Kurt Russell
Acting
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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Filmography of
Kurt Russell
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Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
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Self (archive footage)
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Mr. Nobody
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Self - Actor (archive footage)
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Self (archive footage)
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Santa Claus
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Self
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Randy / Narrator
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Martin Sr.
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Santa Claus
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Mr. Nobody
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Jimmy Harrell
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John 'The Hangman' Ruth
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Sheriff Franklin Hunt
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Mr. Nobody
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Crunch Calhoun
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Coach Hand
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Self (archive footage)
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Dad
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Stuntman Mike
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Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
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Robert Ramsey
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Ben Crane
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Steve Stronghold / The Commander
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Kurt Russell
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Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
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Herb Brooks
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Eldon Perry
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Captain Ives
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Curtis McCabe
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Michael Zane
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Todd 3465
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Quano (archive footage)
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Jeff Taylor
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Snake Plissken
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David Grant
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Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
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Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
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Wyatt Earp
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Captain Ron
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Michael Carr
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Stephen McCaffrey
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Self - Choir Member
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Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
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Wayland Jackson
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Lieutenant Nick Frescia
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Dean Proffitt
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Jack Burton
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Reno Hightower
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Malcolm Anderson
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Lucky Lockhart
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Drew Stephens
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MacReady
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Copper (voice)
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Snake Plissken
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Rudy Russo
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Larry Koenig
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Elvis Presley
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Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
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Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
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Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
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Charles Whitman
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Shan Mullins
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Dexter Riley
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Bart
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Ray Ferris
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Dexter Reilly
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Johnny Jesus
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Steven Post
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Narrator
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Self
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Dexter Riley
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Rich Evans
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Ronnie Gardner
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Sidney Bower
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Pvt. Willie Prentiss
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Whitey
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Jamie McPheeters
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Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
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