Harry Dean Stanton was born on July 14, 1926 in West Irvine,
Kentucky.
Stanton's superb acting talent has been his ticket to appearing
in over 100 films, and 50 TV episodes. Prior to 1971, Stanton
was credited in films and on TV as Dean Stanton so as to avoid
any confusion with character actor Harry Stanton, both of whom
would appear together in a 1969 episode of PETTICOAT JUNCTION.
In 1957 Harry Dean Stanton first role onscreen was in TOMAHAWK
TRAIL. TOMAHAWK TRAIL was how Harry Dean Stanton quickly became
noticed and appeared regularly in minor roles as cowboys and
soldiers through the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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. 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.
Harry Dean Stanton's other notable credits include...
THE BIG BOUNCE (2004)
ANGER MANAGEMENT (2003)
THE GREEN
MILE (1999)
FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998)
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992)
TWISTER (1990)
PRETTY IN PINK (1986)
REPO MAN (1984)
PRIVATE
BENJAMIN (1980)
THE GODFATHER
PART II (1974)
