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<div>{{short description|Archetypal protagonist of action-genre fiction}}<br />
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An '''action hero''' (or '''action heroine''' for women) is the protagonist of an [[action film]] or other form of entertainment which portrays action, adventure, and often violence.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref> Other media in which such heroes appear include [[swashbuckler film]]s, [[Western film]]s, [[old-time radio]], [[adventure novel]]s, [[dime novel]]s, [[pulp magazine]]s, and [[folklore]].<br />
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==Notable action heroes==<br />
:''This list focuses on male action heroes. For the list of female action heroes, see [[List of female action heroes and villains]].''<br />
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*[[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />
*[[Yuen Biao]]<br />
*[[Charles Bronson]]<br />
*[[Yul Brynner]]<br />
*[[Nicolas Cage]]<br />
*[[John Cena]]<br />
*[[Jackie Chan]]<br />
*[[Sonny Chiba]]<br />
*[[Sean Connery]]<br />
*[[Tom Cruise]]<br />
*[[Mark Dacascos]]<br />
*[[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]<br />
*[[Vin Diesel]]<br />
*[[Sanjay Dutt]]<br />
*[[Clint Eastwood]]<br />
*[[Harrison Ford]]<br />
*[[Mel Gibson]]<br />
*[[Sammo Hung]]<br />
*[[Tony Jaa]]<br />
*[[Vidyut Jammwal]]<br />
*[[Jayan]]<br />
*[[Dwayne Johnson]]<br />
*[[Brandon Lee]]<br />
*[[Bruce Lee]]<br />
*[[Jet Li]]<br />
*[[Dolph Lundgren]]<br />
*[[Aamir Khan]]<br />
*[[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]]<br />
*[[Salman Khan]]<br />
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]]<br />
*[[Akshay Kumar]]<br />
*[[Yusaku Matsuda]]<br />
*[[Steve McQueen]]<br />
*[[Toshiro Mifune]]<br />
*[[Liam Neeson]]<br />
*[[Chuck Norris]]<br />
*[[Keanu Reeves]]<br />
*[[Hrithik Roshan]]<br />
*[[Mickey Rourke]]<br />
*[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]<br />
*[[Steven Seagal]]<br />
*[[Jackie Shroff]]<br />
*[[Tiger Shroff]]<br />
*[[Will Smith]]<br />
*[[Wesley Snipes]]<br />
*[[Sylvester Stallone]]<br />
*[[Jason Statham]]<br />
*[[Ken Takakura]]<br />
*[[John Travolta]]<br />
*[[Iko Uwais]]<br />
*[[John Wayne]]<br />
*[[Bruce Willis]]<br />
*[[Donnie Yen]]<br />
*[[Chow Yun-fat]]<br />
*[[Salah Zulfikar]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Anandalok Best Action Hero Award]]<br />
* [[Bruceploitation]]<br />
* [[Lists of superheroes]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*Osgerby, Bill, Anna Gough-Yates, and Marianne Wells. ''Action TV : Tough-Guys, Smooth Operators and Foxy Chicks.'' London: Routledge, 2001.<br />
*[[Tasker, Yvonne]]. ''Action and Adventure Cinema.'' New York: Routledge, 2004.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/gallery/female_superheroes/ Female action heroes photo gallery] - ''[[The Boston Globe]]''<br />
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/01/AR2006090100360_pf.html The Lost Action Hero] - ''[[The Washington Post]]''<br />
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[[Category:Action (genre)|Hero]]<br />
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