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Kris Kristofferson (1936-2024) was an American actor and Oscar®-nominated songwriter and singer. Kristofferson is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (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) and Blade (1998). His IMDb page shows 121 acting credits ffrom 1971-2014. This page will rank Kris Kristofferson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, cameos, and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
Kris Kristofferson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1977 | Semi-Tough (1977) |  |
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| 1974 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) | |
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| 1976 | A Star Is Born (1976) | |
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| 2001 | Planet of the Apes (2001) |  |
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| 1999 | Payback (1999) | |
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| 2002 | Blade II (2002) | |
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| 1998 | Blade (1998) | |
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| 2011 | Dolphin Tale (2011) | |
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| 1996 | Lone Star (1996) | |
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| 1976 | The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea (1976) | |
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| 1973 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) | |
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| 2009 | He's Just Not That Into You (2009) |  |
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| 1978 | Convoy (1978) | |
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| 1974 | Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) | |
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| 2014 | Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) | |
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| 2005 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) | |
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| 1973 | Blume in Love (1973) |  |
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| 2007 | I'm Not There. (2007) | |
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| 2018 | Blaze (2018) | |
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| 1998 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) | |
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| 1999 | Limbo (1999) | |
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| 2017 | The Star (2017) Voice Only |
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| 1985 | Trouble in Mind (1985) | |
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| 2004 | Blade: Trinity (2004) | |
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| 1998 | Dance with Me (1998) |  |
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| 2000 | Comanche (2000) | |
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| 1984 | Flashpoint (1984) | |
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| 2006 | Fast Food Nation (2006) | |
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| 1995 | Pharaoh's Army (1995) | |
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| 1971 | Cisco Pike (1971) |  |
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| 1984 | Songwriter (1984) | |
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| 1980 | Heaven's Gate (1980) | |
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| 2009 | Powder Blue (2009) | |
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| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) | |
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| 2013 | Angels Sing (2013) | |
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| 1999 | The Joyriders (1999) | |
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| 1981 | Rollover (1981) | |
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| 1988 | Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) | |
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| 2010 | Bloodworth (2010) | |
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| 2012 | Deadfall (2012) | |
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| 2003 | Where the Red Fern Grows (2003) | |
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| 2001 | Wooly Boys (2001) |  |
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| 1971 | The Last Movie (1971) | |
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| 2005 | The Jacket (2005) | |
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| 1989 | Welcome Home (1989) | |
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| 2012 | Joyful Noise (2012) | |
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| 2006 | Disappearances (2006) | |
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| 2017 | Best Friend From Heaven (2017) | |
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| 2016 | The Red Maple Leaf (2016) | |
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| 2012 | The Motel Life (2012) | |
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| 1997 | Fire Down Below (1997) |  |
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| 2004 | Silver City (2004) | |
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| 1976 | Vigilante Force (1976) | |
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| 2016 | Traded (2016) | |
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| 2014 | 7 Minutes (2014) | |
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| 1989 | Millennium (1989) | |
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| 1992 | No Place to Hide (1992) | |
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| 2011 | The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011) | |
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| 2005 | The Wendell Baker Story (2005) | |
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| 1993 | Paper Hearts (1993) |  |
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| 2018 | Lawless Range (2018) | |
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| 2001 | Chelsea Walls (2001) | |
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| 2010 | The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010) | |
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| 2013 | Midnight Stallion (2013) | |
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| 2017 | Hickok (2017) | |
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| 2002 | Eye See You (a.k.a. D-TOX) (2002) | |
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| 2008 | Jump Out Boys (2008) | |
Kris Kristofferson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort Kris Kristofferson movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Kris Kristofferson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Kris Kristofferson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Kris Kristofferson movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Kris Kristofferson movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Kris Kristofferson movie won.
