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Poll: Actors Considered to Play John McClane in Die Hard

A poll by JackSlater4
During the long process of bringing the action classic Die Hard to the screen, a significant number of famous stars (of various generations) were mentioned as contenders for the lead part of John McClane before it was eventually won by Bruce Willis, a little-known TV comedy actor at the time. Which of these alternatives would have been best at playing the combination of a tough New York cop who's an admittedly terrible husband, easily moved to tears and responding to most situations with sarcasm that makes for such a memorable protagonist?

My source of information: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/DieHard

After voting, Please discuss here.

Results of 302 votes:

  1. 1.

    Mel Gibson

     
  2. 2.

    Kurt Russell

     
  3. 3.

    Harrison Ford

     
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