About this artist
Harry Dean Stanton was an American actor, musician, and singer.
In a career that spanned more than six decades, Stanton played supporting roles in the films Cool Hand Luke, Kelly's Heroes, Dillinger, The Godfather Part II, Alien, Escape from New York, Christine, Repo Man, Pretty in Pink, The Last Temptation of Christ, Wild at Heart, The Straight Story, The Green Mile, Alpha Dog and Inland Empire. He was given rare lead roles in Wim Wenders' classic Paris, Texas and Lucky, his last film.