Kurt 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).
Acting (90 movies)
Poseidon
2006
The Thing
1982
Escape from New York
1981
Breakdown
1997
Stargate
1994
Escape from L.A.
1996
Executive Decision
1996
Vanilla Sky
2001
Death Proof
2007
Tequila Sunrise
1988
Backdraft
1991
Overboard
1987
Cutlass
2007
The Fox and the Hound
1981
The Barefoot Executive
1971
Dark Blue
2002
The Best of Times
1986
Sky High
2005
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
The Mean Season
1985
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
Tombstone
1993
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
Soldier
1998
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
Tango & Cash
1989
Silkwood
1983
Elvis
1979
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
Used Cars
1980
Miracle
2004
Captain Ron
1992
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968
Voices That Care
1991
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
Unlawful Entry
1992
Superdad
1973
Swing Shift
1984
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004
Mosby's Marauders
1967
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
Touchback
2011
The Deadly Tower
1975
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998
Guns of Diablo
1964
Lost In Space Forever
1998
Charley and the Angel
1973
Winter People
1989
The Art of the Steal
2013
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
The Rivals of Amziah King
2025
Search for the Gods
1975
Amber Waves
1980
Guns in the Heather
1969
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014
Bone Tomahawk
2015
Grindhouse
2007
Furious 7
2015
A Love Letter To Making Movies
2020
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970
Fools' Parade
1971
Interstate 60
2002
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
Deepwater Horizon
2016
The Hateful Eight
2015
Smurfs
2025
The Quest
1976
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
The Fate of the Furious
2017
Forrest Gump
1994
The Christmas Chronicles
2018
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
Crypto
2019
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
The Making of 'The Thing'
1982
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
F9
2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
QT8: The First Eight
2019
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Escape from L.A. | 1996 | Screenplay |
| Escape from L.A. | 1996 | Producer |
| The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two | 2020 | Producer |