Dwight Yoakam filmography explained

American musician Dwight Yoakam has starred in a number of films and television series ranging from 1992 to the present.

His first major roles included the CBS crime drama P.S. I Luv U and the 1993 movie Red Rock West.[1] In 1996, he had his acting breakthrough in the Billy Bob Thornton movie Sling Blade.[2] For this role, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award.[3] Yoakam made his directorial and writing debut in 2000's South of Heaven, West of Hell.[4] Between 2005 and 2006, he also appeared in the movies Bandidas, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and Wedding Crashers.[5] In 2014, Yoakam had a recurring role in season two of the CBS science fiction series Under the Dome.[6] He also reunited with Thornton for season one of the Amazon Prime Video original series Goliath.[7]

Film

Year TitleRoleclass=UnsortableNotes
1992Red Rock WestTruck Driver
1995The Little DeathBobby Lomax
1996Sling BladeDoyle HargravesNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1997Painted HeroVirgil Kidder
1998The Newton BoysBrentwood 'Brent Glass' Glasscock
1999The Minus ManBlair
2001South of Heaven, West of HellValentine Casey Also director and writer
2002Panic RoomRaoul
2003Hollywood HomicideLeroy Wasley
2004Three WayHerbert Claremont / Clarkson
2005Wedding CrashersMr. Kroeger
The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaSheriff Belmont
2006BandidasTyler Jackson
Crank'Doc' Miles
2008Sandy
Four ChristmasesPastor Phil
2009'Doc' Miles
2010Dirty GirlJoseph
The Last Rites of Ransom PrideReverend Early Pride
BloodworthBoyd Bloodworth
201590 Minutes in HeavenCecil Beaumont
2017Logan LuckyWarden Burns
2021Cry MachoHoward Polk

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986Hee HawHimselfEpisode: "18.7"
1991P.S. I Luv UHarlan JusticeEpisode: "I'd Kill to Direct"
1993Rhythm & JamHimselfTelevision movie
1994Saturday Night LiveMusical GuestEpisode: "Kelsey Grammer/Dwight Yoakam"
1994RoswellMac BrazelTelevision movie
1996Don't Look BackSkipper
1997EllenThe Bag BoyEpisode: "The Puppy Episode – Part 2"
1998King of the HillLane PratleyEpisode: "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men"
When Trumpets FadeLieutenant Colonel George RickmanTelevision movie[8]
2002Dinner for FiveHimselfEpisode: "1.8"
2011–2013WilfredBruce3 episodes
2013To AppomattoxGeorge Meade7 episodes
2014Under the DomeLyle Chumley
2015Axe CopEgyptian RedneckEpisode: "Mark Frankenstein"
2016Drunk HistoryJesse BentonEpisode: "Bar Fights"
GoliathWendell Corey7 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Same night, two very different choices . . June 14, 1994 . September 3, 2022 . Mark Morrison.
  2. Web site: Dwight Yoakam Reflects on 20 Years of "Sling Blade"—"One of the Seminal Moments of My Life as an Artist" . Country Daily . November 25, 2016 . September 3, 2022 . Jim Casey.
  3. Web site: Sling Blade awards . . September 3, 2022.
  4. Web site: December 15, 2000 . Kevin . Thomas . Yoakam's 'South of Heaven' Ends Up Going Over the Top . . Jan 3, 2022 .
  5. A joyful return for Yoakam . Phyllis Stark . Billboard . 39, 40 . June 25, 2005.
  6. Web site: Lesley . Goldberg . Under the Dome Enlists Dwight Yoakam . . March 19, 2014 . December 18, 2016.
  7. Web site: Dwight Yoakam Reunites With Billy Bob Thornton in New Drama 'Goliath' . Rolling Stone . June 15, 2016 . September 4, 2022 . Beville Dunkerley.
  8. Web site: When Trumpets Fade . . June 22, 1998 . June 18, 2023 . Ken Eisner.

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