Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-10-23 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Pikeville, Kentucky, USA

Also Known As

Dwight David Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than twenty-one albums and compilations, has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records.

Known For

6.8%

Panic Room

Mar 29, 2002

6.5%

Wedding Crashers

Jul 13, 2005

6.6%

Crank

Aug 31, 2006

7.2%

Under the Dome

Jun 24, 2013

6.7%

Logan Lucky

Aug 17, 2017

6.1%

Crank: High Voltage

Apr 16, 2009

5.8%

Four Christmases

Nov 26, 2008

6.0%

Bandidas

Jan 18, 2006

6.0%

Cry Macho

Sep 16, 2021

7.5%

Sling Blade

Aug 30, 1996

5.2%

Hollywood Homicide

Jun 9, 2003

7.0%

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Nov 17, 2005

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Acting

2024

Dwight Yoakam: Live at Stagecoach

2021		Cry Macho as Howard Polk
2021		This Is Pop as Self (archive footage)

2019

The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash as Self

2017		Logan Lucky as Warden Burns
2017		Boomtown as John Turner Sr.

2016

Along for the Ride as Self

2015

90 Minutes in Heaven as Lawyer Beaumont

2013

Under the Dome as Lyle Chumley

2012

Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers as Self

2011

Wilfred as Bruce

2010		Dirty Girl as Joseph
2010		The Last Rites of Ransom Pride as Reverend Early Pride
2010		Bloodworth as Boyd Bloodworth

2009		2:13 as S&M Shop Owner
2009		Crank: High Voltage as Doc Miles

2008		Four Christmases as Pastor Phil
2008		Dwight Yoakam: The Grand Tour as lead vocals, acoustic guitar

2007

Buck Owens: Live From Austin, TX as special guest

2006		Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland as Self
2006		Crank as Doc Miles
2006		Bandidas as Tyler Jackson

2005		The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada as Sheriff Frank Belmont
2005		Dwight Yoakam - Live from Austin TX as himself
2005		Dwight Yoakam: Live from Austin TX as Himself
2005		Wedding Crashers as Mr. Kroeger
2005		Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood as Self
2005		CMT: Inside Fame as Self
2005		The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
2005		Time Life Presents Country Legends Live, Vol. 4 as Self

2004		Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
2004		Three Way as Herbert Claremont / Clarkson
2004		Shooting 'Panic Room' as Self
2004		Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons as Himself

2003		Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart as Self
2003		Hollywood Homicide as Leroy Wasley
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003		Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self

2002

Panic Room as Raoul

2000

South of Heaven, West of Hell as Valentine Casey

1999

The Minus Man as Blair

1998		When Trumpets Fade as Lt. Colonel
1998		The Newton Boys as Brentwood Glasscock

1997		Painted Hero as Virgil Kidder
1997		The View as Self
1997		King of the Hill as Lane Pratley (voice)

1996		Sling Blade as Doyle Hargraves
1996		The Daily Show as Self
1996		Don't Look Back as Skipper
1996		The Little Death as Bobby Lomax

1994		Roswell as Mac Brazel
1994		Dwight Yoakam - Pieces of Time as artist

1993		Red Rock West as Truck Driver
1993		Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle

1992

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1991		Hot Country Nights as Self
1991		P.S. I Luv U

1989

In the Hank Williams Tradition as Self

1975		Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1975		Austin City Limits as Self

Directing

2000

South of Heaven, West of Hell as Director

Production

2002

Waking Up in Reno as Producer

Sound

2005

Squidbillies as Theme Song Performance

2000

South of Heaven, West of Hell as Music

1994

Chasers as Music

Writing

2000

South of Heaven, West of Hell as Screenplay