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Willie Nelson

Birth Name:Willie Hugh Nelson

Birth Place:Abbott, Texas, United States

Profession Singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, author, entrepreneur

Performer

119 Credits
Clive Davis: Most Iconic Performances
2022
Austin City Limits
2019
Saving My Tomorrow
2018
Late Show With David Letterman
2014
A Salute to the Troops: In Performance at the White House
2014
CMT Crossroads
2013
Independent Lens
2012
Soundstage
2010
The View
2010
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
2008
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2008
Great Performances
2007
Nashville Star
2004
Glastonbury Highlights, 2010
Sinatra Duets
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
Johnny Cash: An All Star Tribute
Farm Aid 2000
Coming Home: Ralph Emery and Friends
Farm Aid 2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Country Music Association Awards
Academy of Country Music Awards
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars
Nobel Peace Concert 2002
Academy of Country Music Awards
Willie Nelson Bonus Tracks
Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute
Toby Keith's Shock'n Y'all Super Bowl Party
Willie Nelson Live at Billy Bob's
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws and Angels
Homecoming: President Carter in Plains
Grand Ole Opry's Vintage Classics
Nick & Jessica's Tour of Duty
One Country
Kennedy Center Honors
Words to Music: Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame
Willie and Bobbie Nelson Special
Jack Johnson: Kokua Concert
Eric Clapton: Crossroads Live in Chicago
Farm Aid Presents the Pretenders and Friends
Farm Aid Presents Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends
Farm Aid: Nation Beat & Willie Nelson
Farm Aid 2009
All-Star Tribute to Johnny Cash
Jason Mraz
Chet Atkins: Certified Guitar Player
Jamey Johnson
Wilco
Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America
Jessica Simpson: Happy Christmas
Hell and Back Again
Kennedy Center Honors
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 - An All-Star Birthday Celebration
Jimmy Tingle's American Dream
Waylon Jennings: Live! At the US Festival - June 4, 1983
Willie Nelson: Live! At the US Festival - June 4, 1983
Tony Bennett: Duets II - The Great Performances
Celebrating the Music of Johnny Cash: We Walk the Line!
From Dust to Dreams: Opening Night at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts
Farm Aid 2003
Farm Aid 2003: Part Two
Grammy Awards
Farm Aid - Keep America Growing Part Two
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Best of 2013
Farm Aid - Keep America Growing
Farm Aid 2014
Willie Nelson: On the Road Again - The Life Rarities
Best of Farm Aid '14 - Raleigh, NC
Farm Aid - Keep Ameria Growing Part One
Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert
Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Farm Aid 30
Favorite Love Songs (My Music)
A Song for You: The Austin City Limits Story
Farm Aid 2016
The American Epic Sessions
An Intimate Evening With Willie and Merle
Farm Aid 2017
The Life and Songs of Kris Kristofferson
Best of Farm Aid 2017
Ralph Emery's Country Legends
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
Farm Aid 2018
The 53rd Annual CMA Awards
The Willie Nelson Special: With Special Guest Ray Charles
Wynton Marsalis & Willie Nelson Play the Music of Ray Charles
Jim Allison: Breakthrough
Willie Nelson
Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
Apollo at 70: Hot Night in Harlem
You're Lookin' at Country
An Evening With Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Playing the Blues
Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary
Opry Video Classics: Legends
Glen Campbell: Good Times Again
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price: Last of the Breed
Live From Austin TX: Outlaw Country
Willie Nelson and Friends: Live and Kickin'
Farm Aid 2001: A Concert for America
Willie Nelson: Live in Amsterdam
Country Legends
All Star Jam
Country Legends Homecoming
Ralph Emery's Country Homecoming
Ryman Country Homecoming II
Ryman Country Homecoming III
Ryman Country Homecoming I
In the Hank Williams Tradition
The Highwaymen: On the Road Again
Willie Nelson & Family in Concert
Willie Nelson: Greatest Hits (Live)
Willie Nelson the Big Six-O: Birthday Celebration
Willie Nelson: Some Enchanted Evening
Storytellers
Merle Haggard: Live in Concert
Highwaymen!
Grammy's Greatest Country Moments

