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.
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).
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103157
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Filmography (Movies)
The Christmas Chronicles
Character:Santa Claus
Release Date:10/12/2025
Smurfs
Character:Ron (voice)
Release Date:05/07/2025
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2025
The Rivals of Amziah King
Character:
Release Date:10/03/2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Character:Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Release Date:12/09/2023
F9
Character:Mr. Nobody
Release Date:19/05/2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:07/05/2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2021
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Character:Santa Claus
Release Date:18/11/2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:21/08/2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Character:Self
Release Date:14/07/2020
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Character:Self
Release Date:27/06/2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:08/04/2020
A Love Letter To Making Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:26/01/2020
QT8: The First Eight
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2019
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Character:Randy / Narrator
Release Date:24/07/2019
Crypto
Character:Martin Sr.
Release Date:12/04/2019
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Character:Ego
Release Date:19/04/2017
The Fate of the Furious
Character:Mr. Nobody
Release Date:12/04/2017
Deepwater Horizon
Character:Jimmy Harrell
Release Date:28/09/2016
The Hateful Eight
Character:John 'The Hangman' Ruth
Release Date:25/12/2015
Bone Tomahawk
Character:Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Release Date:23/10/2015
Furious 7
Character:Mr. Nobody
Release Date:01/04/2015
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Character:Himself
Release Date:20/01/2014
The Art of the Steal
Character:Crunch Calhoun
Release Date:20/09/2013
Touchback
Character:Coach Hand
Release Date:13/04/2011
Cutlass
Character:Dad
Release Date:09/10/2007
Death Proof
Character:Stuntman Mike
Release Date:22/05/2007
Grindhouse
Character:Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Release Date:06/04/2007
Poseidon
Character:Robert Ramsey
Release Date:03/05/2006
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Character:Ben Crane
Release Date:10/09/2005
Sky High
Character:Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Release Date:29/07/2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Character:Kurt Russell
Release Date:08/05/2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Character:Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Release Date:28/07/2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2004
Miracle
Character:Herb Brooks
Release Date:06/02/2004
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Character:Himself
Release Date:16/12/2003
Dark Blue
Character:Eldon Perry
Release Date:14/12/2002
Interstate 60
Character:Captain Ives
Release Date:13/04/2002
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2002
Vanilla Sky
Character:Curtis McCabe
Release Date:14/12/2001
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Character:Self
Release Date:21/09/2001
3000 Miles to Graceland
Character:Michael Zane
Release Date:23/02/2001
Soldier
Character:Todd 3465
Release Date:23/10/1998
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/1998
Lost In Space Forever
Character:Quano (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1998
Breakdown
Character:Jeff Taylor
Release Date:02/05/1997
Escape from L.A.
Character:Snake Plissken
Release Date:09/08/1996
Executive Decision
Character:David Grant
Release Date:15/03/1996
Stargate
Character:Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Release Date:28/10/1994
Forrest Gump
Character:Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1994
Tombstone
Character:Wyatt Earp
Release Date:25/12/1993
Captain Ron
Character:Captain Ron
Release Date:18/09/1992
Unlawful Entry
Character:Michael Carr
Release Date:26/06/1992
Backdraft
Character:Stephen McCaffrey
Release Date:24/05/1991
Voices That Care
Character:Self - Choir Member
Release Date:28/02/1991
Tango & Cash
Character:Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Release Date:22/12/1989
Winter People
Character:Wayland Jackson
Release Date:14/04/1989
Tequila Sunrise
Character:Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Release Date:02/12/1988
Overboard
Character:Dean Proffitt
Release Date:16/12/1987
Big Trouble in Little China
Character:Jack Burton
Release Date:30/05/1986
The Best of Times
Character:Reno Hightower
Release Date:31/01/1986
The Mean Season
Character:Malcolm Anderson
Release Date:15/02/1985
Swing Shift
Character:Lucky Lockhart
Release Date:13/04/1984
Silkwood
Character:Drew Stephens
Release Date:14/12/1983
The Thing
Character:MacReady
Release Date:25/06/1982
The Making of 'The Thing'
Character:Self
Release Date:09/06/1982
The Fox and the Hound
Character:Copper (voice)
Release Date:10/07/1981
Escape from New York
Character:Snake Plissken
Release Date:23/05/1981
Used Cars
Character:Rudy Russo
Release Date:11/07/1980
Amber Waves
Character:Larry Koenig
Release Date:09/03/1980
Bringing A Legend To Life
Character:Himself
Release Date:10/03/1979
Elvis
Character:Elvis Presley
Release Date:10/02/1979
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Character:Johnny
Release Date:26/12/1977
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Character:Copper (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/11/1976
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
Character:Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Release Date:22/09/1976
The Quest
Character:Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Release Date:13/05/1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Character:Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Release Date:01/01/1976
The Deadly Tower
Character:Charles Whitman
Release Date:18/10/1975
Search for the Gods
Character:Shan Mullins
Release Date:09/03/1975
The Strongest Man in the World
Character:Dexter Riley
Release Date:06/02/1975
Superdad
Character:Bart
Release Date:14/12/1973
Charley and the Angel
Character:Ray Ferris
Release Date:23/03/1973
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Character:Dexter Reilly
Release Date:12/07/1972
Fools' Parade
Character:Johnny Jesus
Release Date:18/08/1971
The Barefoot Executive
Character:Steven Post
Release Date:17/03/1971
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
Character:Narrator
Release Date:30/09/1970
Disneyland Showtime
Character:Self
Release Date:22/03/1970
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Character:Dexter Riley
Release Date:29/12/1969
Guns in the Heather
Character:Rich Evans
Release Date:23/07/1969
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Character:Ronnie Gardner
Release Date:16/12/1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Character:Sidney Bower
Release Date:19/04/1968
Mosby's Marauders
Character:Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Release Date:17/03/1967
Follow Me, Boys!
Character:Whitey
Release Date:01/12/1966
Guns of Diablo
Character:Jamie McPheeters
Release Date:04/10/1964
It Happened at the World's Fair
Character:Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Release Date:03/04/1963
Television Appearances
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Character:Lee Shaw
What If...?
Character:Ego (voice)
What If...?
Character:Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
Marvel Studios Legends
Character:Ego (archive footage) (uncredited)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Made in Hollywood
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
The Quest
Character:Morgan Beaudine
The New Land
Character:Bo Larsen
Harry O
Character:
Police Story
Character:
Hec Ramsey
Character:Matthias Kane
Love, American Style
Character:Johnny
Then Came Bronson
Character:William P. Lovering
Room 222
Character:
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Peter Valchek
The High Chaparral
Character:Dan Rondo
The Road West
Character:Jay Baker
The F.B.I.
Character:Dan Winslow
Laredo
Character:
Lost in Space
Character:Quano
The Legend of Jesse James
Character:Elick Harte
Gilligan's Island
Character:Jungle Boy
Daniel Boone
Character:William Craig
Daniel Boone
Character:Mathew
Daniel Boone
Character:Jed
Daniel Boone
Character:Paul Bickford
Daniel Boone
Character:Nathan Jarrett
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Character:Christopher Larson
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Character:Jamie McPheeters
The Fugitive
Character:Philip Gerard Jr.
The Fugitive
Character:Eddie
Our Man Higgins
Character:Bobby
The Virginian
Character:Toby Shea
The Virginian
Character:Andy Denning
Sam Benedict
Character:
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Gunsmoke
Character:Packy
Gunsmoke
Character:Buck Henry Woolfe
The Oscars
Character:Self
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