Kurt Russell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-03-17 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Kurt Russell

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Smurfs

    Smurfs

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Forrest Gump

    Forrest Gump

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

    Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • Furious 7

    Furious 7

  • Marvel Studios Legends

    Marvel Studios Legends

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

  • Harry O

    Harry O

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • F9

    F9

  • The Fate of the Furious

    The Fate of the Furious

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • The Hateful Eight

    The Hateful Eight

  • Escape from New York

    Escape from New York

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • Tombstone

    Tombstone

  • Death Proof

    Death Proof

  • Deepwater Horizon

    Deepwater Horizon

  • Unlawful Entry

    Unlawful Entry

  • The Fox and the Hound

    The Fox and the Hound

  • Stargate

    Stargate

  • Big Trouble in Little China

    Big Trouble in Little China

  • Sky High

    Sky High

  • Executive Decision

    Executive Decision

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

    Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story

  • Poseidon

    Poseidon

  • Interstate 60

    Interstate 60

  • Vanilla Sky

    Vanilla Sky

  • Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

  • Overboard

    Overboard

  • Tequila Sunrise

    Tequila Sunrise

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • Tango & Cash

    Tango & Cash

  • Swing Shift

    Swing Shift

  • The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

    The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault

  • 3000 Miles to Graceland

    3000 Miles to Graceland

  • Charley and the Angel

    Charley and the Angel

  • Escape from L.A.

    Escape from L.A.

  • The Battered Bastards of Baseball

    The Battered Bastards of Baseball

  • The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

    The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

  • Soldier

    Soldier

  • Touchback

    Touchback

  • Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

    Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • Silkwood

    Silkwood

  • The Art of the Steal

    The Art of the Steal

  • Captain Ron

    Captain Ron

  • Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

    Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks

  • Disneyland Showtime

    Disneyland Showtime

  • Guns of Diablo

    Guns of Diablo

  • Bone Tomahawk

    Bone Tomahawk

  • QT8: The First Eight

    QT8: The First Eight

  • The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

    The Captive: The Longest Drive 2

  • The Mean Season

    The Mean Season

  • Crypto

    Crypto

  • Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?

    Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?

  • Backdraft

    Backdraft

  • Breakdown

    Breakdown

  • The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

  • Used Cars

    Used Cars

  • Voices That Care

    Voices That Care

  • Amber Waves

    Amber Waves

  • It Happened at the World's Fair

    It Happened at the World's Fair

  • Miracle

    Miracle

  • The Quest

    The Quest

  • The Road West

    The Road West

  • Lost In Space Forever

    Lost In Space Forever

  • Winter People

    Winter People

  • Grindhouse

    Grindhouse

  • The Deadly Tower

    The Deadly Tower

  • The Christmas Chronicles

    The Christmas Chronicles

  • The Strongest Man in the World

    The Strongest Man in the World

  • Dark Blue

    Dark Blue

  • You Cannot Kill David Arquette

    You Cannot Kill David Arquette

  • The Quest: The Longest Drive

    The Quest: The Longest Drive

  • The Rivals of Amziah King

    The Rivals of Amziah King

  • Fools' Parade

    Fools' Parade

  • Superdad

    Superdad

  • Elvis

    Elvis

  • Cutlass

    Cutlass

  • The Best of Times

    The Best of Times

  • Hec Ramsey

    Hec Ramsey

  • Our Man Higgins

    Our Man Higgins

  • The Quest

    The Quest

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • The New Land

    The New Land

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

    The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

  • The Madison

    The Madison

  • Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

    Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.

  • Now You See Him, Now You Don't

    Now You See Him, Now You Don't

  • Guns in the Heather

    Guns in the Heather

  • The Making of 'The Thing'

    The Making of 'The Thing'

  • Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

    Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

    The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

  • A Love Letter To Making Movies

    A Love Letter To Making Movies

  • Mosby's Marauders

    Mosby's Marauders

  • John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

    John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies

  • The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

    The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

  • Follow Me, Boys!

    Follow Me, Boys!

  • The Barefoot Executive

    The Barefoot Executive

  • The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

    The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit

  • Search for the Gods

    Search for the Gods

  • AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

    AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star

  • Bringing A Legend To Life

    Bringing A Legend To Life

  • Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives

    Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives