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Kurt Russell

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American television and film actor. His first acting roles were as a child in television series, including a lead role in the Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the 1970s, he signed a ten-year contract with the Walt Disney Company, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '70s". In 1979, Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for the made-for-television film Elvis. In 1983, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance opposite Meryl Streep in the 1984 film, Silkwood. During the 1980s, Russell was cast in several films by director John Carpenter, including anti-hero roles such as former air force hero-turned robber Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York, Antarctic helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady in the horror film The Thing (1982), and truck driver Jack Burton in the dark kung-fu comedy/action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Both Escape from New York and Big Trouble in Little China have since become cult films. In 1994, he had a starring role in the military/science fiction film Stargate. In the mid-2000s, his portrayal of U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks in Miracle (2004) won the praise of critics. In 2006, he appeared in the disaster-thriller Poseidon, and in 2007 Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof segment from the film Grindhouse. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurt Russell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Mar 17, 1951 In Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
117
First Appeared:
In the series The Oscars 1953-03-19
Latest Project:
Series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 2023-11-16
Known For
Poster of The New Land
Poster of The Road West
Poster of The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Poster of Our Man Higgins
Filmography
Series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Lee Shaw 2023-11-16
Movie Fast X Mr. Nobody 2023-05-17
Movie F9 Mr. Nobody 2021-05-19
Movie Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age Self - Actor (archive footage) 2021-05-07
Movie Val Self (archive footage) 2021-07-23
Movie You Cannot Kill David Arquette Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2020-08-21
Movie The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two Santa Claus 2020-11-18
Movie Crypto Martin Sr. 2019-04-12
Movie Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood Randy / Narrator 2019-07-24
Series The Imagineering Story Himself 2019-11-12
Movie QT8: The First Eight Self 2019-10-21
Movie The Christmas Chronicles Santa Claus 2018-11-22
Movie The Fate of the Furious Mr. Nobody 2017-04-12
Movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Ego 2017-04-19
Movie De Palma Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2016-06-10
Movie Deepwater Horizon Jimmy Harrell 2016-09-28
Movie The Hateful Eight John 'The Hangman' Ruth 2015-12-25
Movie Furious 7 Mr. Nobody 2015-04-01
Movie Bone Tomahawk Sheriff Franklin Hunt 2015-10-23
Movie The Battered Bastards of Baseball Himself 2014-01-20
Movie The Art of the Steal Crunch Calhoun 2013-09-20
Movie Touchback Coach Hand 2011-04-13
Movie Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Self (archive footage) 2010-05-04
Series The Graham Norton Show Himself 2007-02-22
Movie Cutlass Dad 2007-10-09
Movie Grindhouse Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof") 2007-04-06
Movie Death Proof Stuntman Mike McKay 2007-05-22
Movie Poseidon Robert Ramsey 2006-05-10
Movie Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Self 2005-05-08
Movie Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story Ben Crane 2005-09-10
Movie Sky High Steve Stronghold / The Commander 2005-07-29
Movie Miracle Herb Brooks 2004-02-06
Movie John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies Self 2004-03-23
Series Jimmy Kimmel Live! Unknown 2003-01-26
Series The Ellen DeGeneres Show Unknown 2003-09-08
Movie Interstate 60 Captain Ives 2002-04-13
Movie Dark Blue Eldon Perry 2002-12-14
