Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91
Best known for roles in 'Cool Hand Luke,' 'Big Love' and 'Twin Peaks.'

GUS RUELAS / Reuters
Actor Harry Dean Stanton died on Friday afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles at the age of 91. Best known for roles in films like Cool Hand Luke and Paris, Texas, Stanton also had recurring roles later in life in the television series Big Love and the recent Twin Peaks revival. This fall, in one of his final performances, he will star as a 90-year-old atheist in the film Lucky. Stanton's longtime collaborator David Lynch shared a statement about his passing on Twitter.
A statement from @DAVID_LYNCH on the passing of the great Harry Dean Stanton. #RIPHarryDeanStanton #TwinPeaks #Showtime pic.twitter.com/EmsO1zotsk
— Twin Peaks (@SHO_TwinPeaks) September 15, 2017
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