Rancho Deluxe | ||
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks | |
| 1978 | Renaldo and Clara | |
| Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke | ||
| Straight Time | With Gary Busey, Jake Busey and Corey Rand | |
| 1979 | Wise Blood | With Brad Dourif |
| The Rose | ||
| Alien | ||
| 1980 | La Mort en Direct | |
| The Black Marble | ||
| Private Benjamin | With Lilyan Chauvin | |
| 1981 | UFOria | |
| Escape from New York | ||
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love | |
| One from the Heart | ||
| 1983 | Christine | |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas | |
| Red Dawn | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. | |
| Repo Man | With Tom Finnegan | |
| The Bear | With Gary Busey | |
| Terror in the Aisles | Archive footage; with Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto and Sigourney Weaver | |
| 1985 | The Care Bear Movie | |
| One Magic Christmas | ||
| Fool for Love | ||
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink | |
| 1987 | Faerie Tale Theatre | |
| Slam Dance | ||
| 1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ | |
| Mr. North | ||
| Stars and Bars | ||
| 1989 | Twister | |
| Dream a Little Dream | ||
| 1990 | The Fourth War | |
| Wild at Heart | With J. E. Freeman and Calvin Lockhart | |
| 1992 | Man Trouble | With Veronica Cartwright, Raymond Cruz and David St. James |
| Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | With Calvin Lockhart | |
| 1994 | Blue Tiger | |
| 1995 | Playback | |
| Never Talk to Strangers | ||
| The Band | ||
| 1996 | Dead Man's Walk | |
| Down Periscope | ||
| 1997 | Midnight Blue | |
| She's So Lovely | ||
| Fire Down Below | ||
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Uncredited; with Dan Hedaya |
| Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | With Gary Busey, Kim Flowers and Jenette Goldstein | |
| The Mighty | ||
| 1999 | The Straight Story | |
| The Green Mile | ||
| 2000 | Sand | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | |
| The Man Who Cried | ||
| 2002 | Ginostra | |
| Sonny | With Eddie Yansick | |
| 2003 | Anger Management | Uncredited |
| 2004 | Chrystal | With Walton Goggins |
| Dig! | ||
| The Big Bounce | ||
| 2005 | The Wendell Baker Story | |
| 2006 | Alien Autopsy | With Joseph Balderrama |
| You, Me and Dupree | Uncredited; with Steve Boyum | |
| Inland Empire | ||
| 2007 | Alpha Dog | With Holt McCallany |
| The Good Life | With Bill Paxton | |
| 2008 | The Open Road | |
| 2009 | Alice | |
| 2011 | Rango | |
| This Must Be the Place | ||
| 2012 | The Avengers | |
| Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction | ||
| Carlos Spills the Beans | ||
| Seven Psychopaths | ||
| 2013 | The Last Stand | Uncredited; with Arnold Schwarzenegger |
External Links
- Harry Dean Stanton at the Internet Movie Database
- Harry Dean Stanton on Wikipedia
References
- ↑ Copley, Rich. "Lexington film festival honors Kentucky native Harry Dean Stanton". LexGo. Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved on 31 January 2011.