Top 20 Action Movie Stars Who ACTUALLY Do Their Own Stunts

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  • Опубликовано: 9 апр 2023
  • Who needs a stunt double, anyway? For this list, we’ll be looking at movie stars who appear in action films who don’t always leave all their stunts to their doubles, and who have performed dangerous stunts themselves. Our countdown includes Harrison Ford, Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and more! If there’s a devil-may-care star you’re upset we dared to leave off our list, leap on down to our comments!
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  Год назад +28

    If there’s a devil-may-care star you’re upset we dared to leave off our list, leap on down to our comments!
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    • @underland1983
      @underland1983 Год назад +1

      Keanu Reeves fights in slowmo because the other opponents are much faster. Then they speed it up in the editing.

    • @erzaender
      @erzaender Год назад

      jason statham, keanu reeves and tom cruise

    • @shailajarout1212
      @shailajarout1212 Год назад

      There's no Jean Claude

    • @michaelsnydermusic
      @michaelsnydermusic 11 месяцев назад

      Clearly Buster should be #1. Many of the clips you showed (like bond leaping from one crane to another) were actually stunt doubles whereas Keaton had no one. Chad Stahelski and many other stunt legends credit Buster as THE craziest. Many were so dangerous that one mistake meant death.

    • @IamGodSon
      @IamGodSon 9 месяцев назад

      Jet li is too high up the list, but the list is solid. I would put keanu reaves were jet li is and li were keanu is.

  • @YouGotPacked187
    @YouGotPacked187 Год назад +144

    Expecting Jackie Chan to be #1 without watching the video

  • @joshuamohlman
    @joshuamohlman Год назад +114

    Say what you want about Tom Cruise, but you’ve gotta admire his dedication for doing his own stunts

  • @jessicachafoya3747
    @jessicachafoya3747 Год назад +36

    Tom Cruise does incredible stunts and is a true artist to his craft. Same with Keanu Reeves dedicating himself to the visions he sees in his head, that he puts on screen. Donnie Yen is also one of the bests. Just nobody will ever surpass Jackie. He’s broken damn near every bone in his head, has a metal plate in his skull. Holds the Guinness Book of World Records for most stunts done by a human. He’s a legend that paved the way for many before him and during the same time. But from that, give a lot of thanks to Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. They inspired Jackie. It’s just beautiful to think how all these guys have an affect on each other and make their stunts and action, their own!

  • @AhmedKhan-yb1bn
    @AhmedKhan-yb1bn Год назад +20

    Jackie Chan is the undisputed king of stunts. And hats off to all these actors to pull off their own stunts

  • @BugVlogs
    @BugVlogs Год назад +42

    I’m glad Buster Keaton got recognition

  • @billttruong
    @billttruong Год назад +16

    Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh, and Jackie Chan are my favorite action stars.

  • @RyleeOng
    @RyleeOng Год назад +20

    Jackie Chan is the GOAT when it comes to stunt work, you can’t change my mind.
    #1 spot DESERVED.

    • @adriannalundasan7570
      @adriannalundasan7570 Год назад +1

      True. Not trying to change your mind but only Tom Cruise himself flew an actual fighter jet on film as far as I know.

    • @karthikajay3091
      @karthikajay3091 Год назад

      ​@@adriannalundasan7570 nobody cares.

  • @mickiamajor8110
    @mickiamajor8110 Год назад +14

    Tom Cruise work ethic is impeccable. I love his passion and dedication. There's no one like him in Hollywood. 💜

  • @markzuckergecko621
    @markzuckergecko621 Год назад +11

    Scott Adkins deserves more mainstream appreciation, that dude gets his ass kicked filming all of his starring movies, for our entertainment.

  • @blairmcauley2497
    @blairmcauley2497 Год назад +8

    Tom cruise is my favorite actor and this is one of the reasons why he puts his blood sweat and tears into every stunt he does his dedication to the craft and to his films are amazing

  • @aravindravi6845
    @aravindravi6845 Год назад +10

    #1 is literally reserved for my man Jackie

  • @rwwilson21
    @rwwilson21 Год назад +9

    We all knew Jackie Chan was gonna be number 1!!

