Kurt Russell
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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
Credits
Forrest Gump (1994)
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
as Ego
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
as Randy / Narrator
The Thing (1982)
as MacReady
Furious 7 (2015)
as Mr. Nobody
Poseidon (2006)
as Robert Ramsey
The Hateful Eight (2015)
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
as Mr. Nobody
Smurfs (2025)
as Ron (voice)
Stargate (1994)
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
The Rivals of Amziah King (2026)
as Dob McCoy
Escape from New York (1981)
as Snake Plissken
F9 (2021)
as Mr. Nobody
Grindhouse (2007)
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Deepwater Horizon (2016)
as Jimmy Harrell
Death Proof (2007)
as Stuntman Mike
Tango & Cash (1989)
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
as Copper (voice)
Sky High (2005)
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Vanilla Sky (2001)
as Curtis McCabe
Tombstone (1993)
as Wyatt Earp
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
as Jack Burton
Interstate 60 (2002)
as Captain Ives
Escape from L.A. (1996)
as Snake Plissken
Val (2021)
as Self (archive)
Soldier (1998)
as Todd 3465
Overboard (1987)
as Dean Proffitt
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown (1997)
as Jeff Taylor
Miracle (2004)
as Herb Brooks
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
as Santa Claus
Backdraft (1991)
as Stephen McCaffrey
Executive Decision (1996)
as David Grant
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
as Santa Claus
Tequila Sunrise (1988)
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Unlawful Entry (1992)
as Michael Carr
The Art of the Steal (2013)
as Crunch Calhoun
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)
as Michael Zane
Silkwood (1983)
as Drew Stephens
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
as Dexter Riley
QT8: The First Eight (2019)
as Self
Fools' Parade (1971)
as Johnny Jesus
Used Cars (1980)
as Rudy Russo
The Making of 'Tombstone' (2002)
as Self
Winter People (1989)
as Wayland Jackson
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story (2005)
as Ben Crane
Dark Blue (2002)
as Eldon Perry
The Best of Times (1986)
as Reno Hightower
Superdad (1973)
as Bart
Crypto (2019)
as Martin Sr.
Bringing A Legend To Life (1979)
as Himself
Captain Ron (1992)
as Captain Ron
The Making of 'The Thing' (1982)
as Self
Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
as Dexter Riley
Follow Me, Boys! (1966)
as Whitey
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Return to 'Escape from New York' (2003)
as Himself
You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis (1979)
as Elvis Presley
The Strongest Man in the World (1975)
as Dexter Riley
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (2008)
as Self
Mosby's Marauders (1967)
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Touchback (2011)
as Coach Hand
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005)
as Kurt Russell
Guns of Diablo (1964)
as Jamie McPheeters
Clang (—)
Actor
The Mean Season (1985)
as Malcolm Anderson
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
as Sidney Bower
Lost in Space Forever (1998)
as Quano (archive footage)
The Quest (1976)
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 (1976)
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Battered Bastards of Baseball (2014)
as Himself
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit (1968)
as Ronnie Gardner
Swing Shift (1984)
as Lucky Lockhart
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars (1976)
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Search for the Gods (1975)
as Shan Mullins
The Barefoot Executive (1971)
as Steven Post
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives (2020)
as Self
Charley and the Angel (1973)
as Ray Ferris
The Deadly Tower (1975)
as Charles Whitman
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies (2004)
as Self
The Thing Expanded (2026)
as Self
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. (1977)
as Johnny
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? (1970)
as Narrator
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2020)
as (archive footage)
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998)
as Self
The Quest: The Longest Drive (1976)
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Guns in the Heather (1969)
as Rich Evans
Voices That Care (1991)
as Self - Choir Member
A Love Letter To Making Movies (2020)
as Self
Cutlass (2007)
as Dad
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks (2025)
as Self
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star (2020)
as Self
Disneyland Showtime (1970)
as Self
Amber Waves (1980)
as Larry Koenig