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