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Kris Kristofferson (I)
Kris Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Mary Ann (Ashbrook) and Lars Henry Kristofferson. His paternal grandparents were Swedish, and his father was a United States Air Force general who pushed his son to a military career. Kris was a Golden Gloves boxer and went to Pomona College in California. From there, he earned a Rhodes ...
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Soundtrack (136 credits)
Soundtrack (136 credits)
2018
Beat Shazam
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.5
(2018)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
Glastonbury 2017
(TV Mini-Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2017) (writer - 2 episodes, 2017)
- Day 1, Part 2
(2017)
... (performer: "Sunday Morning Coming Down") / (writer: "Sunday Morning Coming Down")
- Kris Kristofferson and Royal Blood
(2017)
... (performer: "Me and Bobby McGee", "Best of All Possible Worlds", "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Casey's Last Ride", "Loving Her Was Easier", "Jesus was a Capricorn", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" (uncredited), "The Silver Tongued Devil and I" (uncredited), "For the Good Times", "Why Me") / (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee", "Best of All Possible Worlds", "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Casey's Last Ride", "Loving Her Was Easier", "Jesus was a Capricorn", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" (uncredited), "The Silver Tongued Devil and I" (uncredited), "For the Good Times", "Why Me")
2016
Quarry
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- His Deeds Were Scattered
(2016)
... (writer: "For the Good Times")
2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
(Documentary) (performer: "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33") / (writer: "The Pilgrim, Chapter 33")
2016
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Shailene Woodley/Carol Burnett/Jason Aldean
(2016)
... (writer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night" - uncredited)
2015
The Voice
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Blind Auditions, Part 8
(2015)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2014
Australian Story
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- Vanishing Act
(2014)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2014
True Detective
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Secret Fate of All Life
(2014)
... (performer: "Casey's Last Ride" - uncredited)
2014
Young Ones
(performer: "To Beat the Devil" - as Kristoffer Kristofferson) / (writer: "To Beat the Devil")
2013
Watercolor Postcards
(writer: "Help Me Make It Through The Night" - as Kristoffer Kristofferson)
2013
Passion & Poetry: Sam's Trucker Movie
(Documentary) (performer: "One for the Money", "Shipwrecked Through the 80's") / (writer: "One for the Money", "Shipwrecked Through the 80's")
Ànima
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2013) (writer - 1 episode, 2013)
- Episode #7.2
(2013)
... (performer: "Help Me Make It Throught the Night") / (writer: "Help Me Make It Throught the Night")
2013
Unité 9
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.22
(2013)
... (writer: "Aide-moi à passer la nuit" ("Help Me Make It Through the Night") - as Kristoffer Kristofferson)
2012
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #20.135
(2012)
... (performer: "Toast to Freedom")
2012
The Marty Stuart Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Bobby Bare
(2012)
... (writer: "Come Sundown")
Late Show with David Letterman
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2011) (writer - 1 episode, 2011)
- Episode #19.38
(2011)
... (performer: "Me and Bobby McGee" - uncredited) / (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee" - uncredited)
2011
Johnny Reid: Heart & Soul - A Place Called Love Live in Concert
(TV Movie) (writer: "Help Me Make It Through The Night")
2011
Gent de paraula
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.19
(2011)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2010
American Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Top Two Performance
(2010)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
- Top 11 Performance
(2010)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2010
Bloodworth
("You Don't Tell Me What To Do") / (performer: "You Don't Tell Me What To Do", "Raven Is Her Name (Raven's Song)", "Starlight and Stone") / (writer: "You Don't Tell Me What To Do", "Raven Is Her Name (Raven's Song)", "Starlight and Stone")
2009
Californication
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Dogtown
(2009)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee" - uncredited)
2009
House of Boys
(lyrics: "Help Me Make it Through the Night") / (music: "Help Me Make it Through the Night")
2009
Code 37
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Wereld van glas I
(2009)
... (writer: "Help Me Make It Through The Night")
Crook & Chase
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2009) (writer - 1 episode, 2009)
- Episode dated 9 July 2009
(2009)
... (performer: "Me and Bobby McGee") / (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2009
Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Rosanne Cash/Norah Jones/Kris Kristofferson/John Mellencamp
(2009)
... (as K. Kristofferson, "April 5th", "Sunday Morning Coming Down", "Here Comes That Rainbow Again", "Me and Bobby McGee")
2007
Banda sonora
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.13
(2007)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2007
Opry Video Classics: Honky-Tonk Heroes
(Video) (writer: "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line / Loving Her Was Easier (Anything I'll Ever Do Again)")
