Born in Kentucky, USA in 1926, Harry Dean Stanton is a prolific actor who has appeared in over 100 films in the course of his lifetime. His breakthrough performance came in ‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967). He has since worked with directors such as Ridley Scott on 'Alien' (1979), Wim Wenders in what is often noted to be his finest role in ‘Paris, Texas’ (1984), and a number of David Lynch films.