- Sort Kris Kristofferson movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews, and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Semi-Tough (1977) | Burt Reynolds & Kris Kristofferson |
61.60 | 298.0 | 298.00 | 7 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 94.9 | |
| 2 | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) | Ellen Burstyn & Mia Bendixsen |
23.90 | 138.0 | 138.00 | 25 | 84 | 03 / 01 | 94.7 | |
| 3 | A Star Is Born (1976) | Barbra Streisand & Gary Busey |
112.40 | 569.0 | 569.00 | 2 | 53 | 04 / 01 | 91.5 | |
| 4 | Planet of the Apes (2001) | Mark Wahlberg & Paul Giamatti |
180.00 | 343.5 | 691.10 | 10 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 5 | Payback (1999) | Mel Gibson & Lucy Liu |
81.50 | 173.7 | 344.30 | 25 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 6 | Blade II (2002) | Wesley Snipes & Ron Perlman & Leonor Varela |
82.30 | 153.1 | 288.10 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 7 | Blade (1998) | Wesley Snipes & Stephen Dorff |
70.10 | 161.1 | 301.50 | 28 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 8 | Dolphin Tale (2011) | Morgan Freeman & Ashley Judd |
72.00 | 97.9 | 129.70 | 51 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 84.1 | |
| 9 | Lone Star (1996) | Matthew McConaughey & Frances McDormand |
12.40 | 30.3 | 30.30 | 114 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 10 | The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea (1976) | Sarah Miles & Kris Kristofferson |
21.20 | 107.4 | 107.40 | 34 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.1 | |
| 11 | Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) | James Coburn & Bob Dylan & Jason Robards |
8.20 | 49.8 | 49.80 | 44 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 12 | He's Just Not That Into You (2009) | Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Aniston |
94.00 | 135.0 | 257.10 | 33 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 13 | Convoy (1978) | Ernest Borgnine & Ali MacGraw |
21.10 | 97.3 | 97.30 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 14 | Bring Me The Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) | Warren Oates & Directed by Sam Peckinpah |
4.30 | 24.6 | 24.60 | 70 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
| 15 | Dolphin Tale 2 (2014) | Morgan Freeman & Ashley Judd |
42.00 | 55.4 | 76.30 | 82 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 16 | Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) | Kurt Russell & Dakota Fanning |
32.80 | 55.2 | 65.30 | 85 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 70.4 | |
| 17 | Blume in Love (1973) | George Segal & Susan Anspach |
8.50 | 51.7 | 51.70 | 42 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 18 | I'm Not There. (2007) | Christian Bale & Cate Blanchett |
4.00 | 6.3 | 18.30 | 177 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 63.2 | |
| 19 | Blaze (2018) | Sam Rockwell & Directed by Ethan Hawke |
0.70 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 214 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
| 20 | A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998) | Leelee Sobieski & Barbara Hershey |
1.80 | 4.1 | 4.10 | 178 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 21 | Limbo (1999) | David Strathairn & Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
2.20 | 4.6 | 5.50 | 171 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 55.1 | |
| 22 | The Star (2017) Voice Only |
Christopher Plummer & Oprah Winfrey |
40.90 | 49.1 | 75.50 | 66 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 23 | Trouble in Mind (1985) | Kris Kristofferson & Keith Carradine |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 195 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 24 | Blade: Trinity (2004) | Ryan Reynolds & Wesley Snipes |
52.40 | 91.0 | 223.80 | 59 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 25 | Dance with Me (1998) | Vanessa Williams & Chayanne |
15.90 | 36.6 | 36.60 | 95 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 26 | Comanche (2000) | Wilford Brimley | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 281 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.5 | |
| 27 | Flashpoint (1984) | Treat Williams & Rip Torn |
3.90 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 121 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
| 28 | Fast Food Nation (2006) | Bruce Willis & Ethan Hawke |
1.00 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 232 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 29 | Pharaoh's Army (1995) | Chris Cooper | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 251 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 30 | Cisco Pike (1971) | Gene Hackman | 2.60 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 101 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 31 | Songwriter (1984) | Willie Nelson | 0.90 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 161 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 32 | Heaven's Gate (1980) | Jeff Bridges & Christopher Walken |
3.50 | 14.4 | 14.40 | 122 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 33 | Powder Blue (2009) | Forest Whitaker & Eddie Redmayne |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 372 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.5 | |
| 34 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) | Peter O'Toole | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 285 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 35 | Angels Sing (2013) | Harry Connick, Jr. | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 350 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 36 | The Joyriders (1999) | Martin Landau | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 353 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.0 | |
