Acting · Brownsville, Texas, USA · Born June 22, 1936
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.
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MovieA Song for Cesar: Beware a Movement That Sings
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MovieMy Darling Vivian
2020
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MovieJoni 75: A Birthday Celebration
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2018
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2017
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MovieThe Star
2017
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2017
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2017
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2017
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2016
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2016
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MovieThe Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
2016
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MovieRoad to Austin
2016
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MovieThe Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws
2016
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MovieWe're Still Here: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
2015
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MovieJohnny Cash: American Rebel
2015
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TVTexas Rising
2015
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2015
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2014
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MovieAustin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014
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2014
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2014
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2014
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Passion & Poetry: Sam's Favorite Film
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2013
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2013
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2013
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2012
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MovieWe Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
2012
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The Johnny Cash Music Festival
2012
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2012
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2011
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2011
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2011
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Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
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Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
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2010
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2010
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MovieFor Sale by Owner
2009
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MovieLeonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
2009
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MovieLegends & Lyrics: Vol. 1: Kris Kristofferson, Patty Griffin and Randy Owen
2009
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MoviePowder Blue
2009
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MovieHe's Just Not That Into You
2009
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MovieHavana Jam '79
2009
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2008
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2008
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2008
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2007
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MovieI'm Not There
2007
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MovieThe Best of The Johnny Cash TV Show 1969-1971
2007
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MovieDisappearances
2007
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George Jones & Friends 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert
2007
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MovieJerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
2007
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MovieThe Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
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MovieRequiem for Billy the Kid
2007
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MovieJohnny Cash - Live In Ireland
2006
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2006
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2006
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MovieAmerican Revolutions: The Highwaymen
2006
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MovieOutlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX
2006
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MovieKris Kristofferson: Live from Austin, TX
2006
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2006
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Brats: Our Journey Home
2006
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MovieJohnny Cash In Ireland - 1993
2006
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Movie14 Hours
2005
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MovieThe World's Greatest Gigs
2005
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TVThe Colbert Report
2005
MovieDreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
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MovieThe Wendell Baker Story
2005
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Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
2005
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MovieNightstalkers, Daywalkers, and Familiars: Inside the World of Blade Trinity
2005
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MovieThe Jacket
2005
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2005
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MovieThe Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
2005
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MoviePassion & Poetry: The Ballad of Sam Peckinpah
2005
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I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
2005
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MovieBlade: Trinity
2004
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MovieFinal Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate
2004
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TVLives of the Saints
2004
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2004
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MovieBe Here to Love Me
2004
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MovieSecond Chances: The Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
2004
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MovieRonnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
MovieSam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004
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MovieKris Kristofferson: Breakthrough
2004
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MovieZ Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
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MovieA Tribute To Buddy Holly And The Crickets
2004
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MovieJohnny Cash: The Last Great American
2004
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MovieThe Highwaymen: On the Road Again
2003
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TVSoundstage
2003
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MovieWhere the Red Fern Grows
2003
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MovieEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
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This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years
2002
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2002
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2002
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MovieJohn Ford Goes to War
2002
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2001
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2001
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MovieAFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
2001
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2001
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TVAustin City Limits: Country
2001
MovieThe Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
2000
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MoviePerfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
2000
as Lou Smit
TVPerfect Murder, Perfect Town
2000
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MovieComanche
2000
The Making of Comanche
2000
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MovieLimbo
1999
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MovieA Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999
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MovieThe Joyriders
1999
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MovieMolokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
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MoviePayback
1999
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MovieNetForce
1999
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TVNetforce
1999
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MovieOutlaw Justice
1999
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1998
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1998
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1998
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1998
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1998
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1998
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MovieFire Down Below
1997
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1997
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TVDead Man's Gun
1997
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1996
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MovieLone Star
1996
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MovieMessage to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival
1996
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MovieInflammable
1995
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MoviePharaoh's Army
1995
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MovieTad
1995
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MovieBig Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995
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1995
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MovieSodbusters
1994
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MovieKris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
1993
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MovieTrouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth
1993
as Stan Mather
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
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TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
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1993
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MovieSam Peckinpah: Man of Iron
1993
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MovieWillie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993
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MovieKnights
1993
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MovieBob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993
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MovieChristmas in Connecticut
1992
as Jefferson Jones
MovieNo Place to Hide
1992
as Joe Garvey
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Kris Kristofferson
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MovieOriginal Intent
1992
as Jack Saunders
MovieMiracle in the Wilderness
1991
as Jericho Adams
MovieAnother Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
1991
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1991
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1990
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1990
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1990
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MovieWelcome Home
1989
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MovieMillennium
1989
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MovieIn the Hank Williams Tradition
1989
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MovieJoan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988
as Kris Kristofferson
MovieBig Top Pee-wee
1988
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MovieThe Tracker
1988
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MovieRoy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988
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TVAmerika
1987
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MovieJerry Lee Lewis: I Am What I Am
1987
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1986
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TVBlood & Orchids
1986
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MovieThe Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
1986
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MovieTrouble in Mind
1985
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MovieSongwriter
1984
as Blackie Buck
MovieFlashpoint
1984
as Bobby Logan
MovieThe Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
1984
as Ben Cole
MovieThe Last Horror Film
1982
as Kris Kristofferson (uncredited)
TVWogan
1982
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MovieJerry Lee Lewis 25th anniversary concert
1982
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TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
All-Star Party for Burt Reynolds
1981
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MovieRollover
1981
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MovieHeaven's Gate
1980
as James Averill
MovieStepping Out: The Debolts Grow Up
1980
as Self - Narrator
MovieFreedom Road
1979
as Abner Lait
TVCBS News Sunday Morning
1979
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MovieThe Johnny Cash Christmas Special 1978
1978
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MovieConvoy
1978
as Rubber Duck
MovieSemi-Tough
1977
as Shake Tiller
MovieA Star Is Born
1976
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MovieVigilante Force
1976
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TVThe Muppet Show
1976
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MovieThe Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
1976
as Jim Cameron
TVDonny & Marie
1976
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TVSaturday Night Live
1975
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TVCher
1975
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TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
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MovieAlice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974
as David
TVDinah!
1974
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MovieBring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
1974
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MovieFree to Be… You and Me
1974
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MovieGeorge Carlin: The Real George Carlin
1973
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MovieBlume in Love
1973
as Elmo Cole
MoviePat Garrett & Billy the Kid
1973
as Billy the Kid
MovieGospel Road: A Story of Jesus
1973
as Vocalist
TVThe Midnight Special
1972
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MovieCisco Pike
1972
as Cisco Pike
MovieThe Last Movie
1971
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TVThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
TVGreat Performances
1971
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TVThe Flip Wilson Show
1970
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TVThe Johnny Cash Show
1969
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TVStarparade
1968
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TVCMA Awards
1967
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
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TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
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TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid: One Foot in the Groove
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