Kris Kristofferson, the actor, musician and long-haired activist who embodied the countercultural spirit of postwar America, died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, a representative confirmed.He was 88.

Kris Kristofferson - the tough yet weary country music singer/songwriter behind "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night," as well as the rugged leading man featured in romances like "A Star is Born" (1976) and westerns like "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" - has died at 88.

The esteemed singer-songwriter behind "Me and Bobby McGee" and dozens of other hits was also memorable on the big screen in 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' and 'A Star Is Born.'