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  • Kurt Russell
    Kurt Russell

    Russell earned better reviews for Backdraft (1991), Ron Howard’s action drama about firefighters in Chicago. Also popular was the western Tombstone (1993), in which he portrayed Wyatt Earp. After appearing in the sci-fi Stargate (1994), Russell reprised his role as Snake Plissken in Carpenter’s Escape from L.A.

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    Russell earned better reviews for Backdraft (1991), Ron Howard’s action drama about firefighters in Chicago. Also popular was the western Tombstone (1993), in which he portrayed Wyatt Earp. After appearing in the sci-fi Stargate (1994), Russell reprised his role as Snake Plissken in Carpenter’s Escape from L.A.

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