Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an Emmy Award- and Golden Globe-nominated American actor.
Russell started acting as a child in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has continued appearing in a wide variety of films since, including Escape from New York, Silkwood, Stargate, Backdraft, Tombstone and most recently Grindhouse.
Kurt Russell: Date of Birth : Mar 17, 1951
Place of Birth : Springfield, MA, USA.
Russell began his film career at the age of ten in an uncredited part in Elvis Presley's It Happened at the World's Fair.
He played "Ugly Child". At twelve, he landed a big part for a juvenile actor: the lead role as the orphan Jaimie in the TV western The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963-1964).
Russell starred in many Disney films, such as Follow Me, Boys! (1966), The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) with newcomer Goldie Hawn, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975).
Kurt Russell worked with John Carpenter on the feature films "The Thing," "Escape From New York" and "Big Trouble in Little China."
He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance opposite Meryl Streep in the 1984 film, Silkwood.
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