| 37 | Rollover (1981) | Jane Fonda | 10.90 | 42.1 | 42.10 | 73 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 32.5 | |
| 38 | Big Top Pee-Wee (1988) | Paul Reubens & Penelope Ann Miller |
15.10 | 39.7 | 39.70 | 64 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 32.0 | |
| 39 | Bloodworth (2010) | Val Kilmer | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 337 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.9 | |
| 40 | Deadfall (2012) | Eric Bana & Sissy Spacek |
0.10 | 0.1 | 2.30 | 278 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.8 | |
| 41 | Where the Red Fern Grows (2003) | Dabney Coleman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 282 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.8 | |
| 42 | Wooly Boys (2001) | Peter Fonda | 0.30 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 239 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.3 | |
| 43 | The Last Movie (1971) | Dennis Hopper & Dean Stockwell |
0.50 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 175 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 44 | The Jacket (2005) | Daniel Craig & Adrien Brody & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/keira-knightley-movies/' |
6.30 | 10.6 | 35.60 | 159 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 45 | Welcome Home (1989) | JoBeth Williams | 1.00 | 2.8 | 2.80 | 164 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 26.1 | |
| 46 | Joyful Noise (2012) | Queen Latifah & Dolly Parton |
30.90 | 41.9 | 42.20 | 95 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 25.9 | |
| 47 | Disappearances (2006) | Charlie McDermott | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 416 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.5 | |
| 48 | Best Friend From Heaven (2017) | Peggy Calvert | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 434 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.5 | |
| 49 | The Red Maple Leaf (2016) | James Caan | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 394 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.7 | |
| 50 | The Motel Life (2012) | Emile Hirsch & Dakota Fanning |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 370 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 20.6 | |
| 51 | Fire Down Below (1997) | Steven Seagal & Marg Helgenberger |
16.20 | 38.1 | 38.10 | 93 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 52 | Silver City (2004) | Chris Cooper & Richard Dreyfuss |
1.00 | 1.8 | 1.80 | 205 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 53 | Vigilante Force (1976) | Jan-Michael Vincent | 1.00 | 4.9 | 4.90 | 138 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 15.9 | |
| 54 | Traded (2016) | Trace Adkins | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 402 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.7 | |
| 55 | 7 Minutes (2014) | Jason Ritter | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 346 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.0 | |
| 56 | Millennium (1989) | Cheryl Ladd | 5.80 | 15.7 | 15.70 | 105 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 13.0 | |
| 57 | No Place to Hide (1992) | Drew Barrymore & Martin Landau |
0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 209 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.6 | |
| 58 | The Greening of Whitney Brown (2011) | Brooke Shields | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 328 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.4 | |
| 59 | The Wendell Baker Story (2005) | Owen Wilson & Luke Wilson |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.30 | 290 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 10.0 | |
| 60 | Paper Hearts (1993) | James Brolin | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 244 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.9 | |
| 61 | Lawless Range (2018) | Patrick John Flueger & Beau Bridges |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 378 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.3 | |
| 62 | Chelsea Walls (2001) | Rosario Dawson & Vincent D'Onofrio |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 290 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.4 | |
| 63 | The Last Rites of Ransom Pride (2010) | Peter Dinklage | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 327 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.4 | |
| 64 | Midnight Stallion (2013) | Jodelle Ferland | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 379 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.6 | |
| 65 | Hickok (2017) | Liam Hemsworth & Bruce Dern |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 428 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 66 | Eye See You (a.k.a. D-TOX) (2002) | Sylvester Stallone | 0.10 | 0.1 | 11.90 | 279 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.1 | |
| 67 | Jump Out Boys (2008) | DMX | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 385 | 18 | 00 / 00 | 0.0 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Kris Kristofferson
1. Kristoffer Kristofferson was born in Brownsville, Texas in 1936.
2. Kris Kristofferson earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University. While at Oxford, he boxed, played rugby, and began writing songs.
3. Kris Kristofferson was a captain in the U.S. Army that flew helicopters. He became a commercial helicopter pilot after leaving the military. He got his start in the music business by landing a helicopter in Johnny Cash’s backyard and presenting him with a song he had written. Cash went on to record the song
4. Johnny Cash recorded Kris Kristofferson’s song Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down in 1969. The song became a hit and won Kristofferson a Songwriter of the Year honor at the Country Music Awards.
