Kris Kristofferson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1936-06-22
Day of Death
2024-09-28 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Brownsville, Texas, USA
Kris Kristofferson
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
Acting
The Making of Comanche
as Himself
(2025)
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
as Self (archive footage)
(2025)
Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
(2023)
(2021)
(2020)
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
(2019)
(2018)
Blaze
as Edwin Fuller
(2017)
The Star
as Old Donkey (voice)
(2017)
Hickok
as George Knox
(2017)
Best Friend from Heaven
as Gabriel
(2017)
The Red Maple Leaf
as President John Francis Marshall
(2017)
Wheeler
as Himself
(2016)
Traded
as Billy
(2016)
(2016)
Road to Austin
as Himself
(2016)
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
as Self - Performer
(2016)
(2015)
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
as Self
(2015)
Down Dog
as Jimmy Wood
(2015)
(2014)
Dolphin Tale 2
as Reed Hasket
(2014)
7 Minutes
as Mr. B
(2014)
(2014)
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
as Self - Performer
(2014)
The Winding Stream
as Self
(2013)
The Motel Life
as Earl Hurley
(2013)
Midnight Stallion
as Jack Shephard
(2013)
Angels Sing
as The Colonel
(2013)
(2013)
(2013)
(2012)
Joyful Noise
as Bernard Sparrow
(2012)
(2012)
Deadfall
as Chet
(2012)
(2011)
Dolphin Tale
as Reed Haskett
(2011)
The Greening of Whitney Brown
as Dusty Brown
(2011)
The King of Luck
as Self
(2011)
(2011)
Troubadours
as Self
(2010)
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
as Shepherd Graves
(2010)
(2010)
The Child Wanderers
as Old Yohan
(2010)
(2010)
Bloodworth
as E. F. Bloodworth
(2010)
(2009)
He's Just Not That Into You
as Ken Murphy
(2009)
Powder Blue
as Randall
(2009)
(2009)
(2009)
Havana Jam '79
as Self
(2009)
For Sale By Owner
as Ferlin Smith
(2008)
Snow Buddies
as Talon (voice)
(2008)
Jump Out Boys
as Raymond
(2008)
(2007)
I'm Not There
as Narrator (voice)
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
Disappearances
as Quebec Bill Bonhomme
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
Fast Food Nation
as Rudy Martin
(2006)
Room 10
as Howard Davis
(2006)
(2006)
(2006)
Brats: Our Journey Home
as Narrator
(2006)
Kris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
(2006)
(2005)
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Pop Crane
(2005)
The Jacket
as Dr. Thomas Becker
(2005)
Trudell
as Self - Musician, Friend
(2005)
(2005)
14 Hours
as Chuck Worthle
(2005)
(2005)
(2005)
The Wendell Baker Story
as L.R. Nasher
(2005)
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
as Himself
(2005)
The World's Greatest Gigs
as Self
(2004)
Blade: Trinity
as Abraham Whistler
(2004)
(2004)
Silver City
as Wes Benteen
(2004)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
as Himself - Narrator
(2004)
Be Here to Love Me
as Self - Musician
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
Kris Kristofferson: Breakthrough
as Himself
(2004)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances
as Self / David
(2003)
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Older Billy Coleman
(2003)
(2003)
(2002)
Blade II
as Whistler
(2002)
(2002)
D-Tox
as Doc
(2002)
John Ford Goes to War
as Narrator (voice)
(2001)
Planet of the Apes
as Karubi
(2001)
Wooly Boys
as Shuck
(2001)
Chelsea Walls
as Bud
(2000)
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
(2000)
(2000)
(1999)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Rudolph Meyer
(1999)
Payback
as Bronson
(1999)
The Joyriders
as Eddie
(1999)
Limbo
as Smilin' Jack
(1999)
A Tribute To Johnny Cash
as Self - Performer
(1999)
NetForce
as Steve Day
(1999)
Outlaw Justice
as Jesse Ray Torrance
(1998)
Blade
as Whistler
(1998)
Two for Texas
as Hugh Allison
(1998)
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
as Bill Willis
(1998)
Dance with Me
as John Burnett
(1998)
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
as Doc (voice)
(1998)
Girls' Night
as Cody
(1997)
Fire Down Below
as Orin Hanner Sr.
(1997)
(1996)
(1996)
Lone Star
as Charlie Wade
(1996)
Blue Rodeo
as Owen Whister
(1995)
Brothers' Destiny
as Davis
(1995)
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
as Kris Kristofferson
(1995)
Inflammable
as Capt. Jack Guthrie
(1995)
Tad
as Abraham Lincoln
(1995)
Pharaoh's Army
as Preacher
(1994)
Sodbusters
as Destiny
(1993)
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
as Stan Mather
(1993)
Knights
as Gabriel
(1993)
(1993)
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
(1993)
(1993)
Cheatin' Hearts
as Tom
(1993)
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
(1992)
No Place to Hide
as Joe Garvey
(1992)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Jefferson Jones
(1992)
Original Intent
as Jack Saunders
(1991)
Miracle in the Wilderness
as Jericho Adams
(1991)
Night of the Cyclone
as Stanley 'Stan'
(1991)
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
as Rip Metcalf
(1990)
Pair of Aces
as Capt. "Rip" Metcalf
(1990)
(1990)
Sandino
as Tom Holte
(1989)
Millennium
as Bill Smith
(1989)
Welcome Home
as Jake
(1989)
(1988)
The Tracker
as Noble Adams
(1988)
Big Top Pee-wee
as Mace Montana
(1988)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Kris Kristofferson
(1988)
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member
(1987)
(1986)
Stagecoach
as Ringo Kid
(1986)
Blood & Orchids
as Capt. Curtis 'Curt' Maddox
(1986)
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
as Jesse James
(1985)
Trouble in Mind
as Hawk
(1984)
Flashpoint
as Bobby Logan
(1984)
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
as Ben Cole
(1984)
Songwriter
as Blackie Buck
(1982)
The Last Horror Film
as Kris Kristofferson (uncredited)
(1982)
(1981)
Rollover
as Hubbell Smith
(1981)
(1980)
Heaven's Gate
as James Averill
(1980)
Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up
as Self - Narrator
(1979)
Freedom Road
as Abner Lait
(1978)
Convoy
as Rubber Duck
(1978)
(1977)
Semi-Tough
as Shake Tiller
(1976)
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
as Jim Cameron
(1976)
A Star Is Born
as John Norman Howard
(1976)
Vigilante Force
as Aaron Arnold
(1974)
(1974)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as David
(1974)
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
(1973)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid
(1973)
(1973)
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
as Vocalist
(1973)
Blume in Love
as Elmo Cole
(1971)
The Last Movie
as Minstrel Wrangler
(1971)
Cisco Pike
as Cisco Pike
Crew
(2007)
The Hottest State
Thanks
(2006)
(2005)
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Original Music Composer
(2004)
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
Director of Operations
(1993)
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Original Music Composer
(1992)
The Panama Deception
Thanks
(1984)
Songwriter
Songs
(1976)
Taxi Driver
Thanks
(1971)
The Last Movie
Original Music Composer