Go in Peace. Rest well after a full, long-lived, life. Has is huge personal favorite, I didn't realize was so old. He always seemed old, looked weary and weathered. Unique character actor. An eclectic body of work. I haven't seen enough of it, especially the late stuff, but he was prolific. So real onscreen, edgy, with a non-charasmatic presence that could match any other on the screen. Dark, disturbing, recessive - holding something back but not a liar. Told a story with just his face, fixed, odd, intense gaze, and a mysteriously anxious or indifferent demeanour that went unexplained by a requisite back story. Sympathetic, tragic, or asshole. Uncomfortable, awkward, presence. Did really the freaky weird dude perfectly, brilliantly genuine, believable - but not repulsive. Though I always thought he 'looked' smelly. Doctorate in Cool. He was a genuine, gritty, hard-core, über-cool, Hollywood rebel of the generation of post/alt Rat Pack, anti-establishment, cool. A dark protype in pre-poser days with cool that was intense but fresh and real. Never in the headlines or photos for stupidity. Though no doubt there was plenty. Never knew a detail about him. Obviously intelligent, intense, off, cool, my fave! "In the 1960s, Stanton and Nicholson were part of a clique of hard-living Hollywood rebels which also included Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper and various rock stars."
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Harry Dean Stanton, cult American actor, dies aged 91
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Harry Dean Stanton, a character actor known for his roles in cult films, Paris, Texas and Repo Man, dies aged 91 of natural causes
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