Kurt Russell
Acting
Born: March 17, 1951 (age 75) · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Highest Rated
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, 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
Forrest Gump
1994
Django Unchained
2012
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
The Hateful Eight
2015
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
Furious 7
2015
The Fate of the Furious
2017
The Thing
1982
F9
2021
Death Proof
2007
Deepwater Horizon
2016
Vanilla Sky
2001
Photos (8)
Movies (76)
Forrest Gump
Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
The Hateful Eight
John 'The Hangman' Ruth
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Ego
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Randy / Narrator
The Thing
MacReady
The Fox and the Hound
Copper (voice)
Furious 7
Mr. Nobody
Smurfs
Ron (voice)
Vanilla Sky
Curtis McCabe
Escape from New York
Snake Plissken
Executive Decision
David Grant
Bone Tomahawk
Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Sky High
Steve Stronghold / The Commander
The Fate of the Furious
Mr. Nobody
Poseidon
Robert Ramsey
F9
Mr. Nobody
Death Proof
Stuntman Mike
Breakdown
Jeff Taylor
Escape from L.A.
Snake Plissken
The Rivals of Amziah King
Dob McCoy
Stargate
Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Deepwater Horizon
Jimmy Harrell
The Christmas Chronicles
Santa Claus
Backdraft
Stephen McCaffrey
Big Trouble in Little China
Jack Burton
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
Interstate 60
Captain Ives
Tango & Cash
Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Overboard
Dean Proffitt
Soldier
Todd 3465
The Art of the Steal
Crunch Calhoun
Tequila Sunrise
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Unlawful Entry
Michael Carr
Grindhouse
Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Used Cars
Rudy Russo
The Best of Times
Reno Hightower
3000 Miles to Graceland
Michael Zane
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Dexter Riley
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Dexter Riley
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Santa Claus
Captain Ron
Captain Ron
Silkwood
Drew Stephens
The Mean Season
Malcolm Anderson
Miracle
Herb Brooks
Winter People
Wayland Jackson
It Happened at the World's Fair
Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Dark Blue
Eldon Perry
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Ben Crane
Crypto
Martin Sr.
Fools' Parade
Johnny Jesus
The Strongest Man in the World
Dexter Riley
Charley and the Angel
Ray Ferris
Superdad
Bart
Swing Shift
Lucky Lockhart
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Kurt Russell
Guns of Diablo
Jamie McPheeters
The Barefoot Executive
Steven Post
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Sidney Bower
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Ronnie Gardner
Touchback
Coach Hand
Follow Me, Boys!
Whitey
The Deadly Tower
Charles Whitman
Elvis
Elvis Presley
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Johnny
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Lost in Space Forever
Quano (archive footage)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Amber Waves
Larry Koenig
Cutlass
Dad
Mosby's Marauders
Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
Narrator
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Guns in the Heather
Rich Evans
The Quest
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Search for the Gods
Shan Mullins
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Copper (voice) (uncredited)
TV Shows (36)
The Fugitive
Philip Gerard Jr. · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Eddie · 1 eps
The Virginian
Toby Shea · 1 eps
The Virginian
Andy Denning · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Johnny · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Peter Valchek · 1 eps
What If...?
Ego (voice) · 2 eps
What If...?
Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice) · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Dan Winslow · 1 eps
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Lee Shaw · 20 eps
Daniel Boone
William Craig · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Mathew · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Jed · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Paul Bickford · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Nathan Jarrett · 1 eps
Lost in Space
Quano · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
Dan Rondo · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
Ego (archive footage) (uncredited) · 3 eps
Gilligan's Island
Jungle Boy · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Packy · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Buck Henry Woolfe · 1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Christopher Larson · 1 eps
Room 222
1 eps
Harry O
1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
The Madison
Preston Clyburn · 6 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
Then Came Bronson
William P. Lovering · 1 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Elick Harte · 1 eps
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Jamie McPheeters · 26 eps
The Quest
Morgan Beaudine · 16 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Our Man Higgins
Bobby · 31 eps
Hec Ramsey
Matthias Kane · 11 eps
The Hateful Eight
John Ruth · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (37)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 6 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Made in Hollywood
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Val
Self (archive)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
QT8: The First Eight
Self
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Self
The Thing Expanded
Self
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Self
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Self
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
Disneyland Showtime
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
A Love Letter To Making Movies
Self