Kurt Russell
Darsteller, Produzent, Autor
17. März 1951 (75 Jahre)
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).
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).
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| 2026 | The Madison · as Preston Clyburn |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Smurfs · as Ron (voice) |
| 2023 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters · as Lee Shaw |
| 2021 | What If…? · as Ego (voice) |
| 2021 | F9: The Fast Saga · as Mr. Nobody |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Legends · as Ego (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2020 | The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · as Santa Claus |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood · as Randy / Narrator |
| 2019 | Sunset Over Mulholland Drive · as Elvis Presley |
| 2019 | Crypto · as Martin Sr. |
| 2018 | The Christmas Chronicles · as Santa Claus |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 · as Ego |
| 2017 | The Fate of the Furious · as Mr. Nobody |
| 2016 | Deepwater Horizon · as Jimmy Harrell |
| 2015 | The Hateful Eight · as John 'the Hangman' Ruth |
| 2015 | Bone Tomahawk · as Sheriff Franklin Hunt |
| 2015 | Furious 7 · as Mr. Nobody |
| 2013 | The Art of the Steal · as Crunch Calhounauf plex.tv |
| 2011 | Touchback · as Coach Handauf plex.tv |
| 2007 | Cutlass · as Dad |
| 2007 | Death Proof · as Stuntman Mike |
| 2007 | Grindhouse · as Stuntman Mike (segment "death Proof") |
| 2006 | Poseidon · as Robert Ramsey |
| 2005 | Dreamer · as Ben Crane |
| 2005 | Sky High · as Steve Stronghold / The Commander |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams · as Han Solo |
| 2004 | Miracle · as Herb Brooks |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Snake Plissken In Escape From L.a. (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | Dark Blue · as Eldon Perry |
| 2002 | Interstate 60 · as Captain Ives |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky · as Curtis Mccabe |
| 2001 | 3000 Miles to Graceland · as Michael Zane |
| 1998 | Lost in Space Forever · as Quano (archive Footage) |
| 1998 | Soldier · as Todd 3465 |
| 1997 | Breakdown · as Jeff Taylor |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. · as Snake Plissken |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Executive Decision · as David Grantauf plex.tv |
| 1994 | Stargate · as Colonel Jonathan 'jack' O'neil |
| 1994 | Forrest Gump · as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1993 | Tombstone · as Wyatt Earp |
| 1992 | Captain Ron · as Captain Ron |
| 1992 | Unlawful Entry · as Michael Carrauf plex.tv |
| 1991 | Backdraft · as Stephen Mccaffrey |
| 1989 | Tango & Cash · as Gabriel 'gabe' Cash |
| 1989 | Winter People · as Wayland Jackson |
| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise · as Lieutenant Nick Frescia |
| 1987 | Overboard · as Dean Proffitt |
| 1986 | Big Trouble in Little China · as Jack Burton |
| 1986 | The Best of Times · as Reno Hightowerauf plex.tv |
| 1985 | The Mean Season · as Malcolm Anderson |
| 1984 | Swing Shift · as Lucky Lockhart |
| 1983 | Silkwood · as Drew Stephens |
| 1982 | The Thing · as Macready |
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound · as Copper (voice) |
| 1981 | Escape from New York · as Snake Plissken |
| 1980 | Used Cars · as Rudy Russo |
| 1980 | Amber Waves · as Larry Koenig |
| 1979 | Elvis · as Elvis Presley |
| 1977 | Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. · as Johnny |
| 1976 | The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 · as Morgan 'two Persons' Beaudine |
| 1976 | The Quest (1976) · as Morgan Beaudine |
| 1976 | The Quest: The Longest Drive · as Morgan 'two Persons' Beaudineauf plex.tv |
| 1976 | The Quest · as Morgan 'two Persons' Beaudine |
| 1975 | The Deadly Tower · as Charles Whitman |
| 1975 | Search for the Gods · as Shan Mullins |
| 1975 | The Strongest Man in the World · as Dexter Riley |
| 1973 | Superdad · as Bart |
| 1973 | Love Story · as Scott |
| 1973 | Charley and the Angel · as Ray Ferris |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | |
| 1972 | Hec Ramsey · as Matthias Kane |
| 1972 | Now You See Him, Now You Don't · as Dexter Reilly |
| 1971 | Fools' Parade · as Johnny Jesus |
| 1971 | The Barefoot Executive · as Steven Post |
| 1970 | Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? · as Narrator |
| 1970 | Storefront Lawyers/Men At Law · as Jerry Patman |
| 1969 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes · as Dexter Riley |
| 1969 | Love, American Style · as Johnny |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Guns in the Heather · as Rich Evans |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson · as William P. Lovering |
| 1968 | The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit · as Ronnie Gardner |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O · as Peter Valchek |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band · as Sidney Bower |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral · as Dan Rondo |
| 1967 | Mosby's Marauders · as Pvt. Willie Prentiss |
| 1966 | Follow Me, Boys! · as Whitey |
| 1966 | The Road West · as Jay Baker |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. · as Dan Winslow |
| 1965 | Lost in Space · as Quano |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James · as Elick Harte |
| 1964 | Guns of Diablo · as Jamie Mcpheetersauf plex.tv |
| 1964 | Gilligan's Island · as Jungle Boy |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone · as Nathan Jarrett |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. · as Christopher Larson |
| 1963 | The Fugitive · as Eddie |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters · as Jamie Mcpheeters |
| 1963 | It Happened at the World's Fair · as Child Who Kicks Mike At The Fair (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Eleventh Hour · as Peter Hall |
| 1962 | The Virginian · as Toby Shea |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show · as Boy |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace · as Kevinauf plex.tv |
| 1957 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke · as Packy |
| 1954 | Disneyland · as Pvt. Willie Prentiss |
| 2026 | The Madison · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2005 | 14 Hours · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Escape from L.A. · as Screenplay |
| 1993 | Tombstone · as Co-Director |