His cult film status even launched the Harry Dean Stanton Film Festival, which had its first run in 2011 and screened Paris, Texas, Repo Man, Cool Hand Luke, as well as the premiere of PBS documentary Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland.
He was a favorite of film critic Roger Ebert, who once said “no movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad.”
Harry Dean Stanton, accomplished actor, musician, and singer, has died at 91 years old.
He went on to star in iconic roles in The Godfather Part II, Christine, Red Dawn, Alien, Two-Lane Blacktop, and Repo Man (a role which he reprised in a cameo on NBC’s Chuck).