From working as a Disney teen star to being John Carpenter's go-to leading man to one of the modern era's best big screen cowboys, Kurt Russell has stretched from comedy to romance to action, westerns and dark dramas alike, proving he is more than just a grizzled chinned everyman hero. Here is a list of a baker's dozen of his best works. But which is #1?
- Sheriff Hunt in Bone Tomahawk (2015)
- Herb Brooks in Miracle (2008)
- Stuntman Mike in Death Proof (2007)
- Eldon Perry in Dark Blue (2002)
- Col. Jack O'Neil in Stargate (1994)
- Wyatt Earp in Tombstone (1993)
- McCaffrey in Backdraft (1991)
- Jack Burton in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
- Drew Stephens in Silkwood (1983)
- MacReady in The Thing (1982)
- Snake Plissken in Escape from New York (1981)
- Elvis Presley in Elvis (1979)
- Dexter Riley in The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
See also:
The Best of Warren Beatty
The Best of Robert Redford
The Best of William Holden
The Best of Christopher Walken
The Best of Paul Newman
The Best of Jimmy Stewart
The Best of Jake Gyllenhaal