20 Actors We Lost In 2024

11. Kris Kristofferson

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Quite simply one of the coolest actors of all time, Kris Kristofferson came to prominence as an extremely popular country music singer-songwriter before embarking on a Hollywood career in the 1970s.

Kristofferson's most recognisable roles include Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, A Star Is Born, Heaven's Gate, Lone Starr, and in his late-career period the Blade trilogy, where he brought tremendous grit to the role of Abraham Whistler. He also received a Best Original Score Oscar nomination for his 1984 film Songwriter.

As both a musician and an actor, Kristofferson touted a unique, irreplaceable presence that made him an undisputed pop-culture icon.

Kris Kristofferson died on September 28, 2024 at the age of 88.

 
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