| Was a Golden Gloves boxer |
| Worked as folk singer under the name Kris Carson while at Oxford |
1960 | Served with U.S. Air Force in Germany after Oxford (reached rank of captain) |
1965 | Went to Nashville on vacation; moved there to sell his songs weeks before he was to have begun teaching English at West Point |
1969 | First song recorded professionally, "Me and Bobby McGee" (by Roger Miller) |
1970 | Credited as writer for the ABC special "Just Friends" |
1970 | Recorded debut album Kristofferson |
1971 | Contributed songs to Monte Hellman's feature "Two-Lane Blacktop" |
1971 | Film acting debut (bit part) in "The Last Movie" |
1972 | First leading role in features, "Cisco Pike" |
1973 | First of three films directed by Sam Peckinpah, "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" |
1974 | Played the romantic interest to Ellen Burstyn in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" |
1974 | Reteamed with Peckinpah for "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia" |
1976 | Acted opposite Barbra Streisand in the remake of "A Star Is Born" |
1978 | Last film with Peckinpah, "Convoy" |
1979 | Starred in NBC miniseries "Freedom Road" |
1980 | Career's momentum halted by starring role in Michael Cimino's disastrous "Heaven's Gate" |
1981 | November issue of Esquire magazine emphasized his drug use; quit soon thereafter |
1984 | First of two features with director Alan Rudolph, "Songwriter"; also scored; received Oscar nomination for Best Original Song Score |
1984 | Reteamed with Rudolph for "Trouble in Mind" |
1985 | Joined with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash to form The Highwaymen |
1986 | Portrayed Jesse James in CBS movie "The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James"; acted with Nelson and Cash |
1986 | Starred in CBS miniseries "Blood and Orchids" |
1986 | Teamed with Nelson (who served as executive producer), Cash and Jennings for TV remake of "Stagecoach" (CBS) |
1987 | Starred in the ABC miniseries "Amerika" |
1990 | Acted in "Pair of Aces", a CBS movie followed by a sequel, "Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind" (1991); Nelson executive produced and acted in both |
1991 | Released the album The Best of Kris Kristofferson |
1992 | Starred in Arnold Schwarzenegger's TV directorial debut "Christmas in Connecticut" (TNT) |
1993 | Scored "Cheatin' Hearts"; also co-starred |
1994 | Played Destiny in Showtime comedy Western "Sodbusters" |
1995 | Portrayed Abraham Lincoln in "Tad" (The Family Channel) |
1996 | Rejuvenated career with malignant presence in John Sayles' "Lone Star" |
1998 | Played character based on novelist James Jones in the Merchant-Ivory film "A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries", adapted from the novel by Jones' daughter Kaylie |
1999 | Played a villain opposite Mel Gibson in "Payback" |
1999 | Reteamed with Sayles for "Limbo" |
2001 | Co-starred in the Tim Burton directed remake of "Planet of the Apes" |
2002 | Played a writer in "Chelsea Walls" |
2004 | Cast in John Sayles' political satire "Silver City," which starred Chris Cooper, Daryl Hannah and Richard Dreyfuss |
2004 | Featured in "The Big Bounce," based on the novel by legendary crime fiction writer Elmore Leonard |
2005 | Cast opposite Adrien Brody in the psychological thriller "The Jacket" |
2005 | Co-starred with Dakota Fanning and Kurt Russell in the family drama "Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story" |
2006 | Cast as part of an ensemble in "Fast Food Nation," Richard Linklater's adaptation of Eric Schlosser's non-fiction book |
2007 | Narrated the Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There." |
2009 | Joined the ensemble cast of the romantic comedy "He's Just Not That Into You" |
2011 | Cast in the family drama "Dolphin Tale," starring Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, and Morgan Freeman |
2012 | Cast opposite Eric Bana and Olivia Wilde in crime drama "Deadfall" |
2012 | Co-starred with Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah in the musical comedy "Joyful Noise" |
