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[[caption-width-right:350:The Silver-Tongued Devil.]]

Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936 in Brownsville, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and actor who has written and released a minor buttload of songs as a solo artist, in collaborations with other musicians, and with the supergroup The Highwaymen. Kristofferson's only major hit as a singer is "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzVycgM8XHQ Why Me]]", which topped the Hot Country Songs charts in 1973. As a composer, however, he has frequently written songs that became hits for other musicians, including "Me And Bobby [=McGee=]" (Music/JanisJoplin), "Help Me Make It Through The Night" (Sammi Smith) and "Sunday Morning Comin' Down" (Music/JohnnyCash).

He was best known in the 1970s for his roles in Creator/SamPeckinpah westerns until the BoxOfficeBomb that was ''Film/HeavensGate''. Since then, he has played grizzled roles across most genres and levels of heroism, in a career that has spanned over fifty years.
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!!Works with Kris Kristofferson:

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* ''Kristofferson'' (1970)
* ''The Silver Tongued Devil and I'' (1971)
* ''Border Lord'' (1972)
* ''Jesus Was a Capricorn'' (1972)
* ''Spooky Lady’s Sideshow'' (1974)
* ''Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame'' (1975)
* ''Surreal Thing'' (1976)
* ''Easter Island'' (1978)
* ''Shake Hands with the Devil'' (1979)
* ''To the Bone'' (1981)
* ''Repossessed'' (1986)
* ''Third World Warrior'' (1990)
* ''A Moment of Forever'' (1995)
* ''The Austin Sessions'' (1999)
* ''This Old Road'' (2006)
* ''Closer to the Bone'' (2009)
* ''Feeling Mortal'' (2013)
* ''The Cedar Creek Sessions'' (2016)

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[[folder: Acting Credits ]]

* ''Film/TheLastMovie'' (1971) as Minstrel Wrangler
* ''Film/PatGarrettAndBillyTheKid'' (1973) as UsefulNotes/BillyTheKid
* ''Film/BringMeTheHeadOfAlfredoGarcia'' (1974) as Biker
* ''Film/AliceDoesntLiveHereAnymore'' (1974) as David
* ''Film/{{A Star Is Born|1976}}'' (1976) as John Norman Howard
* ''Film/{{Convoy}}'' (1978) as Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald
* ''Film/HeavensGate'' (1980) as James Averill
* ''Film/{{Flashpoint}}'' (1984) as Bobby Logan
* ''Film/TroubleInMind'' (1985) as John "Hawk" Hawkins
* ''Film/{{Stagecoach}}'' (1986) as Ringo Kid
* ''Series/{{Amerika}}'' (1987) as Devin Milford
* ''Film/BigTopPeeWee'' (1988) as Mace Montana
* ''Film/{{Millennium|1989}}'' (1989) as Bill Smith
* ''Film/ChristmasInConnecticut'' (1992) as Jefferson Jones
* ''Series/TheLarrySandersShow'' (1994) as himself
* ''Film/{{Lone Star|1996}}'' (1996) as Charlie Wade
* ''Series/DeadMansGun'' (1997-1999) as Narrator (voice)
* ''Film/FireDownBelow'' (1997) as Orin Hanner Sr.
* ''Film/BladeTrilogy'' as Abraham Whistler
** ''Film/{{Blade|1998}}'' (1998)
** ''Film/BladeII'' (2002)
** ''Film/BladeTrinity'' (2004)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeVITheSecretOfSaurusRock'' (1998) as Doc (voice)
* ''Literature/NetForce'' (1999) as Steve Day
* ''Film/{{Payback}}'' (1999) as Bronson
* ''Film/{{Planet of the Apes|2001}}'' (2001) as Karubi
* ''Film/WoolyBoys'' (2001) as Shuck
* ''Literature/WhereTheRedFernGrows'' (2002) as Older Billy Coleman
* ''Film/TheJacket'' (2005) as Dr. Thomas Becker
* ''VideoGame/{{Gun}}'' (2005) as Ned White (voice)
* ''Film/ImNotThere'' (2007) as Narrator (voice)
* ''[[Film/AirBuddies Snow Buddies]]'' (2008) as Talon (voice)
* ''WesternAnimation/HandyManny'' (2008-2009) as Pops (voice)
* ''Film/HesJustNotThatIntoYou'' (2009) as Ken Murphy
* ''Film/TheLastRitesOfRansomPride'' (2010) as Shepherd Graves
* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' (2010) as Chief Hanlon (voice)
* The ''Film/DolphinTale'' series (2011, 2014) as Reed Haskett
* ''Film/JoyfulNoise'' (2012) as Bernard Sparrow
* ''Series/TexasRising'' (2015) as UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson
* ''WesternAnimation/TheStar'' (2017) as Old Donkey (voice)
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