In short order, Russell found himself starring in his own series, "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" (ABC, 1963-64), in which he played the titular role of a 12-year-old boy who depicts his experiences with his family and the hardships faced after settling California in 1849. Russell made his first television appearance with a guest starring role on the short-lived sitcom "Our Man Higgins" (ABC, 1962-63) before turning to hour-long drama with an episode of "The Eleventh Hour" (NBC, 1962-64). Growing up around the entertainment industry gave the young Russell an opportunity to appear onscreen himself. Whether playing the hero or the heel, Russell remained one of the most engaging actors in Hollywood.īorn on Main Springfield, MA, Russell was later raised in Thousand Oaks, CA by his mother, Louise, a dancer, and his father, Bing, a character actor best known for playing Deputy Clem Foster on "Bonanza" (NBC, 1959-1973). Following box office success with "Stargate" (1994) and "Executive Decision" (1996), Russell offered up varied performances in films like the tense thriller "Breakdown" (1997), Cameron Crowe's "Vanilla Sky" (2001), hockey drama "Miracle" (2004), and Quentin Tarantino's "Grindhouse" (2007) and "The Hateful Eight" (2015). Meanwhile, Russell thrived throughout the 1980s with "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) and "Tequila Sunrise" (1988), which carried over into the next decade with "Backdraft" (1991), "Captain Ron" (1992) and a dead-on portrayal of Wyatt Earp in "Tombstone" (1993). He was even considered by Hawn's two children from a previous marriage, actors Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson, to be - at least in spirit - their father. While making the troubled romantic comedy "Swing Shift" (1984), Russell became romantically involved with co-star Goldie Hawn, with whom he forged a lasting partnership that resembled a marriage, but without the actual legal certificate. MacReady in Carpenter's gory remake of "The Thing" (1982). Russell delivered another solid performance as memorable hard-case R.J. Having partnered with director John Carpenter, he next essayed one of his most enduring characters, Snake Plissken, the antihero of Carpenter's cult classic "Escape from New York" (1981). Russell first broke the Disney mold with an acclaimed portrayal of the King in the made-for-television biopic, "Elvis" (ABC, 1979), which many hailed as one of the finest performances of his career. If some of your content was shared by accident.After getting his start as a child star in several movies for Walt Disney Studios, actor Kurt Russell managed to shed his wholesome image to play some of cinema's most notorious and hard-edged tough guys. We do our best to keep tabs on infringements. Entertainment News International is not responsible for reporting errors, inaccuracies, omissions, and or other liablities related to news shared here.
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