Kris Kristofferson
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
The Colbert Report
2005
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Kris Kristofferson
1992
Film
Blade
Whistler
1998
Film
Blade: Trinity
Abraham Whistler
2004
Film
Blade II
Whistler
2002
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Film
Planet of the Apes
Karubi
2001
Series
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Series
CMA Awards
Self
1967
Series
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
Film
He's Just Not That Into You
Ken Murphy
2009
Series
Dead Man's Gun
Narrator
1997
Film
Payback
Bronson
1999
Film
The Star
Old Donkey (voice)
2017
Series
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
Series
Soundstage
Self
2003
Series
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Series
Texas Rising
Andrew Jackson
2015
Film
Fire Down Below
Orin Hanner Sr.
1997
Series
The Johnny Cash Show
Self
1969
Film
The Jacket
Dr. Thomas Becker
2005
Film
Convoy
Rubber Duck
1978
Film
Heaven's Gate
James Averill
1980
Series
Cher
Self - Guest
1975
Film
I'm Not There
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid
1973
Film
Dolphin Tale 2
Reed Hasket
2014
Film
Deadfall
Chet
2012
Film
Dance with Me
John Burnett
1998
Film
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
David
1974
Film
Outlaw Justice
Jesse Ray Torrance
1999
Film
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
Snow Buddies
Talon (voice)
2008
Film
Powder Blue
Randall
2009
Film
Fast Food Nation
Rudy Martin
2006
Film
A Star Is Born
John Norman Howard
1976
Film
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Biker
1974
Film
Dolphin Tale
Reed Haskett
2011
Series
Starparade
Self
1968
Film
D-Tox
Doc
2002
Film
Lone Star
Charlie Wade
1996
Film
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Pop Crane
2005
Series
Amerika
Devin Milford
1987
Film
Millennium
Bill Smith
1989
Series
Lives of the Saints
Matthew Bok
2004
Film
Where the Red Fern Grows
Older Billy Coleman
2003
Series
Austin City Limits: Country
2001
Film
Trouble in Mind
Hawk
1985
Film
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
Doc (voice)
1998
Film
Semi-Tough
Shake Tiller
1977
Film
Stagecoach
Ringo Kid
1986
Film
Joyful Noise
Bernard Sparrow
2012
Film
Blaze
Edwin Fuller
2018
Series
Netforce
Steve Day
1999
Film
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003
Film
The Greening of Whitney Brown
Dusty Brown
2011
Film
Limbo
Smilin' Jack
1999
Film
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
Self
2016
Film
The Motel Life
Earl Hurley
2013
Film
Bloodworth
E. F. Bloodworth
2010
Film
Big Top Pee-wee
Mace Montana
1988
Film
7 Minutes
Mr. B
2014
Film
The Last Movie
Minstrel Wrangler
1971
Film
Room 10
Howard Davis
2006
Film
My Darling Vivian
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Chelsea Walls
Bud
2001
Film
Original Intent
Jack Saunders
1992
Film
Angels Sing
The Colonel
2013
Series
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
Self
2011
Series
Blood & Orchids
Curt Maddox
1986
Film
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self
1997
Film
I Am Divine
Self (archive)
2014
Film
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self
2007
Film
The Last Horror Film
Kris Kristofferson (uncredited)
1982
Film
Girls' Night
Cody
1998
Film
NetForce
Steve Day
1999
Film
Hickok
George Knox
2017
Film
Sandino
Tom Holte
1990
Film
The Wendell Baker Story
L.R. Nasher
2005
Film
Traded
Billy
2016
Film
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
Jesse James
1986
Film
Vigilante Force
Aaron Arnold
1976
Film
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
Shepherd Graves
2010
Film
Midnight Stallion
Jack Shephard
2013
Film
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Audience Member
1988
Film
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Rudolph Meyer
1999
Film
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
Kris
2011
Film
Trudell
Self - Musician, Friend
2005
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Self
1981
Film
No Place to Hide
Joe Garvey
1992
Film
Flashpoint
Bobby Logan
1984
Film
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Self - Performer
2014
Film
Blume in Love
Elmo Cole
1973
Film
Silver City
Wes Benteen
2004
Film
Requiem for Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid (voice)
2007
Film
OK Buckaroos
2010
Film
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
Self
2004
Film
Blue Rodeo
Owen Whister
1996
Film
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
Self
2005
Film
The Tracker
Noble Adams
1988
Film
Cheatin' Hearts
Tom
1993
Film
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
2005
Film
Cisco Pike
Cisco Pike
1972
Film
The Joyriders
Eddie
1999
Film
Disappearances
Quebec Bill Bonhomme
2007
Film
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Self
2023
Film
Knights
Gabriel
1993
Film
Rollover
Hubbell Smith
1981
Film
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Jim Cameron
1976
Film
Pharaoh's Army
Preacher
1995
Film
Pair of Aces
Capt. "Rip" Metcalf
1990
Film
The Red Maple Leaf
President John Francis Marshall
2017
Film
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
Self
1990
Film
Inflammable
Capt. Jack Guthrie
1995
Film
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
Self
2006
Film
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Bill Willis
1998
Film
Freedom Road
Abner Lait
1979
Film
Two for Texas
Hugh Allison
1998
Film
Wheeler
Himself
2017
Film
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self - Narrator (voice)
