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
1973
Late Show with David Letterman
2011
The Mike Douglas Show
1971
Saturday Night Live
1976
The Colbert Report
2009
The Merv Griffin Show
1971
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1998
CBS News Sunday Morning
2006
Late Night with David Letterman
1987
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
Great Performances
1994
Golden Globe Awards
1985

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
227
Writing
1
Producing
1
Sound
5
Crew
3
2025
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Kris Kristofferson: Life & Songs
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Passion & Poetry: Peckinpah's Last Western
as Self
2023
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
as Self
2021
A Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
as Self
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
as Self (archive footage)
2020
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
as Self
2018
Blaze
as Edwin Fuller
2017
Wheeler
as Himself
2017
Hickok
as George Knox
2017
The Star
as Old Donkey (voice)
2017
Best Friend from Heaven
as Gabriel
2017
The Red Maple Leaf
as President John Francis Marshall
2016
Traded
as Billy
2016
The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws
as Self
2016
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
as Self - Performer
2016
Road to Austin
as Self
2016
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
as Self
2015
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
as Self
2015
Down Dog
as Jimmy Wood
2015
We're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
as Self
2015
Texas Rising
as Andrew Jackson
2014
7 Minutes
as Mr. B
2014
Dolphin Tale 2
as Reed Hasket
2014
The Winding Stream
as Self
2014
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
as Self - Performer
2014
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
as Self
2014
I Am Divine
as Self (archive)
2014
The Heart of Country: How Nashville Became Music City USA
as Self
2013
The Motel Life
as Earl Hurley
2013
Angels Sing
as The Colonel
2013
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
as Self
2013
Midnight Stallion
as Jack Shephard
2013
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
as Self
2013
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
as Self
2012
Joyful Noise
as Bernard Sparrow
2012
Deadfall
as Chet
2012
The Johnny Cash Music Festival
2012
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
as Self
2011
Dolphin Tale
as Reed Haskett
2011
The Greening of Whitney Brown
as Dusty Brown
2011
Troubadours
as Self
2011
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
The King of Luck
as Self
2011
Underground Entertainment: The Movie
as Kris
2011
Country at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2011
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
as Self
2011
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
2010
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
as Shepherd Graves
2010
Bloodworth
as E. F. Bloodworth
2010
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
as Self
2010
The Child Wanderers
as Old Yohan
2010
OK Buckaroos
2010
The Making of Fallout: New Vegas
as Self
2009
He's Just Not That Into You
as Ken
2009
For Sale by Owner
as Ferlin Smith
2009
Powder Blue
as Randall
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
Havana Jam '79
as Self
2009
The Colbert Report
2008
Jump Out Boys
as Raymond
2008
Snow Buddies
as Talon (voice)
2008
Wisdom
as Self
2007
I'm Not There
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Disappearances
as Quebec Bill Bonhomme
2007
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
as Self
2007
Somewhere Near Salinas: A Conversation with Kris Kristofferson
as Self
2007
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
as Self
2007
George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert
as Self
2007
The Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
as Narrator
2007
Requiem for Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid (voice)
2006
Room 10
as Howard Davis
2006
Fast Food Nation
as Rudy Martin
2006
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
as Self
2006
Brats: Our Journey Home
as Narrator
2006
Kris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
2006
Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX
as Self
2006
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen
as Self
2006
Johnny Cash In Ireland - 1993
as Self
2006
Johnny Cash - Live In Ireland
as Self
2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
CBS News Sunday Morning
as Self
2005
The Wendell Baker Story
as L.R. Nasher
2005
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Pop Crane
2005
The Jacket
as Dr. Thomas Becker
2005
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
as Himself
2005
14 Hours
as Chuck Worthle
2005
Passion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
as Self
2005
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
as self
2005
Trudell
as Self - Musician, Friend
2005
The World's Greatest Gigs
as Self
2005
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
as Self
2005
Nightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
as Self
2004
Blade: Trinity
as Whistler
2004
Be Here to Love Me
as Self - Musician
2004
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2004
Kris Kristofferson: Breakthrough
as Himself
2004
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
Silver City
as Wes Benteen
2004
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
as Self
2004
A Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
as Himself - Narrator
2004
Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
as Self
2004
Second Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
as Self / David
2004
Johnny Cash: The Last Great American
as Self
2004
Lives of the Saints
as Matthew Bok
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
2003
The Highwaymen: On the Road Again
as Self
2003
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Older Billy Coleman
2003
Soundstage
as Self
2002
Blade II
as Whistler
2002
John Ford Goes to War
as Narrator (voice)
2002
D-Tox
as Doc
2002
This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years
2001
Planet of the Apes
as Karubi
2001
Wooly Boys
as Shuck
2001
Chelsea Walls
as Bud
2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
as self
2001
Austin City Limits: Country
2000
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
as Self
2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
as Lou Smit
2000
Comanche
2000
The Making of Comanche
as Self
2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town
as Lou Smit
1999
Payback
as Bronson
1999
Outlaw Justice
as Jesse Ray Torrance
1999
NetForce
as Steve Day
1999
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
as Self - Performer
1999
The Joyriders
as Eddie
1999
Limbo
as Smilin' Jack
1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Rudolph Meyer
1999
Netforce
as Steve Day
1998
Girls' Night
as Cody
1998
Blade
as Whistler
1998
Dance with Me
as John Burnett
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
Two for Texas
as Hugh Allison
1998
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1997
Fire Down Below
as Orin Hanner Sr.
