Filmography
Willie Nelson
The Simpsons
1989 · Willie Nelson (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Monk
2002 · Willie Nelson
The Colbert Report
2005 · Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host & Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest
The View
1997 · Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest
King of the Hill
1997 · Willie Nelson (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self - Guest
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 · Marshall Elias Burch
The South Bank Show
1978 · Actor
Miami Vice
1984 · Texas Ranger Jake Pierson
Later... with Jools Holland
1992 · Actor
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Self (archive footage)
Austin City Limits
1975 · Self
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
1994 · Self
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1985 · Self
Solid Gold
1980 · Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Self
CMT Crossroads
2002 · Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969 · Self
Adventures in Wonderland
1992 · The Troubadour
CMA Awards
1967 · Self
The Muppets
2015 · Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999 · Willie Nelson
VH1 Storytellers
2005 · Self
Delta
1992 · Actor
This Is Pop
2021 · Self (archive footage)
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005 · Uncle Jesse Duke
Thief
1981 · David 'Okla' Bertinneau
Wag the Dog
1997 · Johnny Dean
Zoolander 2
2016 · Willie Nelson
OBJECTified
2017 · Self
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Hot Country Nights
1991 · Actor
Beerfest
2006 · Self (uncredited)
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
2007 · Uncle Jesse
Austin City Limits: Country
2001 · Self
Half Baked
1998 · Historian Smoker
Lost in London
2017 · Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson & Family
2023 · Self
The Big Bounce
2004 · Joe Lurie
The Country Bears
2002 · Self
CMA Music Festival
2004 · Self
Swing Vote
2008 · Willie Nelson
American Epic
2017 · Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Surfer, Dude
2008 · Farmer Bob
The Electric Horseman
1979 · Wendell, Songs
Gone Fishin'
1997 · Billy 'Catch' Pooler
Blonde Ambition
2007 · Pap Paw
America: A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · Self - Performer
Stagecoach
1986 · Doc Holliday, Original Music Composer
Honeysuckle Rose
1980 · Buck, Original Music Composer
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985 · Self
Outlaw Justice
1999 · Lee Walker
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James
1986 · Gen. Jo Shelby
Angels Sing
2013 · Nick
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988 · John Henry Lee
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration
1993 · Self
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
2013 · Self
Barbarosa
1982 · Barbarosa
Pure Country: Pure Heart
2017 · Himself
The Man with the Big Hat
2026 · Self (archive footage)
Beer for My Horses
2008 · Charlie
Mickey's 50
1978 · Self
The Journeyman
2001 · Samuel Hancock
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008 · Self
The Beach Boys: Nashville Sounds
1996 · Self
June
2023 · Self
Be Here to Love Me
2004 · Self - Musician
Waiting for the Miracle to Come
2019 · Jimmy Riggs
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
2023 · Self
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984 · Self - Performer
Quincy
2018 · Self
My Darling Vivian
2020 · Self (archive footage)
A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974 · Self
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
1991 · Billy Roy Rodriguez
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas
2022 · Self
Broken Bridges
2006 · self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007 · Self
The World of Jim Henson
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
1988 · Willie Nelson
Red Headed Stranger
1986 · Rev. Julian Shay, Producer
Johnny Cash: American Rebel
2015 · Self
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020 · Self
The Highwaymen: Live at Nassau Coliseum
1990 · Self, Author
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
2016 · Self
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
2014 · Self
Songwriter
1984 · Doc Jenkins, Songs
Coming Out of the Ice
1982 · Red Loon
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis Play the Music of Ray Charles
2009 · Self - Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
I Am Johnny Cash
2015 · Self
Outlaw Country: Live from Austin, TX
2006 · Self
Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
2007 · Self
Dolly Parton & Friends: Love Always Live
2009 · Self - Performer (archive footage)
We Walk The Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash
2012 · Self
Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
1988 · Cross
A Tribute to Johnny Cash
1999 · Self - Performer
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
1993 · Self