2004
Film
Wooly Boys
Shuck
2001
Series
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
Lou Smit
2000
Film
Welcome Home
Jake
1989
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
Film
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Self
2013
Film
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Self
1996
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
Self
2010
Film
Christmas in Connecticut
Jefferson Jones
1992
Film
Country at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
2011
Film
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
Stan Mather
1993
Film
Songwriter
Blackie Buck
1984
Film
The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws
Self
2016
Film
Jump Out Boys
Raymond
2008
Film
The Highwaymen: On the Road Again
Self
2003
Film
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
Self / David
2004
Film
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Rip Metcalf
1991
Film
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Self
1993
Film
Brothers' Destiny
Davis
1995
Film
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
Self
2007
Film
Wisdom
2008
Film
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Kris Kristofferson
1988
Film
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
Self
1993
Film
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Self
1993
Film
The Child Wanderers
Old Yohan
2010
Film
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
Self
2024
Film
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Self
2015
Film
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Ben Cole
1984
Film
Comanche
2000
Film
The King of Luck
Self
2011
Film
Best Friend from Heaven
Gabriel
2017
Film
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
Self
2010
Film
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978
Self
1978
Film
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
Film
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
Himself
2005
Film
Miracle in the Wilderness
Jericho Adams
1991
Film
Night of the Cyclone
Stanley 'Stan'
1991
Film
Kris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX
Self - Vocals, Guitar
2006
Film
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self
2013
Film
Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX
Self
2006
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
Self
2014
Film
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Self
2012
Film
Troubadours
Self
2011
Film
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
In the Hank Williams Tradition
Self
1989
Film
Down Dog
Jimmy Wood
2015
Film
Sodbusters
Destiny
1994
Film
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Kris Kristofferson
1995
Film
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
Self
2013
Film
Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
Self
2009
Film
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
Self - Performer
1999
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
Self
2005
Film
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
Self
1973
Film
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
Lou Smit
2000
Film
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
Self
2019
Film
Be Here to Love Me
Self - Musician
2004
This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years
2002
Film
The Winding Stream
Self
2014
Film
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
2001
Film
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
Self - Performer
2016
Film
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
1993
Film
The World's Greatest Gigs
Self
2005
Film
14 Hours
Chuck Worthle
2005
Film
For Sale by Owner
Ferlin Smith
2009
Film
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
Self
2000
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
self
2005
Film
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Self
2021
Film
John Ford Goes to War
Narrator (voice)
2002
Film
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
Vocalist
1973
Film
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen
Self
2006
Film
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
Self
2004
Film
Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert
Self
1982
Film
Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am
1987
George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert
Self
2007
Film
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Self
2004
Film
We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
Self
2015
Film
Tad
Abraham Lincoln
1995
Film
Legends & Lyrics: Vol. 1: Kris Kristofferson, Patty Griffin and Randy Owen
Singer
2009
Film
Havana Jam '79
Self
2009
Film
Free to Be… You and Me
Self
1974
Film
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
Narrator
2007
Film
Road to Austin
Self
2016
Film
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
Himself - Narrator
2004
The Making of Comanche
Self
2000
The Johnny Cash Music Festival
2012
Film
Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Kris Kristofferson: Breakthrough
Himself
2004
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid: One Foot in the Groove
Himself
Film
Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up
Self - Narrator
1980
Film
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
Self
2007
Film
Johnny Cash In Ireland - 1993
Self
2006
Brats: Our Journey Home
Narrator
2006
Film
Johnny Cash - Live In Ireland
Self
2006
Film
The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
Self
2014