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40 Legendary Stars of Action Cinema (Yardbarker)

Moviegoers can't seem to get enough of the action flick. Good or bad, it's usually two hours when viewers can escape reality. Plenty of actors have made a living taking on action roles, so we figured we would look at 40 of the best action movie stars ever. We didn't include the folks at Marvel and DC because this is not about putting on a superhero costume to get the job done.
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Antonio Banderas (1960)
Antonio Banderas (1960)
1
Charles Bronson (1921)
Charles Bronson (1921)
2
Nicolas Cage (1964)
Nicolas Cage (1964)
3
Jackie Chan (1954)
Jackie Chan (1954)
4
Daniel Craig (1968)
Daniel Craig (1968)
5
Russell Crowe (1964)
Russell Crowe (1964)
6
Tom Cruise (1962)
Tom Cruise (1962)
7
Sean Connery (1930)
Sean Connery (1930)
8
Matt Damon (1970)
Matt Damon (1970)
9
Vin Diesel (1967)
Vin Diesel (1967)
10
Clint Eastwood (1930)
Clint Eastwood (1930)
11
Chow Yun-Fat (1955)
Chow Yun-Fat (1955)
12
Harrison Ford (1942)
Harrison Ford (1942)
13
Mel Gibson (1956)
Mel Gibson (1956)
14
Pam Grier (1949)
Pam Grier (1949)
15
Linda Hamilton (1956)
Linda Hamilton (1956)
16
Tony Jaa (1976)
Tony Jaa (1976)
17
Dwayne Johnson (1972)
Dwayne Johnson (1972)
18
Angelina Jolie (1975)
Angelina Jolie (1975)
19
Milla Jovovich (1975)
Milla Jovovich (1975)
20
Bruce Lee (1940)
Bruce Lee (1940)
21
Jet Li (1963)
Jet Li (1963)
22
Dolph Lundgren (1957)
Dolph Lundgren (1957)
23
Steve McQueen (1930)
Steve McQueen (1930)
24
Liam Neeson (1952)
Liam Neeson (1952)
25
Chuck Norris (1940)
Chuck Norris (1940)
26
Keanu Reeves (1964)
Keanu Reeves (1964)
27
Kurt Russell (1951)
Kurt Russell (1951)
28
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947)
29
Steven Seagal (1952)
Steven Seagal (1952)
30
Will Smith (1968)
Will Smith (1968)
31
Wesley Snipes (1962)
Wesley Snipes (1962)
32
Sylvester Stallone (1946)
Sylvester Stallone (1946)
33
Jason Statham (1967)
Jason Statham (1967)
34
Patrick Swayze (1952)
Patrick Swayze (1952)
35
Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960)
Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960)
36
Mark Wahlberg (1971)
Mark Wahlberg (1971)
37
John Wayne (1907)
John Wayne (1907)
38
Sigourney Weaver (1949)
Sigourney Weaver (1949)
39
Bruce Willis (1955)
Bruce Willis (1955)
40
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