Cast
Kurt Russell
Acting
Cast
Kurt Russell
Known for
Acting
Born
1951-03-17
From
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Forrest Gump
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Furious 7
as Mr. Nobody
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Ego
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Randy / Narrator
The Thing
as MacReady
The Hateful Eight
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
The Fate of the Furious
as Mr. Nobody
F9
as Mr. Nobody
Smurfs
as Ron (voice)
Escape from New York
as Snake Plissken
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
Stargate
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Death Proof
as Stuntman Mike
Deepwater Horizon
as Jimmy Harrell
Vanilla Sky
as Curtis McCabe
Big Trouble in Little China
as Jack Burton
The Fox and the Hound
as Copper (voice)
Sky High
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Tango & Cash
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Poseidon
as Robert Ramsey
Grindhouse
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Executive Decision
as David Grant
Backdraft
as Stephen McCaffrey
Overboard
as Dean Proffitt
Interstate 60
as Captain Ives
Escape from L.A.
as Snake Plissken
Bone Tomahawk
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Breakdown
as Jeff Taylor
Soldier
as Todd 3465
The Christmas Chronicles
as Santa Claus
Used Cars
as Rudy Russo
Unlawful Entry
as Michael Carr
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Santa Claus
Miracle
as Herb Brooks
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Michael Zane
Silkwood
as Drew Stephens
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Ben Crane
Crypto
as Martin Sr.
Tequila Sunrise
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
The Art of the Steal
as Crunch Calhoun
Dark Blue
as Eldon Perry
Touchback
as Coach Hand
Captain Ron
as Captain Ron
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Dexter Riley
The Thing Expanded
as Self
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Dexter Reilly
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Kurt Russell
The Strongest Man in the World
as Dexter Riley
Swing Shift
as Lucky Lockhart
Superdad
as Bart
The Rivals of Amziah King
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Sidney Bower
Elvis
as Elvis Presley
The Best of Times
as Reno Hightower
Cutlass
as Dad
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Guns of Diablo
as Jamie McPheeters
The Mean Season
as Malcolm Anderson
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Quest
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Fools' Parade
as Johnny Jesus
Winter People
as Wayland Jackson
Charley and the Angel
as Ray Ferris
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Search for the Gods
as Shan Mullins
The Barefoot Executive
as Steven Post
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Amber Waves
as Larry Koenig
The Deadly Tower
as Charles Whitman
Follow Me, Boys!
as Whitey
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Ronnie Gardner
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
as Self
The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Lost In Space Forever
as Quano (archive footage)
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself
A Love Letter To Making Movies
as Self
Mosby's Marauders
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
as Self
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
as Narrator
The Making of 'Tombstone'
as Self
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
as Self
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Johnny
Guns in the Heather
as Rich Evans
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self
The Making of 'The Thing'
as Self
Disneyland Showtime
as Self
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
as Self
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
Bringing A Legend To Life
as Himself
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Self
Return to 'Escape from New York'
as Himself