Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. At 12, he began acting in the\u00a0Western TV series\u00a0The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters\u00a0(1963\u20131964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with\u00a0The Walt Disney Company, where he starred as Dexter Riley in films such as\u00a0The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes\u00a0(1969),\u00a0Now You See Him, Now You Don’t\u00a0(1972), and\u00a0The Strongest Man in the World\u00a0(1975). For his portrayal of\u00a0rock and roll\u00a0superstar\u00a0Elvis Presley\u00a0in\u00a0Elvis\u00a0(1979), he was nominated for the\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. According to\u00a0Robert Osborne\u00a0of\u00a0Turner Classic Movies, Russell became the studio’s top star of the 1970s.<\/p>\n
Russell was nominated for a\u00a0Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor \u2013 Motion Picture\u00a0for his performance in\u00a0Mike Nichols’s\u00a0Silkwood\u00a0(1983). Also in the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by\u00a0John Carpenter\u00a0in which he played\u00a0anti-hero\u00a0roles: the futuristic action film\u00a0Escape from New York\u00a0(1981), its sequel\u00a0Escape from L.A.(1996), the horror film\u00a0The Thing\u00a0(1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film\u00a0Big Trouble in Little China\u00a0(1986).<\/p>\n
Russell starred in various other films, including\u00a0Used Cars\u00a0(1980),\u00a0The Best of Times\u00a0(1986),\u00a0Overboard\u00a0(1987),\u00a0Tango & Cash\u00a0(1989),\u00a0Backdraft\u00a0(1991),\u00a0Tombstone\u00a0(1993),\u00a0Stargate\u00a0(1994),\u00a0Executive Decision\u00a0(1996),\u00a0Breakdown\u00a0(1997),\u00a0Vanilla Sky\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Miracle\u00a0(2004),\u00a0Sky High (2005),\u00a0Death Proof\u00a0(2007),\u00a0The Hateful Eight\u00a0(2015) and\u00a0Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also appeared in the\u00a0Fast & Furious\u00a0franchise as Mr. Nobody (starring in\u00a0Furious 7 (2015),\u00a0The Fate of the Furious\u00a0(2017), and\u00a0F9\u00a0(2021)).\u00a0He also portrayed\u00a0Ego\u00a0in the\u00a0Marvel Cinematic Universe\u00a0(MCU) instalments\u00a0Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2\u00a0(2017) and\u00a0What If…?(2021), and played the role of\u00a0Santa Claus\u00a0in\u00a0The Christmas Chronicles\u00a0(2018) and\u00a0The Christmas Chronicles 2\u00a0(2020).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. At 12, he began acting in the\u00a0Western TV series\u00a0The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters\u00a0(1963\u20131964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with\u00a0The Walt Disney Company, where he starred as Dexter Riley in films such as\u00a0The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes\u00a0(1969),\u00a0Now You See Him, Now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-8219","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n