Veteran Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91

Veteran Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91
FILE PHOTO: Cast member Harry Dean Stanton smiles at the premiere of "Big Love" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California, U.S. on February 23, 2006. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
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Harry Dean Stanton, whose scruffy looks and off-beat demeanor made him a favorite of directors seeking a character actor to add eccentricity or melancholy to the screen, died on Friday 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.