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