The star was surrounded by his family, but no cause of death was given, Variety reported Sunday.
Just one month before his death, the Golden Globe winner put his ranch on Northern California’s Mendocino Coast on the market for $17.2 million, per The Sacramento Bee.
He announced his retirement in a 2021 statement issued by his management, revealing that he had slowly stepped back from the spotlight.
Kristofferson was known for his chart-topping 1972 song “Why Me,” and “Me & Bobby McGee,” a hit recorded by Janis Joplin shortly before her 1970 death.