Harry Dean Stanton
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 (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), and Inland Empire (2006). He had rare lead roles in Paris, Texas (1984) and in Lucky (2017).
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Harry Dean Stanton Movies
Discover the best Harry Dean Stanton movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Harry Dean Stanton ranked by year and score.
1
The Avengers (2012)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Nick Fury has spent years quietly assembling a roster of remarkable people, each with their own complications and reasons to work alone. When Loki arrives with an alien army and...
Score
7.9
2
Anger Management (2003)
Comedy
Dave Buznik is the kind of guy who apologizes for being bumped into. So when a minor incident on a flight somehow lands him in court-ordered therapy, it feels like...
Score
6.2
3
The Green Mile (1999)
Crime
Drama
Fantasy
Death row in a Depression-era Louisiana prison is the last place anyone expects grace, yet that is precisely where Paul Edgecomb finds it. John Coffey, a towering man convicted of...
Score
8.5
4
The Straight Story (1999)
Drama
Alvin Straight is 73, stubborn, and estranged from his brother Lyle for years. When news arrives that Lyle has had a stroke, Alvin decides the time for waiting is over....
Score
7.7
5
A Civil Action (1998)
Drama
Jan Schlichtmann starts out trying to dump a nuisance lawsuit as quickly as possible. Then the numbers shift, and what looked like a loser case starts looking like a fortune....
Score
6.5
6
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Journalist Raoul Duke and his unhinged attorney Dr. Gonzo descend on Las Vegas with a trunk full of narcotics and a press credential that barely justifies the trip. What begins...
Score
7.2
7
Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
Romance
Thriller
Dr. Sarah Taylor spends her days profiling the darkest corners of the criminal mind, so she should know better. When a magnetic stranger named Tony Ramirez walks into her life,...
Score
5.3
8
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Before Laura Palmer's body washed up wrapped in plastic, there was a life worth mourning. David Lynch's prequel to his landmark TV series follows the final seven days of Twin...
Score
7.4
9
Wild at Heart (1990)
Crime
Romance
Thriller
Sailor and Lula are young, reckless, and desperately in love. When they flee town to escape Lula's vindictive mother, they embark on a dangerous cross-country odyssey where desire collides with...
Score
7.0
10
Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
When a reckless dream experiment goes catastrophically wrong, an older man wakes up in the body of a lovestruck teenage boy. The original teenager finds himself trapped in the dream...
Score
5.8
11
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Drama
Martin Scorsese's bold and deeply human portrait imagines Jesus not as a distant icon but as a man crushed under the weight of a destiny he never asked for. Caught...
Score
7.2
12
Paris, Texas (1984)
Drama
Travis Henderson emerges from the Mojave like a ghost with no past and no words, a man so thoroughly erased by himself that even his own name sounds foreign. His...
Score
8.1
13
Christine (1983)
Horror
Arnie Cunningham is the kind of kid high school was designed to grind down. Then he finds Christine, a battered 1958 Plymouth Fury rusting in a stranger's driveway, and something...
Score
6.9
14
Alien (1979)
Horror
Science Fiction
A routine freight run through deep space turns fatal when the crew of the Nostromo diverts to investigate a cryptic signal on a desolate moon. What they find in the...
Score
8.2
15
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Crime
Drama
Two timelines, one relentless verdict on power. In early twentieth-century New York, a Sicilian immigrant named Vito Corleone builds something from nothing, trading survival for influence one careful step at...
Score
8.6
16
Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
Drama
Somewhere on the American Southwest's back roads, two men defined entirely by their souped-up '55 Chevy pick up a drifting young woman and find themselves drawn into a wager with...
Score
6.9
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-rated movies starring Harry Dean Stanton?
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Harry Dean Stanton are The Avengers, Anger Management, and The Green Mile.
How many movies and TV shows has Harry Dean Stanton starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 16 titles starring Harry Dean Stanton, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Harry Dean Stanton worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring Harry Dean Stanton maintains a strong average user rating of 7.2 out of 10 across all tracked titles.