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've always felt as an outsider. I've been rebellious against any iconoclastic thing. It's true about the industry, but also about society as a whole. I don't blame anyone, but I think that society is negative in that people are terrified to be free. I was born on the edge of the mountains in Kentucky and now although I live in Hollywood I still feel more related to nature...
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Was tied up and pistol-whipped at his home in L.A. after a robbery. The thieves then took off in the actors car, but were soon apprehended after the car was traced by a tracking device. Stanton suffered only minor injuries. [20 January 1996]
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