Harry Dean Stanton, cult American actor, dies aged 91

­­❉ Harry Dean Stanton, the veteran American actor who ballasted generations of independent and cult films, has died aged 91.

The Guardian writes:

Harry Dean Stanton, the veteran American actor who ballasted generations of independent and cult films, has died aged 91. The subject of the late critic Roger Ebert’s “Stanton Walsh Rule” – “No movie featuring either Harry Dean Stanton or M Emmet Walsh in a supporting role can be altogether bad” – Stanton was famed for his ability to project his hangdog, laconic charm into minor roles, which ensured he worked continuously for over six decades. Directors who cast him include David Lynch, Sam Peckinpah, Ridley Scott, Alex Cox and Wim Wenders, but he was never nominated for an Oscar or any of the other principal acting awards.

Read more here: ­­https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/15/harry-dean-stanton-actor-dies-paris-texas-alien-repo-man

Our film critic Nick Clement on Harry Dean Stanton:

It’s positively insane to think about the fact that legendary actor Harry Dean Stanton has never been nominated for an Oscar over the course of his 250 screen performances. It’s essentially Crimes Against Cinema, and when you look at his IMDB page, one is left gob-smacked by the names he’s worked with: Ridley Scott, Lewis Milestone, John Carpenter, Stuart Rosenberg, Harold Becker, Joss Whedon, Monte Hellman, David Lynch, Bill L. Norton, Lou Adler & Tommy Chong, Sam Peckinpah, John Milius, Arthur Penn, Ulu Grosbard, Alex Cox, Wim Wenders, Nick Cassavettes, Sean Penn, Terry Gilliam, Martin McDonagh, and Gore Verbinski. And that’s just the tip of the ice-berg!

He’s been one of the most important, valuable, and versatile character actors that the acting profession has ever had.


­­❉ Source: Harry Dean Stanton, cult American actor, dies aged 91 | Film | The Guardian

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