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)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Ego
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Randy / Narrator
The Thing
MacReady
Furious 7
Mr. Nobody
The Fate of the Furious
Mr. Nobody
The Hateful Eight
John 'The Hangman' Ruth
Smurfs
Ron (voice)
The Fox and the Hound
Copper (voice)
Stargate
Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
Big Trouble in Little China
Jack Burton
Vanilla Sky
Curtis McCabe
Death Proof
Stuntman Mike
The Rivals of Amziah King
Dob McCoy
F9
Mr. Nobody
Deepwater Horizon
Jimmy Harrell
Escape from New York
Snake Plissken
Sky High
Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Poseidon
Robert Ramsey
Tango & Cash
Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Backdraft
Stephen McCaffrey
Bone Tomahawk
Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Breakdown
Jeff Taylor
The Christmas Chronicles
Santa Claus
Escape from L.A.
Snake Plissken
Tequila Sunrise
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Executive Decision
David Grant
Overboard
Dean Proffitt
Soldier
Todd 3465
Grindhouse
Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
3000 Miles to Graceland
Michael Zane
Interstate 60
Captain Ives
The Art of the Steal
Crunch Calhoun
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Ronnie Gardner
Used Cars
Rudy Russo
Unlawful Entry
Michael Carr
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Santa Claus
Dark Blue
Eldon Perry
Miracle
Herb Brooks
The Mean Season
Malcolm Anderson
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Kurt Russell
Crypto
Martin Sr.
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Ben Crane
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Dexter Riley
Touchback
Coach Hand
Elvis
Elvis Presley
Silkwood
Drew Stephens
Captain Ron
Captain Ron
Superdad
Bart
The Strongest Man in the World
Dexter Riley
Winter People
Wayland Jackson
Fools' Parade
Johnny Jesus
The Best of Times
Reno Hightower
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Dexter Reilly
Swing Shift
Lucky Lockhart
Guns of Diablo
Jamie McPheeters
The Barefoot Executive
Steven Post
It Happened at the World's Fair
Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Follow Me, Boys!
Whitey
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Sidney Bower
The Deadly Tower
Charles Whitman
Charley and the Angel
Ray Ferris
Search for the Gods
Shan Mullins
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Mosby's Marauders
Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
Narrator
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Copper (voice) (uncredited)
Amber Waves
Larry Koenig
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Guns in the Heather
Rich Evans
Lost In Space Forever
Quano (archive footage)
The Quest
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Cutlass
Dad
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Johnny
TV Shows (35)
Hawaii Five-O
Peter Valchek · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Philip Gerard Jr. · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Eddie · 1 eps
What If...?
Ego (voice) · 2 eps
What If...?
Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice) · 1 eps
The Virginian
Toby Shea · 1 eps
The Virginian
Andy Denning · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Johnny · 1 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
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Lee Shaw · 20 eps
The F.B.I.
Dan Winslow · 1 eps
Room 222
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Packy · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Buck Henry Woolfe · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
Dan Rondo · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Legends
Ego (archive footage) (uncredited) · 3 eps
Lost in Space
Quano · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Christopher Larson · 1 eps
Police Story
1 eps
The Madison
Preston Clyburn · 6 eps
Harry O
1 eps
Gilligan's Island
Jungle Boy · 1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
Sam Benedict
1 eps
The Quest
Morgan Beaudine · 16 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 Hateful Eight
John Ruth · 4 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Hec Ramsey
Matthias Kane · 11 eps
Self / Appearances (38)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Conan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 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)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Val
Self (archive)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
QT8: The First Eight
Self
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
Self (Archives) · 6 eps
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Self
The Thing Expanded
Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Self
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
Disneyland Showtime
Self
A Love Letter To Making Movies
Self