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The archetypal '''action hero''' is the protagonist of an ] or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref> Other media in which such heroes appear include ]s, ], ], ]s, ]s, ]s, and ].


==Male action heroes==
The archetypal '''action hero''' or heroine is the protagonist of an ] or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref> Other media in which such heroes appear include ]s, ], ], ]s, ]s, ]s, and ].


==See also== ===Actors===
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====Classic action heroes====
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===Film===
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===Animation===
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==Further reading== ==Further reading==
*Osgerby, Bill, Anna Gough-Yates, and Marianne Wells. ''Action TV : Tough-Guys, Smooth Operators and Foxy Chicks.'' London: Routledge, 2001. *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. *Tasker, Yvonne. ''Action and Adventure Cinema.'' New York: Routledge, 2004.

==Notes==
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==External links== ==External links==
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This article is about male action heroes. For action heroines, see list of female action heroes.
The old-school action film heroes
Chuck Norris
Jet Li
Jason Statham
Dwayne Johnson
Vin Diesel
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Donnie Yen
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The archetypal action hero is the protagonist of an action movie or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure. 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

New action heroes

Film

Television

Video games

Animation

Literature

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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