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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
Dr. Riverwood
for Dr. Riverwood in King Kong: World Protector
Suggested by jakubduda
Several years after the events on Skull Island, a Group of the best scientists, including Dr. Riverwood and Dr. Greenbaum, led by Dr. Sarah Carter find out how to talk with King Kong. A massive creature from another dimension appeared and begins wreaking havoc on major cities around the world. They enlist the help of Dr. Carter, who specializes in studying giant creatures (titans), to help them communicate with Kong and convince him to fight alongside them. Together, they embark on a mission to stop the rival army and their monster before they destroy the world. The military turns to Kong as their last hope to defeat the creature and save the world. He has been taken to a secret military base in the USA where he is being trained by a team of experts to protect the world. US Army scientist Dr. William Mason, expert in dimensional travel and the creature's origins, find out that, the creature was created by Soviets and North Korean armies. Alongside a team of skilled soldiers, including General Bradley, Lieutenant Olivia Rodriguez, Major Michael Roberts, Kong is sent on a dangerous mission to confront the creature and put an end to its destruction. This Monster was named Godzilla after the legendary Japanese beast. US army with the support of Japan fight against Soviet and North Korean armies, led by cruel general Kasim Cherysev alongside with Kim-Pho-Suk. In the course of the film, there will be several clashes between Kong and Godzilla.
