You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact.

His television credits are extensive including eight appearances between 1958 and 1968 on CBS' Gunsmoke and four on the network's Rawhide as well as a cameo as himself on Two and a Half Men (having previously appeared with Jon Cryer in Pretty in Pink and with Charlie Sheen in Red Dawn) and alongside Sean Penn and Elvis Costello. He also played Henry in an episode of the television series Adam-12.

Harry Dean Stanton (born July 14 1926) is an American actor musician and singer. In the late 2000s he played a recurring role in the HBO television series Big Love.