Kurt Russell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 17, 1951
- Birthplace
- Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Filmography
- Clang
Clang TBA
Actor
The Rivals of Amziah King 2026
as Dob McCoy
The Thing Expanded 2026
as Self
Smurfs 2025
as Ron (voice)
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks 2025
as Self
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 2023
as Lee Shaw
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Val 2021
as Self (archive)
F9 2021
as Mr. Nobody
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age 2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend 2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020
as Santa Claus, Producer
You Cannot Kill David Arquette 2020
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star 2020
as Self
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives 2020
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault 2020
as (archive footage)
A Love Letter To Making Movies 2020
as Self
QT8: The First Eight 2019
as Self
Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood 2019
as Randy / Narrator
Crypto 2019
as Martin Sr.
The Christmas Chronicles 2018
as Santa Claus
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017
as Ego
The Fate of the Furious 2017
as Mr. Nobody
Deepwater Horizon 2016
as Jimmy Harrell
The Hateful Eight 2015
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
Bone Tomahawk 2015
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Furious 7 2015
as Mr. Nobody
The Battered Bastards of Baseball 2014
as Himself
The Art of the Steal 2013
as Crunch Calhoun
Django Unchained 2012
Thanks
Touchback 2011
as Coach Hand
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics 2008
as Self
Cutlass 2007
as Dad
Death Proof 2007
as Stuntman Mike
Grindhouse 2007
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Poseidon 2006
as Robert Ramsey
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story 2005
as Ben Crane
Sky High 2005
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood 2005
as Kurt Russell
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies 2004
as Self
Miracle 2004
as Herb Brooks
- Return to 'Escape from New York'
Return to 'Escape from New York' 2003
as Himself
Dark Blue 2002
as Eldon Perry
Interstate 60 2002
as Captain Ives
The Making of 'Tombstone' 2002
as Self
Vanilla Sky 2001
as Curtis McCabe
3000 Miles to Graceland 2001
as Michael Zane
Soldier 1998
as Todd 3465
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape 1998
as Self
Lost in Space Forever 1998
as Quano (archive footage)
Breakdown 1997
as Jeff Taylor
Escape from L.A. 1996
as Snake Plissken, Screenplay, Producer
Executive Decision 1996
as David Grant
Stargate 1994
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Forrest Gump 1994
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Tombstone 1993
as Wyatt Earp
Captain Ron 1992
as Captain Ron
Unlawful Entry 1992
as Michael Carr
Backdraft 1991
as Stephen McCaffrey
Voices That Care 1991
as Self - Choir Member
Tango & Cash 1989
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Winter People 1989
as Wayland Jackson
Tequila Sunrise 1988
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Overboard 1987
as Dean Proffitt
Big Trouble in Little China 1986
as Jack Burton
The Best of Times 1986
as Reno Hightower
The Mean Season 1985
as Malcolm Anderson
Swing Shift 1984
as Lucky Lockhart
Silkwood 1983
as Drew Stephens
The Thing 1982
as MacReady
The Making of 'The Thing' 1982
as Self
The Fox and the Hound 1981
as Copper (voice)
Escape from New York 1981
as Snake Plissken
Used Cars 1980
as Rudy Russo
Amber Waves 1980
as Larry Koenig
- Bringing A Legend To Life
Bringing A Legend To Life 1979
as Himself
Elvis 1979
as Elvis Presley
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. 1977
as Johnny
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars 1976
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Quest 1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Quest: The Longest Drive 1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Deadly Tower 1975
as Charles Whitman
Search for the Gods 1975
as Shan Mullins
The Strongest Man in the World 1975
as Dexter Riley
Superdad 1973
as Bart
Charley and the Angel 1973
as Ray Ferris
Now You See Him, Now You Don't 1972
as Dexter Riley
Fools' Parade 1971
as Johnny Jesus
The Barefoot Executive 1971
as Steven Post
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? 1970
as Narrator
Disneyland Showtime 1970
as Self
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 1969
as Dexter Riley
Guns in the Heather 1969
as Rich Evans
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit 1968
as Ronnie Gardner
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band 1968
as Sidney Bower
Mosby's Marauders 1967
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Follow Me, Boys! 1966
as Whitey
Guns of Diablo 1964
as Jamie McPheeters
It Happened at the World's Fair 1963
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.