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Willie Nelson filmography

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Willie Nelson performing in 2008

Country music singer Willie Nelson, besides a varied musical career, has appeared in many films since his debut in The Electric Horseman (1979). His highlights include Barbarosa, Honeysuckle Rose and the film version of his album Red Headed Stranger.

Year Title Role Notes
1979 The Electric Horseman Wendell Hickson
1980 Honeysuckle Rose Buck Bonham Nominated- Academy Award for Best Original Song (On the Road Again)
1981 Thief David 'Okla' Bertinneau
1982 Barbarosa Barbarosa
1982 Coming Out of the Ice 'Red' Loon
1984 Songwriter 'Doc' Jenkins
1986 Red Headed Stranger Reverend Julian Shay
1986 The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James General J.O. Shelby
1986 Stagecoach John 'Doc' Holliday
1986 Miami Vice El Viejo
1987 Saturday Night Live Himself/host/musical guest/various
1988 Once Upon a Texas Train John Henry Lee
1988 Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? Cross
1990 Pair Of Aces Billy Roy Barker
1991 Another Pair Of Aces Billy Roy Barker
1994 Dust to Dust Lawyer Neil Morris
1995 Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story Himself
1996 Starlight Grampa Lium
1996 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Elias Birch
1997 Gone Fishin' Billy 'Catch' Pooler
1997 Wag the Dog Johnny Dean
1997 King of the Hill Himself
1997 Nash Bridges Earl Dobbs
1998 Half Baked Historian Smoker
1999 Outlaw Justice Lee Walker
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Himself
2000 The Simpsons Himself
2001 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Himself
2002 The Country Bears Himself
2002 Monk Himself
2003 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Himself
2003 The Austin Disaster, 1911 Narrator
2004 The Big Bounce Joe Lurie
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard Uncle Jesse Duke
2006 Beerfest Himself
2006 Broken Bridges Himself
2007 The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning Uncle Jesse Duke
2007 Blonde Ambition Pap Paw
2007 Fighting with Anger Will
2008 Beer for my Horses Charlie
2008 Swing Vote Himself
2008 Surfer, Dude Farmer Bob
2008 A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! Himself
2010 Hempsters: Plant the Seed Himself
2011 Get a Job Wedding Band Member
2011 Toots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul Himself[1]
2011 Shoot Out of Luck Unknown
2013 When Angels Sing Nick
2016 Zoolander 2 Himself
2016 Waiting for the Miracle to Come Jimmy Riggs
2017 Pure Country: Pure Heart Himself
2017 The American Epic Sessions Himself
2017 Lost in London Himself
2018 Paradox 'Red'
2021 Commercial for Omega Mart Himself
2021 Commercial for FedEx (Delivering For Earth) Himself
2023 Willie and Me Bones / Himself

References

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  1. ^ “Toots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul”. BBC Four (documentary). Directed by George Scott. UK. 2011. 59 min. Retrieved 15 Dec. 2016. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ymljb>