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 fut...
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1994
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
2017
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
2005
Executive Decision
1996
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
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Vanilla Sky
2001
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
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Overboard
1987
Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A.
1977
Crypto
2019
The Hateful Eight
2015
Stargate
1994
Smurfs
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The Fox and the Hound
1981
Furious 7
2015
The Fate of the Furious
2017
Tombstone
1993
QT8: The First Eight
2019
Deepwater Horizon
2016
Captain Ron
1992
The Thing
1982
F9
2021
Breakdown
1997
Death Proof
2007
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
Sky High
2005
Unlawful Entry
1992
Escape from New York
1981
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
Poseidon
2006
Tango & Cash
1989
Grindhouse
2007
Dark Blue
2002
Backdraft
1991
A Love Letter To Making Movies
2020
Silkwood
1983
Escape from L.A.
1996
The Christmas Chronicles
2018