Willie Nelson

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 use of bio-fuels. Nelson started studying music from mail order material that his grandparents gave him. He wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at nine. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Fiddlers as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the Air Force. However, he was discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. During this time, he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky tonks. Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he wrote "Family Bible" and recorded the song "Lumberjack" in 1956. In 1960, he signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price's band as a bassist. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including "Funny How Time Slips Away", "Hello Walls", "Pretty Paper", and "Crazy". In 1962, he recorded his first album, And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1965 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry. Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which is in favor of marijuana legalization. On the environmental front, Nelson owns the bio-diesel brand Willie Nelson Biodiesel, which is made from vegetable oil. He is the co-founder and president of Farm Aid, and has been contributing to the benefit concert series since the first event in 1985, organizing concerts and performing with other prominent artists. Nelson is also the Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Texas Music Project, the official music charity of the state of Texas. Description above from the Wikipedia article Willie Nelson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For: Acting

Born: Abbott, Texas, USA, 1933-04-30

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	A Poem Is a Naked Person	Self	76
2	1978	Mickey's 50	Self	0
3	1979	Willie Nelson's 4th of July Celebration		0
4	1979	The Electric Horseman	Wendell	61
5	1980	The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980		70
6	1980	Honeysuckle Rose	Buck	54
7	1981	Thief	David 'Okla' Bertinneau	72
8	1982	Barbarosa	Barbarosa	59
9	1982	Coming Out of the Ice	Red Loon	70
10	1983	Playboy Video Magazine: Volume 4	Himself	10
11	1983	Willie Nelson & Family: In Concert	Himself	0
12	1983	Willie Nelson Live at the US Festival	Himself	0
13	1983	Hells Angels Forever	Himself	67
14	1984	The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team		0
15	1984	Songwriter	Doc Jenkins	53
16	1985	We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song	Self	85
17	1986	The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James	Gen. Jo Shelby	52
18	1986	Stagecoach	Doc Holliday	54
19	1986	Red Headed Stranger	Rev. Julian Shay	52
20	1987	Heartbeat	Himself	55
21	1987	Chet Atkins and Friends		0
22	1988	Walking After Midnight	Self	0
23	1988	Baja Oklahoma	Self	63
24	1988	Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration	Self	0
25	1988	Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz	Willie Nelson	0
26	1988	Once Upon a Texas Train	John Henry Lee	54
27	1988	Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?	Cross	30
28	1989	In the Hank Williams Tradition	Self	0
29	1989	Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong	Self	90
30	1990	Waylon: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend.	Himself	0
31	1990	Pair of Aces	Billy Roy Barker	50
32	1990	The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum	Self	86
33	1991	Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind	Billy Roy Rodriguez	37
34	1991	WWE WrestleMania VII	Self - National Anthem	74
35	1991	Wild Texas Wind	Willie Nelson	54
36	1993	Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration		75
37	1993	Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O	Self	0
38	1993	Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work	Self	0
39	1994	Dust to Dust		73
40	1994	The World of Jim Henson	Self (archive footage)	73
41	1995	Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story	Willie Nelson	30
42	1995	Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II	Self	0
43	1996	Starlight		25
44	1996	The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds	Self	20
45	1997	Gone Fishin'	Billy 'Catch' Pooler	48
46	1997	Anthem	Self	50
47	1997	Wag the Dog	Johnny Dean	69
48	1998	Willie Nelson at the Teatro	Self	0
49	1998	Half Baked	Historian Smoker	63
50	1999	The Story of Darrell Royal	Self	100
51	1999	Outlaw Justice	Lee Walker	67
52	1999	A Tribute To Johnny Cash	Self - Performer	80
53	1999	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Willie Nelson	63
54	1999	Willie Nelson: Greatest Hits Live	Himself	0
55	1999	Dill Scallion	Self	56
56	2001	Kinky Friedman: Proud To Be An Asshole From El Paso	Self	0
57	2001	The Journeyman	Samuel Hancock	50
58	2001	Willie Nelson: Live in Amsterdam	Himself	0
59	2001	America \| A Tribute to Heroes	Self - Performer	62
60	2001	Last Party 2000	Self	61
61	2002	This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years		0
62	2002	The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles	Self	85
63	2002	The Country Bears	Willie Nelson	47
64	2002	Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America	Himself	100
65	2003	Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'	Self	100
66	2003	The Highwaymen: On the Road Again	Himself	90
67	2003	Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well	Self	0
68	2004	Willie Nelson - Live at Billy Bob's Texas	Self	0
69	2004	The Big Bounce	Joe Lurie	50
70	2004	Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company	Self	0
71	2004	Be Here to Love Me	Self - Musician	73
72	2004	Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels	Self	83
73	2005	Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began	self	40
74	2005	The Dukes of Hazzard	Uncle Jesse Duke	56
75	2005	Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert	Self	0
76	2006	Willie Nelson: Live from Austin TX	Compositeur, Guitare, Artiste principal, Voix	87
