Kurt Russell
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
Acting
2006
asRobert Ramsey
1981
asSnake Plissken
1982
asMacReady
1994
asColonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
1997
asJeff Taylor
1996
asSnake Plissken
1996
asDavid Grant
2001
asCurtis McCabe
2007
asStuntman Mike
1988
asLieutenant Nick Frescia
1991
asStephen McCaffrey
1987
asDean Proffitt
2007
asDad
1981
asCopper (voice)
1971
asSteven Post
2002
asEldon Perry
1986
asReno Hightower
2005
asSteve Stronghold / The Commander
1972
asDexter Reilly
1986
asJack Burton
1975
asDexter Riley
1985
asMalcolm Anderson
1993
asWyatt Earp
1963
asChild who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
2001
asMichael Zane
1998
asTodd 3465
2005
asBen Crane
1989
asGabriel 'Gabe' Cash
1983
asDrew Stephens
1979
asElvis Presley
1966
asWhitey
1969
asDexter Riley
1980
asRudy Russo
2004
asHerb Brooks
1992
asCaptain Ron
1968
asRonnie Gardner
1991
asSelf - Choir Member
1968
asSidney Bower
1992
asMichael Carr
1973
asBart
1984
asLucky Lockhart
2004
asSelf
1967
asPvt. Willie Prentiss
2004
asSnake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
2011
asCoach Hand
1975
asCharles Whitman
1998
asSelf
1964
asJamie McPheeters
1998
asQuano (archive footage)
1973
asRay Ferris
1989
asWayland Jackson
2013
asCrunch Calhoun
1976
asMorgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
2026
as
1975
asShan Mullins
1980
asLarry Koenig
1969
asRich Evans
1976
asMorgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
2014
asHimself
2015
asSheriff Franklin Hunt
2007
asStuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
2015
asMr. Nobody
2020
asSelf
1970
asNarrator
1971
asJohnny Jesus
2002
asCaptain Ives
1977
asJohnny
2023
asSelf - 'Ego' (archive footage)
2016
asJimmy Harrell
2015
asJohn 'The Hangman' Ruth
2025
asRon (voice)
1976
asMorgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
2017
asEgo
2017
asMr. Nobody
1994
asElvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
2018
asSanta Claus
2019
asRandy / Narrator
2019
asMartin Sr.
2020
asSanta Claus
2005
asKurt Russell
2001
asSelf
2020
asSelf
1982
asSelf
2020
asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
asMr. Nobody
2021
asSelf - Actor (archive footage)
2019
asSelf
2020
asSelf
2021
asSelf (archive footage)
1970
asSelf
2020
as(archive footage)
2025
asSelf
1979
asHimself
1976
asCopper (voice) (uncredited)
2003
asHimself
2002
asSelf
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf
asDan Winslow
asPeter Valchek
asJungle Boy
asSelf
asJamie McPheeters
as
asSelf
as
asQuano
asPacky
asSelf - Guest
asMatthias Kane
as
as
asMorgan Beaudine
asBobby
as
asWilliam Craig
asPhilip Gerard Jr.
as
asDan Rondo
asToby Shea
asEddie
asElick Harte
asJay Baker
asSelf
asBo Larsen
asSelf
asEgo (voice)
asEgo (archive footage) (uncredited)
asAndy Denning
asSelf
asBuck Henry Woolfe
asMathew
asJed
asPaul Bickford
asNathan Jarrett
asSelf
asEgo / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
asSelf
asSelf - Guest
asLee Shaw
asJohnny
asSelf
asWilliam P. Lovering
asChristopher Larson
asPreston Clyburn
asSelf
Production
1996
as2020
asCrew
2012
asDirecting
1993
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