1951-03-17 Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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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Marty, Life Is Short | Self (archive footage) | 2026-05-11 |
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The Thing Expanded | Self | 2026-04-23 |
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The Rivals of Amziah King | 2026-08-14 | |
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Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks | Self | 2025-04-01 |
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Smurfs | Ron (voice) | 2025-06-30 |
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Self - 'Ego' (archive footage) | 2023-09-12 |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
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F9 | Mr. Nobody | 2021-05-19 |
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Indiana Jones : à la recherche de l'âge d'or perdu | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2021-05-07 |
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AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star | Self | 2020-07-14 |
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You Cannot Kill David Arquette | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2020-08-21 |
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A Love Letter To Making Movies | Self | 2020-01-26 |
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Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives | Self | 2020-06-27 |
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The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault | (archive footage) | 2020-04-08 |
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two | Santa Claus | 2020-11-18 |
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Crypto | Martin Sr. | 2019-04-12 |
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Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood | Randy / Narrator | 2019-07-24 |
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QT8: The First Eight | Self | 2019-10-21 |
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The Christmas Chronicles | Santa Claus | 2018-11-22 |
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The Fate of the Furious | Mr. Nobody | 2017-04-12 |
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Ego | 2017-04-19 |
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Deepwater Horizon | Jimmy Harrell | 2016-09-28 |
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Bone Tomahawk | Sheriff Franklin Hunt | 2015-10-23 |
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The Hateful Eight | John 'The Hangman' Ruth | 2015-12-25 |
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Furious 7 | Mr. Nobody | 2015-04-01 |
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The Battered Bastards of Baseball | Himself | 2014-01-20 |
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The Art of the Steal | Crunch Calhoun | 2013-09-20 |
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Touchback | Coach Hand | 2011-04-13 |
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The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics | Self | 2008-12-14 |
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Death Proof | Stuntman Mike | 2007-05-22 |
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Grindhouse | Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof") | 2007-04-06 |
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Cutlass | Dad | 2007-10-09 |
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Poseidon | Robert Ramsey | 2006-05-03 |
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Kurt Russell | 2005-05-08 |
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Sky High | Steve Stronghold / The Commander | 2005-07-29 |
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Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story | Ben Crane | 2005-09-10 |
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Los Angeles Plays Itself | Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
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John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies | Self | 2004-03-23 |
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Miracle | Herb Brooks | 2004-02-06 |
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Return to 'Escape from New York' | Himself | 2003-12-16 |
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The Making of 'Tombstone' | Self | 2002-01-01 |
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Interstate 60 | Captain Ives | 2002-04-13 |
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Dark Blue | Eldon Perry | 2002-12-14 |
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America | A Tribute to Heroes | Self | 2001-09-21 |
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Vanilla Sky | Curtis McCabe | 2001-12-14 |
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3000 Miles to Graceland | Michael Zane | 2001-02-23 |
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The Thing: Terror Takes Shape | Self | 1998-09-08 |
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Soldier | Todd 3465 | 1998-10-23 |
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Lost In Space Forever | Quano (archive footage) | 1998-01-01 |
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Breakdown | Jeff Taylor | 1997-05-02 |
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Executive Decision | David Grant | 1996-03-15 |
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Escape from L.A. | Snake Plissken | 1996-08-09 |
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Forrest Gump | Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited) | 1994-06-23 |
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Stargate | Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil | 1994-10-28 |
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Tombstone | Wyatt Earp | 1993-12-25 |
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Captain Ron | Captain Ron | 1992-09-18 |
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Unlawful Entry | Michael Carr | 1992-06-26 |
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Backdraft | Stephen McCaffrey | 1991-05-24 |
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Voices That Care | Self - Choir Member | 1991-02-28 |
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Tango & Cash | Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash | 1989-12-22 |
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Winter People | Wayland Jackson | 1989-04-14 |
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Tequila Sunrise | Lieutenant Nick Frescia | 1988-12-02 |
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Overboard | Dean Proffitt | 1987-12-16 |
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The Best of Times | Reno Hightower | 1986-01-31 |
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Big Trouble in Little China | Jack Burton | 1986-05-30 |
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The Mean Season | Malcolm Anderson | 1985-02-15 |
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Swing Shift | Lucky Lockhart | 1984-04-13 |
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Silkwood | Drew Stephens | 1983-12-14 |
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The Thing | MacReady | 1982-06-25 |
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The Making of 'The Thing' | Self | 1982-06-09 |
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Escape from New York | Snake Plissken | 1981-05-23 |
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The Fox and the Hound | Copper (voice) | 1981-07-10 |
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Used Cars | Rudy Russo | 1980-07-11 |
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Amber Waves | Larry Koenig | 1980-03-09 |
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Bringing A Legend To Life | Himself | 1979-03-10 |
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Elvis | Elvis Presley | 1979-02-10 |
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Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. | Johnny | 1977-12-26 |
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Disney's Greatest Dog Stars | Copper (voice) (uncredited) | 1976-11-28 |
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The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 | Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine | 1976-09-22 |
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The Quest | Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine | 1976-05-13 |
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The Quest: The Longest Drive | Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine | 1976-01-01 |
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Search for the Gods | Shan Mullins | 1975-03-09 |
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The Strongest Man in the World | Dexter Riley | 1975-02-06 |
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The Deadly Tower | Charles Whitman | 1975-10-18 |
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Charley and the Angel | Ray Ferris | 1973-03-23 |
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Superdad | Bart | 1973-12-14 |
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Now You See Him, Now You Don't | Dexter Reilly | 1972-07-12 |
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The Barefoot Executive | Steven Post | 1971-03-17 |
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Fools' Parade | Johnny Jesus | 1971-08-18 |
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Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? | Narrator | 1970-09-30 |
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Disneyland Showtime | Self | 1970-03-22 |
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Guns in the Heather | Rich Evans | 1969-07-23 |
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Dexter Riley | 1969-12-29 |
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The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | Sidney Bower | 1968-04-19 |
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The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit | Ronnie Gardner | 1968-12-16 |
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Mosby's Marauders | Pvt. Willie Prentiss | 1967-03-17 |
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Follow Me, Boys! | Whitey | 1966-12-01 |
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Guns of Diablo | Jamie McPheeters | 1964-10-04 |
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It Happened at the World's Fair | Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited) | 1963-04-03 |
