Kurt Russell
Birthday: 1951-03-17
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Drafted: 440
Drafted By: Calvin and Nobbs
Owned By: Calvin and Nobbs
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0
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 Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, he 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' 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).
Career Statisics
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Transaction History
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Credits
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The Rivals of Amziah King | ||
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2025-07-16 | The Smurfs Movie | (voice) |
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2021-05-19 | F9 | Mr. Nobody |
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2020-11-18 | The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two | Santa Claus |
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2020-01-26 | A Love Letter To Making Movies | self |
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2019-04-12 | Crypto | Martin Sr. |
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2018-11-22 | The Christmas Chronicles | Santa Claus |
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2017-04-19 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Ego |
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2017-04-12 | The Fate of the Furious | Mr. Nobody |
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2016-09-28 | Deepwater Horizon | Jimmy Harrell |
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2015-12-25 | The Hateful Eight | John 'The Hangman' Ruth |
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2015-10-23 | Bone Tomahawk | Sheriff Franklin Hunt |
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2015-04-01 | Furious 7 | Mr. Nobody |
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2013-09-20 | The Art of the Steal | Crunch Calhoun |
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2011-04-13 | Touchback | Coach Hand |
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2007-10-09 | Cutlass | Dad |
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2007-05-22 | Death Proof | Stuntman Mike |
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2007-04-06 | Grindhouse | Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof") |
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2006-05-03 | Poseidon | Robert Ramsey |
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2005-09-10 | Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story | Ben Crane |
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2005-07-29 | Sky High | Steve Stronghold / The Commander |
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2005-05-08 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Kurt Russell |
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2004-02-06 | Miracle | Herb Brooks |
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2002-12-14 | Dark Blue | Eldon Perry |
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2002-04-13 | Interstate 60 | Captain Ives |
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2001-12-14 | Vanilla Sky | Curtis McCabe |
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2001-02-23 | 3000 Miles to Graceland | Michael Zane |
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1998-10-23 | Soldier | Todd 3465 |
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1997-05-02 | Breakdown | Jeff Taylor |
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1996-08-09 | Escape from L.A. | Snake Plissken |
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1996-03-15 | Executive Decision | David Grant |
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1994-10-28 | Stargate | Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil |
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1994-06-23 | Forrest Gump | Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited) |
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1993-12-25 | Tombstone | Wyatt Earp |
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1992-09-18 | Captain Ron | Captain Ron |
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1992-06-26 | Unlawful Entry | Michael Carr |
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1991-05-24 | Backdraft | Stephen McCaffrey |
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1989-12-22 | Tango & Cash | Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash |
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1989-04-14 | Winter People | Wayland Jackson |
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1988-12-02 | Tequila Sunrise | Lieutenant Nick Frescia |
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1987-12-16 | Overboard | Dean Proffitt |
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1986-05-30 | Big Trouble in Little China | Jack Burton |
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1986-01-31 | The Best of Times | Reno Hightower |
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1985-02-15 | The Mean Season | Malcolm Anderson |
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1984-04-13 | Swing Shift | Lucky Lockhart |
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1983-12-14 | Silkwood | Drew Stephens |
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1982-06-25 | The Thing | MacReady |
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1981-07-10 | The Fox and the Hound | Copper (voice) |
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1981-05-23 | Escape from New York | Snake Plissken |
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1980-07-11 | Used Cars | Rudy Russo |
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1980-03-09 | Amber Waves | Larry Koenig |
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1979-02-10 | Elvis | Elvis Presley |
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1977-12-26 | Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. | Johnny |
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1976-09-22 | The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 | Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine |
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1976-05-13 | The Quest | Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine |
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1976-01-01 | The Quest: The Longest Drive | Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine |
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1975-10-18 | The Deadly Tower | Charles Whitman |
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1975-03-09 | Search for the Gods | Shan Mullins |
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1975-02-06 | The Strongest Man in the World | Dexter Riley |
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1973-12-14 | Superdad | Bart |
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1973-03-23 | Charley and the Angel | Ray Ferris |
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1972-07-12 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't | Dexter Reilly |
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1971-08-18 | Fools' Parade | Johnny Jesus |
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1971-03-17 | The Barefoot Executive | Steven Post |
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1969-12-29 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Dexter Riley |
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1969-07-07 | Guns in the Heather | Rich Evans |
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1968-12-16 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit | Ronnie Gardner |
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1968-04-19 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | Sidney Bower |
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1967-03-17 | Mosby's Marauders | Pvt. Willie Prentiss |
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1966-12-01 | Follow Me, Boys! | Whitey |
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1964-10-04 | Guns of Diablo | Jamie McPheeters |
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1963-04-03 | It Happened at the World's Fair | Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited) |
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1962-04-12 | Pericles on 31st Street | Jack Ryan |