Kris Kristofferson
Known For
Acting
Born
1936-06-22 in Brownsville, Texas, USA
Died
2024-09-28
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Great Performances
as Self
The Colbert Report
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
Wogan
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
Late Night with David Letterman
Blade
as Whistler
The Larry Sanders Show
as Kris Kristofferson
Dinah!
as Self
Planet of the Apes
as Karubi
He's Just Not That Into You
as Ken Murphy
Blade II
as Whistler