Kurt Russell Disney

Kurt russell in full kurt vogel russell born march 17 1951 springfield massachusetts us american actor who became a child star in the 1960s appearing in a number of disney films and then transitioned to a successful career as a leading man perhaps best known for his action dramas.

Kurt russell disney. Russell was also considered along jack davenport and tommy lee jones to voice commander lyle tiberius rourke in. Trivia russell originally auditioned for the role of han solo in star wars. And one name stood out. However harrison ford was.

Russell was close to walt disney himself and he. Russell was nominated for a golden globe award for best. Kurt vogel russell on march 17 1951 in springfield massachusetts to louise julia russell nee crone a dancer bing russell an actor. When russell was four his family moved from massachusetts to california.

Disney had expressed his awe of the 15 year olds talent before praising him on television and personally ensuring that the boy received a studio contract. Though kurt russell ended his string of disney live action films in the mid 1970s he had a voice over role in the studios 1981 animated flick the fox and the hound co starring mickey rooney and. The films director james gunn told the washington post that he was familiar. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 19631964.

Kurt russell was on the set of universal studios filming a western tv show the day walt disney died. A contract actor under a 10 year agreement with disney studios the 15 year old had been loaned out that day december 15 1966. Kurt vogel russell born march 17 1951 is an american actor. Russell recently worked with disney studios again when he appeared in the marvel film guardians of the galaxy vol.

He is of english german scottish and irish descent. Regardless the transitional period between the death of the man that the walt disney company was named for is inextricably tied to the evolution of kurt russell from a child actor to a bona fide. In the late 1960s he signed a ten year contract with the walt disney company where according to robert osborne he became the studios top star of the 1970s. Episode iv a new hope.

Green for the 1999 biography remembering walt. His first roles were as a child on television series including a lead role on the western series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 1963.