Kurt Russell
Biography
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American actor. At 12, he began acting in the Western TV series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company, where he starred as Dexter Riley in films such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). For his portrayal of rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley in Elvis (1979), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, Russell became the studio's top star of the 1970s. Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in Mike Nichols's Silkwood (1983). Also in the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter in which he played anti-hero roles: the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981), its sequel Escape from L.A.(1996), the horror film The Thing (1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Russell starred in various other films, including Used Cars (1980), The Best of Times (1986), Overboard (1987), Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), Tombstone (1993), Stargate (1994), Executive Decision (1996), Breakdown (1997), Vanilla Sky (2001), Miracle (2004), Sky High (2005), Death Proof (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also appeared in the Fast & Furious franchise as Mr. Nobody (starring in Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021)). He also portrayed Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) instalments Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and What If...?(2021), and played the role of Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).
Known For
Robert Ramsey
Poseidon
MacReady
The Thing
Snake Plissken
Escape from New York
Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Stargate
Jeff Taylor
Breakdown
Snake Plissken
Escape from L.A.
David Grant
Executive Decision
Curtis McCabe
Vanilla Sky
Stuntman Mike
Death Proof
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Tequila Sunrise
Stephen McCaffrey
Backdraft
Dean Proffitt
Overboard
Dad
Cutlass
Copper (voice)
The Fox and the Hound
Steven Post
The Barefoot Executive
Eldon Perry
Dark Blue
Reno Hightower
The Best of Times
Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Sky High
Dexter Reilly
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Jack Burton
Big Trouble in Little China
Malcolm Anderson
The Mean Season
Dexter Riley
The Strongest Man in the World
Wyatt Earp
Tombstone
Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
It Happened at the World's Fair
Michael Zane
3000 Miles to Graceland
Todd 3465
Soldier
Ben Crane
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Tango & Cash
Drew Stephens
Silkwood
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Whitey
Follow Me, Boys!
Dexter Riley
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Rudy Russo
Used Cars
Herb Brooks
Miracle
Captain Ron
Captain Ron
Ronnie Gardner
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Self - Choir Member
Voices That Care
Sidney Bower
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Michael Carr
Unlawful Entry
Bart
Superdad
Lucky Lockhart
Swing Shift
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Mosby's Marauders
Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Charles Whitman
The Deadly Tower
Coach Hand
Touchback
Self
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Jamie McPheeters
Guns of Diablo
Quano (archive footage)
Lost In Space Forever
Ray Ferris
Charley and the Angel
Wayland Jackson
Winter People
Crunch Calhoun
The Art of the Steal
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Quest: The Longest Drive
The Rivals of Amziah King
Shan Mullins
Search for the Gods
Larry Koenig
Amber Waves
Rich Evans
Guns in the Heather
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
Himself
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Bone Tomahawk
Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Grindhouse
Mr. Nobody
Furious 7
Self
A Love Letter To Making Movies
Narrator
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
Johnny Jesus
Fools' Parade
Captain Ives
Interstate 60
Johnny
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Jimmy Harrell
Deepwater Horizon
John 'The Hangman' Ruth
The Hateful Eight
Ron (voice)
Smurfs
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Quest
Ego
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Mr. Nobody
The Fate of the Furious
Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Forrest Gump
Santa Claus
The Christmas Chronicles
Randy / Narrator
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Martin Sr.
Crypto
Santa Claus
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Kurt Russell
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Self
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Mr. Nobody
F9
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Indiana Jones : à la recherche de l'âge d'or perdu
Self
QT8: The First Eight
Self
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self
Disneyland Showtime
(archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Self
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Himself
Bringing A Legend To Life
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
93
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-03-17
Place of Birth
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
کرت راسل