Acting
Kurt Russell
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).
Filmography
The Rivals of Amziah King
Film · 2026
The Thing Expanded
Film · 2026
Marty, Life Is Short
Film · 2026
The Madison
Series · 2026
Smurfs
Film · 2025
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Film · 2025
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Film · 2023
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Series · 2023
F9
Film · 2021
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Film · 2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Film · 2021
Val
Film · 2021
What If...?
Series · 2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Series · 2021
What If...?
Series · 2021
A Love Letter To Making Movies
Film · 2020
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Film · 2020
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Film · 2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Film · 2020
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Film · 2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Film · 2020
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Film · 2019
Crypto
Film · 2019
QT8: The First Eight
Film · 2019
The Hateful Eight
Series · 2019
The Christmas Chronicles
Film · 2018
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Film · 2017
The Fate of the Furious
Film · 2017
Deepwater Horizon
Film · 2016
Bone Tomahawk
Film · 2015
Furious 7
Film · 2015
The Hateful Eight
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Art of the Steal
Film · 2013
Touchback
Film · 2011
The Jonathan Ross Show
Series · 2011
Conan
Series · 2010
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Film · 2008
Death Proof
Film · 2007
Cutlass
Film · 2007
Grindhouse
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Poseidon
Film · 2006
Sky High
Film · 2005
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Film · 2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Film · 2005
Made in Hollywood
Series · 2005
Miracle
Film · 2004
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Film · 2004
Return to 'Escape from New York'
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Dark Blue
Film · 2002
Interstate 60
Film · 2002
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Film · 2002
Vanilla Sky
Film · 2001
3000 Miles to Graceland
Film · 2001
America: A Tribute to Heroes
Film · 2001
Soldier
Film · 1998
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Film · 1998
Lost in Space Forever
Film · 1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Series · 1998
Breakdown
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Escape from L.A.
Film · 1996
Executive Decision
Film · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Series · 1996
Stargate
Film · 1994
Forrest Gump
Film · 1994
Tombstone
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Captain Ron
Film · 1992
Unlawful Entry
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Backdraft
Film · 1991
Voices That Care
Film · 1991
Tango & Cash
Film · 1989
Winter People
Film · 1989
Tequila Sunrise
Film · 1988
Overboard
Film · 1987
The Best of Times
Film · 1986
Big Trouble in Little China
Film · 1986
The Mean Season
Film · 1985
Swing Shift
Film · 1984
Silkwood
Film · 1983
The Thing
Film · 1982
The Making of 'The Thing'
Film · 1982
Late Night with David Letterman
Series · 1982
Escape from New York
Film · 1981
The Fox and the Hound
Film · 1981
Used Cars
Film · 1980
Amber Waves
Film · 1980
Elvis
Film · 1979
Bringing A Legend To Life
Film · 1979
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Film · 1977
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Film · 1976
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
Film · 1976
The Quest
Film · 1976
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Film · 1976
The Quest
Series · 1976
The Strongest Man in the World
Film · 1975
The Deadly Tower
Film · 1975
Search for the Gods
Film · 1975
Harry O
Series · 1974
The New Land
Series · 1974
Superdad
Film · 1973
Charley and the Angel
Film · 1973
Police Story
Series · 1973
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Film · 1972
Hec Ramsey
Series · 1972
The Barefoot Executive
Film · 1971
Fools' Parade
Film · 1971
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
Film · 1970
Disneyland Showtime
Film · 1970
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Film · 1969
Guns in the Heather
Film · 1969
Hawaii Five-O
Series · 1969
Room 222
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
Then Came Bronson
Series · 1969
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Film · 1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Film · 1968
Mosby's Marauders
Film · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
Follow Me, Boys!
Film · 1966
The Road West
Series · 1966
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
Lost in Space
Series · 1965
Laredo
Series · 1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Series · 1965
Guns of Diablo
Film · 1964
Gilligan's Island
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Series · 1964
It Happened at the World's Fair
Film · 1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
Sam Benedict
Series · 1962
Our Man Higgins
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Clang
Film