Harry Dean Stanton (1926-2017): His most memorable roles
- 1/15
‘The Avengers’ (2012)
- 2/15
‘Big Love’ (2006-2011)
- 3/15
‘The Green Mile’ (1999)
- 4/15
‘Twin Peaks’ (1992, 2017)
- 5/15
‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ (1988)
- 6/15
‘Pretty in Pink’ (1986)
- 7/15
‘Paris, Texas’ (1984)
- 8/15
‘Repo Man’ (1984)
- 9/15
‘Christine’ (1983)
- 10/15
‘Escape From New York’ (1981)
- 11/15
‘Private Benjamin’ (1980)
- 12/15
‘Alien’ (1979)
- 13/15
‘The Godfather: Part II’ (1974)
- 14/15
‘Two-Lane Blacktop’ (1971)
- 15/15
‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967)
Marcus Errico
·Editor-in-Chief, Yahoo Entertainment
Harry Dean Stanton, the sardonic, iconoclastic actor whose off-kilter presence enlivened films and TV series ranging from The Avengers to Pretty in Pink to Big Love, died Sept. 15 at age 91. A character actor and occasional leading man for nearly seven decades, Stanton stayed active into old age, recently appearing in Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival. Here’s a look at his greatest roles.