2006
Brats: Our Journey Home
(Documentary) (performer: "Jesse Jackson", "Sky King", "The Heart", "What About Me", "Eagle and the Bear", "Love of Money", "This Old Road", "Worth Fighting For") / (writer: "Jesse Jackson", "Sky King", "The Heart", "What About Me", "Eagle and the Bear", "Love of Money", "This Old Road", "Worth Fighting For")
2005
The View
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 19 October 2005
(2005)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #13.16
(2005)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2005
Breakfast on Pluto
(performer: "For the Good Times" (1970)) / (writer: "For the Good Times" (1970))
2005
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
(performer: "The New Mr. Me") / (writer: "The New Mr. Me", "Me and Bobby McGee", "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33")
2004
The X Factor
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Live Show 4
(2004)
... (writer: "Help Me Make It Through The Night")
2004
Hrvatski Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.12
(2004)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
- Episode #1.3
(2004)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
2004
Kam zmizel ten starý song
(TV Series) (music - 1 episode)
- Vladimír Postulka
(2004)
... (music: "Nedelní ráno (Sunday Morning Coming Down)")
2003
Mantrap: Straw Dogs - The Final Cut
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Song For Sam") / (writer: "Song For Sam")
1997
The Ice Storm
(writer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Help Me Make it Through the Night")
1996
Stars in Their Eyes
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #7.8
(1996)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
1996
Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival
(Documentary) (performer: "Me & Bobby McGee") / (writer: "Me & Bobby McGee")
1994
Mystery Science Theater 3000
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Sinister Urge
(1994)
... (writer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night")
1993
Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Slouching Toward The Millennium", "Song for Sam", "Sunday Morning Coming Down") / (writer: "Slouching Toward The Millennium", "Song for Sam", "Sunday Morning Coming Down")
1992
Sjans
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Kamernummers
(1992)
... (writer: "Help me make it through the night" - uncredited)
1991
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros.
(TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Evergreen" - uncredited)
Pero ¿esto qué es?
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1990) (writer - 1 episode, 1990)
- Episode dated 12 January 1990
(1990)
... (performer: "Me and Bobby McGee", "Mal sacate") / (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
1989
The Songwriter's Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music
(TV Movie) (writer: "Help Me Make It Through The Night")
1986
Sword of Honour
(TV Mini-Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.3
(1986)
... (writer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night" - uncredited)
1986
Série noire
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma
(1986)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
1985
The Winning Hand
(TV Movie) (performer: "Here Comes That Rainbow Again", "To Make a Long Story Short, She's Gone", "Help Me Make It Through The Night", "Ping Pong", "The Bandits of Beverly Hills", "Put It Off Until Tomorrow", "The Bigger The Fool, The Harder The Fall", "Me and Bobby McGee", "Born To Love Me", "Casey's Last Ride", "Don't Let Your Left Hand Know (What Your Right Hand Does)") / (writer: "Here Comes That Rainbow Again", "They Killed Him", "Help Me Make It Through The Night", "The Bandits of Beverly Hills", "The Bigger The Fool, The Harder The Fall", "Me and Bobby McGee", "Casey's Last Ride")
1985
The 57th Annual Academy Awards
(TV Special documentary) (performer: "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around", "On the Road Again", "Amazing Grace") / (writer: "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around")
1982
Knees-Up
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chas & Dave's Christmas Knees-Up
(1982)
... (writer: "Why Me, Lord")
1982
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Johnny Cash/Elton John
(1982)
... (writer: "Sunday Morning Coming Down" - uncredited)
1980
Berlin Alexanderplatz
(TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)
- Fassbinder, Berlin Alexanderplatz, 14 - Mein Traum vom Traum des Franz Biberkopf von Alfred Döblin: Ein Epilog
(1980)
... ("Me and Bobby McGee")
1980
Honeysuckle Rose
(writer: "Loving You is Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)", "You Show Me Yours (and I'll Show You Mine)")
1979
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)
- Episode dated 25 December 1979
(1979)
... (writer: "One Day at a Time")
- Episode dated 8 November 1979
(1979)
... (writer: "One Day at a Time")
- Episode dated 1 November 1979
(1979)
... (writer: "One Day at a Time")
- Episode dated 25 October 1979
(1979)
... (writer: "One Day at a Time")
- Episode dated 18 October 1979
(1979)
... (writer: "One Day at a Time")
1979
The Music for UNICEF Concert: A Gift of Song
(TV Special) (performer: "Fallen Angels", "Put A Little Love In Your Heart") / (writer: "Fallen Angels")
The Muppet Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1978) (writer - 1 episode, 1978)
- Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
(1978)
... (performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Song I Like to Sing") / (writer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night", "Song I Like to Sing")
1976
Telly... Who Loves Ya Baby?