5. Kris Kristofferson got the leading male role of A Star Is Born (1976) after Elvis Presley couldn’t do it. Kristofferson would win a Best Actor Golden Globe® award for the role. Elvis has also recorded a song written by Kristofferson.
6. Cameron Crowe posed as a student at Clairemont High School to get material for the screenplay for Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). The principal of Clairemont was not thrilled with the idea, but when he asked Crowe about musicians that he had met, he mentioned Kris Kristofferson. The principal was a big fan of Kristofferson and agreed to let Crowe on campus.
7. Kris Kristofferson became good friends with the late James Coburn. They worked together on Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Convoy (1978) and Payback (1999). Coburn also sang some backup vocals on Kristofferson’s album “Who’s to Bless and Who’s to Blame”.
8. Kris Kristofferson was elected into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.
9. Kris Kristofferson was one of the Four Horsemen of the Country Music Apocalypse along with Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson.
10. Kris Kristofferson never had an acting lesson.
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I have seen 3 Kris Kristofferson movies.
My favourite is Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
I have also seen Alice Doesn’t live Here Anymore and A Star is Born.
Rest in peace.
Oh, I just read Dan’s comment and realized that I missed Blume in love. I haven’t seen that in such a long time I forgot Kris was in it.
Kris Kristofferson was # 128 on the most recent Oracle list. Kris appeared with 31 Oscar winners.
BARBRA STREISAND A Star Is Born (1976)
BENICIO DEL TORO Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
CATE BLANCHETT I’m Not There. (2007)
CHARLTON HESTON Planet of the Apes (2001)
CHRIS COOPER Lone Star (1996)
CHRIS COOPER Pharaoh’s Army (1995)
CHRIS COOPER Silver City (2004)
CHRISTIAN BALE I’m Not There. (2007)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER THE STAR (2017)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Heaven’s Gate (1980)
ELLEN BURSTYN Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
ERNEST BORGNINE Convoy (1978)
FOREST WHITAKER Powder Blue (2009)
FRANCES MCDORMAND Lone Star (1996)
GENE HACKMAN Cisco Pike (1972)
GIG YOUNG Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
JAMES COBURN Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
JAMES COBURN Payback (1999/I)
JAMIE LEE CURTIS Welcome Home (1986)
JANE FONDA Rollover (1981)
JASON ROBARDS Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
JEFF BRIDGES Heaven’s Gate (1980)
JENNIFER CONNELLY He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
JODIE FOSTER Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
JULIANNE MOORE I’m Not There. (2007)
KATY JURADO Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
LAURA DERN Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
MARSHA MASON Blume in Love (1973)
MARTIN LANDAU No Place to Hide (1993)
MARTIN LANDAU The Joyriders (1999)
MARTIN LANDAU THE RED MAPLE LEAF (2017)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Lone Star (1996)
MIRA SORVINO THE RED MAPLE LEAF (2017)
MORGAN FREEMAN Dolphin Tale (2011)
MORGAN FREEMAN DOLPHIN TALE 2 (2014)
PATRICIA ARQUETTE FAST FOOD NATION (2006)
RICHARD DREYFUSS Silver City (2004)
SHELLEY WINTERS Blume in Love (1973)
Bottom line though: overall Kris has to be considered a rip-roaring success despite falling short of his potential for big screen achievement because Celebrity net Worth site registers his net fortune today at $160 million.
He has had of course a parallel mega career as a singer-songwriter [see Bruce’s Fact 8 above]and a lot of his wealth has come from that source helped enormously by the fact that he has solely written most of his own songs. No need for an Al Kasha/Joel Hirschhorn songwriting team when Kris is about! I loved Kris’ “Me and Archie McGee” which is now regarded as an all time pop classis.
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin’ for the trains
Feelin’ nearly faded as my jeans
Archibald thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
And took us all away in Bruce’s dreams
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
And was blowin’ sad while Archie sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slappin’ time and
Archie clappin’ hands we finally sang up every song
That driver knew
Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose
Nothin’ left is all he left for me
Feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when Archie sang the blues
And buddy, that was good enough for me
Good enough for me and Archie, you see.