Kris Kristofferson filmography

American singer-songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson has been in numerous films, television films, television series and video games. He started acting in the 1970s, appearing in the films The Last Movie (1971), Cisco Pike (1972), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) and Vigilante Force (1976), before starring in the 1976 film A Star Is Born as John Norman Howard, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He went on to star in the films Semi-Tough (1977), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Flashpoint (1984), Big Top Pee-wee (1988), and Welcome Home (1989).

Kristofferson in 1978

In the 1990s, Kristofferson played Gabriel in the 1993 film Knights with Lance Henriksen and as Charlie Wade in the 1996 film Lone Star with Matthew McConaughey. He was then cast as Abraham Whistler in the 1998 vampire superhero action film Blade, a role he later reprised in Blade II (2002) and Blade: Trinity (2004). During that time, he was Karubi (Daena's father) in Planet of the Apes (2001), and Older Billy Coleman Where the Red Fern Grows (2003). In 2005, he appeared in The Jacket with Adrien Brody, a year later he was in Fast Food Nation with Patricia Arquette and lent his voice as the narrator to the 2007 film I'm Not There. He joined the ensemble cast in the 2009 romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You alongside Jennifer Aniston. He played Reed Haskett in the 2011 film Dolphin Tale and again in the sequel, Dolphin Tale 2 (2014).

Kristofferson's television work includes the television films Freedom Road (1979), and Blood & Orchids (1986); the miniseries Amerika (1987) and Lives of the Saints (2004); the television series Dead Man's Gun (1997–1999); and most recently, playing the role of U.S. President Andrew Jackson in the historical miniseries Texas Rising (2015).

Film

Kristofferson (left) with Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings in March 1972

Kristofferson at the 2010 Cambridge Folk Festival

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1971	The Last Movie	Minstrel Wrangler
1972	Cisco Pike[1]	Cisco Pike
1973	The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus	Vocalist
1973	Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid	Billy the Kid
1973	Blume in Love	Elmo Cole
1974	Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia	Biker
1974	Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore	David
1976	The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea	Jim Cameron
1976	Vigilante Force	Aaron Arnold
1976	A Star Is Born	John Norman Howard
1977	Semi-Tough	Marvin 'Shake' Tiller
1978	Convoy	Martin 'Rubber Duck' Penwald
1980	Heaven's Gate	James Averill
1981	Rollover	Hubbell Smith
1982	The Last Horror Film	Kris Kristofferson	Uncredited
1984	Flashpoint	Bobby Logan
1984	Songwriter[2]	Blackie Buck
1985	Trouble in Mind	John 'Hawk' Hawkins
1988	Big Top Pee-wee	Mace Montana
1989	Millennium	Bill Smith
1989	Welcome Home	Jake
1990	Sandino	Tom Holte
1991	Night of the Cyclone	Stanley 'Stan'
1992	Original Intent	Jack Saunders
1993	No Place to Hide	Joe Garvey
1993	Paper Hearts	Tom
1993	Knights	Gabriel
1995	Pharaoh's Army	Preacher
1995	Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story	Himself
1996	Lone Star	Charlie Wade
1997	Fire Down Below	Orin Hanner Sr.
1998	Girls' Night	Cody
1998	Blade	Abraham Whistler
1998	Dance with Me	John Burnett
1998	A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries	Bill Willis
1998	The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock	Doc (voice)	Direct-to-video
1998	Two for Texas	Hugh Allison
1999	Payback	Bronson
1999	Molokai: The Story of Father Damien	Rudolph Meyer
1999	Limbo	'Smilin' Jack Johannson
1999	The Joyriders[3]	Eddie
2000	Comanche
2001	Planet of the Apes	Karubi
2001	Chelsea Walls	Bud
2001	Wooly Boys	Shuck
2002	D-Tox	Dr. John 'Doc' Mitchell	aka Eye See You
2002	Blade II	Abraham Whistler
2003	Where the Red Fern Grows	Older Billy Coleman
2004	Silver City	Wes Benteen
2004	Forever Is a Long, Long Time	Hank Williams	Video short
2004	Blade: Trinity	Abraham Whistler
2005	The Jacket	Dr. Thomas Becker
2005	The Wendell Baker Story	L.R. Nasher
2005	Dreamer	Pop Crane
2005	Gun	Ned White (voice)	Video game
2006	Brats: Our Journey Home	Narrator
2006	Disappearances	Quebec Bill Bonhomme
2006	Fast Food Nation	Rudy Martin
2006	Room 10	Howard Davis	Short film
2006	Payback: Straight Up	Bronson	Video
2006	Requiem for Billy the Kid[4][5]	Billy the Kid
2007	Crossing the Heart	Ray	Short film
2007	I'm Not There	Narrator
2008	Jump Out Boys	Raymond
2008	Snow Buddies	Talon (voice)	Video
2009	John Rich: Shuttin' Detroit Down	John	Video short
2009	He's Just Not That Into You	Ken Murphy
2009	Powder Blue	Randall
2009	For Sale by Owner	Ferlin Smith
2010	Bloodworth	E. F. Bloodworth
2010	The Last Rites of Ransom Pride	Shepherd Graves
2010	Yohan: The Child Wanderer	Old Yohan
2010	Fallout: New Vegas	Chief Hanlon (voice)	Video game
2011	Dolphin Tale[6]	Reed Haskett
2011	The Greening of Whitney Brown	Dusty Brown
2012	Joyful Noise	Bernard Sparrow
2012	Deadfall[7]	Chet Mills
2012	The Motel Life[8]	Earl Hurley
2013	Angels Sing	The Colonel
2013	Midnight Stallion	Jack Shepard
2014	San Patricios	Boss Flood
2014	Dolphin Tale 2	Reed Haskett
2014	7 Minutes[9]	Mr. B
2014	The Winding Stream: The Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music[10]	Himself	Documentary
2015	Texas Rising[11]	Andrew Jackson	Miniseries
2016	Traded[12][13]	Billy
2016	The Red Maple Leaf	John Francis Marshall
2017	Hickok	George Knox
2017	The Star	Old Donkey (voice)
2017	Abilene[14][15]	George Knox
2018	Blaze	Edwin Fuller

