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Kris Kristofferson

Profession
Acting
Born
June 22, 1936 · Brownsville, Texas, USA
Died
September 28, 2024

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.

Known for

Taxi Driver poster
Taxi Driver
Film · 1976 · ★ 8.1
Blade poster
Blade
Film · 1998 · ★ 6.9
Blade II poster
Blade II
Film · 2002 · ★ 6.6
Planet of the Apes poster
Planet of the Apes
Film · 2001 · ★ 5.8
Blade: Trinity poster
Blade: Trinity
Film · 2004 · ★ 5.9
He's Just Not That Into You poster
He's Just Not That Into You
Film · 2009 · ★ 6.6
Payback poster
Payback
Film · 1999 · ★ 6.8
The Jacket poster
The Jacket
Film · 2005 · ★ 6.9
I'm Not There poster
I'm Not There
Film · 2007 · ★ 6.5
Deadfall poster
Deadfall
Film · 2012 · ★ 6.0
D-Tox poster
D-Tox
Film · 2002 · ★ 5.6
Dolphin Tale poster
Dolphin Tale
Film · 2011 · ★ 6.9

Filmography