Kurt Russell
Known for Acting · 147 credits
- Born
- 1951-03-17 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Known For
TV Shows (48)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
The Fugitive
1963
as Philip Gerard Jr. / Eddie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Love, American Style
1969
as Johnny
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
as Lee Shaw
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Peter Valchek
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
The Virginian
1962
as Toby Shea / Andy Denning
What If...?
2021
as Ego (voice) / Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
The F.B.I.
1965
as Dan Winslow
Daniel Boone
1964
as William Craig / Mathew / Jed / Paul Bickford / Nathan Jarrett
Lost in Space
1965
as Quano
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
Gunsmoke
1955
as Packy / Buck Henry Woolfe
Marvel Studios Legends
2021
as Ego (archive footage) (uncredited)
The High Chaparral
1967
as Dan Rondo
Room 222
1969
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Madison
2026
as Preston Clyburn
Gilligan's Island
1964
as Jungle Boy
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Christopher Larson
Laredo
1965
Harry O
1974
Police Story
1973
Made in Hollywood
2005
as Self
Then Came Bronson
1969
as William P. Lovering
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Elick Harte
Sam Benedict
1962
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
as Jamie McPheeters
The Quest
1976
as Morgan Beaudine
Hec Ramsey
1972
as Matthias Kane
The Road West
1966
as Jay Baker
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Hateful Eight
2019
as John Ruth
Our Man Higgins
1962
as Bobby
The New Land
1974
as Bo Larsen
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
2022
as Self (Archives)
Movies (99)
Forrest Gump
1994
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as Randy / Narrator
Furious 7
2015
as Mr. Nobody
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Ego
The Thing
1982
as MacReady
The Hateful Eight
2015
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
The Fate of the Furious
2017
as Mr. Nobody
Smurfs
2025
as Ron (voice)
F9
2021
as Mr. Nobody
Tombstone
1993
as Wyatt Earp
Death Proof
2007
as Stuntman Mike
Stargate
1994
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
The Fox and the Hound
1981
as Copper (voice)
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
as Jack Burton
Vanilla Sky
2001
as Curtis McCabe
Sky High
2005
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Poseidon
2006
as Robert Ramsey
Tango & Cash
1989
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Deepwater Horizon
2016
as Jimmy Harrell
Overboard
1987
as Dean Proffitt
Interstate 60
2002
as Captain Ives
Escape from New York
1981
as Snake Plissken
Grindhouse
2007
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Executive Decision
1996
as David Grant
Backdraft
1991
as Stephen McCaffrey
Breakdown
1997
as Jeff Taylor
Soldier
1998
as Todd 3465
Bone Tomahawk
2015
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Escape from L.A.
1996
as Snake Plissken
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
as Self (archive footage)
Unlawful Entry
1992
as Michael Carr
The Christmas Chronicles
2018
as Santa Claus
Silkwood
1983
as Drew Stephens
Used Cars
1980
as Rudy Russo
Tequila Sunrise
1988
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
as Ben Crane
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020
as Santa Claus
Captain Ron
1992
as Captain Ron
Miracle
2004
as Herb Brooks
The Art of the Steal
2013
as Crunch Calhoun
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
as Michael Zane
Crypto
2019
as Martin Sr.
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
QT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self
Dark Blue
2002
as Eldon Perry
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Dexter Riley
Touchback
2011
as Coach Hand
The Thing Expanded
2026
as Self
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Dexter Reilly
Elvis
1979
as Elvis Presley
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
The Mean Season
1985
as Malcolm Anderson
The Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Dexter Riley
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
as Sidney Bower
The Rivals of Amziah King
2026
Swing Shift
1984
as Lucky Lockhart
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Kurt Russell
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Superdad
1973
as Bart
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Guns of Diablo
1964
as Jamie McPheeters
Voices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
Fools' Parade
1971
as Johnny Jesus
The Best of Times
1986
as Reno Hightower
Cutlass
2007
as Dad
Charley and the Angel
1973
as Ray Ferris
Search for the Gods
1975
as Shan Mullins
Lost In Space Forever
1998
as Quano (archive footage)
The Barefoot Executive
1971
as Steven Post
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
The Deadly Tower
1975
as Charles Whitman
Winter People
1989
as Wayland Jackson
Follow Me, Boys!
1966
as Whitey
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968
as Ronnie Gardner
The Quest
1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
as Self
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004
as Self
Mosby's Marauders
1967
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
A Love Letter To Making Movies
2020
as Self
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970
as Narrator
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
2020
as Self
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014
as Himself
Guns in the Heather
1969
as Rich Evans
Disneyland Showtime
1970
as Self
Amber Waves
1980
as Larry Koenig
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
as Self
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
as Self
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998
as Self
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
as Johnny
The Making of 'The Thing'
1982
as Self
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
as Self
Bringing A Legend To Life
1979
as Himself
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003
as Himself
About 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… With 147 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Kurt Russell has appeared in 99 films and 48 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kurt Russell Movies
- Forrest Gump (1994) — as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) — as Randy / Narrator
- Furious 7 (2015) — as Mr. Nobody
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) — as Ego
- The Thing (1982) — as MacReady
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