Cast & creator
Kurt Russell
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Late Show with David Letterman
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).
Also known as: Kurt Vogel Russell
103
film credits
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television credits
155
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (160)
Showing 160 of 160 credits
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Hawaii Five-O
Peter Valchek
1969The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
The Fugitive
Philip Gerard Jr.
1963The Fugitive
Eddie
1963
Love, American Style
Johnny
1969
What If...?
Ego (voice)
2021What If...?
Ego / Ego's Computer / Ego's Army (voice)
2021
The Virginian
Toby Shea
1962The Virginian
Andy Denning
1962
The F.B.I.
Dan Winslow
1965
Daniel Boone
William Craig
1964Daniel Boone
Mathew
1964Daniel Boone
Jed
1964Daniel Boone
Paul Bickford
1964Daniel Boone
Nathan Jarrett
1964
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Lee Shaw
2023
Forrest Gump
Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
1994
Django Unchained
Thanks
2012
The Jonathan Ross Show
Self - Guest
2011
Gunsmoke
Packy
1955Gunsmoke
Buck Henry Woolfe
1955
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Randy / Narrator
2019
The High Chaparral
Dan Rondo
1967
The Oscars
Self
1953
Lost in Space
Quano
1965
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Ego
2017
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Christopher Larson
1964
Marvel Studios Legends
Ego (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
Harry O
1974
The Thing
MacReady
1982
Gilligan's Island
Jungle Boy
1964
Police Story
1973
Laredo
1965
Furious 7
Mr. Nobody
2015
Room 222
1969
The Hateful Eight
John 'The Hangman' Ruth
2015
Made in Hollywood
Self
2005
The Fate of the Furious
Mr. Nobody
2017
The Rivals of Amziah King
Dob McCoy
2026
Sam Benedict
1962
Death Proof
Stuntman Mike
2007
The Madison
Preston Clyburn
2026The Madison
Executive Producer
2026
Deepwater Horizon
Jimmy Harrell
2016
Escape from New York
Snake Plissken
1981
Then Came Bronson
William P. Lovering
1969
Smurfs
Ron (voice)
2025
Vanilla Sky
Curtis McCabe
2001
Stargate
Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
1994
The Legend of Jesse James
Elick Harte
1965
Tombstone
Wyatt Earp
1993
F9
Mr. Nobody
2021
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
The Fox and the Hound
Copper (voice)
1981
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
2026
Sky High
Steve Stronghold / The Commander
2005
Big Trouble in Little China
Jack Burton
1986
Poseidon
Robert Ramsey
2006
Escape from L.A.
Snake Plissken
1996Escape from L.A.
Producer
1996Escape from L.A.
Screenplay
1996
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Jamie McPheeters
1963
Executive Decision
David Grant
1996
The Quest
Morgan Beaudine
1976
Bone Tomahawk
Sheriff Franklin Hunt
2015
Tango & Cash
Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
1989
The Art of the Steal
Crunch Calhoun
2013
Overboard
Dean Proffitt
1987
Breakdown
Jeff Taylor
1997
Unlawful Entry
Michael Carr
1992
Interstate 60
Captain Ives
2002
Backdraft
Stephen McCaffrey
1991
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Santa Claus
2020The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Producer
2020
QT8: The First Eight
Self
2019
The Christmas Chronicles
Santa Claus
2018The Road West
Jay Baker
1966
Soldier
Todd 3465
1998
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Grindhouse
Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
2007
Tequila Sunrise
Lieutenant Nick Frescia
1988
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
2023
The Hateful Eight
John Ruth
2019
3000 Miles to Graceland
Michael Zane
2001
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
Ben Crane
2005
Val
Self (archive)
2021
The Best of Times
Reno Hightower
1986
Used Cars
Rudy Russo
1980
Hec Ramsey
Matthias Kane
1972
Miracle
Herb Brooks
2004
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Dexter Riley
1969
Captain Ron
Captain Ron
1992
The Strongest Man in the World
Dexter Riley
1975
Our Man Higgins
Bobby
1962
Dark Blue
Eldon Perry
2002
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
Dexter Riley
1972
It Happened at the World's Fair
Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
1963
The Mean Season
Malcolm Anderson
1985
Fools' Parade
Johnny Jesus
1971
Silkwood
Drew Stephens
1983
The Thing Expanded
Self
2026
Winter People
Wayland Jackson
1989
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2021
Superdad
Bart
1973
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Kurt Russell
2005
Charley and the Angel
Ray Ferris
1973The New Land
Bo Larsen
1974
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Self
2002
Crypto
Martin Sr.
2019
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Self
2001
Touchback
Coach Hand
2011
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Sidney Bower
1968
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Himself
2014
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
1976
The Barefoot Executive
Steven Post
1971Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Deadly Tower
Charles Whitman
1975
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
Copper (voice) (uncredited)
1976
Follow Me, Boys!
Whitey
1966
Elvis
Elvis Presley
1979
Mosby's Marauders
Pvt. Willie Prentiss
1967
Swing Shift
Lucky Lockhart
1984
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
1976
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
Self
2008
Guns of Diablo
Jamie McPheeters
1964
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
Self
2004
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
1998Return to 'Escape from New York'
Himself
2003
Lost in Space Forever
Quano (archive footage)
1998
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
Self
2020
Amber Waves
Larry Koenig
1980
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
Ronnie Gardner
1968
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
Johnny
1977
A Love Letter To Making Movies
Self
2020
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Self
2025
Voices That Care
Self - Choir Member
1991
The Quest
Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
1976
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
Narrator
1970
Guns in the Heather
Rich Evans
1969
The Making of 'The Thing'
Self
1982
Cutlass
Dad
2007Bringing A Legend To Life
Himself
1979
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
Self
2020
Search for the Gods
Shan Mullins
1975
Disneyland Showtime
Self
1970