Hank Williams Jr.


About

Also Known As
Randall Hank Williams
Birth Place
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Born
May 26, 1949

Biography

Hank Williams Jr. worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Williams's career began with music appearances mostly in comedies like "Kelly's Heroes" (1970) with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas and "Porky's" (1981) with Dan Monahan and Mark Herrier. In addition to his music, Williams appeared in the musical "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1978) with Pete...

Biography

Hank Williams Jr. worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Williams's career began with music appearances mostly in comedies like "Kelly's Heroes" (1970) with Clint Eastwood and Telly Savalas and "Porky's" (1981) with Dan Monahan and Mark Herrier. In addition to his music, Williams appeared in the musical "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1978) with Peter Frampton and "Roadie" (1980). In the eighties and the nineties, Williams's music continued to appear on the silver screen, including in films like the thriller "White of the Eye" (1988) with David Keith, the Clint Eastwood action movie "Pink Cadillac" (1989) and the dramatic adaptation "In Country" (1989) with Bruce Willis. His work was also in the Don Johnson crime thriller "The Hot Spot" (1990). Williams's music was also featured in the Reese Witherspoon box office smash comedy "Sweet Home Alabama" (2002), the musical drama "Country Strong" (2010) with Gwyneth Paltrow and the Sandra Bullock smash hit sci-fi picture "Gravity" (2013). His music was also featured in the crime drama "Cut Bank" (2015) with Liam Hemsworth. In addition to his music, Williams also appeared on-screen in "Nashville Star" (2002-08). Williams most recently appeared on "The 49th Annual CMA Awards" (ABC, 2015-).

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Tom Sawyer (2000)
Voice
Roadie (1980)
Willa (1979)
Hank
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
A Time To Sing (1968)
Grady Dodd
Country Music on Broadway (1964)

Writer (Feature Film)

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
Book As Source Material

Music (Feature Film)

Cut Bank (2014)
Song Performer
Country Strong (2010)
Song Performer
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
Song
The Hot Spot (1990)
Song Performer
In Country (1989)
Song Performer
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Song Performer
White of the Eye (1987)
Song
White of the Eye (1987)
Song Performer
Porky's (1981)
Song Performer
Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
Song Performer
Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)
Song
Roadie (1980)
Song Performer
Roadie (1980)
Song
Willa (1979)
Song
Willa (1979)
Song Performer
Dangerous Days Of Kiowa Jones (1966)
Song Performer

Cast (Special)

A Kid Rock Christmas (2003)
The 37th Annual CMA Awards (2003)
CMT Showcase: Hank Williams Jr. (2001)
The Country Freedom Concert (2001)
35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2000)
Performer
Hank Williams: The Lonesome Heart of Country (1998)
Countryfest '97 (1997)
Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary (1996)
All-Star Countryfest 96 (1996)
Opryland's Country Christmas (1996)
Super Bowl XXIX (1995)
Buckmaster's Country Jam (1994)
The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits (1993)
Country Music Hall of Fame 25 (1992)
Budweiser Rock 'n Country (1991)
In the Hank Williams Tradition (1990)
The 25th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1990)
Performer
Hank Jr.'s Double Eagle Tour '89 (1990)
TNN's All-Star Salute to Country Music (1990)
Hank Jr.: The Making of Full Access (1990)
The 23rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1989)
Performer
ABC's NFL Monday Night Football: 20th Anniversary Special (1989)
The 24th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1989)
Performer
A Country Music Celebration: The 30th Anniversary of the Country Music Assocation (1988)
The 22nd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1988)
Performer
The American Music Awards (1988)
Performer
The 23rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1988)
Host
The 21st Annual Music City News Country Awards (1987)
Host
The 21st Annual Country Music Association Awards (1987)
Performer
The American Music Awards (1986)
Performer
The 21st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1986)
Performer
The 19th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1985)
Performer
The Door Is Always Open (1985)
Roy Acuff -- 50 Years the King of Country Music (1982)
Country Top 20 (1981)
The Johnny Cash Spring Special (1979)

Music (Special)

The Country Freedom Concert (2001)
Song Performer
35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2000)
Song Performer
Countryfest '97 (1997)
Song Performer
Grand Ole Opry 70th Anniversary (1996)
Song Performer
Opryland's Country Christmas (1996)
Song Performer
Super Bowl XXIX (1995)
Song Performer
Buckmaster's Country Jam (1994)
Song Performer ("Dixie On My Mind" "Country Boy Can Survive")
The Academy of Country Music's Greatest Hits (1993)
Song Performer ("There'S A Tear In My Beer")
Hank Jr.'s Double Eagle Tour '89 (1990)
Song Performer ("Family Tradition" "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" "Buck Naked" "A Country Boy Will Survive")
Hank Jr.: The Making of Full Access (1990)
Song Performer ("If The South Woulda Won" "A Country Boy Can Survive" "Family Tradition")
In the Hank Williams Tradition (1990)
Song Performer ("Move It On Over" "The Conversation" "I Saw The Light")
ABC's NFL Monday Night Football: 20th Anniversary Special (1989)
Song Performer
The 23rd Annual Country Music Association Awards (1989)
Song Performer
The 23rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1988)
Song Performer
The 21st Annual Country Music Association Awards (1987)
Song Performer

Life Events

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