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Kurt Russell
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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 197…
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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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Kurt Russell's Filmography
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The Rivals of Amziah King
as Dob McCoy
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
The Thing Expanded
as Self
Smurfs
as Ron (voice)
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Val
as Self (archive)
F9
as Mr. Nobody
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
No Poster
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
as Santa Claus
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
as Self
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
as Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as (archive footage)
A Love Letter To Making Movies
as Self
QT8: The First Eight
as Self
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
as Randy / Narrator
Crypto
as Martin Sr.
The Christmas Chronicles
as Santa Claus
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
as Ego
The Fate of the Furious
as Mr. Nobody
Deepwater Horizon
as Jimmy Harrell
The Hateful Eight
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
Bone Tomahawk
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Furious 7
as Mr. Nobody
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
as Himself
The Art of the Steal
as Crunch Calhoun
Touchback
as Coach Hand
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
as Self
Cutlass
as Dad
Death Proof
as Stuntman Mike
Grindhouse
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
Poseidon
as Robert Ramsey
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Ben Crane
Sky High
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
as Kurt Russell
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
as Self
Miracle
as Herb Brooks
No Poster
Return to 'Escape from New York'
as Himself
Dark Blue
as Eldon Perry
Interstate 60
as Captain Ives
The Making of 'Tombstone'
as Self
Vanilla Sky
as Curtis McCabe
America: A Tribute to Heroes
as Self
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Michael Zane
Soldier
as Todd 3465
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
as Self
Lost in Space Forever
as Quano (archive footage)
Breakdown
as Jeff Taylor
Escape from L.A.
as Snake Plissken
Executive Decision
as David Grant
Stargate
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Forrest Gump
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Tombstone
as Wyatt Earp
Captain Ron
as Captain Ron
Unlawful Entry
as Michael Carr
Backdraft
as Stephen McCaffrey
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
Tango & Cash
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
Winter People
as Wayland Jackson
Tequila Sunrise
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
Overboard
as Dean Proffitt
Big Trouble in Little China
as Jack Burton
The Best of Times
as Reno Hightower
The Mean Season
as Malcolm Anderson
Swing Shift
as Lucky Lockhart
Silkwood
as Drew Stephens
The Thing
as MacReady
The Making of 'The Thing'
as Self
The Fox and the Hound
as Copper (voice)
Escape from New York
as Snake Plissken
Used Cars
as Rudy Russo
Amber Waves
as Larry Koenig
No Poster
Bringing A Legend To Life
as Himself
Elvis
as Elvis Presley
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
as Johnny
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Quest
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
The Deadly Tower
as Charles Whitman
Search for the Gods
as Shan Mullins
The Strongest Man in the World
as Dexter Riley
Superdad
as Bart
Charley and the Angel
as Ray Ferris
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
as Dexter Riley
Fools' Parade
as Johnny Jesus
The Barefoot Executive
as Steven Post
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
as Narrator
Disneyland Showtime
as Self
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Dexter Riley
Guns in the Heather
as Rich Evans
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
as Ronnie Gardner
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Sidney Bower
Mosby's Marauders
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Follow Me, Boys!
as Whitey
Guns of Diablo
as Jamie McPheeters
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
No Poster