Kurt Russell was first seen in the American sitcom ‘Dennis the Menace’ in 1962. He made his big-screen debut in the 1963 Norman Taurog-directed American musical film ‘It Happened at the World's Fair’ where he made an uncredited appearance as a boy. Following his debut, he went on to star in films such as ‘Guns of Diablo’ (1964), ‘Follow Me, Boys!’ (1966), ‘Mosby's Marauders’ (1967), ‘The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band’ (1968), ‘The Horse in the Gray Flannel Suit’ (1968), ‘Guns in the Heather’ (1969), and ‘The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes’ (1969). In 1971, he starred as ‘Steven Post’ in the American comedy film ‘The Barefoot Executive’ directed by Robert Butler. The film has an 86% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes. He continued to star in films such as ‘Now You See Him, Now You Don't’ (1972), ‘Charley and the Angel’ (1973), ‘Superdad’ (1973), ‘The Strongest Man in the World’ (1975), ‘The Deadly Tower’ (1975), and ‘The Captive: The Longest Drive 2’ (1976). In 1980, he played the role of ‘Rudy Russo’ in the Robert Zemeckis-directed American satirical black comedy film ‘Used Cars.’ While the film opened to a positive reception, it failed to perform at the box office. Nevertheless, Used Cars gained a cult following in subsequent years.Â
In 1981, Russell portrayed ‘Snake Plissken’ in the American science fiction action film ‘Escape from New York’ directed by John Carpenter. The film received a positive response from critics and was a box office success, grossing over $25.2 million on a $6 million budget. That same year, he also voiced ‘Copper’ in the American animated buddy drama film ‘The Fox and the Hound’ directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens. Despite opening to a mixed critical reception, the film managed to gross over $63.5 million on a budget of $12 million. He next starred in films like ‘The Thing’ (1982), ‘Silkwood’ (1983), ‘Swing Shift’ (1984), ‘The Mean Season’ (1985), ‘The Best of Times’ (1986), ‘Big Trouble in Little China’ (1986), ‘Overboard’ (1987), ‘Tequila Sunrise’ (1988), and ‘Winter People’ (1989). He portrayed ‘Lieutenant Gabriel Cash’ in the 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film ‘Tango & Cash’ directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, Albert Magnoli, and Peter MacDonald. The film, despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, turned out to be a financial success and grossed over $120.4 million on a budget of $54 million. He next appeared in films like ‘Backdraft’ (1991), ‘Unlawful Entry’ (1992), ‘Tombstone’ (1993), ‘Stargate’ (1994), ‘Executive Decision’ (1996), ‘Escape from L.A.’ (1996), ‘Breakdown’ (1997), ‘Soldier’ (1998), ‘Vanilla Sky’ (2001), ‘Interstate 60’ (2002), ‘Dark Blue’ (2002), ‘Miracle’ (2004), and ‘Jiminy Glick in Lalawood’ (2004).Â
The year 2005 saw the release of the Mike Mitchell-directed American superhero comedy film ‘Sky High’ where Russell played the role of ‘Steve Stronghold / The Commander.’ The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and grossed over $86.4 million on a budget of $35 million. He continued to star in films like ‘Poseidon’ (2006), ‘Death Proof’ (2007), ‘Touchback’ (2011), ‘The Art of the Steal’ (2013), ‘Furious 7’ (2015), ‘The Hateful Eight’ (2015), ‘Deepwater Horizon’ (2016), ‘The Fate of the Furious’ (2017), ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (2017), ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ (2018), ‘Crypto’ (2019), ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ (2019), and ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ (2020). He last appeared in the 2021 American action film ‘F9’ directed by Justin Lin. The film opened to a mixed reception but grossed over $726.2 million on a $200 million budget.