  • @Gor85
    @Gor85 Год назад +6

    Such a awesome list!😁 Mat,Angelina,Harrison,.Sylvester,of course Tom. Amazing movies and actors. All of them. Jackie is awesome :D Love his movies. Action,or comedy. I agree. His stunts are legendary. His injuries are epic too. Great list! :D

  • @Prkwon
    @Prkwon Год назад +5

    When they mentioned Keanu whoa I did it exactly at the same time...😅😂😂

  • @scottbarkley496
    @scottbarkley496 Год назад +14

    TOM CRUISE = LEGEND

  • @darkbiddy511
    @darkbiddy511 Год назад +2

    Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Tanner Buchanan, Jacob Bertrand, Ray Park

  • @Theonionofthedisneyjuniorlore
    @Theonionofthedisneyjuniorlore Год назад +6

    Just by the title I knew Tom Cruise was gonna be in the video
    Thank Christ the first thing that appeared in the video was a Mission Impossible Fallout clip

  • @GamerFunOriginallyAarush
    @GamerFunOriginallyAarush Год назад +1

    That’s so good!

  • @samtyler6734
    @samtyler6734 Год назад +7

    Scott adkins comes to mind great action star 🌟

  • @BlackHatCinephile
    @BlackHatCinephile Год назад +19

    Arnold Schwarzenegger's primary stunt double has always been Peter Kent. He's roughly the same height, has a similar build, and a somewhat similar face and head. He played the guy in Twins that Schwarzenegger first mistook for his twin, because they almost could be twins. In the Terminator 2 motorcycle jump scene, they didn't even bother to hide his face, because from any distance further than a closeup, they don't need to.

    • @marcjameswhelan6231
      @marcjameswhelan6231 Год назад

      So ???

    • @freddiemercury2075
      @freddiemercury2075 Год назад +1

      You could see in T2 bike scene that the man wasn't Arnold. Trust me, there is a scene that was obvious.

    • @BlackHatCinephile
      @BlackHatCinephile Год назад

      @@freddiemercury2075 We could all see that it's not Arnold, if we notice it and look again to make sure. But it's close enough that they didn't bother to hide it. And the "mistake" probably helped Mr. Kent, professionally, so why not give the dude a cameo, he earned it.

    • @freddiemercury2075
      @freddiemercury2075 Год назад +2

      @@BlackHatCinephile agreed. Mr Kent earned it. And I think it's sweet from the big man Jason Statham who proposed that stuntman should be nominated for major awards.

  • @domtaylor1887
    @domtaylor1887 11 месяцев назад +3

    My top 5:
    1. Keanu Reeves
    2. Harrison Ford
    3. Arnold Schwarzenegger
    4. Hugh Jackman
    5. Tom Holland
    My honorable mentions: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Sylvester Stallone, Daniel Craig, Angelina Jolie

  • @titanwa6509
    @titanwa6509 Год назад +4

    I love this and agree with every single analysis. Jackie Chan will still be number one in a hundred years to come.

  • @TheRX78ONE
    @TheRX78ONE Год назад +5

    Tom Cruise does more than his own stunts, he does his own crazy as well

  • @r1c0718
    @r1c0718 Год назад +4

    Definitely Jackie and cruise hands down the best stunts in Hollywood one honorable mention I would have said is Wesley Snipes

  • @jetfire1153red
    @jetfire1153red Год назад +3

    4:11 Christian Bale doing his own stunts I believe that, you’re going to be fit enough to do your own stunts to play the Batman.

  • @jetfire1153red
    @jetfire1153red Год назад +1

    12:45 I heard that punch in Rocky IV that put him in intensive care was actually for detached retinas.

  • @Mohammed-dy6xb
    @Mohammed-dy6xb Год назад +6

    Tom Cruise is the ONLY one who's flown a fighter jet !!
    You can't beat that !!

  • @scottbretzke4156
    @scottbretzke4156 Год назад +2

    To me, It's criminal that AMPAS refuses to honor stuntwork! Oscar's must be awarded to stuntworker and stunt coordinator!!!

  • @shirleybrooks1599
    @shirleybrooks1599 Год назад +2

    Saw John Wick yesterday and Keanu Reeves stunt work was amazing.

  • @r.thomas9648
    @r.thomas9648 Год назад +3

    Buster Keaton should be higher. His stunts were wild at a time when nobody gave af about safety

  • @LeonardoKlotz
    @LeonardoKlotz Год назад +4

    PRACTICAL EFFECTS BEFORE CGI
    That's my motto

    • @BlackHatCinephile
      @BlackHatCinephile Год назад

      🏆 🥇

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 Год назад +1

      ​@@BlackHatCinephile you do realize that some people may not care about what number comment they are

    • @BlackHatCinephile
      @BlackHatCinephile Год назад

      @@Reaperguy67 Like it or not, it's there. Who knows, he might like it. An accolade for commenting early. What's not to like about that? If he's a normal, rational person, the worst he'd feel about it is indifferent. If he's offended or upset by it, well;, that would make him as insane as you, and I'm betting that he's probably not. Nutbag.

