Veteran character actor Harry Dean Stanton has passed away at 91. I will always recall him in this riveting scene from Red Dawn (1984). A World War II veteran, he appeared in over 184 films and endless television shows. Whatever political beliefs he had, he kept to himself, unlike many in his profession. I will miss him.
A kentucky son lost. Farewell sir, always a delight to see you on screen.
That was the very scene I have always think of when I thought of him at all. Next was Repo Man. He was good in Escape from New York too.
David Lynch put him to good use in INLAND EMPRE a few years ago. And he was great as the patriarch of the Juniper Creek polygamists in Big Love.