Acting

Kurt Russell

Also known as کرت راسل

75 yearsMarch 17, 1951Springfield, Massachusetts, USAPopularity 7.7

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).

Highlights

Known For

8.5

Forrest Gump

1994

as Elvis Presley (voice) (uncredited)

7.4

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

as Randy / Narrator

6.9

The Fate of the Furious

3000 Miles to Graceland

The Strongest Man in the World

1975

as Dexter Riley

7.8

The Christmas Chronicles

2025

as Santa Claus

Biography

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 h…

Career