Acting credits
6
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Russ Kunkel
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
Low visibility
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Movies: 8Series: 0Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 1528912
IMDb ID: nm0475214
Known for: Acting
Born: September 27, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1984 - 2025
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.17
Wikidata: Q3453413
Other jobs
Music (1)Original Music Composer (1)
Biography
Russell Kunkel is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Cass Elliot, Dan Fogelberg, Glenn Frey, Art Garfunkel, Carole King, Leah Kunkel, Lyle Lovett, Reba McEntire, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Linda Ronstadt, Bob Seger, Carly Simon, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, Joe Walsh, Steve Winwood, Bill Withers, Neil Young, and Warren Zevon. He was the studio and touring drummer for Crosby & Nash in the 1970s and played on all four of their studio albums.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Russ Kunkel.
Joni Mitchell: Blue
as Self (Drums)
2025 Movie
Joni Mitchell: For the Roses
as Self
2024 Movie
8.2
Carole King & James Taylor: Just Call Out My Name
as Self
2022 Movie
5.9
Funny People
as Russ Kunkel
2009 Movie
5.2
James Taylor Pull Over
as Drums
2003 Movie
6.3
Smooth Talk
Original Music Composer
1985 Movie
5.1
Certain Fury
Music
1985 Movie
7.4
This Is Spinal Tap
as Eric 'Stumpy Joe' Childs
1984 Movie