Willie Nelson
Biography
Willie Nelson is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor who became a central figure in outlaw country. Born in Abbott, Texas, he started writing songs as a child and worked as a disc jockey in Texas and the Pacific Northwest before moving to Nashville in 1960. There he signed with Pamper Music, played bass in Ray Price's band, and released his first album, ...And Then I Wrote, in 1962. Albums Shotgun Willie (1973), Red Headed Stranger (1975), and Stardust (1978) brought critical success, and in the mid-1980s he joined the Highwaymen with Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson. His acting debut came in The Electric Horseman (1979), followed by Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Thief (1981), Wag the Dog (1997), Gone Fishin' (1997), The Dukes of Hazzard (2005), and Swing Vote (2008). His recording of Always on My Mind won three Grammy Awards, and the title track of Ride Me Back Home won a Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance.
93years old
Turns 94 on April 29in 207 days
- Born Abbott
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Willie Hugh Nelson (birth name)Also credited as Red Headed Stranger and Shotgun Willie
Movie Career
- Films
- 32
- Career span
- 43 years1979 to 2022
Genres
- Comedy50%, 16 films
- Drama34%, 11 films
- Documentary22%, 7 films
- Music22%, 7 films
- Action16%, 5 films
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First role
Nelson wrote his first song when he was seven years old. At nine, he played guitar for Bohemian Polka, a local band.
A first
In 1976, Willie Nelson released Wanted! The Outlaws with Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser. It became country music's first platinum album and cemented the pair's outlaw image.
A first
Willie Nelson's cover of Fred Rose's 1945 song "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" was released as a single before the album and became his first chart-topping hit as a singer.
Willie Nelson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Kris Kristofferson appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Kris Kristofferson's page
Woody Harrelson's page
David Koechner's page
Johnny Cash's page
June Carter Cash's page
David Allan Coe's page
Box office
What Willie Nelson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$295 million
10 of the 31 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 31 films: 10 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 7US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$111M37.6% of the total
- 2$64M21.8% of the total
- 3$62M21.0% of the total
- 4$20M6.7% of the total
- 5$18M6.0% of the total
- 6$11M3.9% of the total
- 7$6.8M2.3% of the total
- 8$1.7M0.6% of the total
$735,045from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Thirteen awards and honors from 1975 to 2010, twelve of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2010 | Grammy Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2007 | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Won | |
| 2007 | Grammy Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2006 | Grammy Hall of Fame | Wanted! The Outlaws | Won |
| 2002 | Best Country Collaboration with Vocals | Won | |
| 2001 | Grammy Hall of Fame | Red Headed Stranger | Won |
| 1990 | Grammy Legend Award | Won | |
| 1982 | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 1980 | Best Country Song | On the Road Again | Won |
| 1978 | Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal | Won | |
| 1978 | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won | |
| 1975 | Best Male Country Vocal Performance | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1998 | Kennedy Center Honors | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.