Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. He started acting as a child in Hollywood films during the 1960s, and has continued appearing in a wide variety of films since, including
Follow Me, Boys!,
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes,
The Barefoot Executive,
The Thing,
Big Trouble in Little China,
Escape from New York,
Silkwood,
The Fox and the Hound,
Dark Blue,
Stargate,
Backdraft,
Tombstone,
Vanilla Sky,
Poseidon and
Grindhouse: Death Proof.
Early life
Russell was born in
Springfield, Massachusetts, a descendant of William Russell and Martha Davies, who came to MA from England c. 1640 and settled in what is now Arlington, MA. He is the son of Louise Julia (née Crone), a dancer, and
Bing Russell, a character actor known as Deputy Clem Foster on
Bonanza.
[Kirk Russell Biography (1951–2009). Film Reference.com.] Russell considers
Rangeley, Maine, to be his hometown.
[Horrigan, James V. "Escape from LA: Kurt Russell's Secret Life in Maine." Portland Magazine. 2007.] In the mid-sixties, Russell graduated from
Thousand Oaks High School in
Thousand Oaks, California.
