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Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western 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). According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, he 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' Silkwood (1983). In the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter, including anti-hero roles such as army hero-turned-robber Snake Plissken in 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). 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. 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, having starred in Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021), portrayed Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installments Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and What If...? (2021), and subsequently portrayed Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1951-03-17
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- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 34.5
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Kurt Russell
5.8
Poseidon
2006-05-03
7.1
Escape from New York
1981-05-23
8.1
The Thing
1982-06-25
7
Stargate
1994-10-28
6.9
Breakdown
1997-05-02
5.9
Escape from L.A.
1996-08-09
6.3
Executive Decision
1996-03-15
6.9
Vanilla Sky
2001-12-14
6.8
Death Proof
2007-05-22
6.1
Tequila Sunrise
1988-12-02
6.7
Backdraft
1991-05-24
6.8
Overboard
1987-12-16
7.1
Cutlass
2007-10-09
7.2
The Fox and the Hound
1981-07-10
5.6
The Barefoot Executive
1971-03-17
6.2
Dark Blue
2002-12-14
5.6
The Best of Times
1986-01-31
6.3
Sky High
2005-07-29
6.3
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972-07-12
7.2
Big Trouble in Little China
1986-05-30
6.1
The Strongest Man in the World
1975-02-06
6.2
The Mean Season
1985-02-15
7.6
Tombstone
1993-12-25
5.8
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963-04-03
5.8
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001-02-23
6.4
Soldier
1998-10-23
7
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005-09-10
6.5
Tango & Cash
1989-12-22
7
Silkwood
1983-12-14
6.8
Elvis
1979-02-10
6.5
Follow Me, Boys!
1966-12-01
6.1
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969-12-29
6.4
Used Cars
1980-07-11
7.1
Miracle
2004-02-06
5.5
Captain Ron
1992-09-18
6.8
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968-12-16
8
Voices That Care
1991-02-28
6.3
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968-04-19
6.2
Unlawful Entry
1992-06-26
4.6
Superdad
1973-12-14
5.7
Swing Shift
1984-04-13
5.5
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004-03-23
7.1
Mosby's Marauders
1967-03-17
7.6
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004-07-28
6.3
Touchback
2011-04-13
6.5
The Deadly Tower
1975-10-18
7.5
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998-09-08
5.3
Guns of Diablo
1964-10-04
6.8
Lost In Space Forever
1998-01-01
5.2
Charley and the Angel
1973-03-23
5.6
Winter People
1989-04-14
6.2
The Art of the Steal
2013-09-20
5
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976-01-01
0
Pericles on 31st Street
1962-04-12
0
The Rivals of Amziah King
4.3
Search for the Gods
1975-03-09
8.5
Amber Waves
1980-03-09
4.5
Guns in the Heather
1969-07-07
1
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976-09-22
7.5
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014-01-20
6.9
Bone Tomahawk
2015-10-23
7
Grindhouse
2007-04-06
7.3
Furious 7
2015-04-01
0
A Love Letter To Making Movies
2020-01-26
8.2
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970-09-30
6.8
Fools' Parade
1971-08-18
7.4
Interstate 60
2002-04-13
6.5
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977-12-26
6.3
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023-09-12
6.9
Deepwater Horizon
2016-09-28
7.8
The Hateful Eight
2015-12-25
0
The Smurfs Movie
2025-07-16
10
The Quest
1976-05-13
7.6
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017-04-19
6.9
The Fate of the Furious
2017-04-12
8.5
Forrest Gump
1994-06-23
7.2
The Christmas Chronicles
2018-11-22
7.4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019-07-24
5.4
Crypto
2019-04-12
6.5
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020-11-18
4.5
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005-05-08
6
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001-09-21
0
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020-07-14
7.3
The Making of 'The Thing'
1982-06-09
6.8
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020-08-21
7.1
F9
2021-05-19
7.7
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021-05-07
7.2
QT8: The First Eight
2019-10-21
7.1
Val
2021-07-23
7.8
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2010-05-04
7.2
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
2020-06-27
8
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021-01-02
0
Disneyland Showtime
1970-03-22
5.8
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08
5.4
The F.B.I.
1965-09-19
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
1968-09-20
7.5
Gilligan's Island
1964-09-26
4.5
The View
1997-08-11
5.3
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963-09-29
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25
5.7
Room 222
1969-09-11
7.1
Lost in Space
1965-09-15
6.5
Gunsmoke
1955-09-10
7.1
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13
6.8
Hec Ramsey
1972-09-13
6.4
Laredo
1965-09-16
6
Sam Benedict
1962-09-15
6.4
The Quest
1976-05-13
6
Our Man Higgins
1962-10-03
4.6
Harry O
1974-09-12
6.9
Daniel Boone
1964-09-24
7.2
The Fugitive
1963-09-17
7.1
Police Story
1973-03-20
6.5
The High Chaparral
1967-09-10
6.5
The Virginian
1962-09-19
7.2
The Fugitive
1963-09-17
4.8
Then Came Bronson
1969-09-17
4.8
The Legend of Jesse James
1965-09-13
5
The Road West
1966-09-12
7
The Oscars
1953-03-19
5
The New Land
1974-09-14
4.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11
8.1
What If...?
2021-08-11
7.4
Marvel Studios Legends
2021-01-08
6.5
The Virginian
1962-09-19
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007-02-22
6.5
Gunsmoke
1955-09-10
6.9
Daniel Boone
1964-09-24
6.9
Daniel Boone
1964-09-24
6.9
Daniel Boone
1964-09-24
6.9
Daniel Boone
1964-09-24
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26
8.1
What If...?
2021-08-11
5.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25
3.2
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10
7.9
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023-11-16
5.8
Love, American Style
1969-09-29
4
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998-01-22
