These Are The Greatest Action Stars of All Time

Bruce Lee

This generation may know Jackie Chan for his incredible acting and martial arts skills, but the older generations know that Bruce Lee was the original stuntman/actor. He opened the door for people like Jackie Chan!

A True Martial Artist

Despite his tragically short career, he really made a name for himself in '70s martial arts classics like Enter the Dragon and Fist of Fury. Lee tragically died when he suffered from cerebral edema made worse by an allergic reaction to a painkiller. He was only 35.

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The More You Know

Peter O’Toole was nominated for eight performance Oscars and didn’t win a single one.
Jim Caviezel was struck by lightening while he was on the cross in, Passion of the Christ.
When filming Chinatown Jack Nicholson was dating Anjelica Huston, the daughter of his screen nemesis John Huston.
Novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby is brother-in-law to novelist and screenwriter Robert Harris.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.