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