Cast
Kurt Russell
Acting
Cast
Kurt Russell
Known for
Acting
Born
1951-03-17
From
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Kurt Vogel 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).
★8.5
MOVIE1994
Forrest Gump
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
★7.4
MOVIE2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Randy / Narrator
★7.6
MOVIE2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Ego
★8.1
MOVIE1982
The Thing
as MacReady
★7.2
MOVIE2015
Furious 7
as Mr. Nobody
★7.8
MOVIE2015
The Hateful Eight
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
★5.8
MOVIE2025
Smurfs
as Ron (voice)
★6.9
MOVIE2017
The Fate of the Furious
as Mr. Nobody
★7.0
MOVIE2021
F9
as Mr. Nobody
★7.0
MOVIE1994
Stargate
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
★7.6
MOVIE1993
Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
★6.8
MOVIE2007
Death Proof
as Stuntman Mike
★6.9
MOVIE2016
Deepwater Horizon
as Jimmy Harrell
★5.9
MOVIE2006
Poseidon
as Robert Ramsey
★7.2
MOVIE1981
The Fox and the Hound
as Copper (voice)
★7.2
MOVIE1986
Big Trouble in Little China
as Jack Burton
★6.8
MOVIE2001
Vanilla Sky
as Curtis McCabe
★7.1
MOVIE1981
Escape from New York
as Snake Plissken
★6.3
MOVIE2005
Sky High
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
★6.5
MOVIE1989
Tango & Cash
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
★6.9
MOVIE2015
Bone Tomahawk
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
★7.0
MOVIE2007
Grindhouse
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
★6.7
MOVIE1991
Backdraft
as Stephen McCaffrey
★7.2
MOVIE2018
The Christmas Chronicles
as Santa Claus
★8.1
MOVIE2026
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
★6.3
MOVIE1996
Executive Decision
as David Grant
★6.4
MOVIE1998
Soldier
as Todd 3465
★6.8
MOVIE1987
Overboard
as Dean Proffitt
★5.9
MOVIE1996
Escape from L.A.
as Snake Plissken
★6.9
MOVIE1997
Breakdown
as Jeff Taylor
★6.2
MOVIE1992
Unlawful Entry
as Michael Carr
★8.5
MOVIE2026
The Thing Expanded
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2020
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Santa Claus
★6.2
MOVIE2013
The Art of the Steal
as Crunch Calhoun
★5.9
MOVIE2001
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Michael Zane
★7.4
MOVIE2002
Interstate 60
as Captain Ives
★7.1
MOVIE2004
Miracle
as Herb Brooks
★7.1
MOVIE2005
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Ben Crane
★6.1
MOVIE1988
Tequila Sunrise
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
★6.7
MOVIE1971
Fools' Parade
as Johnny Jesus
★5.6
MOVIE1989
Winter People
as Wayland Jackson
★7.9
MOVIE2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
★5.4
MOVIE2019
Crypto
as Martin Sr.
★6.4
MOVIE1980
Used Cars
as Rudy Russo
★4.3
MOVIE2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Kurt Russell
★6.6
MOVIE2011
Touchback
as Coach Hand
★6.9
MOVIE1983
Silkwood
as Drew Stephens
MOVIE2026
The Rivals of Amziah King
★6.7
MOVIE1966
Follow Me, Boys!
as Whitey
★5.6
MOVIE1992
Captain Ron
as Captain Ron
★7.2
MOVIE2019
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1969
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Dexter Riley
★6.9
MOVIE1967
Mosby's Marauders
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
★5.6
MOVIE1973
Charley and the Angel
as Ray Ferris
★6.3
MOVIE2002
Dark Blue
as Eldon Perry
★6.2
MOVIE1975
The Strongest Man in the World
as Dexter Riley
★5.6
MOVIE1984
Swing Shift
as Lucky Lockhart
★6.4
MOVIE2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
★6.2
MOVIE1985
The Mean Season
as Malcolm Anderson
★4.8
MOVIE1973
Superdad
as Bart
★7.0
MOVIE1991
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
★6.7
MOVIE1975
The Deadly Tower
as Charles Whitman
★6.7
MOVIE2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1979
Elvis
as Elvis Presley
★5.0
MOVIE2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
★5.0
MOVIE1976
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
★5.5
MOVIE1975
Search for the Gods
as Shan Mullins
★5.3
MOVIE1964
Guns of Diablo
as Jamie McPheeters
★5.6
MOVIE1971
The Barefoot Executive
as Steven Post
★6.3
MOVIE1972
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Dexter Reilly
★6.8
MOVIE1998
Lost In Space Forever
as Quano (archive footage)
★5.0
MOVIE2002
The Making of 'Tombstone'
as Self
★5.7
MOVIE1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
★7.3
MOVIE1982
The Making of 'The Thing'
as Self
MOVIE1970
Disneyland Showtime
as Self
★5.6
MOVIE1986
The Best of Times
as Reno Hightower
★8.0
MOVIE2003
Return to 'Escape from New York'
as Himself
★8.5
MOVIE1980
Amber Waves
as Larry Koenig
★6.5
MOVIE2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
MOVIE2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
★8.5
MOVIE1976
The Quest
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
★6.3
MOVIE1977
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Johnny
★7.1
MOVIE2020
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2008
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2025
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
as Self
★5.4
MOVIE1969
Guns in the Heather
as Rich Evans
★7.4
MOVIE2014
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself
★6.1
MOVIE1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Sidney Bower
★6.9
MOVIE1968
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Ronnie Gardner
★7.4
MOVIE1998
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1970
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
as Narrator
MOVIE2020
A Love Letter To Making Movies
as Self
★5.5
MOVIE2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1976
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
MOVIETBA
Dreamer
★6.7
MOVIE2007
Cutlass
as Dad
MOVIE1979
Bringing A Legend To Life
as Himself
★5.8
MOVIE1963
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
★8.0
MOVIE2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self