Revolution: The Legacy of the Sixties
2017 · Actor
The American Epic Sessions
2016 · Self
Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration
1988 · Self
Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years
2014 · Self - Performer
Charley Pride: I'm Just Me
2019 · Self
Joke Man
2023 · Self
Country at the BBC
2011 · Self (archive footage)
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson at the Teatro
1998 · Self
Baja Oklahoma
1988 · Self
Farm Aid 2001 - A Concert For America
2002 · Himself
The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
2016 · Self
Emmylou Harris: From a Deeper Well
2003 · Self
Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute
2021 · Self
Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work
1993 · Self
Dill Scallion
1999 · Self
Willie Nelson Presents: King of the Roadies
2025 · Self, Executive Producer
Paradox
2018 · Red
John Mellencamp: It's About You
2012 · Self
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995 · Self
Celebrating the Man in Black: The Making of Walk the Line
2006 · Self
The Highwaymen - Live American Outlaws
2016 · Self
Heartbreakers at the BBC
2023 · Self (archive footage)
The King of Luck
2011 · Self
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
2008 · Self
OK Buckaroos
2010 · Actor
Last Party 2000
2001 · Self
Farm Aid: 20th Anniversary Concert
2005 · Self
Walking After Midnight
1988 · Self
Happiness Is
2009 · Self
Starlight
1996 · Actor
WWE WrestleMania VII
1991 · Self - National Anthem
The King of Texas
2008 · Self
Country Kings at the BBC
2014 · Actor
Also Starring Austin
2018 · Actor
Willie Nelson & Leon Russel - Partners In Music
2005 · Actor
Road to Austin
2016 · Self
Anthem
1997 · Self
Willie Nelson / Wynton Marsalis - Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC
2008 · Chanteur
Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 4
1983 · Himself
The Highwaymen: Friends Till the End
2016 · Self - Performer
The Country Bears Concert for America
2002 · Self
Pair of Aces
1990 · Billy Roy Barker
Merle Haggard: The Real Deal
2008 · Self
Chet Atkins: A Life in Music
2000 · Self
Opry Video Classics: Hall of Fame
2007 · Self (archive footage)
In the Hank Williams Tradition
1989 · Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Stars & Guitars
TBA · Himself
Heartbeat
1987 · Himself
Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
2004 · Self
Wild Texas Wind
1991 · Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson: Live from Austin TX
2006 · Self - Vocals (archive footage)
Some Enchanted Evening With Willie Nelson
1989 · Self
Willie Nelson: Live at Budokan
2022 · Self (archive footage)
The Highwaymen: On the Road Again
2003 · Self
Glen Campbell | Good Times Again
2007 · Self
Chet Atkins and Friends
1987 · Actor
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
1995 · Willie Nelson
American Revolutions: The Highwaymen
2006 · Self
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
2008 · Himself
Opry Video Classics : Legends
2007 · Self (archive footage)
The Greatest Ears in Town: The Arif Mardin Story
2010 · Self
Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company
2004 · Self
Willie Nelson - Live at Billy Bob's Texas
2004 · Self
It's Happiness: A Polka Documentary
2006 · Self
Willie Nelson: Down Home
1997 · Self
9/11 Truth: Hollywood Speaks Up
2011 · Self
Willie Nelson, Texas Style
1988 · Self, Writer
The Willie Nelson Special - With Special Guest Ray Charles
2002 · Self
Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke
2016 · Self
Willie and Me
2024 · Willie Nelson / Bones
Ringo Rama
2003 · Himself
Kenny, Dolly & Willie: Something Inside So Strong
1989 · Self
Hells Angels Forever
1983 · Self
The Art of McCartney
2014 · Self
Waylon: Renegade. Outlaw. Legend.
1990 · Self
This Land Is Your Land - Folk Years
2002 · Actor
Fighting With Anger
2007 · Will
The Obama Deception
2009 · Self
The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1980
1980 · Actor
Last of the Breed: Live in Concert
2007 · Himself
The Story of Darrell Royal
1999 · Self
Kinky Friedman: Proud To Be An Asshole From El Paso
2001 · Self
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Where the Music Began
2005 · self
I Ride
2011 · Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson American Outlaw
2020 · Self
Dust to Dust
1994 · Actor
Willie Nelson at Austin City Limits
2019 · Self
Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
2016 · Self
Willie Nelson & Friends: Live and Kickin'
2003 · Self
Willie Nelson & Family: In Concert
1983 · Himself
Willie Nelson Live at the US Festival
1983 · Himself
Willie Nelson: Live in Amsterdam
2001 · Himself
Willie Nelson: Greatest Hits Live
1999 · Himself
Willie Nelson - Austin City Limits '74
TBA · Himself
Willie Nelson Live @ SXSW
2014 · self
Save the Farm
2011 · Actor
Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration
2023 · Self
Willie Nelson's 4th of July Celebration
1979 · Actor