Kris Kristofferson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

218

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kris Kristofferson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Colbert Report

    The Colbert Report

  • CBS News Sunday Morning

    CBS News Sunday Morning

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Late Night with David Letterman

    Late Night with David Letterman

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

  • He's Just Not That Into You

    He's Just Not That Into You

  • The Midnight Special

    The Midnight Special

  • Planet of the Apes

    Planet of the Apes

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Blade

    Blade

  • Blade: Trinity

    Blade: Trinity

  • CMA Awards

    CMA Awards

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • Blade II

    Blade II

  • The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

    The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

  • Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

    Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

  • Brothers' Destiny

    Brothers' Destiny

  • The Last Rites of Ransom Pride

    The Last Rites of Ransom Pride

  • Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth

    Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth

  • We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash

    We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash

  • Joyful Noise

    Joyful Noise

  • The Jacket

    The Jacket

  • The Last Horror Film

    The Last Horror Film

  • Payback

    Payback

  • American Revolutions: The Highwaymen

    American Revolutions: The Highwaymen

  • Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

    Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short

  • Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

    Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  • The Star

    The Star

  • Snow Buddies

    Snow Buddies

  • Cher

    Cher

  • Chelsea Walls

    Chelsea Walls

  • Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story

    Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story

  • The Greening of Whitney Brown

    The Greening of Whitney Brown

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

    Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival

  • Starparade

    Starparade

  • No Place to Hide

    No Place to Hide

  • Dead Man's Gun

    Dead Man's Gun

  • Lone Star

    Lone Star

  • The Making of Comanche

    The Making of Comanche

  • Convoy

    Convoy

  • Texas Rising

    Texas Rising

  • Dolphin Tale

    Dolphin Tale

  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

  • Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows

  • Heaven's Gate

    Heaven's Gate

  • Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

  • Powder Blue

    Powder Blue

  • Limbo

    Limbo

  • I'm Not There

    I'm Not There

  • The Red Maple Leaf

    The Red Maple Leaf

  • Original Intent

    Original Intent

  • Pair of Aces

    Pair of Aces

  • The Joyriders

    The Joyriders

  • Soundstage

    Soundstage

  • Dolphin Tale 2

    Dolphin Tale 2

  • Trouble in Mind

    Trouble in Mind

  • Night of the Cyclone

    Night of the Cyclone

  • Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

    Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron

  • Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind

    Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind

  • Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

    Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

  • Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson

    Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson

  • Johnny Cash: American Rebel

    Johnny Cash: American Rebel

  • The Making Of Fallout: New Vegas

    The Making Of Fallout: New Vegas

  • Dance with Me

    Dance with Me

  • The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum

    The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum

  • Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

    Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate

  • Millennium

    Millennium

  • The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock

    The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock

  • Two for Texas

    Two for Texas

  • Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work

    Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work

  • Free to Be… You and Me

    Free to Be… You and Me

  • Fast Food Nation

    Fast Food Nation

  • D-Tox

    D-Tox

  • A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

    A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries

  • Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus

    Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus

  • Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

    Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years

  • Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

  • The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978

    The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978

  • The Child Wanderers

    The Child Wanderers

  • Semi-Tough

    Semi-Tough

  • Best Friend from Heaven

    Best Friend from Heaven

  • Flashpoint

    Flashpoint

  • Blood & Orchids

    Blood & Orchids

  • Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

    Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

  • Wheeler

    Wheeler

  • Angels Sing

    Angels Sing

  • Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

    Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

  • Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

    Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz

  • Trudell

    Trudell

  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

    Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

  • Welcome Home

    Welcome Home

  • Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began

    Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began

  • 7 Minutes

    7 Minutes

  • Knights

    Knights

  • The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

    The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

  • The Tracker

    The Tracker

  • The Last Movie

    The Last Movie

  • Freedom Road

    Freedom Road

  • Stagecoach

    Stagecoach

  • Wooly Boys

    Wooly Boys

  • A Star Is Born

    A Star Is Born

  • Miracle in the Wilderness

    Miracle in the Wilderness

  • Hickok

    Hickok

  • Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970

    Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970

  • Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

    Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

  • Midnight Stallion

    Midnight Stallion

  • Lives of the Saints

    Lives of the Saints

  • Legends & Lyrics: Vol. 1: Kris Kristofferson, Patty Griffin and Randy Owen

    Legends & Lyrics: Vol. 1: Kris Kristofferson, Patty Griffin and Randy Owen

  • The King of Luck

    The King of Luck

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • Amerika

    Amerika

  • Wisdom

    Wisdom

  • Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

    Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

  • The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris

    The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris

  • Deadfall

    Deadfall

  • My Darling Vivian

    My Darling Vivian

  • George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert

    George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert

  • Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

    Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

  • Songwriter

    Songwriter

  • Cisco Pike

    Cisco Pike

  • Tad

    Tad

  • Silver City

    Silver City

  • Vigilante Force

    Vigilante Force

  • The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

    The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

  • 14 Hours

    14 Hours

  • Room 10

    Room 10

  • Inflammable

    Inflammable

  • Sandino

    Sandino

  • Bloodworth

    Bloodworth

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    Christmas in Connecticut

  • Outlaw Justice

    Outlaw Justice

  • Pharaoh's Army

    Pharaoh's Army

  • This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years

    This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years

  • NetForce

    NetForce

  • The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

    The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack

  • Road to Austin

    Road to Austin

  • Netforce

    Netforce

  • Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

    Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah

  • Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX

    Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX

  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid: One Foot in the Groove

    Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid: One Foot in the Groove

  • John Ford Goes to War

    John Ford Goes to War

  • Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

    Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western

  • Big Top Pee-wee

    Big Top Pee-wee

  • All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

    All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds

  • Cheatin' Hearts

    Cheatin' Hearts

  • Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

    Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

  • Traded

    Traded

  • George Carlin: The Real George Carlin

    George Carlin: The Real George Carlin

  • Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

    Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of 'Blade: Trinity'

  • Blume in Love

    Blume in Love

  • Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am

    Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am

  • The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

    The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

  • The Wendell Baker Story

    The Wendell Baker Story

  • Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

    Johnny Cash: The Last Great American

  • Be Here to Love Me

    Be Here to Love Me

  • Comanche

    Comanche

  • Blood & Orchids

    Blood & Orchids

  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

  • In the Hank Williams Tradition

    In the Hank Williams Tradition

  • Jump Out Boys

    Jump Out Boys

  • Blue Rodeo

    Blue Rodeo

  • On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

    On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America

  • Girls' Night

    Girls' Night

  • The Johnny Cash Music Festival

    The Johnny Cash Music Festival

  • Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie

    Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie

  • Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs

    Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs

  • Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

    Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

  • A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets

    A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore: Second Chances

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • Johnny Cash - Live In Ireland

    Johnny Cash - Live In Ireland

  • Troubadours

    Troubadours

  • Johnny Cash In Ireland - 1993

    Johnny Cash In Ireland - 1993

  • Disappearances

    Disappearances

  • The Highwaymen: On the Road Again

    The Highwaymen: On the Road Again

  • The Motel Life

    The Motel Life

  • Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore"

    Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore"

  • A Tribute To Johnny Cash

    A Tribute To Johnny Cash

  • The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws

    The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws

  • The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico

    The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico

  • The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971

    The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971

  • Sodbusters

    Sodbusters

  • For Sale By Owner

    For Sale By Owner

  • Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert

    Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert

  • Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

    Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film

  • Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

    Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder

  • OK Buckaroos

    OK Buckaroos

  • Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies

    Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies

  • Down Dog

    Down Dog

  • Rollover

    Rollover

  • Brats: Our Journey Home

    Brats: Our Journey Home

  • The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

    The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

  • Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

    Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

  • The World's Greatest Gigs

    The World's Greatest Gigs

  • Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

    Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

  • The Winding Stream

    The Winding Stream

  • Havana Jam '79

    Havana Jam '79

  • Kris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX

    Kris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX

  • Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live

    Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live

  • The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End

    The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End

  • A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

    A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings

  • Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up

    Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up

  • We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited

    We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited

  • Kris Kristofferson: Breakthrough

    Kris Kristofferson: Breakthrough

  • Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration

    Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration