Birth Day: 1951-03-17
Place of birth: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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).
Credits
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As Self - 'Ego' (archive footage)
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As Self - Actor (archive footage)
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As Mr. Nobody
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As Self (archive footage)
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As self
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As Santa Claus
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As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As Self
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As Self
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As Randy / Narrator
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As Self
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As Martin Sr.
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As Santa Claus
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As Mr. Nobody
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As Ego
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As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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As Jimmy Harrell
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As John 'The Hangman' Ruth
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As Sheriff Franklin Hunt
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As Mr. Nobody
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As Himself
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As Crunch Calhoun
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As Coach Hand
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As Self (archive footage)
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As Dad
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As Stuntman Mike McKay
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As Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
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As Robert Ramsey
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As Self
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As Steve Stronghold / The Commander
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As Ben Crane
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As Self
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As Herb Brooks
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As Snake Plissken in Escape From L.A. (archive footage)
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As Captain Ives
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As Eldon Perry
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As Curtis McCabe
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As Michael Zane
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As Self
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As Self
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As Quano (archive footage)
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As Todd 3465
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As Jeffrey 'Jeff' Taylor
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As Snake Plissken
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As David Grant
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As Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)
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As Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
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As Wyatt Earp
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As Captain Ron
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As Michael Carr
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As Stephen McCaffrey
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As Self - Choir Member
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As Wayland Jackson
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As Gabriel 'Gabe' Cash
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As Lieutenant Nick Frescia
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As Dean Proffitt
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As Reno Hightower
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As Jack Burton
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As Malcolm Anderson
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As Lucky Lockhart
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As Drew Stephens
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As Self
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As R.J. MacReady
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As Copper (voice)
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As Snake Plissken
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As Larry Koenig
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As Rudy Russo
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As Elvis Presley
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As Johnny
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As Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
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As Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
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As Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine
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As Dexter Riley
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As Charles Whitman
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As Shan Mullins
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As Ray Ferris
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As Bart
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As Dexter Reilly
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As Steven Post
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As Johnny Jesus
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As Johnny Craven
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As Narrator
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As Dexter Riley
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As Rich Evans
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As Sidney Bower
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As Ronnie Gardner
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As Pvt. Willie Prentiss
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As Whitey
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As Jamie McPheeters
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As Child who kicks Mike at the fair (uncredited)
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As Jack Ryan