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1976	Saturday Night Live	Host	Episode: "Kris Kristofferson / Rita Coolidge"
1979	Freedom Road	Abner Lait	TV film
1984	The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck	Ben Cole	TV film
1986	The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James	Jesse James	TV film
1986	Blood & Orchids	Capt. Curtis 'Curt' Maddox	TV film
1986	Stagecoach	Ringo / Ringo Kid / Bill Williams	TV film
1987	Amerika	Devin Milford	Miniseries (6 episodes)
1988	The Tracker	Noble Adams	TV film
1990	Pair of Aces	Rip Metcalf	TV film
1991	Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind	Rip Metcalf	TV film
1992	Miracle in the Wilderness	Jericho Adams	TV film
1992	Christmas in Connecticut	Jefferson Jones	TV film
1993	Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth	Stan Mather	TV film
1994	Sodbusters	Destiny	TV film
1994	The Larry Sanders Show	Himself	Episode: "Arthur's Crises"
1995	Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story	himself	TV film
1995	Tad	Abraham Lincoln	TV film
1995	Inflammable	Capt. Jack Guthrie	TV film
1995	Brothers' Destiny	Davis	TV film
1996	Blue Rodeo	Owen Whister	TV film
1997–1999	Dead Man's Gun	narrator	TV series (41 episodes)
1998	Two for Texas[16]	Hugh Allison	TV film
1999	The Long Kill	Jesse Ray Torrance	TV film
1999	NetForce	Steve Day	TV film
2000	Perfect Murder, Perfect Town	Lou Smit	TV film
2003	The Break	Izzy Patterson	TV film
2004	Lives of the Saints	Matthew Bok	Miniseries
2005	14 Hours	Chuck Whortle	TV film
2009	Handy Manny's Motorcycle Adventure	Pops (voice)	TV series (Episode: "Motorcycle Adventure")
2015	Down Dog	Jimmy Wood	TV film
2015	Texas Rising	President Andrew Jackson	Miniseries (4 episodes)

Video games

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2005	Gun	Ned White
2010	Fallout: New Vegas	Chief Hanlon

