Harry Dean Stanton is a Actor American born on 14 july 1926 at Kentucky (USA)
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton participated to
116 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
11 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Actor
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Directed by Gore VerbinskiOrigin USAGenres Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
Animation,
WesternThemes Films about animals,
Films about music and musicians,
Musical films,
Children's films,
ReptileActors Johnny Depp,
Isla Fisher,
Abigail Breslin,
Alfred Molina,
Bill Nighy,
Harry Dean StantonRoles Balthazar (voice)
Rating72%
Rango, a pet chameleon (Johnny Depp) becomes stranded in the Mojave Desert after his terrarium falls from his owners' car by accident. He meets an armadillo named Roadkill (Alfred Molina) who is seeking the mystical Spirit of the West and directs the parched chameleon to find water at a town called Dirt. While wandering the desert, he narrowly avoids being eaten by a vicious red-tailed hawk and has a surreal nightmare before meeting the desert iguana Beans (Isla Fisher), a rancher's daughter, who takes the chameleon to Dirt, an Old West town populated by desert animals., 1h57
Directed by Ridley ScottOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
HorrorThemes Space adventure films,
Monde imaginaire,
Dans l'espace,
Sur une planète fictive,
Films set in the future,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Space opera,
Children's films,
Films about extraterrestrial life,
Robot filmsActors Tom Skerritt,
Sigourney Weaver,
Veronica Cartwright,
Harry Dean Stanton,
John Hurt,
Ian HolmRoles Brett
Rating84%
The commercial spacecraft Nostromo is on a return trip to Earth with a seven-member crew in stasis. Detecting a mysterious transmission, possibly a distress signal, from a nearby planetoid, the ship's computer, MOTHER, awakens the crew. Following standard company policy for such situations, the Nostromo lands on the planetoid and Captain Dallas, Executive Officer Kane, and Navigator Lambert head out to investigate. They discover the signal is coming from a derelict alien spacecraft. Inside, they find the remains of a large alien creature whose ribcage appears to have exploded from the inside., 1h39
Directed by John CarpenterOrigin USAGenres Science fiction,
Thriller,
Social science fiction,
Action,
Adventure,
CrimeThemes Post-apocalyptic films,
Prison films,
Films about religion,
Films set in the future,
Political films,
Dystopian films,
Disaster filmsActors Kurt Russell,
Lee Van Cleef,
Ernest Borgnine,
Donald Pleasence,
Isaac Hayes,
Harry Dean StantonRoles Harold 'Brain' Helman
Rating70%
In 1988, following a 400% increase in crime, the United States Government has evacuated Manhattan and turned the island into a giant maximum-security prison in which all inmates serve a life sentence. A 50-foot (15 m) containment wall surrounds the island and routes out of Manhattan have been dismantled or mined. Armed helicopters patrol the rivers and harbor., 1h54
Directed by John MiliusOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
War,
Thriller,
ActionThemes Politique,
Transport films,
Aviation films,
Political films,
Dystopian films,
Alternate history films,
Arme nucléaire,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors Patrick Swayze,
C. Thomas Howell,
Charlie Sheen,
Lea Thompson,
Ben Johnson,
Harry Dean StantonRoles Mr. Eckert
Rating62%
An introductory text explains how the United States has gradually become strategically isolated after several European nations (except the United Kingdom) withdraw from NATO. At the same time, the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact partners aggressively expand their sphere of influence. In addition, the Ukrainian wheat harvest fails while a Communist coup d'etat occurs in Mexico., 2h5
Directed by Mark RydellOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
RomanceThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Musical films,
Children's filmsActors Bette Midler,
Alan Bates,
Frederic Forrest,
Harry Dean Stanton,
David Keith,
Jack StarrettRoles Billy Ray
Rating68%
In late 1969, Mary Rose Foster (Bette Midler) is a famous rock and roll diva known as The Rose. Although a success, she is burnt out and lonely but is kept working by her gruff, greedy manager and promoter Rudge Campbell (Alan Bates). Though loud and brassy, Rose is an insecure alcoholic and former drug user who seems to crave approval in her life. As such, she is determined to return to her hometown, now as a superstar. After being humiliated by a country singing star named Billy Ray (Harry Dean Stanton) whose songs she performs in her show, Rose takes off with a limousine driver named Houston Dyer (Frederic Forrest) and begins a romance with him. Rudge thinks Houston is just another hanger on, but Rose thinks she has finally met her true love. Houston tells her that he is actually an AWOL sergeant from the Army, and she tells him of her past in Florida. They have a rocky relationship and her lifestyle of "Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll" and constant touring lead her to an inevitable breakdown. Houston and Rose break up and she returns to her hometown with an escort where she tells him about her past. Finally, Rose collapses on stage from a fatal drug overdose (on alcohol, barbiturates and heroin) in the opening minutes of her long-awaited homecoming concert in Jacksonville Florida., 1h45
