Kurt Russell

Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American television and film actor. He has portrayed Colonel Jack O'Neil in the first Stargate franchise movie simply entitled Stargate.
== Early life ==
Russell was born on March 17, 1951, in , the son of Louise Julia (née Crone), a dancer; and Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell, a character actor, best known for playing Deputy Clem Foster on . In 1969 Russell graduated from .
== Career ==
=== Late 1950s–1960s ===
Russell began his career in the late 1950s with an appearance as a child in the pilot of the ABC western television series with . His film career began at the age of eleven in an uncredited part in 's and two extra episodes, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the then defunct series 'Rin Tin Tin. On April 24, 1963, Russell guest starred in the ABC series , starring as an English butler in an American family. He appeared in 1963 as Peter Hall in the episode "Everybody Knows You Left Me" on the about The Eleventh Hour.
Later in 1963, he landed a big part for a juvenile actor: the lead role as Jaimie in the ABC Western series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In 1964, he guest-starred in "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 . That same year he appeared on The Virginian as a mistaken orphan whose father was an outlaw played by who was still alive and recently released from prison looking for his son. He played a similar role as a kid named Packy Kerlin in the 1964 episode "Blue Heaven" of the western series .
On February 6, 1965, Russell, not quite fourteen, played the role of Jungle Boy on an episode of CBS's . He guest starred on ABC's western The Legend of Jesse James. In 1967, he appeared in the episode "Charade of Justice" of the NBC western series . In a March 1966 episode of CBS's entitled "The Challenge", he played Quano, the son of a planetary ruler. In the same year he played a starring role in Disney's . He then went on to star in and .
=== 1970s ===
In 1971, he co-starred as a young robber released from jail, alongside in . Russell was soon signed to a ten-year contract with the , where he became, according to , the "studio's top star of the '70s".Introduction by Robert Osborne to the TCM premiere of The Barefoot Executive, April 13, 2007. He later auditioned for the role of in Star Wars but lost the role to .
Russell, like his father, had a baseball career. In the early 1970s, Russell played second base for the California Angels minor league affiliates, the , , and El Paso Sun Kings. During a play, he was hit in the shoulder by a player running to second base; the collision tore the in Russell's right/throwing shoulder. Before his injury, he was leading the in hitting, with a .563 batting average. The injury forced his retirement from baseball in 1973 and led to his return to acting. 
In the autumn of 1976, Russell appeared with in the 15-episode NBC series The Quest, the story of two young men in the seeking the whereabouts of their sister, a captive of the Cheyenne.
In 1979, Russell was nominated for an for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for the made-for-television film Elvis. This would be his first pairing with , the director of Halloween. Although Russell did not perform the singing vocals in the series—which were provided by country music artist —he would later go on to provide the voice of Elvis Presley in the 1994 film .
=== 1980s ===
Over the 1980s, Russell would team with Carpenter several times, helping create some of his best-known roles, usually as anti-heroes, including the infamous of and its sequel, . Among their collaborations was 1982's The Thing. In 1986, the two made , a dark kung-fu comedy/action film in which Russell played a truck driver caught in an ancient Chinese war. While the film was a financial failure like The Thing, it has since gained a cult audience.
 connections have run like a thread through his career. Aside from appearing as a child in one of Presley's films and giving a convincing portrayal of the singer in the 1979 television biopic, Russell starred as an Elvis impersonator involved in a Las Vegas robbery in and provided the voice of Elvis for a scene in .
Russell is one of the very few famous child stars in Hollywood who has been able continue his acting career past his teen years. Russell received award nominations well into middle age. He was nominated for a for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for his performance opposite in the 1984 film, .
=== 1990s–2000s ===
In 1991, Russell was cast alongside as a firefighter in Backdraft. In 1994, he starred as Colonel Jack O'Neil in the film Stargate. 
His portrayal of U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks in the 2004 film, Miracle, won the praise of critics.
