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Kris Kristofferson
Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style. Kristofferson released his debut album Kristofferson in 1970, with singles such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night" which became hits for other artists. He was also a member of the country music supergroup the Highwaymen between 1985 and 1995. The American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts featured Kristofferson 12 times; his highest peaking singles there were "Why Me" and "Highwayman", which reached number one in 1973 and 1985, respectively.
As an actor, he became known for his roles in Cisco Pike (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), and A Star Is Born (1976); for the latter, he earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film Songwriter (1984). His acting career waned somewhat following his role in the box office bomb Heaven's Gate (1980), but he continued to act in films such as Stagecoach (1986), Lone Star (1996), and the Blade film trilogy (1998–2004).
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Kristoffer Kristofferson
Born: Brownsville, Texas, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: June 22, 1936
Occupations: Singer, Musician, Songwriter, Actor
Years Active: 1959-2021
Children: 8
Spouses: Frances Beer, Rita Coolidge, Lisa Meyers
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Awards and Nominations Received by Kris Kristofferson
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Movies Featuring Kris Kristofferson
Convoy
Heaven's Gate
Semi-Tough
Trouble in Mind
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
Deadfall
A Star Is Born
Hickok
Fire Down Below
The Star
Blade: Trinity
Blade II
Blade
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Rollover
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Big Top Pee-wee
Millennium
Songwriter
Flashpoint
My Darling Vivian
The Child Wanderers
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Passion & Poetry: Sam’s Trucker Movie
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
Down Dog
Texas Rising
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
The Red Maple Leaf
Best Friend from Heaven
We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
Wooly Boys
John Ford Goes to War
Be Here to Love Me
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
D-Tox
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex ’n’ Drugs ’n’ Rock ’n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Where the Red Fern Grows
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of ‘Blade: Trinity’
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
The Manufacturing of ‘Fast Food Nation’
Sandino
Lives of the Saints
14 Hours
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Room 10
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Pair of Aces
Night of the Cyclone
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: Second Chances
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
The Last Horror Film
Blood & Orchids
Amerika
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Welcome Home
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Stagecoach
The Tracker
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Stagecoach
The Tracker
Pharaoh’s Army
Free to Be… You and Me
No Place to Hide
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Vigilante Force
The Last Movie
Cisco Pike
Sodbusters
Christmas in Connecticut
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978
Freedom Road
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
Snow Buddies
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Tad
Two for Texas
Blume in Love
Jump Out Boys
Netforce
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Knights
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah’s Last Western
Girls’ Night
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
Dance with Me
The Joyriders
Career Timeline
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2017
Hickok
The Star
Old Donkey
The Red Maple Leaf
President John Francis Marshall
Best Friend from Heaven
Gabriel
2015
Down Dog
Jimmy Wood
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Self
We’re Still Here: Johnny Cash’s Bitter Tears Revisited
Self
2005
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
Himself
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of ‘Blade: Trinity’
Self
14 Hours
Chuck Worthle
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
Self
2004
Blade: Trinity
Be Here to Love Me
Self - Musician
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
Self
Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Self - Narrator (voice)
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore: Second Chances
Self / David
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex ’n’ Drugs ’n’ Rock ’n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
Where the Red Fern Grows
Older Billy Coleman
1998
Blade
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
Two for Texas
Hugh Allison
Girls’ Night
Cody
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock
Doc (voice)
Dance with Me
John Burnett
1995
Pharaoh’s Army
Preacher
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
Self
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Kris Kristofferson
Tad
Abraham Lincoln
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
Self
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
Knights
Gabriel
1990
Sandino
Tom Holte
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
Self
Pair of Aces
Capt. "Rip" Metcalf
1988
Big Top Pee-wee
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Audience Member
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Kris Kristofferson
The Tracker
Noble Adams
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
Kris Kristofferson
The Tracker
Noble Adams
1986
Trouble in Mind
Blood & Orchids
Capt. Curtis 'Curt' Maddox
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
Jesse James
Stagecoach
Ringo Kid
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
Jesse James
Stagecoach
Ringo Kid
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