Starring Harry Dean Stanton (2026)

The teaser trailer for Starring Harry Dean Stanton previews a 17-film Criterion Channel series celebrating the centenary of one of the all-time great character actors. With his lean, hangdog face and sunken, soul-weary eyes, Stanton spent more than six decades on the margins of American movies, playing drifters, down-and-outers, mystics and lost souls with a quiet honesty few actors could match. Born in July 1926, he worked with directors from Sam Peckinpah and John Carpenter to Wim Wenders and David Lynch, and his rare leading roles, such as Paris, Texas and Lucky, became cult favorites. The teaser strings together highlights from across his career. Starring Harry Dean Stanton is now playing on the Criterion Channel.