50 Oldest Action Heroes

Still badass

By George WalesJan 25th 2013
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Dwayne Johnson

The Action Hero: The youngest man on the list is still a relatively mature forty years of age, proof if any were needed that action movies are increasingly an older man's game.

Current Age: 40

Most Recent Film: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

Still Got It? Yes, of course. He's mainly on the list as a point of comparison really…

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    • Bandit1

      Jan 25th 2013, 8:26

      It was very nice to see good old Burt Reynolds here....long lives the Bandit! Some I missed here on the list: De Niro, Pacino, Jackman.... not all of them to-the-bone action heroes, but some on the list weren't either. And Gary Busey....well, is there an actual normal (recent) pic of this guy around...haven't seen one in a while. He was great at his peak though.

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    • 2Dglasses

      Jan 25th 2013, 11:12

      Jean Reno is not French

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    • Jareth64

      Jan 25th 2013, 12:33

      Bruce Willis was excellent in Looper, I thought. Top form stuff.

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    • ghost

      Jan 25th 2013, 14:17

      micheal biehn as solid snake.that'll be perfect...

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    • JessK

      Jan 25th 2013, 14:26

      Wow, there's a pretty huge level of fail happening in this list, a good 95% of which is the complete lack of women. Was Ellen Ripley not enough of a badass for you? Is Sarah Connor just a damsel in distress? Did The Bride not cut an imposing enough figure in that yellow jumpsuit? Did you fail to notice how much a*s Lucy Liu and Michelle Yeoh can kick because you were too busy making googly eyes over how pretty they were? Did you completely miss the point of GI Jane? (The remaining 5% is me wondering what the hell kind of action hero list neglects the freakin' Wolverine, and how anyone could think of Sean Bean but forget his LotR co-star, Viggo Mortenson.)

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    • mkt1982

      Jan 25th 2013, 19:04

      This is an incredibly sexist list of "50 Oldest Action Heroes." No way should it be completely free of any female characters. Come on now - why define action heroes as being only of one gender?

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    • seanchandler

      Jan 25th 2013, 19:37

      Antonio Banderas wasn't in El Mariachi.

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    • FBMLaing

      Jan 27th 2013, 0:18

      I didn't seem to see Rutger Hauer on the list. A great actor and action actor. Also Sigourney Weaver might have been a good addition as well.

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