Kris Kristofferson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

204

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-06-22 (87 years old)

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

Kris Kristofferson

Biography

Kris Kristofferson, born on June 22, 1936, is an American singer, songwriter, and actor who has made significant contributions to the fields of music and film. Known for his distinctive voice, heartfelt songwriting, and rugged on-screen presence, Kristofferson has established himself as a highly respected and influential figure in both industries.

Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, and grew up in a military family. He excelled academically and was a talented athlete, earning a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University. However, he decided to pursue his passion for music and joined the U.S. Army, where he served as a helicopter pilot and began writing songs.

After leaving the military, Kristofferson moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in the late 1960s to pursue a career in music. He found success as a songwriter, penning hits for artists such as Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, and Willie Nelson. Kristofferson's introspective and poetic lyrics resonated with audiences, and he soon gained recognition for his own performances as a singer.

In 1970, Kristofferson released his debut album, "Kristofferson," which included the iconic songs "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down." These songs became instant classics and solidified Kristofferson's status as a gifted songwriter and performer. His music drew from a variety of genres, including country, folk, and rock, creating a unique sound that appealed to a wide audience.

In addition to his successful music career, Kris Kristofferson ventured into acting and made a significant impact on the film industry. He starred in a series of critically acclaimed films, including "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" (1973), "A Star Is Born" (1976), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, and "Blade" (1998). His rugged and authentic presence on screen, combined with his natural acting talent, made him a sought-after performer in both leading and supporting roles.

Throughout his career, Kris Kristofferson has received numerous accolades for his contributions to music and film. He has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has received Grammy Awards and Academy Award nominations for his work. His enduring influence on the music industry is evident through his timeless songs and the impact he has had on subsequent generations of musicians.

Beyond his artistic achievements, Kristofferson has also been recognized for his activism and humanitarian efforts. He has used his platform to raise awareness and support various causes, including advocating for Native American rights and environmental conservation.

Known For

Blade
6.8%

Blade

Aug 21, 1998

Blade II
6.5%

Blade II

Mar 22, 2002

Planet of the Apes
5.7%

Planet of the Apes

Jul 25, 2001

Blade: Trinity
5.9%

Blade: Trinity

Dec 8, 2004

Payback
6.8%

Payback

Feb 5, 1999

The Jacket
6.9%

The Jacket

Mar 4, 2005

I'm Not There
6.6%

I'm Not There

Oct 1, 2007

Deadfall
6.0%

Deadfall

Nov 8, 2012

Dolphin Tale
6.9%

Dolphin Tale

Sep 22, 2011

D-Tox
5.6%

D-Tox

Jan 4, 2002

The Star
6.3%

The Star

Nov 15, 2017

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Acting

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

Crew

2006
The Hottest State as Thanks
1976
Taxi Driver as Thanks

Production

2004
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets as Director of Operations

Sound

2006
Brats: Our Journey Home as Music
2005
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah as Original Music Composer
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron as Original Music Composer
1984
Songwriter as Songs
1971
The Last Movie as Original Music Composer
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