Kris Kristofferson
Born: 1936-06-22 in Brownsville, Texas, USA
Died: 2024-09-28
Known For: Acting
Biography
Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American country singer, songwriter, and actor. Among his songwriting credits are "Me and Bobby McGee," "For the Good Times," "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down," and "Help Me Make It Through the Night," all of which were hits for other artists. In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in the country music supergroup The Highwaymen, which was a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the traditional Nashville country music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing. As an actor, Kristofferson was known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Stagecoach (1986), Lone Star (1996), and the Blade film trilogy (1998–2004). In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kris Kristofferson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs as Self (archive footage)
- Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies as Self (archive footage)
2024
2023
2021
2020
- My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2019
- Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration as Self
2018
- Blaze as Edwin Fuller
2017
- The Star as Old Donkey (voice)
- Hickok as George Knox
- Best Friend from Heaven as Gabriel
- Wheeler as Himself
- The Red Maple Leaf as President John Francis Marshall
2016
- The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris as Self
- Road to Austin as Himself
- The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws as Self
- Traded as Billy
- The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End as Self - Performer
2015
- Texas Rising as Andrew Jackson
- Johnny Cash: American Rebel as Self
- Down Dog as Jimmy Wood
- We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited as Self
2014
- 7 Minutes as Mr. B
- Dolphin Tale 2 as Reed Hasket
- Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years as Self - Performer
- Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film as Self
- The Winding Stream as Self
2013
- Angels Sing as The Colonel
- The Motel Life as Earl Hurley
- Midnight Stallion as Jack Shephard
- Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction as Self
- Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation as Self
- Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie as Self
2012
- Joyful Noise as Bernard Sparrow
- We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash as Self
- Deadfall as Chet
- The Johnny Cash Music Festival
2011
- Dolphin Tale as Reed Haskett
- The Greening of Whitney Brown as Dusty Brown
- Underground Entertainment: The Movie as Kris
- The King of Luck as Self
- Troubadours as Self
- On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America as self
- Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2010
- The Child Wanderers as Old Yohan
- Bloodworth as E. F. Bloodworth
- The Last Rites of Ransom Pride as Shepherd Graves
- Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind as Self
- The Making Of Fallout: New Vegas as Self
- OK Buckaroos
2009
- He's Just Not That Into You as Ken Murphy
- Powder Blue as Randall
- Legends & Lyrics: Vol. 1: Kris Kristofferson, Patty Griffin and Randy Owen as Singer
- Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 as Self
- Havana Jam '79 as Self
- For Sale by Owner as Ferlin Smith
2008
- Snow Buddies as Talon (voice)
- Wisdom
- Jump Out Boys as Raymond
2007
- I'm Not There as Narrator (voice)
- The Hottest State ... (Thanks)
- Disappearances as Quebec Bill Bonhomme
- The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' as Self
- George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert as Self
- The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971 as Narrator
- Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson as Self
- Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live as Self
2006
- Fast Food Nation as Rudy Martin
- Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line as Self
- Room 10 as Howard Davis
- American Revolutions: The Highwaymen as Self
- Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX as Self
- Kris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- Johnny Cash In Ireland - 1993 as Self
- Johnny Cash - Live In Ireland as Self
- Brats: Our Journey Home as Narrator
2005
- The Colbert Report
- The Jacket as Dr. Thomas Becker
- Trudell as Self - Musician, Friend
- 14 Hours as Chuck Worthle
- Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story as Pop Crane
- Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah as Self
- Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began as self
- Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity' as Self
- The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico as Himself
- The Wendell Baker Story as L.R. Nasher
- The World's Greatest Gigs as Self
2004
- Blade: Trinity as Abraham Whistler
- Silver City as Wes Benteen
- Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession as Self
- Johnny Cash: The Last Great American as Self
- Be Here to Love Me as Self - Musician
- Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate as Self
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances as Self / David
- Lives of the Saints as Matthew Bok
- Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
- A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets as Himself - Narrator
- Kris Kristofferson: Breakthrough as Himself
2003
- Where the Red Fern Grows as Older Billy Coleman
- Soundstage as Self
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood as Self
- The Highwaymen: On the Road Again as Self
2002
- Blade II as Whistler
- D-Tox as Doc
- This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years
- John Ford Goes to War as Narrator (voice)
2001
- Planet of the Apes as Karubi
- Wooly Boys as Shuck
- Chelsea Walls as Bud
2000
- Comanche
- The Making of Comanche as Self
- Perfect Murder, Perfect Town as Lou Smit
- Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder as Lou Smit
- The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack as Self
1999
- The Joyriders as Eddie
- Limbo as Smilin' Jack
- Payback as Bronson
- NetForce as Steve Day
- Outlaw Justice as Jesse Ray Torrance
- Netforce as Steve Day
- Molokai: The Story of Father Damien as Rudolph Meyer
- A Tribute to Johnny Cash as Self - Performer
1998
- Blade as Whistler
- Dance with Me as John Burnett
- The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock as Doc (voice)
- Two for Texas as Hugh Allison
- A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries as Bill Willis
- Girls' Night as Cody
1997
- Fire Down Below as Orin Hanner Sr.
