Courtesy
Fight the bad guys, protect the vulnerable, speak out for truth and justice — these are all things we expect the manly men of the silver screen to do.
To do this, they typically must possess both brains and brawn, the best one-two punch a guy could ask for when he’s outnumbered and outgunned, but not outmatched.
With that in mind, we rounded up the 40 manliest men in Hollywood history. Here they are, presented in no particular order.
1 of 40
Harrison Ford
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones series
•Han Solo, Star Wars series
•Jack Ryan, Patriot Games & Clear and Present Danger
•Rick Deckard, Blade Runner
•Dr. Richard Kimble, The Fugitive
•President James Marshall, Air Force One
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2 of 40
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Dutch, Predator
•Terminator, Terminator series
•Himself, Pumping Iron
•John Matrix, Commando
•Jack Slater, Last Action Hero
•Trench, Expendables series
•Quaid, Total Recall
•Conan, Conan the Barbarian & Conan the Destroyer
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3 of 40
Clint Eastwood
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Man with No Name, Dollars series
•Harry Callahan, Dirty Harry series
•William Munny, Unforgiven
•The Stranger, High Plains Drifter
•Josey Wales, The Outlaw Josey Wales
•Walt Kowalski, Gran Torino
•Frankie Dunn, Million Dollar Baby
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4 of 40
Sean Connery
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Agent 007, James Bond series
•Jim Malone, The Untouchables
•Professor Henry Jones, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
•Marko Ramius, The Hunt for Red October
•John Patrick Mason, The Rock
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5 of 40
Samuel L. Jackson
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Jules Winnfield, Pulp Fiction
•Ordell Robbie, Jackie Brown
•Elijah Price, Unbreakable
•Nick Fury, Marvel Cinematic Universe
•John Shaft, Shaft
•Mace Windu, Star Wars series
•Major Marquis Warren, The Hateful Eight
•Coach Ken Carter, Coach Carter
•Zeus Carver, Die Hard With a Vengeance
•Carl Lee Hailey, A Time to Kill
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6 of 40
Sylvester Stallone
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Rocky Balboa, Rocky series
•John Rambo, Rambo series
•Judge Dredd, Judge Dredd
•Lincoln Hawk, Over the Top
•Barney Ross, Expendables series
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7 of 40
John Wayne
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Rooster Cogburn, True Grit
•Tom Doniphon, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
•Ethan Edwards, The Searchers
•Ringo Kid, Stagecoach
•Sean Thornton, The Quiet Man
•Thomas Dunson, Red River
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8 of 40
Bruce Lee
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Lee, Enter the Dragon
•Tang Lung, The Way of the Dragon
•Chen Zhen, Fist of Fury
•Hai Tien, Game of Death
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9 of 40
Bruce Willis
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•John McClane, Die Hard series
•David Dunn, Unbreakable
•Butch Coolidge, Pulp Fiction
•Korben Dallas, The Fifth Element
•Harry Stamper, Armageddon
•Church, Expendables series
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10 of 40
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Frank Dux, Bloodsport
•Kurt Sloane, Kickboxer series
•Chance Boudreaux, Hard Target
•Walker, Timecop
•Alex/Chad Wagner, Double Impact
•Colonel Guile, Street Fighter
•Jean Vilain, The Expendables 2
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11 of 40
Chuck Norris
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Cordell Walker, Walker, Texas Ranger series
•J.J. McQuade, Lone Wolf McQuade
•Scott McCoy, Delta Force series
•Colt, The Way of the Dragon
•Col. James Braddock, Missing in Action series
•Booker, The Expendables 2
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12 of 40
Paul Newman
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Luke Jackson, Cool Hand Luke
•Butch Cassidy, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
•Eddie Felson, The Hustler & The Color of Money
•Doug Roberts, The Towering Inferno
•Henry Gondorff, The Sting
•Frank Galvin, The Verdict
•Reggie Dunlop, Slap Shot
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13 of 40
Tom Cruise
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Maverick, Top Gun
•Ethan Hunt, Mission: Impossible series
•Chief John Anderton, Minority Report
•Jack Reacher, Jack Reacher series
•Cage, Edge of Tomorrow
•Nathan Algren, The Last Samurai
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14 of 40
