Portrait of Willie Nelson

Acting

Willie Nelson

Career

Active from 1979 to 2024, busiest in 1988 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thief
Thief
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Willie Nelson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.1, average 2.5
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.9, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Western 3
  • Friendship 2
  • Easy Viewing 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Star-Studded Cast 2
  • Country Music Drama 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Gunslingers 2
  • Redemption 2
  • Survival 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Historical Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles ยท average score 26
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies (2025)

Executive Producer

Willie and Me
Willie and Me (2024)
GoodWatch score 26

as Willie Nelson / Bones

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 45
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
Waiting for the Miracle to Come (2019)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jimmy Riggs

Paradox
Paradox (2018)
GoodWatch score 35

as Red

Lost in London
Lost in London (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

as Willie Nelson

Zoolander 2
Zoolander 2 (2016)
GoodWatch score 34

as Willie Nelson

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Farm Aid Live
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Farm Aid Live (2014)

Production Artist

Angels Sing
Angels Sing (2013)
GoodWatch score 40

as Nick

I Ride
I Ride (2011)

as Willie Nelson

2000s

11 titles ยท average score 39
Surfer, Dude
Surfer, Dude (2008)
GoodWatch score 25

as Farmer Bob

Swing Vote
Swing Vote (2008)
GoodWatch score 49

as Willie Nelson

Beer for My Horses
Beer for My Horses (2008)
GoodWatch score 19

as Charlie

Willie Nelson / Wynton Marsalis - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC
Willie Nelson / Wynton Marsalis - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC (2008)

as Chanteur

Blonde Ambition
Blonde Ambition (2007)
GoodWatch score 26

as Pap Paw

Fighting With Anger
Fighting With Anger (2007)

as Will

The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
GoodWatch score 34

as Uncle Jesse

The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
GoodWatch score 37

as Uncle Jesse Duke

The Big Bounce
The Big Bounce (2004)
GoodWatch score 35

as Joe Lurie

Monk
Monk (2002)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Willie Nelson

The Journeyman
The Journeyman (2001)
GoodWatch score 47

as Samuel Hancock

1990s

16 titles ยท average score 56
Outlaw Justice
Outlaw Justice (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lee Walker

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
GoodWatch score 61

as Willie Nelson

Half Baked
Half Baked (1998)
GoodWatch score 45

as Historian Smoker

Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

as Johnny Dean

Gone Fishin'
Gone Fishin' (1997)
GoodWatch score 24

as Billy 'Catch' Pooler

King of the Hill
King of the Hill (1997)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Willie Nelson (voice)

Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

as Willie Nelson

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Marshall Elias Burch

Later... with Jools Holland
Later... with Jools Holland (1992)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991)
GoodWatch score 46

as Billy Roy Rodriguez

Wild Texas Wind
Wild Texas Wind (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Willie Nelson

Pair of Aces
Pair of Aces (1990)

as Billy Roy Barker

1980s

15 titles ยท average score 67
The Simpsons
The Simpsons (1989)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Willie Nelson (voice)

Once Upon a Texas Train
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)
GoodWatch score 50

as John Henry Lee

Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? (1988)

as Cross

Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1986)
GoodWatch score 53

as Doc Holliday

Red Headed Stranger
Red Headed Stranger (1986)
GoodWatch score 60

as Rev. Julian Shay

Songwriter
Songwriter (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

as Doc Jenkins

Miami Vice
Miami Vice (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Texas Ranger Jake Pierson

Streetwise
Streetwise (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

Executive Producer

Barbarosa
Barbarosa (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

as Barbarosa

Coming Out of the Ice
Coming Out of the Ice (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

as Red Loon

Thief
Thief (1981)
GoodWatch score 77

as David 'Okla' Bertinneau

Honeysuckle Rose
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

as Buck

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 63
The Electric Horseman
The Electric Horseman (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

as Wendell

The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show