By far he was one of the best, if not the best, character actor EVER! Check him out in "Paris, Texas", "The Mighty", or his best, "Repo Man." Back in the late 80s/early 90s, a friend and I went to see Nils Lofgren at The Roxy in Hollywood. Lots of celebs showed up for the show. Stanton walks in with two drop dead gorgeous 20 somethings on his arms, and he is seven sheets to the wind. You rock Harry!