Kurt 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
The Fugitive
Philip Gerard Jr.
The Fugitive
Eddie
Forrest Gump
Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Smurfs
Ron (voice)
The Christmas Chronicles
Santa Claus
What If...?
Ego (voice)
What If...?
Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
Hawaii Five-O
Peter Valchek
The Virginian
Toby Shea
The Virginian
Andy Denning
Lost in Space
Quano
Love, American Style
Johnny
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Ego
Daniel Boone
William Craig
Daniel Boone
Mathew
Daniel Boone
Jed
Daniel Boone
Paul Bickford
Daniel Boone
Nathan Jarrett
Furious 7
Mr. Nobody
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Randy / Narrator
The High Chaparral
Dan Rondo
The Fate of the Furious
Mr. Nobody
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Santa Claus
Big Trouble in Little China
Jack Burton
Gunsmoke
Packy
Gunsmoke
Buck Henry Woolfe
F9
Mr. Nobody
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Lee Shaw
The Thing
MacReady
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Ben Crane
QT8: The First Eight
Self
Executive Decision
David Grant
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
The Hateful Eight
John 'The Hangman' Ruth
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Legends
Ego (archive footage) (uncredited)
The F.B.I.
Dan Winslow
The Oscars
Self
Gilligan's Island
Jungle Boy
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
Escape from New York
Snake Plissken
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bone Tomahawk
Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Amber Waves
Larry Koenig
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Christopher Larson
The Fox and the Hound
Copper (voice)
Laredo
Death Proof
Stuntman Mike
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
Vanilla Sky
Curtis McCabe
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Ronnie Gardner
Lost In Space Forever
Quano (archive footage)
Fools' Parade
Johnny Jesus
Stargate
Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
The Mean Season
Malcolm Anderson
Sky High
Steve Stronghold / The Commander
The Best of Times
Reno Hightower
The Strongest Man in the World
Dexter Riley
Room 222
Police Story
Harry O
Crypto
Martin Sr.
The Art of the Steal
Crunch Calhoun
Interstate 60
Captain Ives
Poseidon
Robert Ramsey
Backdraft
Stephen McCaffrey
Guns in the Heather
Rich Evans
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Charley and the Angel
Ray Ferris
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Overboard
Dean Proffitt
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Johnny
Deepwater Horizon
Jimmy Harrell
Breakdown
Jeff Taylor
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Dexter Reilly
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Escape from L.A.
Snake Plissken
The Quest
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Captain Ron
Captain Ron
3000 Miles to Graceland
Michael Zane
Tango & Cash
Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Sam Benedict
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Self
Soldier
Todd 3465
A Love Letter To Making Movies
Self
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Kurt Russell
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Dexter Riley
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
Narrator
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
Grindhouse
Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Then Came Bronson
William P. Lovering
Miracle
Herb Brooks
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Tequila Sunrise
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself
Cutlass
Dad
Swing Shift
Lucky Lockhart
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Jamie McPheeters
The Rivals of Amziah King
Silkwood
Drew Stephens
It Happened at the World's Fair
Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
The Legend of Jesse James
Elick Harte
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Sidney Bower
The Quest
Morgan Beaudine
Unlawful Entry
Michael Carr
Used Cars
Rudy Russo
Mosby's Marauders
Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Hec Ramsey
Matthias Kane
Dark Blue
Eldon Perry
Touchback
Coach Hand
The Road West
Jay Baker
Elvis
Elvis Presley
The Deadly Tower
Charles Whitman
E! True Hollywood Story
Bringing A Legend To Life
Himself
Our Man Higgins
Bobby
The Madison
Guns of Diablo
Jamie McPheeters
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
Superdad
Bart
Winter People
Wayland Jackson
The New Land
Bo Larsen
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Copper (voice) (uncredited)
Follow Me, Boys!
Whitey
Disneyland Showtime
Self
The Barefoot Executive
Steven Post
Search for the Gods
Shan Mullins
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The View
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Himself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest