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Willie Nelson

Acting · Born April 30, 1933 · Abbott, Texas, USA

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.

Movies with Willie Nelson

• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) — Willie Nelson
• Zoolander 2 (2016) — Willie Nelson
• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) — Uncle Jesse Duke
• Wag the Dog (1997) — Johnny Dean
• Beerfest (2006) — Self (uncredited)
• The Country Bears (2002) — Self
• The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007) — Uncle Jesse
• Half Baked (1998) — Historian Smoker
• The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) — Self (archive footage)
• Thief (1981) — David 'Okla' Bertinneau
• Gone Fishin' (1997) — Billy 'Catch' Pooler
• The Big Bounce (2004) — Joe Lurie

TV shows with Willie Nelson

• Austin City Limits (1975) — Self
• Austin City Limits: Country (2001) — Self