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self
1997
Dead Man's Gun
as Narrator
1996
Lone Star
as Charlie Wade
1996
Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
as Self
1996
Blue Rodeo
as Owen Whister
1996
CMA Awards
as Self
1995
Pharaoh's Army
as Preacher
1995
Brothers' Destiny
as Davis
1995
Inflammable
as Capt. Jack Guthrie
1995
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
as Kris Kristofferson
1995
Tad
as Abraham Lincoln
1994
Sodbusters
as Destiny
1994
Great Performances
as Self
1994
The Larry Sanders Show
as Kris Kristofferson
1993
Knights
as Gabriel
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
as Self
1993
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
as Self
1993
Cheatin' Hearts
as Tom
1993
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
as Stan Mather
1993
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
as Self
1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self
1992
Christmas in Connecticut
as Jefferson Jones
1992
No Place to Hide
as Joe Garvey
1992
Original Intent
as Jack Saunders
1991
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
as Rip Metcalf
1991
Miracle in the Wilderness
as Jericho Adams
1991
Night of the Cyclone
as Stanley 'Stan'
1990
Sandino
as Tom Holte
1990
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
as Self
1990
Pair of Aces
as Capt. "Rip" Metcalf
1989
Millennium
as Bill Smith
1989
Welcome Home
as Jake
1989
In the Hank Williams Tradition
as Self
1988
Big Top Pee-wee
as Mace Montana
1988
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member
1988
The Tracker
as Noble Adams
1988
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Kris Kristofferson
1987
Jerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am
1987
Amerika
as Devin Milford
1987
Late Night with David Letterman
1987
Wogan
as Self
1986
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
as Jesse James
1986
Stagecoach
as Ringo Kid
1986
Blood & Orchids
as Curt Maddox
1985
Trouble in Mind
as Hawk
1985
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1984
Flashpoint
as Bobby Logan
1984
Songwriter
as Blackie Buck
1984
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
as Ben Cole
1982
The Last Horror Film
as Kris Kristofferson (uncredited)
1982
Jerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert
as Self
1981
Rollover
as Hubbell Smith
1981
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
as Self
1980
Heaven's Gate
as James Averill
1980
Stepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up
as Self - Narrator
1979
Freedom Road
as Abner Lait
1978
Convoy
as Rubber Duck
1978
The Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978
as Self
1978
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1978
Starparade
as Self
1978
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1977
Semi-Tough
as Shake Tiller
1977
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
A Star Is Born
as John Norman Howard
1976
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
as Jim Cameron
1976
Vigilante Force
as Aaron Arnold
1976
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Cher
as Self - Guest
1975
Dinah!
as Self
1974
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
as Biker
1974
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
as David
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
as Self
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
as Billy the Kid
1973
Blume in Love
as Elmo Cole
1973
George Carlin: The Real George Carlin
as Self
1973
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
as Vocalist
1973
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1973
The Midnight Special
as Self
1973
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1972
Cisco Pike
as Cisco Pike
1972
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self
1971
The Last Movie
as Minstrel Wrangler
1971
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1971
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1970
The Johnny Cash Show
as Self
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid: One Foot in the Groove
as Himself