    • @Reaperguy67
      @Reaperguy67 Год назад +1

      ​@@BlackHatCinephile for one I'm not insane at all.. I'm just letting you know the truth about those comments..again grow up and act your age. It's sad that you claim to be adult and you attack people in the comments.

  • @arpanganguly3211
    @arpanganguly3211 Год назад +2

    Scott Adkins should be on this. Or there should be a part 2 of this list with Scott and other under rated action stars.

  • @echoecho3108
    @echoecho3108 10 месяцев назад

    I agree with your list, altho I might have put Buster Keaton as #1, bc he started it all.
    Some favorite guys of mine that you missed are: Harold Lloyd, James Garner, Paul Newman, and Clint Eastwood.
    Thanx muchly for sharing!

  • @TheCrow938
    @TheCrow938 Год назад

    I found that a lot of my favorite actors are on this list and I wonder if it is a contributing factor.

  • @damaniqphillip2756
    @damaniqphillip2756 Год назад

    Sweet

  • @harsyakiarraathallah2222
    @harsyakiarraathallah2222 Год назад +1

    Make the Top 20 Greatest Comic Book Origin

  • @harsyakiarraathallah2222
    @harsyakiarraathallah2222 8 месяцев назад +3

    the Stuntman of the Past
    Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, and Buster Keaton.
    the Stuntman of the Middle Age
    Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and Jackie Chan.
    the Stuntman of the Modern Age
    Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa, Matt Damon, Jason Statham, keanu Reeves, and Tom Cruise.
    the Stuntman of Today
    Tom Holland and Iko Uwais.

  • @KingOfTheSkies-ob3no
    @KingOfTheSkies-ob3no Год назад +5

    A great honourable mention would have to be Bruce Lee. Much like Jet Li years later, Bruce Lee had to be asked several times to slow down with his martial arts just so the cameras could pick up what he was doing.

    • @titanwa6509
      @titanwa6509 Год назад +1

      Nice 👍. Bruce Lee is up there among the greats. A super martial artist. But I believe he wasn't mentioned because he often didn't do his own stunts. I see a lot of stunt doubles in the course of his movies.

    • @brettambil8662
      @brettambil8662 Год назад

      ​@@titanwa6509 jackie chan is one of his stunt men

  • @ivankornuta1921
    @ivankornuta1921 Год назад

    The same day to the same hour I was telling my nephew about Jackie Jan and how he does all his stunts, couple hours later this video is uploaded LoL 😂

  • @harsyakiarraathallah2222
    @harsyakiarraathallah2222 Год назад +2

    Don't Forgot, Iko Uwais, and Bruce Lee

  • @toaolisi761
    @toaolisi761 Год назад

    The Big Three in Movie Stunts Buster Keaton, Tom Cruise, and Jackie Chan. Legends.

  • @philipcalderon3208
    @philipcalderon3208 Год назад

    TJ Miller from “Unstoppable” (2010).

  • @Shaz-Daz
    @Shaz-Daz Год назад +2

    How does SCOTT ADKINS not get on this list?!?! 🤦🤦🙄🙄 Ridiculous!!!

  • @ronaldhaobam7491
    @ronaldhaobam7491 Год назад +3

    Unbelievable!!!! Scott Adkins not being here....
    Criminal.....

  • @ESPNGai
    @ESPNGai Год назад +1

    Considering WatchMojo has a "Top 10 Greatest Jackie Chan Stunts" video. He better be number 1.

  • @ryukomatoi592
    @ryukomatoi592 Год назад

    Milla is really tough as nails!

  • @jasonbean2764
    @jasonbean2764 Год назад

    Our Idol Jackie Chan is without peer.:)

  • @jasonbean2764
    @jasonbean2764 Год назад +1

    It was always going to be Jackie Chan!:)

  • @RavagHer
    @RavagHer Год назад +6

    if jackie chan isnt number 1. i swear

  • @ShadowRider-np7sq
    @ShadowRider-np7sq Год назад +1

    Scott Adkins does his stunts as well

  • @DrVenture45
    @DrVenture45 Год назад +1

    Harrison Ford severely injured his back in the palace fight choreography for "The Temple of Doom". It occurred during the stunt were he's being strangled from behind and bent to throw the antagonist off. A good potion of some scenes were filmed with his stunt double Vic Armstrong because they favored each other in appearance.

