Kurt Russell - Wikipedia. Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 1. American actor.[1] He began acting on television in the western series The Travels of Jaimie Mc. Pheeters (1. 96. 3–6. In the late 1. 96. The Walt Disney Company where, according to Robert Osborne, he became the studio's top star of the 1. Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in Silkwood (1.

During the 1. 98. John Carpenter, including anti- hero roles such as army hero- turned- robber Snake Plissken in the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1. Escape from L. A. Antarctic helicopter pilot R. J. Mac. Ready in the remake of the horror film The Thing (1. Jack Burton in the dark kung- fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1.

He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the television film Elvis (1. Carpenter. Russell starred in other films, including Overboard (1. Tombstone (1. 99. Stargate (1. 99. 4), Death Proof (2. The Hateful Eight (2.

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Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious.[3][4]Early life[edit]Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Russell is the son of actor Bing Russell (1. Louise Julia (née Crone) Russell.[5] He has three sisters, Jill, Jamie and Jody. Russell played little league baseball throughout his grade school years and also on his high school baseball teams. He graduated from Thousand Oaks High School in 1.

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His father Bing played professional baseball. His sister Jill is the mother of baseball player Matt Franco.[7]1. Russell made his film debut for an uncredited part in Elvis Presley's It Happened at the World's Fair,[8] and appeared in two extra episodes, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the then- defunct series Rin Tin Tin.[citation needed] On April 2.

Russell guest starred in the ABC series Our Man Higgins, starring Stanley Holloway as an English butler in an American family. He played Peter Hall in the 1.

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Everybody Knows You Left Me" on the NBCmedical drama about psychiatry. The Eleventh Hour.[citation needed]Later, he played the titular character in the ABC western series The Travels of Jaimie Mc. Pheeters (1. 96. 3–6. Robert Lewis Taylor's book.[citation needed] In 1. Nemesis", an episode of the popular ABC series The Fugitive in which, as the son of police Lt. Phillip Gerard, he is unintentionally kidnapped by his father's quarry, Doctor Richard Kimble. In NBC's The Virginian, he played the mistaken orphan whose father was an outlaw played by Rory Calhoun who was still alive and recently released from prison looking for his son.

Russell played a similar role as a kid named Packy Kerlin in the 1. Blue Heaven" for the western series Gunsmoke. He appeared in five episodes of Daniel Boone in various roles.[citation needed]At age 1. Russell played the role of Jungle Boy on an episode of CBS's Gilligan's Island, which aired on February 6, 1.

He guest- starred on ABC's western The Legend of Jesse James. In 1. 96. 6, Russell played a 1. Indian boy, Grey Smoke, adopted by the Texas Rangers in the episode "Meanwhile, Back at the Reservation" of the NBC western series Laredo.[citation needed] In the story line, he works for an outlaw gang, but the Rangers take him under their wing and the boy proves helpful when gunslingers try to occupy Laredo, Texas.[1. In 1. 96. 6, Walt Disney wrote "Kurt Russell" on a piece of paper as his final words.[1.

In January 1. 96. Russell played Private Willie Prentiss in the episode "Willie and the Yank: The Mosby Raiders" in Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. While filming the Sherman Brothers theatrical film musical The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, Russell met his future partner Goldie Hawn. Later, he, Jay C. Flippen and Tom Tryon appeared in the episode '"Charade of Justice" of the NBC western series The Road West starring Barry Sullivan. In a March 1. 96. CBS's Lost in Space entitled "The Challenge", he played Quano, the son of a planetary ruler and Edward's son in Follow Me, Boys![citation needed]1.

Russell in a 1. 97. In 1. 97. 1, he co- starred as a young robber released from jail, alongside James Stewart in Fools' Parade. Later, he guest- starred in an episode of Room 2. Paul Revere to warn of the dangers of pollution.[citation needed] In 1. Russell was signed to a ten- year contract with The Walt Disney Company, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '7. Later, he starred in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, the latter of which spawned two sequels: Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1.

The Strongest Man in the World (1. Russell, like his father, had a baseball career. In the early 1. 97. Russell was a switch- hittingsecond baseman for the California Angels minor league affiliates, the Bend Rainbows (1. Walla Walla. Islanders (1. Class A- Short Season. Northwest League,[1.

Class AA in 1. 97. El Paso Sun Kings of the Texas League.[1. While in the field turning the pivot of a double play early in the season, the incoming runner at second base collided with him and tore the rotator cuff in Russell's right (throwing) shoulder.

He did not return to El Paso, but was a designated hitter for the independent Portland Mavericks back in the Northwest League late in their short season. The team was owned by his father, and he had been doing promotional work for them in the interim.[2. The injury forced his retirement from baseball in 1. In the autumn of 1.

ABC series The New Land, inspired by the 1. Swedish film of the same name. Critically acclaimed, it suffered very low ratings and only aired six of the 1. In 1. 97. 6, Russell appeared with Tim Matheson in the 1. NBC series The Quest[citation needed] In 1.

Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for the made- for- television film Elvis.[2. During the 1. 98.

Russell teamed with Carpenter several times, helping create some of his best- known roles, usually as anti- heroes, including the infamous Snake Plissken of Escape from New York and its sequel, Escape from L. A. Among their collaborations was The Thing (1. Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr., which had been interpreted on film before, albeit loosely, in 1. The Thing from Another World. In 1. 98. 6, Russell played a truck driver caught in an ancient Chinese war in Big Trouble in Little China, which was a financial failure like The Thing and has since gained a cult audience.