Directed by Félix Enríquez AlcaláOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Martial arts,
Action,
Adventure,
Crime,
Martial artsThemes Environmental films,
Sports films,
Martial arts filmsActors Marg Helgenberger,
Steven Seagal,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Stephen Lang,
Brad Hunt,
Levon HelmRoles Cotton Harry
Rating51%
In the peaceful Appalachian hills of eastern Kentucky, toxins are being dumped into abandoned mines, causing environmental havoc, but the locals, mindful of their jobs and the power of the mine owners, can do nothing. EPA CID agent Jack Taggart (Steven Seagal) is sent to investigate, after a fellow agent is found dead, probably not by accident. The EPA has received an anonymous letter from the town of Jackson, Kentucky, and Taggart goes there undercover to continue his colleague's investigations., 2h44
Directed by Martin ScorseseOrigin USAGenres Drama,
HistoricalThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about religion,
Films about sexuality,
Demons in film,
Films based on the Bible,
Portrayals of Jesus in film,
Alternate history films,
Films about virginityActors Willem Dafoe,
Harvey Keitel,
Barbara Hershey,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Steve Shill,
David BowieRoles Paulus
Rating74%
The film begins with a man whispering in despair, "The feeling begins. Very tender, very loving. Then the pain starts. Claws slip underneath the skin and tear their way up. Just before they reach my eyes, they dig in. And I remember. First I fasted for three months. I even whipped myself before I went to sleep. At first it worked. Then the pain came back. And the voices. They call me by the name: Jesus." Jesus of Nazareth is a carpenter in Roman-occupied Judea, torn between his own desires and his knowledge that God has a plan for him. His conflict results in self-loathing, and he collaborates with the Romans to crucify Jewish rebels., 1h52
Directed by David LynchOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Comedy-drama,
MusicalThemes Transport films,
Vieillesse,
Films about automobiles,
Road movies,
Children's filmsActors Richard Farnsworth,
Sissy Spacek,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Everett McGill,
Kevin P. Farley,
John P. FarleyRoles Lyle
Rating79%
Alvin Straight has not shown up to his regular bar meeting with his friends. He is eventually found lying on his floor at home, although he insists that he "just needs a bit of help getting up". His daughter Rose takes her reluctant father to see a doctor, who sternly admonishes Alvin to give up tobacco. He also tells Alvin that he should start using a walker. Alvin refuses, and does not tell Rose. Alvin then learns that his brother Lyle has suffered a stroke. Longing to visit him, but unable to drive, Alvin gradually develops a plan to travel to Mount Zion on his "ancient" riding lawn-mower and towing a small homemade travel-trailer, to the consternation of his family and friends., 2h27
Directed by Wim WendersOrigin GermanGenres Drama,
RomanceThemes Films about families,
Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Road moviesActors Harry Dean Stanton,
Nastassja Kinski,
Dean Stockwell,
Aurore Clément,
Bernhard Wicki,
Hunter CarsonRoles Travis
Rating80%
Travis Henderson (Harry Dean Stanton) is walking alone across a vast South Texas desert landscape. Looking for water, he enters a saloon and collapses. He is treated by a doctor (Bernhard Wicki), but does not speak or respond to questions. The doctor finds a phone number on Travis, calls the Los Angeles number, and reaches his brother, Walt Henderson (Dean Stockwell), who agrees to pick him up. When Walt arrives in Texas, he discovers that Travis is gone. When he finds him wandering alone, Walt tells his silent brother that he will take him back to Los Angeles. They stop at a motel, but Travis wanders off again. Walt finds him, and the two drive to a diner, where Walt begins to question the still silent Travis more forcefully about his disappearance. Walt and his wife, Anne (Aurore Clément), have not heard from Travis in four years. After Travis abandoned his son Hunter (Hunter Carson), Walt and Anne took care of him for four years. Travis is visibly moved by the mention of his son, and tears flow from his eyes., 2h8
Directed by Bertrand Tavernier,
Jean AchacheOrigin FranceGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Thriller,
Social science fictionThemes Films about television,
Films set in the future,
La téléréalité,
Political films,
Dystopian filmsActors Romy Schneider,
Harvey Keitel,
Harry Dean Stanton,
Thérèse Liotard,
Caroline Langrishe,
William RussellRoles Vincent Ferriman
Rating65%
The film is set in a future where death from illness has become extremely unusual. When Katherine Mortenhoe (Romy Schneider) is diagnosed as having an incurable disease, she becomes a celebrity and is besieged by journalists. The television company NTV (headed by Vincent Ferriman) offers her a large sum of money if she will allow her last days to be filmed and made into a reality television show – they have already spied on her as she is told of her diagnosis (her doctor is colluding with them) and prepared posters for the show which show her face (to her annoyance when she sees the posters on display before they have contacted her).