Kurt Russell
78 movies · 30 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 17, 1951 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- 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).
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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).
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Known for
Kurt Russell: movies and TV shows
Acting (107)
- Upcoming
- 2026 The Rivals of Amziah King
as Dob McCoy
- 2026
- 2025 Smurfs
as Ron (voice)
- 2023
- 2021
- 2021 F9
as Mr. Nobody
- 2021
- 2020 The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Santa Claus
- 2020 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
- 2019 Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Randy / Narrator
- 2019
- 2019 Crypto
as Martin Sr.
- 2018 The Christmas Chronicles
as Santa Claus
- 2017
- 2017 The Fate of the Furious
as Mr. Nobody
- 2016 Deepwater Horizon
as Jimmy Harrell
- 2015 The Hateful Eight
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
- 2015 Bone Tomahawk
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
- 2015 Furious 7
as Mr. Nobody
- 2013 The Art of the Steal
as Crunch Calhoun
- 2011 Touchback
as Coach Hand
- 2007 Cutlass
as Dad
- 2007 Death Proof
as Stuntman Mike
- 2007 Grindhouse
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
- 2006 Poseidon
as Robert Ramsey
- 2005 Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Ben Crane
- 2005 Sky High
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
- 2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Kurt Russell
- 2004 Miracle
as Herb Brooks
- 2002 Dark Blue
as Eldon Perry
- 2002 Interstate 60
as Captain Ives
- 2001 Vanilla Sky
as Curtis McCabe
- 2001 3000 Miles to Graceland
as Michael Zane
- 1998 Soldier
as Todd 3465
- 1998 Lost in Space Forever
as Quano (archive footage)
- 1997 Breakdown
as Jeff Taylor
- 1996
- 1996 Escape from L.A.
as Snake Plissken
- 1996 Executive Decision
as David Grant
- 1994 Stargate
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
- 1994 Forrest Gump
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
- 1993 Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
- 1992 Captain Ron
as Captain Ron
- 1992 Unlawful Entry
as Michael Carr
- 1991 Backdraft
as Stephen McCaffrey
- 1989 Tango & Cash
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
- 1989 Winter People
as Wayland Jackson
- 1988 Tequila Sunrise
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
- 1987 Overboard
as Dean Proffitt
- 1986 Big Trouble in Little China
as Jack Burton
- 1986 The Best of Times
as Reno Hightower
- 1985 The Mean Season
as Malcolm Anderson
- 1984 Swing Shift
as Lucky Lockhart
- 1983 Silkwood
as Drew Stephens
- 1982 The Thing
as MacReady
- 1981 The Fox and the Hound
as Copper (voice)
- 1981 Escape from New York
as Snake Plissken
- 1980 Used Cars
as Rudy Russo
- 1980 Amber Waves
as Larry Koenig
- 1979 Elvis
as Elvis Presley
- 1977 Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Johnny
- 1976 Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
- 1976 The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
- 1976 The Quest
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
- 1976
- 1976 The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
- 1975 The Deadly Tower
as Charles Whitman
- 1975 Search for the Gods
as Shan Mullins
- 1975 The Strongest Man in the World
as Dexter Riley
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 Superdad
as Bart
- 1973 Charley and the Angel
as Ray Ferris
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972 Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Dexter Riley
- 1971 Fools' Parade
as Johnny Jesus
- 1971 The Barefoot Executive
as Steven Post
- 1970 Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
as Narrator
- 1969 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Dexter Riley
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 Guns in the Heather
as Rich Evans
- 1969
- 1968 The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Ronnie Gardner
- 1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Sidney Bower
- 1967
- 1967 Mosby's Marauders
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
- 1966 Follow Me, Boys!
as Whitey
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964 Guns of Diablo
as Jamie McPheeters
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963
- 1963 It Happened at the World's Fair
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1955
Behind the camera (4)
- 2026
- 2020 The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Producer
- 2012 Django Unchained
Thanks
- 1996 Escape from L.A.
Screenplay, Producer
Talk shows and appearances (40)
- 2026
- 2026
- 2025
- 2023
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 episode
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
2 episodes
- 2014
- 2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
1 episode
- 2010 Conan
1 episode
- 2008
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
3 episodes
- 2005 Made in Hollywood
1 episode
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2 episodes
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
4 episodes
- 2002
- 2001
- 1998
- 1998 The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1 episode
- 1997 The View
2 episodes
- 1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman
6 episodes
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 episodes
- 1991
- 1982
- 1982 Late Night with David Letterman
2 episodes
- 1979
- 1970
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
2 episodes