Movie America: A Tribute to Heroes Self 2001-09-21
Movie 3000 Miles to Graceland Michael Zane 2001-02-23
Movie Vanilla Sky Curtis McCabe 2001-12-14
Movie Lost In Space Forever Quano (archive footage) 1998-01-01
Movie The Thing: Terror Takes Shape Self 1998-09-08
Movie Soldier Todd 3465 1998-10-23
Movie Breakdown Jeffrey 'Jeff' Taylor 1997-05-02
Series The View Unknown 1997-08-11
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie Executive Decision David Grant 1996-03-15
Movie Escape from L.A. Snake Plissken 1996-08-09
Movie Forrest Gump Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited) 1994-06-23
Movie Stargate Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil 1994-10-28
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Movie Tombstone Wyatt Earp 1993-12-25
Movie Captain Ron Captain Ron 1992-09-18
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie Unlawful Entry Michael Carr 1992-06-26
Movie Backdraft Stephen McCaffrey 1991-05-24
Movie Voices That Care Self - Choir Member 1990-02-28
Movie Winter People Wayland Jackson 1989-04-14
Movie Tango & Cash Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash 1989-12-22
Movie Tequila Sunrise Lieutenant Nick Frescia 1988-12-02
Movie Overboard Dean Proffitt 1987-12-16
Movie Big Trouble in Little China Jack Burton 1986-05-30
Movie The Best of Times Reno Hightower 1986-01-31
Movie The Mean Season Malcolm Anderson 1985-02-15
Movie Swing Shift Lucky Lockhart 1984-04-13
Movie Silkwood Drew Stephens 1983-12-14
Movie The Thing R.J. MacReady 1982-06-25
Movie Escape from New York Snake Plissken 1981-05-23
Movie The Fox and the Hound Copper (voice) 1981-07-10
Movie Amber Waves Larry Koenig 1980-03-09
Movie Used Cars Rudy Russo 1980-07-11
Movie Elvis Elvis Presley 1979-02-10
Movie Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. Johnny 1977-12-26
Movie The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine 1976-09-22
Movie The Quest Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine 1976-05-13
Movie The Quest: The Longest Drive Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine 1976-01-01
Series The Quest Morgan Beaudine 1976-05-13
Movie The Strongest Man in the World Dexter Riley 1975-02-06
Movie Search for the Gods Shan Mullins 1975-03-09
Movie The Deadly Tower Charles Whitman 1975-10-18
Series Harry O Unknown 1974-09-12
Series The New Land Bo Larsen 1974-09-14
Movie Superdad Bart 1973-12-14
Series Police Story Unknown 1973-03-20
Movie Charley and the Angel Ray Ferris 1973-03-23
Movie Now You See Him, Now You Don't Dexter Reilly 1972-07-12
Series Hec Ramsey Matthias Kane 1972-09-13
Movie The Barefoot Executive Steven Post 1971-03-17
Movie Fools' Parade Johnny Jesus 1971-08-18
Movie Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? Narrator 1970-09-30
Movie Guns in the Heather Rich Evans 1969-07-07
Series Room 222 Unknown 1969-09-11
Series Then Came Bronson Unknown 1969-09-17
Movie The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Dexter Riley 1969-12-29
Movie The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Sidney Bower 1968-04-19
Series Hawaii Five-O Unknown 1968-09-20
Movie The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit Ronnie Gardner 1968-12-16
Movie Mosby's Marauders Pvt. Willie Prentiss 1967-03-17
Series The High Chaparral Unknown 1967-09-10
Series The Road West Jay Baker 1966-09-12
Movie Follow Me, Boys! Whitey 1966-12-01
Series Lost in Space Unknown 1965-09-15
Series The Legend of Jesse James Unknown 1965-09-13
Series Laredo Unknown 1965-09-16
Series The F.B.I. Unknown 1965-09-19
Series Daniel Boone Unknown 1964-09-24
Series Gilligan's Island Unknown 1964-09-26
Movie Guns of Diablo Jamie McPheeters 1964-10-04
Series The Fugitive Unknown 1963-09-17
Movie It Happened at the World's Fair Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited) 1963-04-03
Series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Jamie McPheeters 1963-09-29
Series The Virginian Unknown 1962-09-19
Series Sam Benedict Unknown 1962-09-15
Series Our Man Higgins Bobby 1962-10-03
Series Sugarfoot 1957-09-17
Series Gunsmoke Unknown 1955-09-10
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19