Kurt Russell

Also Credited As:

Kurt Vogel Russell
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Biography

Russell first broke the Disney mold with an acclaimed portrayal of the King in the made-for-television biopic, "Elvis" (ABC, 1979), which many hailed as one of the finest performances of his career. Having partnered with director John Carpenter, he next essayed one of his most enduring characters, Snake Plissken, the antihero of Carpenter's cult classic "Escape from New York" (1981). Russell delivered another solid performance as memorable …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer, Physical Effects

Born

Kurt Vogel Russell on 17 March, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Waco

Actor

Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story

Ben Crane

The Black Marks

Crunch Calhoun

Search For the Gods

Shan Mullins

Escape From New York

Snake Plissken

Breakdown

Jeff Taylor

The Quest

Morgan Baudine

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Dexter Riley

The Thing

MacReady

Winter People

Wayland Jackson

Unlawful Entry

Michael Carr

Elvis

Elvis Presley

Undying

Virgil Lone

The Mean Season

Malcolm Anderson

Stargate

Colonel Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil

Big Trouble in Little China

Jack Burton

The Barefoot Executive

Steven Post

Grindhouse

Stuntman Mike

The Deadly Tower

Charles Whitman

John Carpenter's Escape From L.A.

Snake Plissken

Backdraft

Stephen McCaffrey

Captain Ron

Captain Ron

Tombstone

US Marshall Wyatt Earp

Soldier

Todd

Miracle

Herb Brooks