Acting · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA · Born March 17, 1951
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).
MovieThe Rivals of Amziah King
2026
MovieMarty, Life Is Short
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Thing Expanded
2026
as Self
TVThe Madison
2026
as Preston Clyburn
MovieSmurfs
2025
as Ron (voice)
MovieLong Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025
as Self
TVMonarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023
as Lee Shaw
MovieMarvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023
as Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
TVDans les secrets des films Star Wars
2022
as Self (Archives)
TVWhat If...?
2021
as Ego (voice)
MovieF9
2021
as Mr. Nobody
MovieIndiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
TVMarvel Studios Legends
2021
as Ego (archive footage) (uncredited)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020
as Santa Claus
MovieYou Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieAGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020
as Self
MovieAdventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
2020
as Self
MovieThe AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020
as (archive footage)
MovieA Love Letter To Making Movies
2020
as Self
MovieQT8: The First Eight
2019
as Self
MovieOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
as Randy / Narrator
TVThe Hateful Eight
2019
as John Ruth
MovieCrypto
2019
as Martin Sr.
MovieThe Christmas Chronicles
2018
as Santa Claus
MovieGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
as Ego
MovieThe Fate of the Furious
2017
as Mr. Nobody
MovieDeepwater Horizon
2016
as Jimmy Harrell
MovieThe Hateful Eight
2015
as John 'The Hangman' Ruth
MovieBone Tomahawk
2015
as Sheriff Franklin Hunt
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieFurious 7
2015
as Mr. Nobody
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014
as Himself
MovieThe Art of the Steal
2013
as Crunch Calhoun
TVThe Jonathan Ross Show
2011
as Self - Guest
MovieTouchback
2011
as Coach Hand
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008
as Self
MovieCutlass
2007
as Dad
MovieDeath Proof
2007
as Stuntman Mike
MovieGrindhouse
2007
as Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
MoviePoseidon
2006
as Robert Ramsey
TVMade in Hollywood
2005
as Self
MovieDreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
as Ben Crane
MovieSky High
2005
as Steve Stronghold / The Commander
MovieJiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005
as Kurt Russell
MovieJohn Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004
as Self
MovieMiracle
2004
as Herb Brooks
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003
as Himself
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieDark Blue
2002
as Eldon Perry
MovieInterstate 60
2002
as Captain Ives
MovieThe Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
as Self
MovieVanilla Sky
2001
as Curtis McCabe
MovieAmerica | A Tribute to Heroes
2001
as Self
Movie3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
as Michael Zane
MovieSoldier
1998
as Todd 3465
MovieThe Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
MovieLost In Space Forever
1998
as Quano (archive footage)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieBreakdown
1997
as Jeff Taylor
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieEscape from L.A.
1996
as Snake Plissken
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieExecutive Decision
1996
as David Grant
MovieStargate
1994
as Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
MovieForrest Gump
1994
as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
MovieTombstone
1993
as Wyatt Earp
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieCaptain Ron
1992
as Captain Ron
MovieUnlawful Entry
1992
as Michael Carr
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
MovieBackdraft
1991
as Stephen McCaffrey
MovieVoices That Care
1991
as Self - Choir Member
MovieTango & Cash
1989
as Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
MovieWinter People
1989
as Wayland Jackson
MovieTequila Sunrise
1988
as Lieutenant Nick Frescia
MovieOverboard
1987
as Dean Proffitt
MovieBig Trouble in Little China
1986
as Jack Burton
MovieThe Best of Times
1986
as Reno Hightower
MovieThe Mean Season
1985
as Malcolm Anderson
MovieSwing Shift
1984
as Lucky Lockhart
MovieSilkwood
1983
as Drew Stephens
MovieThe Thing
1982
as MacReady
MovieThe Making of 'The Thing'
1982
as Self
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Fox and the Hound
1981
as Copper (voice)
MovieEscape from New York
1981
as Snake Plissken
MovieUsed Cars
1980
as Rudy Russo
MovieAmber Waves
1980
as Larry Koenig
Bringing A Legend To Life
1979
as Himself
MovieElvis
1979
as Elvis Presley
MovieChristmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
as Johnny
MovieDisney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976
as Copper (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
MovieThe Quest
1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
TVThe Quest
1976
as Morgan Beaudine
MovieThe Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
as Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
MovieThe Deadly Tower
1975
as Charles Whitman
MovieSearch for the Gods
1975
as Shan Mullins
MovieThe Strongest Man in the World
1975
as Dexter Riley
The New Land
1974
as Bo Larsen
TVHarry O
1974
MovieSuperdad
1973
as Bart
MovieCharley and the Angel
1973
as Ray Ferris
TVPolice Story
1973
TVHec Ramsey
1972
as Matthias Kane
MovieNow You See Him, Now You Don't
1972
as Dexter Reilly
MovieFools' Parade
1971
as Johnny Jesus
MovieThe Barefoot Executive
1971
as Steven Post
MovieDad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970
as Narrator
MovieDisneyland Showtime
1970
as Self
MovieThe Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969
as Dexter Riley
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Johnny
TVThen Came Bronson
1969
as William P. Lovering
TVRoom 222
1969
MovieGuns in the Heather
1969
as Rich Evans
MovieThe Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968
as Ronnie Gardner
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Peter Valchek
MovieThe One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
as Sidney Bower
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as Dan Rondo
MovieMosby's Marauders
1967
as Pvt. Willie Prentiss
MovieFollow Me, Boys!
1966
as Whitey
The Road West
1966
as Jay Baker
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Dan Winslow
TVLaredo
1965
TVLost in Space
1965
as Quano
TVThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Elick Harte
MovieGuns of Diablo
1964
as Jamie McPheeters
TVGilligan's Island
1964
as Jungle Boy
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as William Craig
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Christopher Larson
TVThe Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
as Jamie McPheeters
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Philip Gerard Jr.
MovieIt Happened at the World's Fair
1963
as Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Our Man Higgins
1962
as Bobby
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Toby Shea
TVSam Benedict
1962
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Packy
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
Dreamer
