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The | [[File:USMC-15679.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[John Cena]] in ''[[The Marine]]'' (2006)]] | ||
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]]. | |||
==Notable action heroes== | |||
:''This list focuses on male action heroes. For the list of female action heroes, see [[List of female action heroes and villains]].'' | |||
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*[[Amitabh Bachchan]] | |||
*[[Yuen Biao]] | |||
*[[Charles Bronson]] | |||
*[[Yul Brynner]] | |||
*[[Nicolas Cage]] | |||
*[[John Cena]] | |||
*[[Jackie Chan]] | |||
*[[Sonny Chiba]] | |||
*[[Sean Connery]] | |||
*[[Tom Cruise]] | |||
*[[Mark Dacascos]] | |||
*[[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] | |||
*[[Vin Diesel]] | |||
*[[Sanjay Dutt]] | |||
*[[Clint Eastwood]] | |||
*[[Harrison Ford]] | |||
*[[Mel Gibson]] | |||
*[[Sammo Hung]] | |||
*[[Tony Jaa]] | |||
*[[Vidyut Jammwal]] | |||
*[[Jayan]] | |||
*[[Dwayne Johnson]] | |||
*[[Brandon Lee]] | |||
*[[Bruce Lee]] | |||
*[[Jet Li]] | |||
*[[Dolph Lundgren]] | |||
*[[Aamir Khan]] | |||
*[[Feroz Khan (actor)|Feroz Khan]] | |||
*[[Salman Khan]] | |||
*[[Shah Rukh Khan]] | |||
*[[Akshay Kumar]] | |||
*[[Yusaku Matsuda]] | |||
*[[Steve McQueen]] | |||
*[[Toshiro Mifune]] | |||
*[[Liam Neeson]] | |||
*[[Chuck Norris]] | |||
*[[Keanu Reeves]] | |||
*[[Hrithik Roshan]] | |||
*[[Mickey Rourke]] | |||
*[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] | |||
*[[Steven Seagal]] | |||
*[[Jackie Shroff]] | |||
*[[Tiger Shroff]] | |||
*[[Will Smith]] | |||
*[[Wesley Snipes]] | |||
*[[Sylvester Stallone]] | |||
*[[Jason Statham]] | |||
*[[Ken Takakura]] | |||
*[[John Travolta]] | |||
*[[Iko Uwais]] | |||
*[[John Wayne]] | |||
*[[Bruce Willis]] | |||
*[[Donnie Yen]] | |||
*[[Chow Yun-fat]] | |||
*[[Salah Zulfikar]] | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Anandalok Best Action Hero Award]] | * [[Anandalok Best Action Hero Award]] | ||
* [[Bruceploitation]] | |||
* [[Lists of superheroes]] | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 31 August 2023
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.[1] Other media in which such heroes appear include swashbuckler films, Western films, old-time radio, adventure novels, dime novels, pulp magazines, and folklore.
File:USMC-15679.jpg
John Cena in The Marine (2006)
Notable action heroesEdit
- This list focuses on male action heroes. For the list of female action heroes, see List of female action heroes and villains.
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Yuen Biao
- Charles Bronson
- Yul Brynner
- Nicolas Cage
- John Cena
- Jackie Chan
- Sonny Chiba
- Sean Connery
- Tom Cruise
- Mark Dacascos
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Vin Diesel
- Sanjay Dutt
- Clint Eastwood
- Harrison Ford
- Mel Gibson
- Sammo Hung
- Tony Jaa
- Vidyut Jammwal
- Jayan
- Dwayne Johnson
- Brandon Lee
- Bruce Lee
- Jet Li
- Dolph Lundgren
- Aamir Khan
- Feroz Khan
- Salman Khan
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Akshay Kumar
- Yusaku Matsuda
- Steve McQueen
- Toshiro Mifune
- Liam Neeson
- Chuck Norris
- Keanu Reeves
- Hrithik Roshan
- Mickey Rourke
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Steven Seagal
- Jackie Shroff
- Tiger Shroff
- Will Smith
- Wesley Snipes
- Sylvester Stallone
- Jason Statham
- Ken Takakura
- John Travolta
- Iko Uwais
- John Wayne
- Bruce Willis
- Donnie Yen
- Chow Yun-fat
- Salah Zulfikar
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Barna William Donovan (2010), Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810872622
Further readingEdit
- Osgerby, Bill, Anna Gough-Yates, and Marianne Wells. Action TV : Tough-Guys, Smooth Operators and Foxy Chicks. London: Routledge, 2001.
- Tasker, Yvonne. Action and Adventure Cinema. New York: Routledge, 2004.