Posted on 09/15/2017 4:28:22 PM PDT by Flick Lives
Harry Dean Stanton, the actor with a gaunt, bedraggled look who labored in virtual obscurity for decades until a series of roles increased his visibility, including his breakthrough in Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Texas,” died of natural causes Friday in Los Angeles. He was 91.
The actor was also known for his roles in “Twin Peaks,” “Big Love,” “Pretty in Pink,” and “Repo Man.”
He had a high-profile role as manipulative cult leader Roman Grant on HBO polygamy drama “Big Love,” which ran from 2006-11, and recently appeared as Carl Rodd in the “Twin Peaks” revival on Showtime.
His most recent film, “Lucky,” about an atheist who comes to terms with his own mortality, is set to be released by Magnolia on Sept. 29.
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That was one great scene in ‘Two Lane Blacktop’ when Warren Oates (GTO) picked up Harry Dean Stanton who was a hitchhiker.
OMG! At first glance I though MacGyver had died!
(Richard Dean Anderson)
THAT was too close for comfort! ;)
Great movie...
You can say that again!
Funny, I was just thinking about him the other day :)
Right!
How about that... I looked through all his credits at IMDB, and my only personally memorable role of his was as the Proprietor on the Andy Griffith episode, “Howard’s New Life”.
Thought that to be the best of the color episodes, too.
Burt Reynolds once said you could work on a film for six months and hope people like what you did. Then Harry Dean Stanton shows up and works three days and gets an Oscar nomination.
I loved all of his performances. I would watch a movie if he was in it. Especially loved him in FOOL FOR LOVE. Sam Shepherd, the author and star, died the other day.
I also loved Strother Martin. He, too, was in COOL HAND LUKE. All the great character actors are are gone. Current stars are threatened by good character actors.
Look at those a******* over there. Ordinary f****** people. I hate 'em
requiescat in pace
Damn,I didn’t know that Sam Shepard died.
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ping
He was good in The Black Marble.
Just gotta get my wife’s car out of this bad area!
Later on...
What about your wife?
Oh her? She’ll take the bus — she’s a rock.
Wife and I have watched Fool For Love 20 times at least. And we always see something new. I don’t know when it was when we figured out that no one is actually “there”...that it’s two people’s memories and memories can’t be trusted.
We’re always saying Harry Dean Stanton’s line “In my mind I’m married to Barbara Mandrell.”
A truly great character actor is one who becomes recognizable yet people can’t remember the name. Harry Dean Stanton is one of the few who crossed that threshold to beyond great.
He was so sweet & befuddled in “Pretty in Pink” & so wounded in “Paris, Texas.” A wonderful actor.
Not many WWII vets left. RIP.
Haven’t seen it. I will now after your post.
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