Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western 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 Dont (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, he became the studios 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 Silkwood (1983). In the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter, including anti-hero roles such as army hero-turned-robber Snake Plissken in 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). 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.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, having starred in Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021), portrayed Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) installments Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and What If...? (2021), and subsequently portrayed Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).
Dad
Film 2007
Eldon Perry
Film 2002
Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
Film 1963
Todd 3465
Film 1998
Whitey
Film 1966
Dexter Riley
Film 1969
Herb Brooks
Film 2004
Captain Ron
Film 1992
Ronnie Gardner
Film 1968
Self - Choir Member
Film 1991
Sidney Bower
Film 1968
Self
Film 2004
Pvt. Willie Prentiss
Film 1967
Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
Film 2004
Coach Hand
Film 2011
Self
Film 1998
Jamie McPheeters
Film 1964
Quano (archive footage)
Film 1998
Wayland Jackson
Film 1989
Jack Ryan
Film 1962
Film
Shan Mullins
Film 1975
Larry Koenig
Film 1980
Rich Evans
Film 1969
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Film 1976
Himself
Film 2014
Sheriff Franklin Hunt
Film 2015
self
Film 2020
Narrator
Film 1970
Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
Film 2023
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
Film 1976
Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
Film 1994
Martin Sr.
Film 2019
Self
Film 2001
Self
Film 2020
Self
Film 1982
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film 2020
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Film 2021
Self
Film 2019
Self (archive footage)
Film 2021
Self (archive footage)
Film 2010
Self
Film 2020
Self (archive footage)
Film 2021
Self
Film 1970
Self
Tv 2003
Dan Winslow
Tv 1965
Peter Valchek
Tv 1968
Tv 1964
Self
Tv 1997
Tv 1996
Self
Tv 1992
Tv 1969
Quano
Tv 1965
Packy
Tv 1955
Self - Guest
Tv 1993
Tv 1965
Tv 1962
Morgan Beaudine
Tv 1976
Bobby
Tv 1962
Tv 1974
William Craig
Tv 1964
Philip Gerard Jr.
Tv 1963
Tv 1973
Dan Rondo
Tv 1967
Toby Shea
Tv 1962
Eddie
Tv 1963
Tv 1969
Elick Harte
Tv 1965
Jay Baker
Tv 1966
Self
Tv 1953
Bo Larsen
Tv 1974
Self
Tv 1961
Ego (voice)
Tv 2021
Ego (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tv 2021
Andy Denning
Tv 1962
Self
Tv 2007
Buck Henry Woolfe
Tv 1955
Mathew
Tv 1964
Jed
Tv 1964
Paul Bickford
Tv 1964
Nathan Jarrett
Tv 1964
Self
Tv 2003
Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
Tv 2021
Self
Tv 2014
Self - Guest
Tv 1996
Johnny
Tv 1969
Self
Tv 1998