Do You Remember These Westerns Starring Kurt Russell?

Kurt Russell turns 75 on March 17, 2026, and he is not slowing down, as he is starring in the new Taylor Sheridan drama The Madison with his 1988 Tequila Sunrise costar Michelle Pfeiffer. Now is a perfect time to look back on his impressive career, more specifically a few of the Western movies he excelled in. Russell has spent decades playing action heroes and tough guys, and the Western genre in particular seems to fit him best. Early in his career, he had roles in numerous TV Westerns, including The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, Gunsmoke, The Virginian and Laredo. He also starred in a short-lived 1976 TV series called The Quest, alongside Tim Matheson, which was about two brothers who were separated after a Cheyenne Indian attack on their family and searched for their missing sister after they were reunited. There were also two made-for-TV movies starring the pair, The Quest and The Longest Drive.