Kris Kristofferson
Known for Acting · 225 credits
- Born
- 1936-06-22
- Died
- 2024-09-28
- Place of birth
- Brownsville, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- The Highwaymen · Крис Кристофферсон · Κρις Κριστόφερσον · クリス・クリストファーソン · کریس کریستوفرسون
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (35)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Colbert Report
2005
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Kris Kristofferson
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Texas Rising
2015
as Andrew Jackson
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
Cher
1975
as Self - Guest
Soundstage
2003
as Self
Dead Man's Gun
1997
as Narrator
CMA Awards
1967
as Self
Starparade
1968
as Self
Amerika
1987
as Devin Milford
Netforce
1999
as Steve Day
Lives of the Saints
2004
as Matthew Bok
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
2011
as Self
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
2000
as Lou Smit
Blood & Orchids
1986
as Curt Maddox
Austin City Limits: Country
2001
Movies (190)
Blade
1998
as Whistler
Blade: Trinity
2004
as Abraham Whistler
He's Just Not That Into You
2009
as Ken Murphy
Blade II
2002
as Whistler
Planet of the Apes
2001
as Karubi
Payback
1999
as Bronson
Convoy
1978
as Rubber Duck
The Jacket
2005
as Dr. Thomas Becker
The Star
2017
as Old Donkey (voice)
D-Tox
2002
as Doc
Deadfall
2012
as Chet
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Billy the Kid
Fire Down Below
1997
as Orin Hanner Sr.
Heaven's Gate
1980
as James Averill
I'm Not There
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Lone Star
1996
as Charlie Wade
Millennium
1989
as Bill Smith
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
as Pop Crane
Dolphin Tale
2011
as Reed Haskett
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Powder Blue
2009
as Randall
Blaze
2018
as Edwin Fuller
Snow Buddies
2008
as Talon (voice)
Knights
1993
as Gabriel
Semi-Tough
1977
as Shake Tiller
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as David
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as Biker
Dance with Me
1998
as John Burnett
Dolphin Tale 2
2014
as Reed Hasket
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
1998
as Doc (voice)
Angels Sing
2013
as The Colonel
Original Intent
1992
as Jack Saunders
Limbo
1999
as Smilin' Jack
Fast Food Nation
2006
as Rudy Martin
Midnight Stallion
2013
as Jack Shephard
Cisco Pike
1972
as Cisco Pike
Stagecoach
1986
as Ringo Kid
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Mace Montana
Trouble in Mind
1985
as Hawk
Joyful Noise
2012
as Bernard Sparrow
A Star Is Born
1976
as John Norman Howard
Silver City
2004
as Wes Benteen
The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011
as Dusty Brown
Where the Red Fern Grows
2003
as Older Billy Coleman
Outlaw Justice
1999
as Jesse Ray Torrance
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
as Self - Audience Member
Hickok
2017
as George Knox
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Kris Kristofferson
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
2010
as Shepherd Graves
The Wendell Baker Story
2005
as L.R. Nasher
Flashpoint
1984
as Bobby Logan
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
Bloodworth
2010
as E. F. Bloodworth
NetForce
1999
as Steve Day
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Movie
1971
as Minstrel Wrangler
Blue Rodeo
1996
as Owen Whister
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
as Rudolph Meyer
Vigilante Force
1976
as Aaron Arnold
The Last Horror Film
1982
as Kris Kristofferson (uncredited)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
7 Minutes
2014
as Mr. B
No Place to Hide
1992
as Joe Garvey
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005
as Self
Songwriter
1984
as Blackie Buck
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
2023
as Self
Chelsea Walls
2001
as Bud
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Lou Smit
Country at the BBC
2011
as Self
The Motel Life
2013
as Earl Hurley
Traded
2016
as Billy
Girls' Night
1998
as Cody
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995
as Kris Kristofferson
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
as Self
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
1976
as Jim Cameron
Freedom Road
1979
as Abner Lait
The Joyriders
1999
as Eddie
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
1986
as Jesse James
Trudell
2005
as Self - Musician, Friend
Wooly Boys
2001
as Shuck
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993
as Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001
as self
The Red Maple Leaf
2017
as President John Francis Marshall
Cheatin' Hearts
1993
as Tom
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
2010
as Self
Rollover
1981
as Hubbell Smith
John Ford Goes to War
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Kris
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006
as Self
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984
as Ben Cole
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993
as Stan Mather
For Sale by Owner
2009
as Ferlin Smith
Wheeler
2017
as Himself
14 Hours
2005
as Chuck Worthle
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
as Self
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
as Bill Willis
Pharaoh's Army
1995
as Preacher
Brothers' Destiny
1995
as Davis
Christmas in Connecticut
1992
as Jefferson Jones
Blume in Love
1973
as Elmo Cole
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013
as Self
Inflammable
1995
as Capt. Jack Guthrie
Tad
1995
as Abraham Lincoln
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Two for Texas
1998
as Hugh Allison
Night of the Cyclone
1991
as Stanley 'Stan'
The Tracker
1988
as Noble Adams
Pair of Aces
1990
as Capt. "Rip" Metcalf
Room 10
2006
as Howard Davis
George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert
2007
as Self
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
2005
as self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
2013
as Self
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
2012
as Self
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
2021
as Self
Welcome Home
1989
as Jake
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
1991
as Rip Metcalf
About Kris Kristofferson
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 traditi… With 225 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Kris Kristofferson has appeared in 190 films and 35 TV shows.
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- Blade (1998) — as Whistler
- Blade: Trinity (2004) — as Abraham Whistler
- He's Just Not That Into You (2009) — as Ken Murphy
- Blade II (2002) — as Whistler
- Planet of the Apes (2001) — as Karubi
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