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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 17, 1951
Place of Birth
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Also Known As
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Kurt Russell
6.2 Popularity
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
7.6
Santa Claus
The Christmas Chronicles
2025
5.9
Ron (voice)
Smurfs
2025
8.0
Self
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
0.0
The Rivals of Amziah King
2025
7.7
Lee Shaw
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
6.4
Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
8.1
Ego (voice)
What If...?
2021
8.1
Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
What If...?
2021
7.0
Mr. Nobody
F9
2021
7.9
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
Credits
The Christmas Chronicles
as Santa Claus
2025
7.6
Smurfs
as Ron (voice)
2025
5.9
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
as Self
2025
8.0
The Rivals of Amziah King
2025
0.0
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
as Lee Shaw
2023
7.7
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
2023
6.4
What If...?
as Ego (voice)
2021
8.1
What If...?
as Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
2021
8.1
F9
as Mr. Nobody
2021
7.0
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
7.9
Marvel Studios Legends
as Ego (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
7.4
🎬
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2021
5.0
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Santa Claus
2020
6.5
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
6.7
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self
2020
8.0
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
as Self
2020
7.2
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
2020
0.0
A Love Letter To Making Movies
as Self
2020
0.0
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
2019
7.2
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Randy / Narrator
2019
7.4
Crypto
as Martin Sr.
2019
5.4
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Ego
2017
7.6
The Fate of the Furious
as Mr. Nobody
2017
6.9
Deepwater Horizon
as Jimmy Harrell
2016
6.9
The Hateful Eight
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
2015
7.8
Bone Tomahawk
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
2015
6.9
Furious 7
as Mr. Nobody
2015
7.2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself
2014
7.5
The Art of the Steal
as Crunch Calhoun
2013
6.2
Touchback
as Coach Hand
2011
6.5
Cutlass
as Dad
2007
6.9
Death Proof
as Stuntman Mike
2007
6.8
Grindhouse
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
2007
7.0
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Poseidon
as Robert Ramsey
2006
5.9
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Ben Crane
2005
7.0
Sky High
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
2005
6.3
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Kurt Russell
2005
4.1
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
2004
7.6
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
as Self
2004
5.5
Miracle
as Herb Brooks
2004
7.1
🎬
Return to 'Escape from New York'
as Himself
2003
0.0
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Dark Blue
as Eldon Perry
2002
6.2
Interstate 60
as Captain Ives
2002
7.4
The Making of 'Tombstone'
as Self
2002
0.0
Vanilla Sky
as Curtis McCabe
2001
6.8
America | A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
2001
6.2
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Michael Zane
2001
5.8
Soldier
as Todd 3465
1998
6.4
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
as Self
1998
7.4
🎬
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Self
1998
4.0
Lost In Space Forever
as Quano (archive footage)
1998
6.8
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Breakdown
as Jeff Taylor
1997
6.9
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
8.1
Escape from L.A.
as Snake Plissken
1996
5.9
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
3.9
Executive Decision
as David Grant
1996
6.3
Stargate
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
1994
7.0
Forrest Gump
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
1994
8.5
Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
1993
7.6
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Captain Ron
as Captain Ron
1992
5.6
Unlawful Entry
as Michael Carr
1992
6.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
Backdraft
as Stephen McCaffrey
1991
6.7
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1991
8.0
Tango & Cash
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
1989
6.5
Winter People
as Wayland Jackson
1989
5.6
Tequila Sunrise
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
1988
6.0
Overboard
as Dean Proffitt
1987
6.8
Big Trouble in Little China
as Jack Burton
1986
7.2
The Best of Times
as Reno Hightower
1986
5.6
The Mean Season
as Malcolm Anderson
1985
6.2
Swing Shift
as Lucky Lockhart
1984
5.5
Silkwood
as Drew Stephens
1983
6.9
The Thing
as MacReady
1982
8.1
The Making of 'The Thing'
as Self
1982
7.3
The Fox and the Hound
as Copper (voice)
1981
7.1
Escape from New York
as Snake Plissken
1981
7.1
Used Cars
as Rudy Russo
1980
6.4
Amber Waves
as Larry Koenig
1980
8.5
🎬
Bringing A Legend To Life
as Himself
1979
0.0
Elvis
as Elvis Presley
1979
6.8
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Johnny
1977
5.4
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
1976
8.0
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
1976
1.0
The Quest
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
1976
10.0
The Quest
as Morgan Beaudine
1976
6.4
The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
1976
5.0
The Deadly Tower
as Charles Whitman
1975
6.6
Search for the Gods
as Shan Mullins
1975
4.3
The Strongest Man in the World
as Dexter Riley
1975
6.1
🎬
The New Land
as Bo Larsen
1974
5.0
Harry O
1974
4.6
Superdad
as Bart
1973
4.5
Charley and the Angel
as Ray Ferris
1973
5.3
Police Story
1973
6.9
Hec Ramsey
as Matthias Kane
1972
6.8
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Dexter Reilly
1972
6.3
Fools' Parade
as Johnny Jesus
1971
6.5
The Barefoot Executive
as Steven Post
1971
5.5
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
as Narrator
1970
8.2
Disneyland Showtime
as Self
1970
0.0
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Dexter Riley
1969
6.0
Love, American Style
as Johnny
1969
6.1
Then Came Bronson
as William P. Lovering
1969
4.8
Room 222
1969
6.0
Guns in the Heather
as Rich Evans
1969
4.5
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Ronnie Gardner
1968
6.8
Hawaii Five-O
as Peter Valchek
1968
7.1
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Sidney Bower
1968
6.0
The High Chaparral
as Dan Rondo
1967
6.6
Mosby's Marauders
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
1967
6.9
Follow Me, Boys!
as Whitey
1966
6.6
🎬
The Road West
as Jay Baker
1966
5.0
The F.B.I.
as Dan Winslow
1965
5.4
Laredo
1965
6.3
Lost in Space
as Quano
1965
7.1
The Legend of Jesse James
as Elick Harte
1965
4.8
Guns of Diablo
as Jamie McPheeters
1964
5.1
Gilligan's Island
as Jungle Boy
1964
7.4
Daniel Boone
as William Craig
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Mathew
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Jed
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Paul Bickford
1964
7.0
Daniel Boone
as Nathan Jarrett
1964
7.0
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Christopher Larson
1964
7.1
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
as Jamie McPheeters
1963
5.3
The Fugitive
as Philip Gerard Jr.
1963
7.2
The Fugitive
as Eddie
1963
7.2
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
1963
5.7
🎬
Our Man Higgins
as Bobby
1962
6.0
The Virginian
as Toby Shea
1962
6.4
The Virginian
as Andy Denning
1962
6.4
Sam Benedict
1962
6.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Gunsmoke
as Packy
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Buck Henry Woolfe
1955
6.6
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
🎬
The Madison
N/A
0.0