While Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone dominated action cinema in the 1970s and 80s, many other incredible action stars left their mark during this golden age of explosive entertainment.

Before capes and computer graphics ruled the box office, action heroes were flesh and bone; men and women who bled, sweated, and smiled their way through explosions. From the 1970s to the 1990s, they ...

As the Schwarzenegger-Stallone-Neeson era slowly draws to a close, here’s a look at 25 stars — some battled-tested, others not — who could fill the bloody boots of yesteryear’s action icons. By Alex ...

Holding out for a hero? How about 50 of them? Borrowing from novels, comic books, other media and many filmmakers' imaginations, action heroes have enjoyed a nice run for over a century, from the film ...

Daniela is a freelance writer with two years of experience covering entertainment. She is a senior writer on Collider’s freelance team and has also been published in other platforms, such as Elite ...

If you had your ear to the right patches of ground in the mid-1980s, you could hear the coming rumble. This writer’s first job out of college was in the research department of Home Box Office, ...

John McClane. The T-800. Captain America. These names have earned their place in the public imagination as some of the greatest action heroes of all time. When most people think of action stars, these ...

A freelance features writer for Collider and a huge fan of movies. Huge. Well, one movie, really – The Night Comes for Us. He’ll make do with whatever else in the meantime, before the sequel comes out ...

Action heroes come in all different shapes and sizes. Some action heroes have big muscles (Alan “Dutch” Schaefer) and elite combat skills (John Rambo). Other action heroes rely on their bravery ...