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Kurt Vogel Russell (born March 17, 1951) is an American actor. At 12, he began acting in the Western TV series The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1963–1964). In the late 1960s, he signed a ten-year contract with The Walt Disney Company, where he starred as Dexter Riley in films such as The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969), Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972), and The Strongest Man in the World (1975). For his portrayal of rock and roll superstar Elvis Presley in Elvis (1979), he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. According to Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies, Russell became the studio's top star of the 1970s. Russell was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his performance in Mike Nichols's Silkwood (1983). Also in the 1980s, he starred in several films directed by John Carpenter in which he played anti-hero roles: the futuristic action film Escape from New York (1981), its sequel Escape from L.A.(1996), the horror film The Thing (1982), and the kung-fu comedy action film Big Trouble in Little China (1986). Russell starred in various other films, including Used Cars (1980), The Best of Times (1986), Overboard (1987), Tango & Cash (1989), Backdraft (1991), Tombstone (1993), Stargate (1994), Executive Decision (1996), Breakdown (1997), Vanilla Sky (2001), Miracle (2004), Sky High (2005), Death Proof (2007), The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). He also appeared in the Fast & Furious franchise as Mr. Nobody (starring in Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021)). He also portrayed Ego in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) instalments Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and What If...?(2021), and played the role of Santa Claus in The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).
Kurt Russell
Mister Patrick Kennedy
for Mister Patrick Kennedy in Echidna and Children : Prevent the Ragnarök
Suggested by jeanpaulvalley
Shortly after the previous film, a new threat hangs over the world, straight from another powerful Pantheon. After years of studying and spying on modern humanity under the alias of "James Ikol", Loki, the Norse God of Evil, decides to reveal his true Nature, in order to bring Ragnarök to destroy his adoptive family in Asgard. Although used to manipulating others, he seems sincere when he sees Echidna and his family to tell them that he recognizes himself in them, because with his children he would form the same kind of family, seeking their help to destroy Odin. Yet, although partly understanding his pain, the "monsters" understand that Loki's revenge is misplaced and they will do what it takes to try to reconcile him with his adopted family, in order to avoid a catastrophe that would destroy several worlds ! It seems impossible, but Echidna and her descendants are used to achieving challenges that even the Gods would miss...