  • @flproductions90
    @flproductions90 Год назад +1

    i think we all knew who number 1 was from the title alone :)

  • @jasonmcmurtry7812
    @jasonmcmurtry7812 Год назад

    I don't want to hate on Arnold but you can count the times in each movie where there's a stunt double. Predator, The Running Man, Last Action Hero, Total Recall & Terminator 2. He did jump from the small pickup truck bed to the semi in T2 then a stunt double was used to grab the wheel and flip it. He's still a badass though.

  • @rahjeel
    @rahjeel Год назад +1

    Buster Keaton is soooo panic and anxiety inducing lmao. Like Jackie Chan is amazing and everyone on this list but holy shit Buster is insane

  • @BrandonRalstonUSA
    @BrandonRalstonUSA Год назад +2

    Tom Cruise may be short, but he’s still a genuine Hollywood badass.

  • @unknownaccount6748
    @unknownaccount6748 Год назад +1

    The fact that you have Donnie Yen at 13 is disrespectful on so many levels.

  • @srdangi4022
    @srdangi4022 Год назад +1

    Vidyut Jamwal is also do his own actions scenes

  • @kamenranger4090
    @kamenranger4090 Год назад +1

    When Jackie Chan And Tom Cruise are younger they did all of them

  • @chelseacanales8763
    @chelseacanales8763 Год назад

    They are brave. Truly brave .

  • @manhattanlondonusuk3353
    @manhattanlondonusuk3353 Год назад +1

    Tom always thinking of how to break his own record and to entertain his audiences, earth may be not enough for him, his next mission may be going to the space after IM 8...

  • @ankitmishra5242
    @ankitmishra5242 Год назад +2

    This list could be completely filled by 19 hongkong actors and one Tom cruise 😅

  • @joeb.evrythngEclectic5571
    @joeb.evrythngEclectic5571 Год назад +1

    I didn't know Freddie Mercury was in Commando

  • @ghw7192
    @ghw7192 Год назад +1

    Margot Robbie, Cynthia Rothtock

  • @circleancopan7748
    @circleancopan7748 Год назад

    Jackie Chan had a dedicated stuntman team, handling his stunts if he doesn't do the stunts himself.
    Robin Padilla doesn't use doubles for his stunts. He was once injured when an explosion tore near his arm, scarring it. But still doesn't use doubles when doing his stunts.

  • @ChR0nos_7734
    @ChR0nos_7734 11 месяцев назад

    Alex O'Loughlin (Steve McGarrett on H 5-0) did a lot of his own stunts

  • @ajasuncion6233
    @ajasuncion6233 9 месяцев назад +1

    Keanu Reeves 🎉🎉🎉

  • @manoftheusajones5147
    @manoftheusajones5147 Год назад

    I would like to Run from a Boulder!

  • @freddiemolinajr.8397
    @freddiemolinajr.8397 Год назад +1

    great video watch mojo is a good channel

  • @dsanchez9703
    @dsanchez9703 Год назад

    Keanu is my Fav

  • @spacejam8765
    @spacejam8765 Год назад +3

    Glad Jackie chan is number 1.

  • @josh72456
    @josh72456 Год назад

    I know little of Buster Keaton, but don’t know much of Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa.

  • @shailajarout1212
    @shailajarout1212 Год назад

    There's no Jean Claude van Damn!!

  • @rosebookfan7677
    @rosebookfan7677 Год назад +2

    I’m sorry but how is Theo James not on this list?!
    He has experience in martial arts & has done many of his own stunts like in Divergent for example!😆
    He even got so many bruises in his time on the HBO show Time Travelers Wife😤

  • @paballomolata8844
    @paballomolata8844 Год назад +2

    What happened to Scott Adkins?

  • @isaganib.abonjr.4643
    @isaganib.abonjr.4643 Год назад

    Lots of actors now can do their own stunts.. like Dylan O'Brien he was almost died in maze runner.
    Margot Robbie, Chloe Grace Moretz, Gal Gadot, Chris Evans, Adam Driver, Millie Bobby Brown, Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gosling.

