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).
97 movies · 48 shows
Marty, Life Is Short
2026·8.1
The Thing Expanded
2026·8.5
Smurfs
2025·5.8
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025·8.0
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023·6.4
F9
2021·7.0
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021·7.9
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021·5.0
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020·6.5
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020·6.7
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020·8.0
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
2020·7.1
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020·0.0
A Love Letter To Making Movies
2020·0.0
QT8: The First Eight
2019·7.2
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019·7.4
Crypto
2019·5.4
The Christmas Chronicles
2018·7.2
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017·7.6
The Fate of the Furious
2017·6.9
Deepwater Horizon
2016·6.9
The Hateful Eight
2015·7.8
Bone Tomahawk
2015·6.9
Furious 7
2015·7.2
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014·7.4
The Art of the Steal
2013·6.2
Touchback
2011·6.6
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008·7.0
Cutlass
2007·6.7
Death Proof
2007·6.8
Grindhouse
2007·7.0
Poseidon
2006·5.9
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005·7.1
Sky High
2005·6.3
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005·4.3
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004·5.5
Miracle
2004·7.1
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003·8.0
Dark Blue
2002·6.3
Interstate 60
2002·7.4
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002·5.0
Vanilla Sky
2001·6.8
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001·6.5
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001·5.9
Soldier
1998·6.4
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998·7.4
Lost In Space Forever
1998·6.8
Breakdown
1997·6.9
Escape from L.A.
1996·5.9
Executive Decision
1996·6.3
Stargate
1994·7.0
Forrest Gump
1994·8.5
Tombstone
1993·7.6
Captain Ron
1992·5.6
Unlawful Entry
1992·6.3
Backdraft
1991·6.7
Voices That Care
1991·7.0
Tango & Cash
1989·6.5
Winter People
1989·5.6
Tequila Sunrise
1988·6.1
Overboard
1987·6.8
Big Trouble in Little China
1986·7.2
The Best of Times
1986·5.6
The Mean Season
1985·6.2
Swing Shift
1984·5.6
Silkwood
1983·6.9
The Thing
1982·8.1
The Making of 'The Thing'
1982·7.3
The Fox and the Hound
1981·7.2
Escape from New York
1981·7.0
Used Cars
1980·6.4
Amber Waves
1980·8.5
Bringing A Legend To Life
1979·0.0
Elvis
1979·6.8
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977·6.3
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976·8.0
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976·5.0
The Quest
1976·8.5
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976·5.7
The Deadly Tower
1975·6.7
Search for the Gods
1975·5.5
The Strongest Man in the World
1975·6.2
Superdad
1973·4.8
Charley and the Angel
1973·5.6
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972·6.3
Fools' Parade
1971·6.7
The Barefoot Executive
1971·5.6
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970·8.0
Disneyland Showtime
1970·0.0
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969·6.0
Guns in the Heather
1969·5.4
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968·6.9
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968·6.1
Mosby's Marauders
1967·6.9
Follow Me, Boys!
1966·6.7
Guns of Diablo
1964·5.3
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963·5.8