Remembering Kentucky's Harry Dean Stanton in His Most Memorable Roles

Harry Dean Stanton, whose film and television career has spanned more than 60 years, has died at the age of 91. A family spokesperson confirmed the actor died in Los Angeles on Friday, Sept. 17, from natural causes. The World War II veteran starred in such legendary and genre-defining films as Alien, The Godfather Part II, and Pretty in Pink. Most recently, he reprised his role as the trailer park guardian Carl Rodd in Twin Peaks: The Return. His final lead performance will be featured in the upcoming film Lucky. Ahead, look back on some of Stanton's most memorable appearances.

Cool Hand Luke (1967) (screen grab)

THE GODFATHER: PART II, Harry Dean Stanton, 1974

ALIEN, Harry Dean Stanton, 1979, TM & Copyright (c) 20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, Kurt Russell, Harry Dean Stanton, 1981

REPO MAN, Harry Dean Stanton, 1984

PARIS, TEXAS, Harry Dean Stanton, 1984, TM and Copyright (c) 20th Century-Fox Film Corp. All Rights Reserved

PRETTY IN PINK, Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, 1986

TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, Harry Dean Stanton, 1992, © New Line/courtesy Everett Collection

Big LoveL-R: Harry Dean Stanton, Bill Paxton

TWIN PEAKSEpisode: "Part 11"Harry Dean Stanton and M√?¬ßdchen Amick