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

The Daily Show
2005
Late Show with David Letterman
1996
Saturday Night Live
1994
The View
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2006
King of the Hill
1998
Late Night with David Letterman
1991
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2001
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
Goliath
2016
Under the Dome
2014

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
67
Directing
1
Writing
1
Producing
1
Sound
3
2024
Dwight Yoakam: Live at Stagecoach
2024
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Musical Guest
2021
Cry Macho
as Howard Polk
2021
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash
as Self
2018
One by One
as Dallas
2017
Boomtown
as John Turner Sr.
2017
Logan Lucky
as Warden Burns
2016
Along for the Ride
as Self
2016
Goliath
as Wendell Corey
2015
90 Minutes in Heaven
as Lawyer Beaumont
2015
Austin City Limits
as Self
2014
Under the Dome
as Lyle Chumley
2012
Pay Up Cheaters: The Story of the Beat Farmers
as Self
2011
Wilfred
as Bruce
2010
The Last Rites of Ransom Pride
as Reverend Early Pride
2010
Dirty Girl
as Joseph
2010
Bloodworth
as Boyd Bloodworth
2009
Crank: High Voltage
as Doc Miles
2009
2:13
as S&M Shop Owner
2009
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2008
Four Christmases
as Pastor Phil
2008
Dwight Yoakam: The Grand Tour
as lead vocals, acoustic guitar
2008
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self - Guest
2007
Buck Owens: Live From Austin, TX
as special guest
2006
Bandidas
as Tyler Jackson
2006
Crank
as Doc Miles
2006
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
as Self
2006
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2005
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
as Sheriff Frank Belmont
2005
Wedding Crashers
as Mr. Kroeger
2005
Time Life Presents Country Legends Live, Vol. 4
as Self
2005
Dwight Yoakam - Live from Austin TX
as himself
2005
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self
2005
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
as Self
2005
The Daily Show
as Self
2005
The View
as Self
2004
Three Way
as Herbert Claremont / Clarkson
2004
Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons
as Self (vocals, acoustic guitar)
2004
Fallen Angel: Gram Parsons
as Self - Musician
2004
Shooting 'Panic Room'
as Self
2003
Hollywood Homicide
as Leroy Wasley
2003
CMT: Inside Fame
as Self
2002
Panic Room
as Raoul
2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
2001
Austin City Limits: Country
2000
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Valentine Casey
1999
The Minus Man
as Blair
1998
The Newton Boys
as Brentwood Glasscock
1998
When Trumpets Fade
as Lt. Colonel
1998
King of the Hill
as Lane Pratley (voice)
1997
Painted Hero
as Virgil Kidder
1996
Sling Blade
as Doyle Hargraves
1996
The Little Death
as Bobby Lomax
1996
Don't Look Back
as Skipper
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
1994
Dwight Yoakam - Pieces of Time
as artist
1994
Roswell
as Mac Brazel
1994
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
Red Rock West
as Truck Driver
1993
Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle
1993
CMA Awards
as Self
1992
Later... with Jools Holland
1991
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Hot Country Nights
as Self
1991
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1989
In the Hank Williams Tradition
as Self