Top 20 Martial Artists in Acting
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The greatest martial artists to act in American TV and movies or movies shown in the U.S.
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1.
Bruce Lee
The king of martial arts, considered by many the most influential martial artist of the 20th century. His acting started a major surge in martial arts popularity in the West, and he starred in many popular movies, including The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, and the Game of Death.
39 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
2.
Jackie Chan
The great comedic martial artist who does all of his own stunts. He is known for many different martial arts/comedy films, most prominently Drunken Master.
21 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
3.
Jet Li
The international film star famous for dozens of martial arts-related roles. Known for his roles in Once Upon a Time in China, Hero, Romeo Must Die, and more recently, The Forbidden Kingdom.
20 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
4.
Brandon Lee
18 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
5.
Jean Claude Van Damme
18 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
6.
Donnie Yen
17 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
7.
Chuck Norris
Everyone's favorite Texan martial artist to make fun of. He is considered ridiculously tough, and his roundhouse kick is constantly mentioned. He is particularly known for his role in Walker, Texas Ranger.
7 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
8.
Yip Man
6 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
9.
Michelle Yeoh
The superb female dancer who, although she does martial arts in her movies, has no previous training. She is famous for her roles in the James Bond Movie Tomorrow Never Dies and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Rotten Tomatoes considers her the greatest action heroine of all time.
5 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
10.
Wesley Snipes
5 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
11.
Steven Seagal
3 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
12.
Kang Rhee
Elvis Presley's Martial Art teacher and also Bill "Superfoot" Wallace instructor.
1 point - added 13 years ago by guest -
13.
Billy Blanks
1 point - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
14.
Jason David Frank
1 point - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
15.
Dolph Lundgren
1 point - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
16.
Wu Jing
Wu is also known as hawkman for tai'chi boxer and as kong ko for Fatal contact he is a great martial artist and former classmate of jet li
0 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
17.
Sonny Chiba
0 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
18.
Sammo Hung
0 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
19.
Zhang Ziyi
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20.
Tom Bloom
-1 point - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
21.
Blake Foster
-1 point - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
22.
Chang Chen
-1 point - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
23.
Chow Yun-Fat
-2 points - added 15 years ago by ArtofWar11 -
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