Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951, Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American actor. He became known for Disney movies at a young age; As an adult, he became one of Hollywood's longest-running stars with films by John Carpenter and Quentin Tarantino.
Disney years and baseball
He is the son of actor Bing Russell; He grew up in Thousand Oaks, California. He got his first movie role in 1963 in It Happened at the World's Fair, starring Elvis Presley. In 1966, he signed a ten-year contract with Walt Disney Studios and became one of the studio's most successful young faces; Follow Me, Boys! (1966), The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) and The Barefoot Executive (1971) are the films of this period.
While his Disney contract was in place, he also turned to professional baseball. He played as a second baseman in the minor leagues from 1971; He once played for the Portland Mavericks, owned by his father. When his shoulder injury ended his athletic career in 1973, he returned to acting.
adult roles
In 1979, he portrayed Elvis Presley in John Carpenter's television movie Elvis, for which he received an Emmy nomination. His partnership with Carpenter continued with Escape from New York (1981), The Thing (1982) and Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Her role in Mike Nichols' Silkwood (1983) earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), Tombstone (1993), Stargate (1994), Executive Decision (1996), Soldier (1998) and Vanilla Sky (2001) are among the prominent films of this period.
In the 2000s and beyond, he starred in Tarantino's films Death Proof (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). In the Fast & Furious series, Mr. He played Nobody and Santa Claus in Netflix's The Christmas Chronicles movies. With a career spanning over six decades, he has carved out a permanent place in both family films and action and cult genres.