Willie Nelson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-04-30 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Abbott, Texas, USA

Willie Nelson

Biography

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. Nelson was one of the main figures of the Outlaw Movement, a subgenre of Country music that developed between the end of 1960s and early 1980s. The critical success of the albums Shotgun Willie, Phases and Stages, and the commercial success of Red Headed Stranger made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. Nelson is also recognized for his contributions to charity, he is the president and one of the founding members of Farm Aid charity concert, and his activism for the legalization of marijuana and for the...

Acting

1997

Wag the Dog

as Johnny Dean

1979

1981

Thief

as David 'Okla' Bertinneau

2005

The Dukes of Hazzard

as Uncle Jesse Duke

1980

2023

Heartbreakers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

1982

Barbarosa

as Barbarosa

1997

Gone Fishin'

as Billy 'Catch' Pooler

1986

Stagecoach

as Doc Holliday

2006

Beerfest

as Self (uncredited)

2008

Surfer, Dude

as Farmer Bob

2004

Be Here to Love Me

as Self - Musician

1984

Songwriter

as Doc Jenkins

1983

1999

Outlaw Justice

as Lee Walker

1988

Once Upon a Texas Train

as John Henry Lee

2013

2023

Joke Man

as Self

1999

A Tribute To Johnny Cash

as Self - Performer

2009

2009

1982

1991

1991

Wild Texas Wind

as Willie Nelson

1986

Red Headed Stranger

as Rev. Julian Shay

2011

2023

June

as Self

2009

Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live

as Self - Performer (archive footage)

2008

2024

The Greatest Night in Pop

as Self (archive footage)

1990

Pair of Aces

as Billy Roy Barker

2007

Blonde Ambition

as Pap Paw

1987

Heartbeat

as Himself

2008

Swing Vote

as Willie Nelson

2011

I Ride

as Willie Nelson

2006

Willie Nelson: Live from Austin TX

as Compositeur, Guitare, Artiste principal, Voix

2004

The Big Bounce

as Joe Lurie

2016

Zoolander 2

as Willie Nelson

2024

Willie and Me

as Willie Nelson / Bones

2017

Lost in London

as Willie Nelson

2001

The Journeyman

as Samuel Hancock

2007

Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX

as Compositeur, Guitare, Artiste principal, Voix

2018

Paradox

as Red

2002

The Country Bears

as Willie Nelson

1998

Half Baked

as Historian Smoker

2007

Opry Video Classics : Legends

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Quincy

as Self

1978

2011

Paul Williams Still Alive

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Anthem

as Self

1994

The World of Jim Henson

as Self (archive footage)

2001

2020

My Darling Vivian

as Self (archive footage)

2015

2006

1991

WWE WrestleMania VII

as Self - National Anthem

1988

2001

1999

Production

1986

1980

Honeysuckle Rose

as Original Music Composer

1986

Stagecoach

as Original Music Composer

1984

Songwriter

as Songs

1986

Stagecoach

as Executive Producer

1986

Red Headed Stranger

as Original Music Composer

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