There’s a (false) urban myth that Walt Disney’s last words were “Kurt Russell.” Disney rightly saw a bright future for Russell, who became one of the fastest-rising stars of the 1960s with The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (above). He soon signed a contract with Disney, starring in films like The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969).
He soon because the tough guy we all know and love in films like Escape From New York (1981), The Thing (1982), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Tango & Cash (1989), but proved his serious acting chops in Silkwood (1983), Backdraft (1991) and Vanilla Sky (2001). He may have been most endearing in 1993’s Tombstone.
The 72-year-old’s best roles lately have been in Quentin Tarantino films, including Death Proof (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also stood out in the Fast and Guardians of the Galaxy franchises.
He’s now starring in the Apple+ series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters alongside his son, Wyatt Russell.
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