Stanton would return to the Alien franchise more than three decades later to reprise his character in the video game Alien: Isolation.
However, one of Stanton’s most well-known performances came in 1978’s Alien, where he co-starred alongside Sigourney Weaver as engineering technician Brett.
Some of Harry Dean Stanton’s earlier credited theatrical appearances included The Proud Rebel, In the Heat of the Night, Cool Hand Luke and The Godfather Part II.
Here’s a clip of Stanton from the original Alien in case you need a refresher on how Brett bit the dust at the hands of the eponymous extraterrestrial.