Action hero

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The old-school action film heroes
Chuck Norris
Jet Li
Jason Statham
Dwayne Johnson
Vin Diesel
Donnie Yen

The archetypal action hero is the protagonist of an action movie or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure.[1] Other media in which such heroes appear include swashbuckler films, Westerns on television, old-time radio, adventure novels, dime novels, pulp magazines, and folklore.

Male action heroes

Actors

Classic action heroes

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New action heroes

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Film

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Television

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Video games

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Animation

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Literature

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Further reading

  • 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.

Notes

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