Harry Dean Stanton dead at 91

Harry Dean Stanton, who starred in Repo Man, Twin Peaks, Alien and many other movies and TV shows, is dead at 91.

Stanton also led his own band, first known as Harry Dean Stanton and the Repo Men and later simply as the Harry Dean Stanton Band, and would play pickup gigs in L.A. area clubs. Bob Dylan, with whom he worked on Sam Peckinpahs 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, was a friend. Another friend was Hunter S. Thompson, and Stanton sang at his funeral.

The character actor was the subject of two documentaries: 2011s Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland and Sophie Hubers 2013 Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction, which featured interviews with Wenders, Shepard, Kris Kristofferson, and Lynch.