Poll: The International Godfathers of Action

Results of 595 votes:

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   Arnold Schwarzenegger and Edward Furlong in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    

   Action icon: Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies: The Terminator (1984), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Total Recall (1990), Predator (1987), The Expendables (2010) Born in Thal, Styria, Austria
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   Tom Cruise, Kick Gurry, and Tony Way in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

    

   Action icon: Tom Cruise Movies: Top Gun (1986), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Samurai (2003), Jack Reacher (2012), Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) Born in Syracuse, New York, USA
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   Keanu Reeves in John Wick (2014)

    

   Action icon: Keanu Reeves Movies: Speed (1994), Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Chain Reaction (1996), The Matrix (1999), John Wick (2014) Born in Beirut, Lebanon
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   Sylvester Stallone and Brian Dennehy in First Blood (1982)

    

   Action icon: Sylvester Stallone Movies: First Blood (1982), Nighthawks (1981), Cobra (1986), Lock Up (1989), Demolition Man (1993) Born in New York City, New York, USA
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   Jackie Chan and Chris Penn in Rush Hour (1998)

    

   Action icon: Jackie Chan Movies: Police Story (1985), Rush Hour (1998), Shinjuku Incident (2009), Around the World in 80 Days (2004), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) Born in Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
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   Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    

   Action icon: Harrison Ford Movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Air Force One (1997) Clear and Present Danger (1…
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   Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    

   Action icon: Bruce Willis Movies: Die Hard (1988), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Man Standing (1996), Mercury Rising (1998), 16 Blocks (2006) Born in Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany
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   Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bolo Yeung in Bloodsport (1988)

    

   Action icon: Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies: Bloodsport (1988), Timecop (1994), Sudden Death (1995), Legionnaire (1998), Lionheart (1990) Born in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
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   Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)

    

   Action icon: Denzel Washington Movies: Training Day (2001), Crimson Tide (1995), Man on Fire (2004), Unstoppable (2010), The Equalizer (2014) Born in Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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    Bruce Lee in The Way of the Dragon (1972)

     

    Action icon: Bruce Lee Movies: The Way of the Dragon (1972), Enter the Dragon (1973), Fist of Fury (1972), Game of Death (1978), The Big Boss (1971) Born in San Francisco, California, USA Suggested by…
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    Jean Reno in Léon: The Professional (1994)

     

    Action icon: Jean Reno Movies: Léon: The Professional (1994), Ronin (1998), Mission: Impossible (1996), 22 Bullets (2010), The Adventurers (2017) Born in: Casablanca, French Protectorate of Morocco [n…
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    Mel Gibson

     

    Action icon: Mel Gibson Movies: Lethal Weapon (1987), Mad Max (1979), The Patriot (2000), Conspiracy Theory (1997), The Expendables 3 (2014) Peekskill, New York, USA Suggested by joesiegel
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    Jason Statham in Crank (2006)

     

    Action icon: Jason Statham Movies: Crank (2006), The Transporter (2002), The Expendables (2010), Death Race (2008), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England…
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    Sean Connery in Goldfinger (1964)

     

    Gentleman icon: Sean Connery Movies: Goldfinger (1964), Medicine Man (1992), Meteor (1979), Outland (1981), The Untouchables (1987) My action is more gentleman like (Betty white option) Born in Edingb…
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    Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)

     

    Action icon: Kurt Russel Movies: Escape from New York (1981) Tango & Cash (1989) The Thing (1982) Stargate (1994) Dark Blue (2002) Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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    Jet Li in Hero (2002)

     

    Action icon: Jet Li Movies: Hero (2002), The Expendables (2010), Unleashed (2005), War (2007), Fearless (2006) Born in Beijing, China
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    Wesley Snipes in Blade (1998)

     

    Action icon: Wesley Snipes Movies: Blade (1998), New Jack City (1991), Passenger 57 (1992), Demolition Man (1993), Drop Zone (1994) Born in Orlando, Florida, USA
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    Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper (2018)

     

    Action icon: Dwayne Johnson Movies: Pain & Gain (2013), San Andreas (2015), Rampage (2018), Skyscraper (2018), Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Born in Hayward, California, USA
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    Vin Diesel and Chad Lindberg in The Fast and the Furious (2001)

     

    Action icon: Vin Diesel Movies: Pitch Black (2000), The Fast and the Furious (2001), xXx (2002), The Last Witch Hunter (2015), Babylon A.D. (2008) Born in Alameda County California, USA Suggested by b…
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    Benicio Del Toro in Sicario (2015)

     

    Action icon: Benicio Del Toro Movies: Sicario (2015), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), The Hunted (2003), The Fan (1996), Licence to Kill (1989) Born in San Germán, Puerto Rico
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    Donnie Yen in Hero (2002)

     

    Action icon: Donnie Yen Movies: Hero (2002), Ip Man (2008), Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), Iron Monkey (1993) Born in Canton, China Suggested by blackbolt-3
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    Tony Jaa in Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003)

     

    Action icon: Tony Jaa Movies: Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003), The Protector (2005), xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017), Triple Threat (2019), Furious 7 (2015) Born in Surin, Thailand
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    Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon (2016)

     

    Action icon: Mark Wahlberg Movies: Three Kings (1999), The Perfect Storm (2000), Shooter (2007), Lone Survivor (2013), Deepwater Horizon (2016) Born in Dorchester, Boston Massachusetts, USA
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    Dolph Lundgren in Rocky IV (1985)

     

    Action icon: Dolph Lundgren Movies: Rocky IV (1985), Dark Angel (1990), Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009), The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012) Born in Stockholm, Stockholms Län, Swed…
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    Will Smith in Independence Day (1996)

     

    Action icon: Will Smith Movies: Bad Boys (1995), Independence Day (1996), Enemy of the State (1998), I, Robot (2004), I Am Legend (2007) Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Suggested by blackbolt-…
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    Hugo Weaving in The Matrix (1999)

     

    Action icon: Hugo Weaving Movies: The Matrix (1999), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), V for Vendetta (2005), Cloud Atlas (2012) Born in Ibadan, Nigeria
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    Vincent Cassel in Dobermann (1997)

     

    Action icon: Vincent Cassel Movies: Dobermann (1997), Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008), Eastern Promises (2007), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), Jason Bourne (2016) Born in: Paris, France
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    Antonio Banderas in Assassins (1995)

     

    Action icon: Antonio Banderas Movies: Assassins (1995), Desperado (1995), Security (2017), The Expendables 3 (2014), The Mask of Zorro (1998) Born in: Málaga, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain