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Harry Dean Stanton

1926 - 2017

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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), Inland Empire (2006), Rango (2011), The Avengers (2012), and Seven Psychopaths (2012). He had rare lead roles in Paris, Texas (1984) and in Lucky (2017). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Dean Stanton is the 647th most popular actor (down from 510th in 2019), the 1,354th most popular biography from United States (down from 937th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular American Actor.

Harry Dean Stanton was a prolific actor, and is most famous for his roles in the films "The Godfather Part II," "Cool Hand Luke," "Pretty in Pink," and "Alien."

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Among actors, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 647 out of 13,578. Before him are Diana Douglas, Bernard Hill, Mark Wahlberg, Carl Weathers, Peter Finch, and James Cagney. After him are Jane Wyman, Alberto Sordi, Mildred Harris, Hattie McDaniel, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Ron Howard.

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Among people born in 1926, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 67. Before him are Masatoshi Koshiba, Abdoulaye Wade, Peter Lax, Kim Jae-gyu, Ingrid Thulin, and Jean-Pierre Serre. After him are Salah Jadid, Sergio Corbucci, Joan Sutherland, John Fowles, Yoshio Okada, and George Martin. Among people deceased in 2017, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 61. Before him are Oliver Smithies, Adnan Khashoggi, Sam Shepard, Hiroto Muraoka, Danielle Darrieux, and Elsa Martinelli. After him are Graham Taylor, Peter Mansfield, John Heard, Jean Rochefort, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, and Yisrael Kristal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 1,354 out of 20,380. Before him are Jack Kirby (1917), Carl Weathers (1948), Ambrose Bierce (1842), James Cagney (1899), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), and Marvin Minsky (1927). After him are Eric Peterson (1964), Kendrick Lamar (1987), Raymond Carver (1938), Jane Wyman (1917), Martin Chalfie (1947), and James Horner (1953).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Harry Dean Stanton ranks 332. Before him are Laurence Fishburne (1961), Jennifer Jones (1919), Mr. T (1952), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Carl Weathers (1948), and James Cagney (1899). After him are Jane Wyman (1917), Mildred Harris (1901), Hattie McDaniel (1893), Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), Ron Howard (1954), and Wesley Snipes (1962).

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