Kris Kristofferson
Known for Acting · 226 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
The Colbert Report
2005
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
CBS News Sunday Morning
1979
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Kris Kristofferson
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star
The Midnight Special
1972
as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Texas Rising
2015
as Andrew Jackson
Soundstage
2003
as Self
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
as Self
CMA Awards
1967
as Self
Dead Man's Gun
1997
as Narrator
Cher
1975
as Self - Guest
Starparade
1968
as Self
Amerika
1987
as Devin Milford
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
2011
as Self
Blood & Orchids
1986
as Curt Maddox
Netforce
1999
as Steve Day
Lives of the Saints
2004
as Matthew Bok
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
2000
as Lou Smit
Austin City Limits: Country
2001
Movies (191)
Blade
1998
as Whistler
He's Just Not That Into You
2009
as Ken Murphy
Planet of the Apes
2001
as Karubi
Blade II
2002
as Whistler
The Star
2017
as Old Donkey (voice)
Blade: Trinity
2004
as Abraham Whistler
Fire Down Below
1997
as Orin Hanner Sr.
Payback
1999
as Bronson
Heaven's Gate
1980
as James Averill
The Jacket
2005
as Dr. Thomas Becker
Outlaw Justice
1999
as Jesse Ray Torrance
I'm Not There
2007
as Narrator (voice)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Billy the Kid
Convoy
1978
as Rubber Duck
Dolphin Tale
2011
as Reed Haskett
7 Minutes
2014
as Mr. B
D-Tox
2002
as Doc
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as David
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
as Pop Crane
Dolphin Tale 2
2014
as Reed Hasket
Wisdom
2008
Limbo
1999
as Smilin' Jack
Deadfall
2012
as Chet
A Star Is Born
1976
as John Norman Howard
Bloodworth
2010
as E. F. Bloodworth
NetForce
1999
as Steve Day
Powder Blue
2009
as Randall
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
2016
as Self
My Darling Vivian
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Angels Sing
2013
as The Colonel
Blue Rodeo
1996
as Owen Whister
Blaze
2018
as Edwin Fuller
Wheeler
2017
as Himself
Pharaoh's Army
1995
as Preacher
OK Buckaroos
2010
Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am
1987
Joyful Noise
2012
as Bernard Sparrow
The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011
as Dusty Brown
The Wendell Baker Story
2005
as L.R. Nasher
Snow Buddies
2008
as Talon (voice)
Fast Food Nation
2006
as Rudy Martin
Cheatin' Hearts
1993
as Tom
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive)
The Last Movie
1971
as Minstrel Wrangler
Trudell
2005
as Self - Musician, Friend
Dance with Me
1998
as John Burnett
Millennium
1989
as Bill Smith
Where the Red Fern Grows
2003
as Older Billy Coleman
Sandino
1990
as Tom Holte
Comanche
2000
Traded
2016
as Billy
Hickok
2017
as George Knox
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
1998
as Doc (voice)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
as Biker
The Motel Life
2013
as Earl Hurley
Blume in Love
1973
as Elmo Cole
The King of Luck
2011
as Self
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
as Mace Montana
Disappearances
2007
as Quebec Bill Bonhomme
Lone Star
1996
as Charlie Wade
Troubadours
2011
as Self
The Last Horror Film
1982
as Kris Kristofferson (uncredited)
Original Intent
1992
as Jack Saunders
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005
as Self
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005
as Self
Semi-Tough
1977
as Shake Tiller
Stagecoach
1986
as Ringo Kid
Room 10
2006
as Howard Davis
Midnight Stallion
2013
as Jack Shephard
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
2004
as Self / David
Trouble in Mind
1985
as Hawk
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Lou Smit
Cisco Pike
1972
as Cisco Pike
Night of the Cyclone
1991
as Stanley 'Stan'
Welcome Home
1989
as Jake
Girls' Night
1998
as Cody
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
as Self
Vigilante Force
1976
as Aaron Arnold
Kris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX
2006
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Chelsea Walls
2001
as Bud
The Red Maple Leaf
2017
as President John Francis Marshall
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
2013
as Self
Inflammable
1995
as Capt. Jack Guthrie
No Place to Hide
1992
as Joe Garvey
In the Hank Williams Tradition
1989
as Self
Songwriter
1984
as Blackie Buck
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999
as Self - Performer
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Kris Kristofferson
Silver City
2004
as Wes Benteen
The Tracker
1988
as Noble Adams
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
John Ford Goes to War
2002
as Narrator (voice)
Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX
2006
as Self
Knights
1993
as Gabriel
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
1986
as Jesse James
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
2010
as Shepherd Graves
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
2010
as Self
Flashpoint
1984
as Bobby Logan
Christmas in Connecticut
1992
as Jefferson Jones
Miracle in the Wilderness
1991
as Jericho Adams
Freedom Road
1979
as Abner Lait
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998
as Bill Willis
Brothers' Destiny
1995
as Davis
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
as Self - Narrator (voice)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001
as self
Pair of Aces
1990
as Capt. "Rip" Metcalf
Road to Austin
2016
as Self
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
2023
as Self
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
2005
as self
The Joyriders
1999
as Eddie
Two for Texas
1998
as Hugh Allison
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
2011
as Kris
For Sale by Owner
2009
as Ferlin Smith
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
as Self
Rollover
1981
as Hubbell Smith
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
as Rudolph Meyer
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005
as Self
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 226 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, Kris Kristofferson has appeared in 191 films and 35 TV shows.
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- Planet of the Apes (2001) — as Karubi
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- The Star (2017) — as Old Donkey (voice)
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