Dwight Yoakam
Highest Rated: 98% Red Rock West (1993)
Lowest Rated: 11% Waking Up in Reno (2002)
Birthday: Oct 23, 1956
Birthplace: Pikeville, Kentucky, USA
Hailed as a "new traditionalist" who was an important part of the alt-country movement, platinum-selling musician and songwriter Dwight Yoakam eventually brought his swagger to screens big and small with a steady string of often villainous character roles. The singer's tendency to lurk mysteriously in a half-moon shadow beneath a low cowboy hat led to his initial casting as no-nonsense rednecks in Western-set dramas like John Dahl's "Red Rock West" (1993). After Yoakam's acclaimed role in Billy Bob Thornton's "Sling Blade" (1996) exposed sizeable talent, he landed a wider range of opportunities in mainstream fare like the Harrison Ford vehicle "Hollywood Homicide" (2003), Richard Linklater's period heist "The Newton Boys" (1998), and the high-octane "Crank" films (2006, 2009). Yoakam continually won the respect of music critics for his lasting career built on a classic honkytonk foundation, while his often deliciously creepy screen performances evolved into a status above the average musician-turned-actor.
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Filmography
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57% | 64% | Cry Macho | Howard Polk (Character) | $10.3M | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 20% | Boomtown | John Turner, Sr. (Character) | - | 2017 |
92% | 76% | Logan Lucky | Warden Burns (Character) | $27.8M | 2017 |
26% | 50% | 90 Minutes in Heaven | Cecil Beaumont, Esq. (Character) | $4.8M | 2015 |
35% | 53% | Dirty Girl | Joseph (Character) | $53.6K | 2010 |
50% | 40% | Bloodworth | Boyd Bloodworth (Character) | $9.6K | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 21% | 2:13 | Sandy (Character) | - | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 34% | The Last Rites of Ransom Pride | Reverend Pride (Character) | - | 2009 |
63% | 49% | Crank: High Voltage | Doc Miles (Character) | $13.6M | 2009 |
25% | 47% | Four Christmases | Pastor Phil (Character) | $120.1M | 2008 |
56% | 43% | Bandidas | Tyler Jackson (Character) | - | 2006 |
62% | 71% | Crank | Doc Miles (Character) | $27.8M | 2006 |
85% | 81% | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | Belmont (Character) | $5.0M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 25% | 3-Way |
Herbert Claremont/ |
- | 2004 |
30% | 27% | Hollywood Homicide | Leroy Wasley (Character) | $30.0M | 2003 |
11% | 31% | Waking Up in Reno | Producer | $261.6K | 2002 |
76% | 64% | Panic Room | Raoul (Character) | $95.3M | 2002 |
14% | 27% | South of Heaven, West of Hell |
Valentine Casey (Character), Director, Writer |
$26.4K | 2000 |
58% | 46% | The Minus Man | Blair (Character) | $368.8K | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 75% | When Trumpets Fade | Lieutenant Colonel (Character) | - | 1998 |
65% | 44% | The Newton Boys | Brentwood Glasscock (Character) | $10.3M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | 40% | The Little Death | Bobby Lomax (Character) | - | 1996 |
97% | 92% | Sling Blade | Doyle Hargraves (Character) | $24.5M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 22% | Don't Look Back | Skipper (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 56% | Painted Hero | Virgil Kidder (Character) | - | 1995 |
33% | 21% | Chasers | Original Music | $1.3M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover-Up | Unknown (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 56% | Roswell | Mac Brazel (Character) | - | 1994 |
98% | 75% | Red Rock West | Truck Driver (Character) | - | 1993 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Music Performer | 2012 2015 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Performances | Music Performer | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 48% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Music Performer | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 10% | The View | Music Performer | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Music Performer | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CMT: Hot 20 Countdown | Unknown (Character) | 2014 |
68% | 45% | Under the Dome | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Music Performer | 2014 |
83% | 88% | Wilfred | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 71% | King of the Hill | Lane Pratley (Guest Voice) | 1998-1999 |
No Score Yet | 58% | Saturday Night Live | Music Performer | 1994 |