In 2006, Russell revealed that he was the director of Tombstone, not George P. Cosmatos, as credited.Beck, Henry Cabot. "The "Western" Godfather." True West Magazine. October 2006. According to Russell, Cosmatos was recommended by Sylvester Stallone and was, in effect, a ghost director, much as he had been for . Russell said he promised Cosmatos he would keep it a secret as long as Cosmatos was alive; Cosmatos died in April 2005. Russell owns the rights to the masters and makes reference to possibly re-editing the film, as he was not originally involved in the editing.
Russell appeared as villain Stuntman Mike in 's segment of the film Grindhouse.
== Personal life ==
Russell married actress , whom he had met on the set of Elvis in 1979; they had a son, Boston Russell, in 1980. In 1983, in the middle of his divorce from Hubley, Russell re-connected with on the set of the film Swing Shift, and they have been in a relationship ever since. They had a son, Wyatt, in 1986. One year later, in 1987, the couple starred in the film Overboard. Hawn's son and daughter with Bill Hudson, actors Oliver and , consider Russell to be their father.
Russell is a libertarian. In 1996, he stated: "I was brought up as a Republican. But when I realized that at the end of the day there wasn't much difference between a Democrat and Republican, I became a libertarian."Kurt Russell, 
In February 2003, Russell and Hawn moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, so that their son could play hockey. Russell is an FAA licensed private pilot holding single/multi-engine and instrument ratings and is an Honorary Board Member of the humanitarian aviation organization Wings of Hope.
== Involvement in the Stargate universe ==
* Actor
** Colonel Jonathan "Jack" O'Neil ()
== Filmography ==
 Film, Television and Video Games
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2014 	Bone Tomahawk 	 	Film (pre-production)
2013 	Sweet Spot 	El Mago 	Film (pre-production)
???? 	Good Guys 	Lt. Cole (rumored) 	Film (pre-production)
2013 	The Black Marks 	Crunch Calhoun 	Film (post-production)
2011 	Touchback 	Coach Hand 	Film
2007 	Cutlass 	Dad 	Short
2007 	Death Proof 	Stuntman Mike 	Film
2007 	Grindhouse 	Stuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof") 	Film
2006 	Poseidon 	Robert Ramsey 	Film
2005 	:Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story 	Ben Crane 	Film
2005 	Sky High 	Steve Stronghold / The Commander 	Film
2004 	Miracle 	Herb Brooks 	Film
2002 	Dark Blue 	Eldon Perry 	Film
2002 	Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road 	Captain Ives 	Film
2001 	Vanilla Sky 	McCabe 	Film
2001 	3000 Miles to Graceland 	Michael Zane 	Film
1998 	Soldier 	Todd 3465 	Film
1997 	Breakdown 	Jeffrey 'Jeff' Taylor 	Film
1996 	Escape from L.A. 	Snake Plissken 	Film
1996 	Executive Decision 	Dr. David Grant 	Film
1994 	Stargate 	Col. Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil 	Film
1994 	Forrest Gump 	Elvis Presley 	Film, voice, uncredited
1993 	Tombstone 	Wyatt Earp 	Film
1992 	Captain Ron 	Captain Ron 	Film
1992 	Unlawful Entry 	Michael Carr 	Film
1991 	Backdraft 	Stephen 'Bull' McCaffrey / Dennis McCaffrey 	Film
1989 	Tango & Cash 	Lt. Gabriel Cash 	Film
1989 	Winter People 	Wayland Jackson 	Film
1988 	Tequila Sunrise 	Det. Lt. Nicholas 'Nick' Frescia 	Film
1987 	Overboard 	Dean Proffitt 	Film
1986 	Big Trouble in Little China 	Jack Burton 	Film
1986 	The Best of Times 	Reno Hightower 	Film
1985 	The Mean Season 	Malcolm Anderson 	Film