77	2006	Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line	Self	0
78	2006	Beerfest	Self (uncredited)	59
79	2006	Broken Bridges	self	74
80	2006	Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX	Compositeur, Guitare, Artiste principal, Voix	70
81	2006	American Revolutions: The Highwaymen	Himself	100
82	2007	Glen Campbell \| Good Times Again	Self	90
83	2007	Fighting With Anger	Will	25
84	2007	The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning	Jesse Duke	61
85	2007	Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live	Self	80
86	2007	Last of the Breed: Live in Concert	Himself	70
87	2007	Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame	Self (archive footage)	100
88	2007	Opry Video Classics : Legends	Self (archive footage)	100
89	2007	Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007	Self	71
90	2007	Blonde Ambition	Pap Paw	45
91	2008	The King of Texas	Self	60
92	2008	Hempsters: Plant the Seed	Himself	52
93	2008	Swing Vote	Willie Nelson	57
94	2008	Beer for My Horses	Charlie	50
95	2008	Surfer, Dude	Farmer Bob	46
96	2008	Elvis \| Viva Las Vegas	Self	73
97	2008	A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!	Self	69
98	2008	Merle Haggard: The Real Deal	Self	0
99	2009	O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar	Self (archive footage)	0
100	2009	Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live	Self - Performer (archive footage)	0
101	2009	The Obama Deception	Self	59
102	2009	Happiness Is	Self	60
103	2009	Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles	Himself - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar	70
104	2010	The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story	Self	47
105	2010	OK Buckaroos		0
106	2011	The King of Luck	Himself	0
107	2011	I Ride	Willie Nelson	0
108	2011	9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up	Self	58
109	2011	Paul Williams Still Alive	Self (archive footage)	68
110	2012	John Mellencamp: It's About You	Self	50
111	2012	We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash	Self	71
112	2013	Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon	Self	71
113	2013	Angels Sing	Nick	55
114	2014	Willie Nelson Live @ SXSW	self	80
115	2014	All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State	Self	76
116	2014	The Art of McCartney	Self	20
117	2014	Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years	Self - Performer	0
118	2014	Country Kings at the BBC		50
119	2015	I Am Johnny Cash	Self	66
120	2015	Johnny Cash: American Rebel	Self	83
121	2016	Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song	Self	0
122	2016	Zoolander 2	Willie Nelson	49
123	2016	Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl	Self	80
124	2016	Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke	Self	70
125	2016	The American Epic Sessions	Self	70
126	2016	The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws	Self	90
127	2016	Road to Austin		80
128	2016	The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End	Self - Performer	0
129	2016	The Best Democracy Money Can Buy	Self	72
130	2017	Lost in London	Willie Nelson	59
131	2017	Pure Country: Pure Heart	Himself	72
132	2018	Paradox	Red	39
133	2018	Also Starring Austin		70
134	2018	Quincy	Self	74
135	2019	Willie Nelson at Austin City Limits	Self	90
136	2019	Charley Pride: I'm Just Me	Self	38
137	2019	Waiting for the Miracle to Come	Jimmy Riggs	58
138	2020	Willie Nelson American Outlaw	Self	0
139	2020	My Darling Vivian	Self (archive footage)	75
140	2020	Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President	Self	69
141	2021	Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute	Self	67
142	2022	2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony	Self (archive footage)	82
143	2022	Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas	Self	65
144	2023	Heartbreakers at the BBC	Self (archive footage)	65
145	2023	Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short	Self	0
146	2023	Joke Man	Self	50
147	2023	June	Self	62
148	2024	The Greatest Night in Pop	Self (archive footage)	79
149	2024	Willie and Me	Willie Nelson / Bones	57
150		Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies	Self	0
151	2022	Willie Nelson: Live at Budokan	himself	0
152	2024	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: 10th Anniversary Special	Self (archive footage)	60
153		Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
2	1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour	Self	58
3	1975	Austin City Limits	Self	62
4	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host & Musical Guest	70
5	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Musical Guest	70
6	1978	The Kennedy Center Honors	Self	74
7	1980	Solid Gold	Self	60
8	1982	Champs-Elysées	Self (archive footage)	63
9	1984	Miami Vice	Texas Ranger Jake Pierson	75
10	1989	The Simpsons	Willie Nelson (voice)	80
11	1991	Hot Country Nights		0
12	1992	Adventures in Wonderland	The Troubadour	77
13	1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		54
14	1992	Delta		60
15	1993	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Marshall Elias Burch	76
16	1994	Space Ghost Coast to Coast		78
17	1996	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	Self	35
18	1996	The Daily Show	Self	64
19	1997	King of the Hill	Willie Nelson (voice)	74
20	1997	The View	Self	45
21	2002	CMT Crossroads	Self	83
22	2002	Monk	Willie Nelson	79
23	2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self - Musical Guest	55
24	2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Self	60
25	2004	CMA Music Festival	Self	0
26	2005	VH1 Storytellers	Self	87
27	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	53
28	2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	64
29	2015	The Muppets	Self	70
30	2017	American Epic	Self	72
31	2017	OBJECTified	Self	50
32	2021	This Is Pop	Self (archive footage)	58
33	2023	Willie Nelson & Family	Self	90

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