From accomplishments in music and film, to role as a family man, take a look back at Kris Kristofferson's life and career in photos

Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country-music superstar and A-list Hollywood actor, has died.

Kristofferson leaned into the outlaw identity in the 1970s, and in the process, helped Willie Nelson build Austin as an outpost for country musicians.

After years as a struggling songwriter, he found his voice with a direct, evocative style that launched his decades-long career as a musician, actor and activist.

We look at nearly a dozen No. 1 hits the late Kris Kristofferson earned during his career, as a songwriter and/or artist.

Kris Kristofferson, the Grammy Award-winning country music star who conquered both Nashville and Hollywood, has died. He was 88 years old.“It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather,

The country singer and songwriter, who died on Saturday at 88, tucked enduring aphorisms into tales about facing up to loss.