Actor

75 Credits
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
2022
A Year in Music
2022
Country Music
2019
Saving My Tomorrow
2017
The Muppets
2016
Monk
2008
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1998
Miami Vice
1986
The Rockford Files
1978
Dynamite and Gold
Coming Out of the Ice
Baja Oklahoma
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
The Over-the-Hill Gang
Once upon a Texas Train
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Red-Headed Stranger
Trespasses
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Walking After Midnight
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Outlaw Justice
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Dill Scallion
The Country Bears
The Journeyman
The Big Bounce
The Dukes of Hazzard
Broken Bridges
Beerfest
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
Blonde Ambition
Swing Vote
Beer for My Horses
Surfer, Dude
Violent Streets
On the Road Again
When Angels Sing
Lost in London
Pure Country Pure Heart
Paradox
Another Pair of Aces
Average Joe
Starlight
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
OK Buckaroos
Road to Austin
Cuando los ángeles cantan
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
My Darling Vivian
Half Baked
Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert
A Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly
Zoolander 2
Willie and Me
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
Wag the Dog
Pair of Aces
Gone Fishin'
Stagecoach
The Electric Horseman
Amazons
Barbarosa
Songwriter
Fighting With Anger
Live From Austin TX: Willie Nelson
High Times' Potluck
Dust to Dust
Willie Nelson: Teatro
Waylon Jennings: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend.
The Other Side of Nashville
Hells Angels Forever
Hell's Angels Forever
Wild Texas Wind

Voice

3 Credits
Squidbillies
2021
The Simpsons
2000
King of the Hill
1997

Guest

20 Credits
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2020
Real Time With Bill Maher
2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2019
OBJECTified
2018
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
2018
CBS Sunday Morning
2017
Today
2017
The Big Interview With Dan Rather
2016
Late Night With Seth Meyers
2015
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
2015
CBS This Morning
2015
Talking Liberally: The Stephanie Miller Show
2012
Piers Morgan Tonight
2012
Now
2007
America's Heartland
2006
Regis and Kelly
2002
Emeril Live
2002
Saturday Night Live
1987
American Veteran Awards
American Voices: A Conversation With Dan Rather and Willie Nelson

Subject (person only)

10 Credits
Country Music
2019
Today
2017
Highways to Fairways
2017
Frequency
2007
American Masters
2002
Willie Nelson: My Life
20 Greatest Myths: Rumors, Legends & Downright Lies
Mavericks: Honky Tonk Heroes
Willie Nelson 75th B-Day
Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

Remarks by

14 Credits
American Epic
2017
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl - American Masters
2016
American Roots Music
2001
Roy Orbison: In Dreams
Johnny Cash: Half Mile a Day
Farm Aid: The Fight Goes On
Willie Nelson Uncut: 60 Minutes Special
Get Up, Stand Up: The Story of Pop and Protest
All We Are Saying
Bill Cosby: The Mark Twain Prize 2009
Toots and the Maytals: Reggae Got Soul
Wild Horses & Renegades
The Farm Crisis
White House: In Tune With History

Appearing

44 Credits
Sidelines
2017
Chelsea Does
2016
Extreme RVs
2014
Headline Country
2013
Dan Rather Reports
2012
Truck Stop Missouri
2011
Natural Heroes
2007
The Wonderful World of Disney
1978
Ki Ho'alu (Loosen the Key): Keola Beamer
Music Rising
Making Of: Beer for My Horses
Farm Aid
Backstage With Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
One Peace at a Time
FUEL
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
Paul Williams Still Alive
Ann Richards' Texas
Asleep at the Wheel Then and Now
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
Antone's Home of the Blues
A Poem Is a Naked Person
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke
Outlaw: Celebrating the Music of Waylon Jennings
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Willie Nelson: Live at Budokan
I Ride: The Story of America's Biker Culture
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Elvis: Viva Las Vegas
Happiness Is
Here Is What Is
The Unforeseen
Kenny Rogers: The Journey
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
The Party's Over
Roger Miller: King of the Road
Anthem
Willie Nelson: My Life

Host

2 Credits
Farm Aid: Hope for the Heartland
Farm Aid: Songs for America

Director

1 Credit
The Electric Horseman

Panelist

1 Credit
Bob and Ray & Jane, Laraine and Gilda

Executive Producer

4 Credits
Streetwise
Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary
Fighting With Anger
Stagecoach

Producer

1 Credit
Red-Headed Stranger

Musician

1 Credit
Ralph Emery's Country Homecoming

Composer

4 Credits
Fighting With Anger
Songwriter
Stagecoach
Hanna Ranch