Action hero

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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.[1] Other media in which such heroes appear include swashbuckler films, Western films, old-time radio, adventure novels, dime novels, pulp magazines, and folklore.

Notable action heroes[edit]

This list focuses on male action heroes. For the list of female action heroes, see List of female action heroes and villains.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. Barna William Donovan (2010), Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810872622

Further reading[edit]

  • 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.

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