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*[[Lois Lane]] from ''[[Smallville (TV series)|Smallville]]''
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*[[Niki Sanders]] from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''
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*[[Sydney Bristow]] from ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''
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The old-school action film heroes

This is a list of action heroes who appear in a number of genres including action films, adventure films, swashbuckler films, Westerns on television, old-time radio, adventure novels, dime novels, pulp magazines, and folklore. These heroes often appear capable of extreme physical acts of daring. Those actors most strongly identified with the genre are either extremely athletic or find appeal as an everyman, if somewhat enhanced.

Male action heroes

Actors

Classic Action Heroes


Old School Action Heroes

New Action Heroes

Film

Television

Video games

Animation

Literature

Female action heroes

Female action film heroes

Actresses

Film

Television

Video games

Animation

Literature

Further reading