Prolific character actor with a drooping, weather-beaten appearance and superb acting talent that have been his ticket to appearing in over 100 films, and 50 TV episodes. Born in West Irvine, Kentucky, Stanton served as a cook in the U.S. Navy during WW II, and was on-board and LSt during the Balltle...See full bio »
1978Straight Time
(performer: "Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane" - uncredited)
1967Cool Hand Luke
(performer: "Just a Closer Walk With Thee", "Cotton Fields", "Midnight Special", "There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down" - uncredited)
I felt very much at home on the stage, more so than off it because I could express everything that I couldn't express elsewhere -- yes, anger, but also tenderness. It's not always easy to be as gentle as you wish to be.
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Trivia:
The name of his musical group was originally "Harry Dean Stanton and the Repo Men".
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