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