- Dead Man's Gun
- Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self
1996
- Lone Star as Charlie Wade
- Blue Rodeo as Owen Whister
- Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival as Self
1995
- Brothers' Destiny as Davis
- Tad as Abraham Lincoln
- Inflammable as Capt. Jack Guthrie
- Pharaoh's Army as Preacher
- Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story as Kris Kristofferson
1994
- Sodbusters as Destiny
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Knights as Gabriel
- Cheatin' Hearts as Tom
- Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work as Self
- Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron as Self
- Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O as Self
- Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth as Stan Mather
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Original Intent as Jack Saunders
- Christmas in Connecticut as Jefferson Jones
- No Place to Hide as Joe Garvey
- The Panama Deception ... (Thanks)
1991
- Night of the Cyclone as Stanley 'Stan'
- Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind as Rip Metcalf
- Miracle in the Wilderness as Jericho Adams
1990
- Sandino as Tom Holte
- Pair of Aces as Capt. "Rip" Metcalf
- The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum as Self
1989
- Welcome Home as Jake
- Millennium as Bill Smith
- In the Hank Williams Tradition as Self
1988
- The Tracker as Noble Adams
- Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night as Self - Audience Member
- Big Top Pee-wee as Mace Montana
- Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz as Kris Kristofferson
1987
- Amerika as Devin Milford
- Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am
1986
- Blood & Orchids as Capt. Curtis 'Curt' Maddox
- Stagecoach as Ringo Kid
- Blood & Orchids as Curt Maddox
- The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James as Jesse James
1985
- Trouble in Mind as Hawk
1984
- Flashpoint as Bobby Logan
- Songwriter as Blackie Buck
- The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck as Ben Cole
1982
- Wogan as Self
- Late Night with David Letterman
- The Last Horror Film as Kris Kristofferson (uncredited)
- Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert
1981
- Rollover as Hubbell Smith
- All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds as Self
1980
- Heaven's Gate as James Averill
- Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up as Self - Narrator
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
- Freedom Road as Abner Lait
1978
- Convoy as Rubber Duck
- The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978 as Self
1977
- Semi-Tough as Shake Tiller
1976
- Taxi Driver ... (Thanks)
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
- Donny & Marie as Self
- A Star Is Born as John Norman Howard
- Vigilante Force as Aaron Arnold
- The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea as Jim Cameron
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- Cher as Self - Guest
1974
- Dinah! as Self
- Free to Be… You and Me as Self
- Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as David
- Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia as Biker
1973
- Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as Billy the Kid
- Blume in Love as Elmo Cole
- Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus as Vocalist
- George Carlin: The Real George Carlin as Self
1972
1971
- Great Performances as Self
- Cisco Pike as Cisco Pike
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
- The Last Movie as Minstrel Wrangler
1970
- The Flip Wilson Show as Self
1969
- The Johnny Cash Show as Self
1968
- Starparade as Self
1967
- CMA Awards as Self
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter