Harry Dean Stanton (1926 - )
Dillinger (1973) [Homer Van Meter]: Killed by the townspeople as he tries to escape. (Thanks to Michael)

Straight Time (1978) [Jerry Schue]: Shot by a police officer during the getaway; he dies shortly afterwards. (Thanks to Michael)

Alien (1979) [Brett]: Killed by the alien while searching for it in the ship's corridors.

Escape from New York (1981) [Harold 'The Brain' Helman]: Killed in an explosion when he steps on a mine while running across the bridge; his body is sent flying through the air and onto the roof of a car.

Repo Man (1984) [Bud]: Arguably mortally wounded when a government headquarter machine-guns him across the stomach; he is still alive when we last see him, but it doesn't seem likely that he'd survive. (Although it's not confirmed whether he lives or dies, I thought I should mention it just in case.)

Slamdance (1987) [Detective Smiley]: Shot in the chest by John Doe during a struggle in Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio's apartment; Harry's back is to the camera when the shot goes off.

The Green Mile (1999) [Toot-Toot]: Dies (off-screen), presumably of old age/natural causes, in the interim between the 1930s flashbacks and the present-day framing sequence. I can't recall whether he was mentioned specifically in the scene of Dabbs Greer listing friends who had died, but he certainly couldn't have survived all that time.
Harry Dean Stanton in 'Escape from New York'
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