Sylvester Stallone is the greatest old-school action hero!
We asked you to tell us who was the best of the bunch of muscular screen heroes who burst onto the screen in the 1980s and early 90s - and your verdict, by a long way, was Sly Stallone for his iconic role as Rambo.
Sly has bragging rights over rivals Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger according to our poll - and he's still kicking ass at the age of 64 in his new film The Expendables, which relives the glory days of the action movie genre. He's now measuring himself up against such younger contenders as Jason Statham, but our chart shows him coming out on top of a list of screen rivals who've stood the test of time.
Here's the top 10 in full.
1. Sylvester Stallone
Key role & film: John Rambo in First Blood (1982) Best quote: “Don’t push it or I’ll give you a war you won’t believe.” Trademark: Bandanna Iconic moment: Stitching up a gash in his arm with fishing line.
2. Bruce Willis
Key role & film: John McClane in Die Hard (1988) Best quote: “Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker.” Trademark: Sweaty vest Iconic moment: Bungee-jumping off the roof of the exploding Nakatomi Plaza skyscraper with a fire hose wrapped around his waist.
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Key role & film: The Terminator in The Terminator (1984) Best quote: "I’ll be back." Trademark: Sunglasses Iconic moment: Arnie’s killing machine briefly scopes out the police station and then utters that immortal catchphrase.
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4. Linda Hamilton
Key role & film: Sarah Connor in Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) Best quote: "There's 215 bones in the human body. That's one." Trademark: Biceps Iconic moment: http://youtube.com/v/jdtY0LxBCsg
5. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Key role & film: Twins Alex & Chad Wagner in Double Impact (1991) Best quote: "Look like me? You, of all people, should know I would never in my life wear black-silk underwear!" Trademark: Roundhouse kick Iconic moment: JCVD’s long-lost twins turned avengers – LA aerobics teacher & bad-ass smuggler – fight each other.
6. Steven Seagal
Key role & film: Casey Ryback in Under Siege (1992) Best quote: "Come on, that's not striking an officer... That's striking an officer." (See iconic moment below.) Trademark: Ponytail (well, it was before Under Siege). Iconic moment: Punching out Gary Busey’s Commander Krill for spitting in his soup.
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7. Chuck Norris
Key role & film: Major Scott McCoy in Delta Force (1986) Best quote: “Sleep tight, sucker.” Trademark: Sleeveless denim shirt. Iconic moment: Taking down the terrorists with his rocket-firing motorcycle.
8. Dolph Lundgren
Key role & film: Andrew Scott in Universal Soldier (1992) Best quote: "Are we having fun yet?" Trademark: Raised lip Iconic moment: The bruising final showdown between Dolph’s psychotic cyborg and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s fellow universal soldier.
9. Kurt Russell
Key role & film: Snake Plissken in Escape from New York (1981) Best quote: “Call me ‘Snake’.”Trademark: Eyepatch Iconic moment: Defeating his humungous opponent in the ring in a gladiatorial bout with nail-studded baseball bats - to the delight of the bloodthirsty spectators.
10. Sigourney Weaver
Key role & film: Ellen Ripley in Aliens (1986) Best quote: "Get away from her, you bitch!" Trademark: Maternal instinct Iconic moment:http://youtube.com/v/zqzHdKqZAmo
