About
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...
Known for
Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969
The FugitiveSeries • 1963
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
The VirginianSeries • 1962
What If...?Series • 2021
Monarch: Legacy of MonstersSeries • 2023
Daniel BooneSeries • 1964
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
Once Upon a Time... in HollywoodMovie • 2019
Forrest GumpMovie • 1994
Django UnchainedMovie • 2012
The High ChaparralSeries • 1967
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Movie • 2017
The Hateful EightMovie • 2015
Lost in SpaceSeries • 1965
Gilligan's IslandSeries • 1964
GunsmokeSeries • 1955
Furious 7Movie • 2015
The ThingMovie • 1982
Marvel Studios LegendsSeries • 2021
Police StorySeries • 1973
Room 222Series • 1969
PoseidonMovie • 2006
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964