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-> ''"No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or Creator/MEmmetWalsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad.”''
-->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert'''

One of Hollywood's most popular and recognizable character actors, Harry Dean Stanton[[labelnote:†]]occasionally billed as "Dean Stanton" or "Harry Stanton"[[/labelnote]] (July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017) made a career out of playing supporting roles. His first appearance was in an episode of ''Inner Sanctum'' in 1954, and following that he appeared in a vast number of television shows and movies across six decades.

He is also the first (and currently only) movie actor to have an entire film festival devoted to him. The Harry Dean Stanton Fest is an annual event in Lexington, Kentucky (near where he was born and grew up) that showcases his films.

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!!Partial filmography:
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[[folder:Film roles]]
* ''Film/TheWrongMan'' (1957): Dept. of Corrections Employee ({{uncredited|role}})
* ''Film/PorkChopHill'' (1959): U.S. Soldier (uncredited)
* ''Film/HowTheWestWasWon'' (1963): Gant Henchman (uncredited)
* ''Film/CoolHandLuke'' (1967): Tramp
* ''Film/DayOfTheEvilGun'' (1968): Sgt. Parker
* ''Film/KellysHeroes'' (1970): Pvt. Willard
* ''Film/TwoLaneBlacktop'' (1971): Oklahoma Hitchhiker
* ''Film/{{Dillinger|1973}}'' (1973): Homer Van Meter ("[[ButtMonkey Things ain't working out for me today!]]")
* ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'' (1973): Luke
* ''Film/TheGodfatherPartII'' (1974): One of the FBI Agents guarding Frank Pentangeli.
* ''Film/ZandysBride'' (1974): Songer
* ''Film/TheFortune'' (1975): Prisoner in Holding Cell (uncredited)
* ''Film/FarewellMyLovely'' (1975): Det. Rolfe
* ''Film/StraightTime'' (1978): Jerry Schue
* ''Film/WiseBlood'' (1979): Asa Hawks
* ''Film/{{Alien}}'' (1979): Brett
* ''Film/TheRose'' (1979): Billy Ray
* ''Film/{{Death Watch|1980}}'' (1980): Vincent Ferriman
* ''Film/PrivateBenjamin'' (1980): Sergeant First Class Jim Ballard
* ''Film/OneFromTheHeart'' (1981): Moe
* ''Film/EscapeFromNewYork'' (1981): Brain
* ''Film/{{Christine}}'' (1983): Detective Rudolph Junkins
* ''Film/RepoMan'' (1984): Bud, the repo man who recruits Emilio Estevez; he later reprised this role in ''Series/{{Chuck}}''.
* ''Film/ParisTexas'' (1984): Travis Henderson (a rare leading man role for him)
* ''Film/{{Red Dawn|1984}}'' (1984): Creator/PatrickSwayze's and Creator/CharlieSheen's dad. (''AVENGE ME!'')
* ''Film/OneMagicChristmas'' (1985): The Christmas Angel, Gideon.
* ''Theatre/FoolForLove'' (1985): The Old Man
* ''Film/PrettyInPink'' (1986): Jack Walsh
* ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist'' (1988): Saul/Paul of Tarsus
* ''Film/WildAtHeart'' (1990): Johnnie Farragut
* ''Film/TwinPeaksFireWalkWithMe'' (1992): Carl Rodd
* ''Film/AgainstTheWall'' (1994): Hal Smith
* ''Film/DownPeriscope'' (1996): Chief Engineer CPO Howard
* ''Film/FireDownBelow'' (1997): Cotton Harry
* ''Film/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas'' (1998): The Judge (cameo)
* ''Film/TheGreenMile'' (1999): Toot-Toot
* ''Film/TheStraightStory'' (1999): Lyle Straight
* ''Film/{{Sonny|2002}}'' (2002): Henry
* ''Film/InlandEmpire'' (2006): Freddie Howard
* ''Film/AlphaDog'' (2006): Cosmo Gadabeeti
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' (2011): Balthazar (voice)
* ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' (2012): The security guard who gives Bruce Banner fresh clothes ("[[DeletedScene Are you a big guy who gets little,]] [[ArmorPiercingQuestion or a little guy who somehow gets all big?]]")
* ''Film/SevenPsychopaths'' (2012): The Quaker Psychopath (a role he sort of shares with [[spoiler: Creator/ChristopherWalken]]).
* ''Film/TheLastStand'' (2013): Mr. Parsons
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[[folder:Television roles]]
* ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' (8 episodes, 1958–68): Various
* ''Series/WaltDisneyPresents'' (1 episode, 1959): Drew Griswold
* ''Series/{{Bat Masterson|1958}}'' (1 episode, 1959): Jay Simms
* ''Series/TheRifleman'' (1 episode, 1959): Clemmie Martin
* ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' (2 episodes, 1959–62): Stoneman[=/=]Slim Wilder
* ''Series/{{Rawhide}}'' (4 episodes, 1959–65): Various
* ''Series/AlfredHitchcockPresents'' (1 episode, 1960): Lemon
* ''Series/TheUntouchables'' (3 episodes, 1960–61): Picolo[=/=]Newspaper Seller[=/=]Moxie
* ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' (2 episodes 1961–63): Stiles[=/=]Billy
* ''[[Series/Combat1962 Combat!]]'' (1 episode, 1962): Pvt. Beecham
* ''Series/TheFugitive'' (2 episodes, 1964–65): Valet[=/=]Randy
* ''Series/DanielBoone'' (2 episodes, 1964–69): Jeb Girty[=/=]Crane
* ''Series/TheBigValley'' (1 episode, 1966): Swain
* ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' (1 episode, 1967): Lucius Brand
* ''Series/CimarronStrip'' (1 episode, 1967): Luther Happ
* ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' (1 episode, 1967): Proprietor
* ''Series/TheVirginian'' (1 episode, 1968): Clint Daggert
* ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' (1 episode, 1968): Dean Hill
* ''Series/Adam12'' (1 episode, 1969): Fletcher
* ''Series/PetticoatJunction'' (1 episode, 1969): Ringo
* ''Series/MaryHartmanMaryHartman'' (5 episodes, 1976–77): Jake Walters
* ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'' (1 episode, 1982): Johnny Velvet
* ''Series/FaerieTaleTheatre'' (1 episode, 1987): Rip Van Winkle
* ''Series/TheJimHensonHour'' (1 episode, 1989): Chancey Bellow
* ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'' (1 episode, 2004): [[AsHimself Himself]]
* ''Series/BigLove'' (39 episodes, 2006–10): Roman Grant
* ''Series/{{Alice|2009}}'' (2 episodes, 2009): Caterpillar
* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' (1 episode, 2010): Harry
* ''WesternAnimation/MongoWrestlingAlliance'' (10 episodes, 2011): Baron Kleberkuh (voice)
* ''Series/TwinPeaks: The Return'' (5 episodes, 2017): Carl Rodd
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