(TV Special) (writer: "I'm Sorry/Let Me Be There/For The Good Times")
1976
Dolly
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3
(1976)
... (writer: "Yesterday/For The Good Times/Help Me Make It Through The Night/Bridge Over Troubled Waters" Medley)
- Episode #1.10
... (writer: "Help Me Make it Through the Night")
- Episode #1.9
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
1974-1975
The Ernie Sigley Show
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Episode dated 23 September 1975
(1975)
... (writer: "For the Good Times")
- Episode dated 22 May 1975
(1975)
... (writer: "For the Good Times")
- Episode dated 27 August 1974
(1974)
... (writer: "Help Me Make It through the Night")
- Episode dated 28 February 1974
(1974)
... (writer: "For the Good Times")
1975
In Concert
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.15
(1975)
... (writer: "For The Good Times")
1975
Police Woman
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Nothing Left to Lose
(1975)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
1974
8th Annual Country Music Association Awards
(TV Special) (performer: "Me and Bobby McGee") / (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
1974
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 6 September 1974
(1974)
... (writer: "Help Me Make it Through the Night")
1974
Columbo
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Swan Song
(1974)
... (writer: "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down")
1973
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Prowler
(1973)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee" - uncredited)
1972-1973
The Graham Kennedy Show
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Episode dated 18 October 1973
(1973)
... (writer: "For the Good Times")
- Episode dated 17 May 1973
(1973)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
- Episode dated 10 October 1972
(1972)
... (writer: "For the Good Times")
1973
Blume in Love
(lyrics: "Chester The Goat", "Settle Down And Get Along") / (music: "Chester The Goat", "Settle Down And Get Along")
1972
Fat City
(performer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night") / (writer: "Help Me Make It Through the Night")
1972
Cisco Pike
(performer: "Loving Her Was Easier", "I'd Rather Be Sorry", "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33", "Breakdown") / (writer: "Loving Her Was Easier", "I'd Rather Be Sorry", "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33", "Breakdown")
1971
Johnny Cash i København
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Sunday Morning Coming Down", "Me And Bobby McGee", "Help Me Make It Through The Night")
1971
Pop story
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.4
(1971)
... (writer: "Mie ja Bobby McGee (Me And Bobby McGee)")
1971
Clay Pigeon
(lyrics: "Law Is for Protection of the People") / (music: "Law Is for Protection of the People")
The Johnny Cash Show
(TV Series) (writer - 8 episodes, 1970 - 1971) (performer - 2 episodes, 1970)
- Episode #2.26
(1971)
... (writer: "Sunday Morning Coming Down")
- Episode #2.9
(1970)
... (performer: "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)") / (writer: "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)")
- Episode #2.5
(1970)
... (writer: "For the Good Times")
- Episode #2.3
(1970)
... (writer: "The Loving Gift" - uncredited)
- Episode #2.1
(1970)
... (writer: "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", "Help Me Make It Through the Night")
1970
The Porter Wagoner Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Roy Clark
(1970)
... (writer: "Me and Bobby McGee")
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CD: "The Best of Kris Kristofferson" (Columbia) See more »Official Sites:
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The HighwaymenHeight:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Recently, my oldest son, Kris, and I were coming out of an airport, and I saw this little kid I'd seen back at the gate with his mother, and I said, 'Look-that's the kid who was coming out of the gate with us.' And Kris said, 'Dad, you're getting old. You noticed the little kid and I was looking at his mother. See more »Trivia:
Attended Pomona College in Claremont, California, with a B.A. in Creative Literature; graduated in 1958. See more »Trademark:
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