Harry Dean Stanton: Life in pictures

Stanton, photographed at his Los Angeles home on Feb. 14, 2006, while promoting his role as Roman, the head of a polygamist cult in the HBO series “Big Love.”

(Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times)

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Stanton at a 1982 Los Angeles Lakers game with friend Jack Nicholson. They appeared in a number of films together, including 1966’s “Ride in the Whirlwind” and 1976’s “The Missouri Breaks.”

(Jayne Kamin–Oncea / Los Angeles Times)