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Kurt Russell

Kurt Russell

Actor · Born 1951-03-17 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) 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, inc…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Forrest Gump (1994) — Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
  2. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) — Ego
  3. The Hateful Eight (2015) — John 'The Hangman' Ruth
  4. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) — Randy / Narrator
  5. Furious 7 (2015) — Mr. Nobody
  6. The Fate of the Furious (2017) — Mr. Nobody
  7. The Thing (1982) — MacReady
  8. F9 (2021) — Mr. Nobody
  9. Death Proof (2007) — Stuntman Mike
  10. Deepwater Horizon (2016) — Jimmy Harrell
  11. Vanilla Sky (2001) — Curtis McCabe
  12. What If...? (2021) — Ego (voice)
  13. Stargate (1994) — Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
  14. Escape from New York (1981) — Snake Plissken
  15. The Fox and the Hound (1981) — Copper (voice)
  16. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) — Jack Burton
  17. Bone Tomahawk (2015) — Sheriff Franklin Hunt
  18. Sky High (2005) — Steve Stronghold / The Commander
  19. Tombstone (1993) — Wyatt Earp
  20. The Christmas Chronicles (2018) — Santa Claus
  21. Poseidon (2006) — Robert Ramsey
  22. Tango & Cash (1989) — Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
  23. Grindhouse (2007) — Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
  24. Escape from L.A. (1996) — Snake Plissken
  25. Backdraft (1991) — Stephen McCaffrey
  26. Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023) — Lee Shaw
  27. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) — Santa Claus
  28. Breakdown (1997) — Jeff Taylor
  29. Executive Decision (1996) — David Grant
  30. Overboard (1987) — Dean Proffitt
  31. Soldier (1998) — Todd 3465
  32. Interstate 60 (2002) — Captain Ives
  33. 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) — Michael Zane
  34. Marvel Studios Legends (2021) — Ego (archive footage) (uncredited)
  35. Miracle (2004) — Herb Brooks
  36. The Art of the Steal (2013) — Crunch Calhoun
  37. Tequila Sunrise (1988) — Lieutenant Nick Frescia
  38. Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005) — Ben Crane
  39. Dark Blue (2002) — Eldon Perry
  40. Silkwood (1983) — Drew Stephens