Acting
Kurt Russell
EN, FR cinema · 100 credits
Born
17 March 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Kurt Vogel Russell
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
Filmography
The Rivals of Amziah King
as Dob McCoy
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
Smurfs
as Ron (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
F9
as Mr. Nobody
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
Val
as Self (archive)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Santa Claus, Producer
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Randy / Narrator
Crypto
as Martin Sr.
The Christmas Chronicles
as Santa Claus
The Fate of the Furious
as Mr. Nobody
Deepwater Horizon
as Jimmy Harrell
Bone Tomahawk
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Furious 7
as Mr. Nobody
The Hateful Eight
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
The Art of the Steal
as Crunch Calhoun
Touchback
as Coach Hand
Death Proof
as Stuntman Mike
Cutlass
as Dad
Grindhouse
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Poseidon
as Robert Ramsey
Sky High
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Ben Crane
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Kurt Russell
Miracle
as Herb Brooks
Dark Blue
as Eldon Perry
Interstate 60
as Captain Ives
Vanilla Sky
as Curtis McCabe
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Michael Zane
Soldier
as Todd 3465
Lost in Space Forever
as Quano (archive footage)
Breakdown
as Jeff Taylor
Escape from L.A.
as Snake Plissken, Screenplay, Producer
Executive Decision
as David Grant
Stargate
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Forrest Gump
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
Captain Ron
as Captain Ron
Unlawful Entry
as Michael Carr
Backdraft
as Stephen McCaffrey
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Tango & Cash
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Winter People
as Wayland Jackson
Tequila Sunrise
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Overboard
as Dean Proffitt
The Best of Times
as Reno Hightower
Big Trouble in Little China
as Jack Burton
The Mean Season
as Malcolm Anderson
Swing Shift
as Lucky Lockhart
Silkwood
as Drew Stephens
The Thing
as MacReady
Escape from New York
as Snake Plissken
The Fox and the Hound
as Copper (voice)
Used Cars
as Rudy Russo
Amber Waves
as Larry Koenig
Elvis
as Elvis Presley
The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Quest
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
The Strongest Man in the World
as Dexter Riley
The Deadly Tower
as Charles Whitman
Search for the Gods
as Shan Mullins
Superdad
as Bart
Charley and the Angel
as Ray Ferris
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Dexter Riley
The Barefoot Executive
as Steven Post
Fools' Parade
as Johnny Jesus
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
as Narrator
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Dexter Riley
Guns in the Heather
as Rich Evans
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Ronnie Gardner
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Sidney Bower
Mosby's Marauders
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Follow Me, Boys!
as Whitey
Guns of Diablo
as Jamie McPheeters
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)