  • @hafizh__iskandar
    @hafizh__iskandar 11 месяцев назад +1

    What about Chow Yun Fat??

  • @bennywark3103
    @bennywark3103 Год назад

    I knew Jackie Chan will be on this list

  • @jetfire1153red
    @jetfire1153red Год назад +1

    2:31 You better call ripley’s believe it or not because Even though they literally buried Hugh Jackman’s incarnation of the wolverine in 2017 Jackman’s Wolverine is back in Deadpool 3 yes you heard me right the king of the cage will be facing off against the Merc with the mouth.

  • @lfgubrs
    @lfgubrs Год назад +1

    When it comes to doing their own stunts Jackie Chan will always be the GOAT

  • @Mubasher.ali_Rajput
    @Mubasher.ali_Rajput Год назад +1

    Stallone N Statham

  • @MartinXBrina
    @MartinXBrina Год назад +5

    Tom Cruise's stunts are more death-defying than Jackie Chan's tho. But I agree for the list anyways

    • @ESPNGai
      @ESPNGai Год назад +2

      We're gonna have to agree to disagree on this one. While I'm a fan of both, you'll have to keep in mind Tom Cruise wasn't really considered an action star till maybe early 2000s with the Mission Impossible franchise, while Jackie has been doing this since the early 80s. While it's arguable which stunt is more death defying, (Armour of God where he had to jump onto an air balloon with nothing but a parachute) I can say with certainty who was in better hands in terms of safety and preparedness. Tom had the best stunt/ safety coordinators with US / Hollywood's safety standards where everything is checked checked and checked again. While Jackie had a bunch of rag tag "stunt coordinators" pulling him around in wires. There's a reason why he nearly broken every bone in his body. Anyway, just my 2 cent. :)

  • @argoth83
    @argoth83 Год назад

    "Statham's respect for stunt work is such that he believe stunt doubles and teams should be eligible for academy awards." You're goddamn right they should be.

  • @heath1948
    @heath1948 Год назад

    When it talks about slowing down The same thing had to be said to Bruce Lee on the set of the green hornet.

  • @partofthetribe3277
    @partofthetribe3277 Год назад +1

    Donnie Yen!!!

  • @jetfire1153red
    @jetfire1153red Год назад +2

    8:21 Harrison Ford was also well known for actually also being a real life hero because there’s more than one story online about how he jumped on his helicopter and saved an injured climber.

  • @BetweenThePanels
    @BetweenThePanels Год назад

    How did scott adkins not make this list? I cant argue and say none of these otheir terrific performers dont deserve to be on this list cause they do, but scott adkins has been in the business for almost 20 years or more and he literally does all if not most of his own stunts.

  • @abdulrazzaq1652
    @abdulrazzaq1652 Год назад +1

    Mistake found
    The Bourne identity came in 2002 not 2004

  • @lnb_3463
    @lnb_3463 Год назад

    🎉

  • @joeymendez9814
    @joeymendez9814 Год назад

    As if there would be anyone else? Jackie is the goat of stunts… his entire stunt team is legendary

  • @mitchellbarnow1709
    @mitchellbarnow1709 Год назад

    V l 0:29 Salesforce Tower in San Francisco!

  • @samkresil6011
    @samkresil6011 Год назад

    Bruce Willis

  • @aaronrumph3291
    @aaronrumph3291 Год назад +1

    It's kind of weird seeing Jet Li at 3, but Donnie Yen is not in the top 10

  • @milesparris4045
    @milesparris4045 Год назад

    Did Matt Damon actually go to Mars for filming?

  • @XIX-JAN-MCMLXXVII
    @XIX-JAN-MCMLXXVII Год назад +1

    Donnie Yen, 13? C’mon...

  • @leilaniaileenlove
    @leilaniaileenlove Год назад

    Definitely should have included Rambo 1 First Blood for Sylvester Stallone. He went through hell for that movie.

  • @Cisco_24
    @Cisco_24 Год назад

    Buster Keaton should’ve gotten first place just for his era alone.

  • @mokkoriplays5906
    @mokkoriplays5906 Год назад

    how about steven seagull?

  • @gabrielledormuth4634
    @gabrielledormuth4634 Год назад

    Anjolina's most risky stunt was being married to Brad Pitt lol 😆

  • @zorafaeralam5653
    @zorafaeralam5653 Год назад +1

    Scott Adkins...