References

Jessica Hundley (November 3, 2013). "Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton Revisit 1972's 'Cisco Pike'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
Staff (December 31, 1983). "Review: 'Songwriter'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
Andrew Hindes (March 22, 1998). "Kristofferson in 'Joyriders'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
McCarthy, Todd (May 20, 2006). "Requiem for Billy the Kid". Variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
Beck, Henry Cabot (January 1, 2008). "Requiem for Billy the Kid". True West Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
Dave McNary (October 11, 2010). "Kris Kristofferson joins 'Dolphin Tale'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
Rob Nelson (April 25, 2012). "Review: 'Deadfall'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
Deborah Young (November 16, 2012). "The Motel Life: Rome Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
Frank Scheck (October 28, 2014). "'7 Minutes': Austin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
"The Winding Stream - The Carters, The Cashes and the Course of Country Music". thewindingstream.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
Whitney Friedlander (May 30, 2014). "Kris Kristofferson to Play Andrew Jackson in History's 'Texas Rising'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
Jr, Timothy Woodward (January 1, 2000), Traded, retrieved May 4, 2016
"Kris & Kelly Kristofferson in the movie Traded, April 2016 - Kris Kristofferson". Kris Kristofferson. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
"Abilene : New Kristofferson movie". Kris Kristofferson. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
Jr, Timothy Woodward; Adkins, Trace; Lyman-Mersereau, Kaiwi; Fischer, Hunter (January 1, 2000), Abilene, retrieved January 13, 2017
Tony Scott (January 15, 1998). "Review: 'Two for Texas'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

External links

Kris Kristofferson at IMDb
Kris Kristofferson at AllMovie

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[1] Jessica Hundley (November 3, 2013). "Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton Revisit 1972's 'Cisco Pike'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[2] Staff (December 31, 1983). "Review: 'Songwriter'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[3] Andrew Hindes (March 22, 1998). "Kristofferson in 'Joyriders'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[4] McCarthy, Todd (May 20, 2006). "Requiem for Billy the Kid". Variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

[5] Beck, Henry Cabot (January 1, 2008). "Requiem for Billy the Kid". True West Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

[6] Dave McNary (October 11, 2010). "Kris Kristofferson joins 'Dolphin Tale'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[7] Rob Nelson (April 25, 2012). "Review: 'Deadfall'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[8] Deborah Young (November 16, 2012). "The Motel Life: Rome Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[9] Frank Scheck (October 28, 2014). "'7 Minutes': Austin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[10] "The Winding Stream - The Carters, The Cashes and the Course of Country Music". thewindingstream.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

[11] Whitney Friedlander (May 30, 2014). "Kris Kristofferson to Play Andrew Jackson in History's 'Texas Rising'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[12] Jr, Timothy Woodward (January 1, 2000), Traded, retrieved May 4, 2016

[13] "Kris & Kelly Kristofferson in the movie Traded, April 2016 - Kris Kristofferson". Kris Kristofferson. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

[14] "Abilene : New Kristofferson movie". Kris Kristofferson. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[15] Jr, Timothy Woodward; Adkins, Trace; Lyman-Mersereau, Kaiwi; Fischer, Hunter (January 1, 2000), Abilene, retrieved January 13, 2017

[16] Tony Scott (January 15, 1998). "Review: 'Two for Texas'". Variety. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

Kris Kristofferson
Discography Filmography
Albums	Kristofferson The Silver Tongued Devil and I Border Lord Jesus Was a Capricorn Spooky Lady's Sideshow Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame Surreal Thing A Star Is Born Easter Island Shake Hands with the Devil To the Bone The Winning Hand Music from Songwriter Repossessed Third World Warrior A Moment of Forever The Austin Sessions This Old Road Closer to the Bone The Cedar Creek Sessions
With Rita Coolidge	Full Moon Breakaway Natural Act
Live	Live at the Philharmonic Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco
Compilation albums	Songs of Kristofferson The Essential Kris Kristofferson Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection
Songs	"For the Good Times" "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" "Why Me" "Me and Bobby McGee" "Help Me Make It Through the Night" "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" "Nobody Wins" "Loving Arms" "Lover Please" "They Killed Him" "The Heart" "One Day at a Time"
See also	The Highwaymen Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson