“Harry Dean Stanton, whose scruffy looks and off-beat demeanour made him a favourite of directors seeking a character actor to add eccentricity or melancholy to the screen, has died from natural causes, his agent said. He was 91.
“Stanton, who appeared in some 70 movies and many television shows including Repo Man, Paris, Texas and most recently David Lynch’s reboot of television’s Twin Peaks, died peacefully at Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, his agent John Kelly said in a statement.
“Stanton’s final on-screen role can be seen in the upcoming film Lucky.
“In a career spanning 60 years, Stanton’s roles were not always big but were meaningful and could add a special quirk or flavour to a film.”
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