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Action Film

39 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Brandon LeePerson · Film memorabiliaBrandon Bruce Lee (February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993) was an American actor and martial artist.
Burt LancasterPerson · Film memorabiliaBurton Stephen Lancaster (November 2, 1913 – October 20, 1994) was an American actor.
Buster KeatonPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker.
Christopher LambertPerson · Film memorabiliaChristophe Guy Denis Lambert (lang; born March 29, 1957), often credited as Christopher Lambert, is an American actor and film producer.
Christopher McQuarriePerson · Film memorabiliaChristopher McQuarrie (born October 25, 1968) is an American filmmaker. He received the BAFTA Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the…
David CronenbergPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Douglas FairbanksPerson · Film memorabiliaDouglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor and filmmaker best known for being the first actor to play the masked…
George A. RomeroPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Andrew Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017) was an American and Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor.
Henry FondaPerson · Film memorabiliaHenry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American actor whose career spanned five decades on Broadway and in Hollywood.
James CameronPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian and New Zealand filmmaker and explorer.
Jet LiPerson · Film memorabiliaJet Li Lianjie (courtesy name Yangzhong; born 26 April 1963) is a martial artist, actor, and philanthropist.
John WaynePerson · Film memorabiliaMarion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor.
Jonathan DemmePerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker.
Julie MichaelsPerson · Film memorabiliaJulie Michaels is an American actress and stuntwoman. Her first film role was Denise in Road House (1989).
Michael BayPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American film director and producer.
Michael CrichtonPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Michael Crichton (October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American author and filmmaker.
Orson WellesPerson · Film memorabiliaGeorge Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor and filmmaker.
Patrick BachPerson · Film memorabiliaPatrick Bach (born 30 March 1968) is a German actor. He was discovered while playing a football game and was given the title role in the miniseries Silas, based on the books by Cecil Bødker.
Paul NewmanPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, filmmaker, racecar driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.
Peter GravesPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and…
Pierce BrosnanPerson · Film memorabiliaPierce Brendan Brosnan (born 16 May 1953) is an Irish actor. He achieved worldwide fame playing James Bond in four James Bond films from 1995 to 2002: GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies…
Quentin TarantinoAuthor · BooksQuentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, and author.
Sam PeckinpahPerson · Film memorabiliaDavid Samuel Peckinpah (February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American filmmaker and actor.
Stephen FurstPerson · Film memorabiliaStephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017) was an American actor, director and producer.
Steven SpielbergPerson · Film memorabiliaSteven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one…

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