1984 	Swing Shift 	Mike 'Lucky' Lockhart 	Film
1983 	Silkwood 	Drew Stephens 	Film
1982 	The Thing 	R.J. MacReady 	Film
1981 	The Fox and the Hound 	Copper 	Film (voice)
1981 	Escape from New York 	Snake Plissken 	Film
1980 	Used Cars 	Rudolph 'Rudy' Russo 	Film
1980 	Amber Waves 	Laurence Kendall 	TV movie
1979 	Elvis 	Elvis Presley 	TV movie
1978 	Charlie's Angels 	Policeman 	TV series, 1 episode
1977 	Christmas Miracle in Caufield, U.S.A. 	Johnny 	TV movie
1977 	Hawaii Five-O 	Peter Valcher 	TV series, 1 episode
1976 	The Quest 	Morgan Beaudine 	TV series, 15 episodes
1976 	The Quest 	Morgan 'Two Persons' Bodeen 	TV movie
1976 	The Quest: The Longest Drive 	Morgan 'Two Persons' Beaudine 	TV movie
1976 	The Captive: The Longest Drive 2 	Morgan 'Two Persons' Bodeen 	TV movie
1974-1975	Police Story 	J.D. Crawford / Officer David Singer 	TV series, 2 episodes
1975 	The Deadly Tower 	Charles Whitman 	TV movie
1975 	Search for the Gods 	Shan Mullins 	TV movie
1975 	Harry O 	Todd Conway 	TV series, 1 episode
1975 	:The Strongest Man in the World 	Dexter Riley 	Film
1974 	The New Land 	Bo Larsen 	TV series, 6 episodes
1974 	Hec Ramsey 	Matthias Kane 	TV series, 1 episode
1964-1974	Gunsmoke 	Buck Henry / Packy Kerlin 	TV series, 2 episodes
1973 	Superdad 	Bart 	Film
1973 	:Love Story 	Scott 	TV series, 1 episode
1973 	Charley and the Angel 	Ray Ferris 	Film
1972 	Now You See Him, Now You Don't 	Dexter Riley 	Film
1967-1972	Disneyland 	Rich Evans / Pvt. Willie Prentiss / Narrator	TV series, 7 episodes
1971 	Fools' Parade 	Johnny Jesus 	Film
1971 	The Barefoot Executive 	Steven Post 	Film
1971 	Room 222 	Tim 	TV series, 1 episode
1970 	Storefront Lawyers 	Jerry Patman 	TV series, 1 episode
1970 	Dad... Can I Borrow the Car? 	Narrator 	TV short
1970 	Love, American Style 	(segment "Love and the First Nighters") 	TV series, 1 episode
1970 	The High Chaparral 	Dan Rondo 	TV series, 1 episode
1969 	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes 	Dexter 	Film
1969 	Then Came Bronson 	William P. Lovering 	TV series, 1 episode
1965-1969	Daniel Boone 	Jed / Mathew / Nathan / … 	TV series, 5 episodes
1969 	Guns in the Heather 	Rich 	Film
1968 	The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit 	Ronnie Gardner 	Film
1968 	The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	Sidney Bower 	Film
1967 	The Road West 	Jay Baker 	TV series, 1 episode
1966 	Follow Me, Boys! 	Whitey 	Film
1964-1966	The Fugitive 	Eddie / Philip Gerard Jr. 	TV series, 2 episodes
1966 	The F.B.I. 	Dan Winslow 	TV series, 1 episode
1966 	Lost in Space 	Quano 	TV series, 1 episode
1966 	Laredo 	Grey Smoke 	TV series, 1 episode
1966 	The Legend of Jesse James 	Elick Harte 	TV series, 1 episode
1964-1965	The Virginian 	Andy Denning / Toby Shea 	TV series, 2 episodes
1965 	Gilligan's Island 	Jungle Boy 	TV series, 1 episode
1965 	Guns of Diablo 	Jamie McPheeters 	Film
1964 	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 	Christopher Larson 	TV series, 1 episode
1963-1964	The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 	Jamie McPheeters 	TV series, 26 episodes
1963 	Our Man Higgins 	Bobby 	TV series, 1 episode
1963 	The Eleventh Hour 	Peter Hall 	TV series, 1 episode
1963 	It Happened at the World's Fair 	Boy Who Kicks Mike 	Film, uncredited
1963 	Sam Benedict 	Knute 	TV series, 1 episode
1962 	The Dick Powell Show 	Boy / Vernon 	TV series, 3 episodes
1962 	Dennis the Menace 	Boy 	TV series, 1 episode, uncredited
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