Acting
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).
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
Conan
2010 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
The Fugitive
1963 · TV
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV
Love, American Style
1969 · TV
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV
The Virginian
1962 · TV
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
2023 · TV
What If...?
2021 · TV
Forrest Gump
1994 · Movie
Daniel Boone
1964 · TV
The Jonathan Ross Show
2011 · TV
Room 222
1969 · TV
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017 · Movie
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV
The High Chaparral
1967 · TV
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019 · Movie
Lost in Space
1965 · TV
The Oscars
1953 · TV
The Thing
1982 · Movie
Marvel Studios Legends
2021 · TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · TV
Made in Hollywood
2005 · TV
Furious 7
2015 · Movie
Gilligan's Island
1964 · TV
The Madison
2026 · TV
Police Story
1973 · TV
The Hateful Eight
2015 · Movie
Harry O
1974 · TV
The Fate of the Furious
2017 · Movie
Smurfs
2025 · Movie
Laredo
1965 · TV
Stargate
1994 · Movie
Sam Benedict
1962 · TV
Tombstone
1993 · Movie
The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · TV
F9
2021 · Movie
The Fox and the Hound
1981 · Movie
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · Movie
Death Proof
2007 · Movie
Vanilla Sky
2001 · Movie
Then Came Bronson
1969 · TV
Escape from New York
1981 · Movie
Deepwater Horizon
2016 · Movie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · TV
Sky High
2005 · Movie
Bone Tomahawk
2015 · Movie
Tango & Cash
1989 · Movie
Poseidon
2006 · Movie
Grindhouse
2007 · Movie
Backdraft
1991 · Movie
Overboard
1987 · Movie
The Christmas Chronicles
2018 · Movie
The Quest
1976 · TV
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963 · TV
Soldier
1998 · Movie
Executive Decision
1996 · Movie
Escape from L.A.
1996 · Movie
Breakdown
1997 · Movie
Unlawful Entry
1992 · Movie
Hec Ramsey
1972 · TV
The Hateful Eight
2019 · TV
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 · Movie
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001 · Movie
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · Movie
Interstate 60
2002 · Movie
The Art of the Steal
2013 · Movie
The Rivals of Amziah King
2026 · Movie
Dark Blue
2002 · Movie
Miracle
2004 · Movie
Silkwood
1983 · Movie
Tequila Sunrise
1988 · Movie
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1969 · Movie
Used Cars
1980 · Movie
Touchback
2011 · Movie
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005 · Movie
Fools' Parade
1971 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV
America | A Tribute to Heroes
2001 · Movie
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · Movie
QT8: The First Eight
2019 · Movie
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
2005 · Movie
The Strongest Man in the World
1975 · Movie
Now You See Him, Now You Don't
1972 · Movie
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
2021 · Movie
The Mean Season
1985 · Movie
Captain Ron
1992 · Movie
Dans les secrets des films Star Wars
2022 · TV
Search for the Gods
1975 · Movie
Elvis
1979 · Movie
Winter People
1989 · Movie
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020 · Movie
Crypto
2019 · Movie
The Best of Times
1986 · Movie
It Happened at the World's Fair
1963 · Movie
The Thing Expanded
2026 · Movie
John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies
2004 · Movie
Swing Shift
1984 · Movie
The Making of 'Tombstone'
2002 · Movie
Charley and the Angel
1973 · Movie
Superdad
1973 · Movie
The Barefoot Executive
1971 · Movie
Follow Me, Boys!
1966 · Movie
Guns of Diablo
1964 · Movie
Voices That Care
1991 · Movie
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · Movie
Lost In Space Forever
1998 · Movie
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998 · Movie
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976 · Movie
The Deadly Tower
1975 · Movie
Guns in the Heather
1969 · Movie
The Captive: The Longest Drive 2
1976 · Movie
Mosby's Marauders
1967 · Movie
The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics
2008 · Movie
A Love Letter To Making Movies
2020 · Movie
Disney's Greatest Dog Stars
1976 · Movie
Amber Waves
1980 · Movie
Cutlass
2007 · Movie
The Making of 'The Thing'
1982 · Movie
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
2014 · Movie
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
2025 · Movie
The Quest
1976 · Movie
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968 · Movie
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
1970 · Movie
The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit
1968 · Movie
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977 · Movie
Disneyland Showtime
1970 · Movie
Adventure Thru the Walt Disney Archives
2020 · Movie
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #4: Follow Your Own Star
2020 · Movie