Robert Redford
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•The Sundance Kid, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
•Jay Gatsby, The Great Gatsby
•Roy Hobbs, The Natural
•Nathan Muir, Spy Game
•Our Man, All Is Lost
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15 of 40
Denzel Washington
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Alonzo, Training Day
•John W. Creasy, Man on Fire
•Frank Lucas, American Gangster
•Malcolm X, Malcolm X
•Eli, The Book of Eli
•Detective Keith Frazier, Inside Man
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16 of 40
Jack Nicholson
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•R.P. McMurphy, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
•J.J. Gittes, Chinatown
•Col. Nathan R. Jessep, A Few Good Men
•Jimmy Hoffa, Hoffa
•Frank Costello, The Departed
•Bobby Dupea, Five Easy Pieces
•The Joker, Batman
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17 of 40
Al Pacino
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Michael Corleone, Godfather series
•Sonny, Dog Day Afternoon
•Serpico, Serpico
•Big Boy Caprice, Dick Tracy
•Tony Montana, Scarface
•Lt. Vincent Hanna, Heat
•Lt. Col. Frank Slade, The Scent of a Woman
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18 of 40
Wesley Snipes
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Blade, Blade series
•Nino Brown, New Jack City
•Simon Phoenix, Demolition Man
•John Cutter, Passenger 57
•Neil Shaw, The Art of War
•Doc, The Expendables 3
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19 of 40
Robert De Niro
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•James Conway, Goodfellas
•Jake La Motta, Raging Bull
•Travis Bickel, Taxi Driver
•Neil McCauley, Heat
•Vito Corleone, The Godfather: Part II
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20 of 40
Rock Hudson
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Jordan “Bick” Benedict Jr., Giant
•Turner, Hornets’ Nest
•Col. James Langdon, The Undefeated
•Maj. Donald Craig, Tobruk
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21 of 40
Brad Pitt
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Tyler Durden, Fight Club
•Lt. Aldo Raine, Inglourious Basterds
•Achilles, Troy
•Rusty Ryan, Ocean’s series
•Don ‘Wardaddy’ Collier, Fury
•Gerry Lane, World War Z
•John Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Smith
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22 of 40
Marlon Brando
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather
•Terry Malloy, On the Waterfront
•Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named Desire
•Mark Antony, Julius Caesar
•Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, Apocalypse Now
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23 of 40
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Hercules, Hercules
•Hobbs, Fast & Furious series
•Spencer, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
•Will Sawyer, Skyscraper
•Davis Okoye, Rampage
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24 of 40
Joe Pesci
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Tommy DeVito, Goodfellas
•Joey, Raging Bull
•Vinny Gambini, My Cousin Vinny
•Nicky Santoro, Casino
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25 of 40
Hugh Jackman
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Logan/Wolverine, X-Men series
•Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
•Van Helsing, Van Helsing
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26 of 40
Jackie Chan
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Lee, Rush Hour series
•Chon Wang, Shanghai Noon & Shanghai Knights
•Quan Ngoc Minh, The Foreigner
•Keung, Rumble in the Bronx
•Jimmy Tong, The Tuxedo
•Who Am I, Who Am I?
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27 of 40
George Clooney
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Doug Ross, ER
•Danny Ocean, Ocean’s series
•Batman, Batman & Robin
•Billy Tyne, The Perfect Storm
•Michael Clayton, Michael Clayton
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28 of 40
James Dean
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Cal Trask, East of Eden
•Jim Stark, Rebel Without a Cause
•Jett Rink, Giant
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29 of 40
Russell Crowe
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Maximus, Gladiator
•Javert, Les Misérables
•Jim Braddock, Cinderella Man
•Robin Longstride, Robin Hood
•Capt. Jack Aubrey, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
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30 of 40
Liam Neeson
Manly Movie/TV Credits:
•Bryan Mills, Taken series
•John Ottway, The Grey
•Qui-Gon Jinn, Star Wars series
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