# What actor's been action figured the most? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321 "2005-05-17T23:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/21 "2005-05-18T18:42:23Z")
John Holmes. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/22 "2005-05-18T18:48:41Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Also for laughs, Hugo Weaving: > > - Agent Smith > - Elrond > - Rex, the dad sheepdog from Babe. (Hey - I identified him right away when I saw him later in The Matrix ;)) It’s kind of astonishing there are no _The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert_ action figures, isn’t it? **watsonwil** , _SNL_ did a fake ad years ago for _Philadelphia_ action figures, one of which featured Tom Hanks in his Navy uniform. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/23 "2005-05-18T20:09:45Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > There may have been one. There was, at least, a prototype of one. [Scroll down](http://www.arrakis.co.uk/action.html) to the entry just above the Revell Dune Toys section. 'twas that very page which made me thinl there wasn’t one. But you are right he is in the catalogue picture even if not in the figure images. Worth a look further … (b.t.w. I first tried finding Patrick Stewert figures, which is why I checked for Dune figures, I wasn’t out googling to try and prove you wrong or anything like that 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/24 "2005-05-18T20:21:56Z")
> [@watsonwil](#): > > Tom Hanks? [As a matter of fact…](http://snltranscripts.jt.org/93/93lphiladelphia.phtml) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/25 "2005-05-18T20:23:12Z")
Darn, hadn’t noticed Fiver’s post. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/26 "2005-05-18T22:14:39Z")
It seems to me that relatively big-name actors like Ian McKellan or Patrick Stewart are the wrong end of the spectrum to be considering. The actor with the greatest number of “action figures” to his or her name is likely to be somebody who works extensively in sci-fi/fantasy film and television, but who isn’t generally associated with leading-actor status or any one specific role. Look for actors who aren’t afraid to work while covered with latex prosthetics; other than the heroes and villains of a film or series, action figures tend to feature the most memorable and/or physically distinctive supporting characters. Therefore, my offhand nomination for King of the Action Figures: Warwick Davis, whose various action figure incarnations include the Leprechaun, Prof. Flitwick from **Harry Potter** , Willow, the one Ewok from **Return of the Jedi** (and I think he had a couple other roles in the more recent \*\*Star Wars \*\* films, all of which probably have their corresponding action figures by now)…and I expect there’s a Marvin figure for **Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy** too. So that’s five to seven right there. And, despite my earlier analysis, I note that he did in fact portray the titular role in two of the above movies that inspired a corresponding action figure. But I think in general, it’s going to be the character actors, the one-shot villains and memorable guest appearances–your Ted Cassidys, your Jeffrey Combses, your Ron Perlmans–that tend to garner the most action figures per actor. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/27 "2005-05-18T23:55:57Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > The actor with the greatest number of “action figures” to his or her name is likely to be somebody who works extensively in sci-fi/fantasy film and television, but who isn’t generally associated with leading-actor status or any one specific role. Look for actors who aren’t afraid to work while covered with latex prosthetics; other than the heroes and villains of a film or series, action figures tend to feature the most memorable and/or physically distinctive supporting characters. In that case I’d keep my eye on [Lawrence Makoare](http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0538692/), who played Lurtz, Gothmog, and the Witch King in the _Lord of the Rings_ trilogy alone. Granted he doesn’t have many other credits, but his career is still young. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/28 "2005-05-19T00:29:32Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > It seems to me that relatively big-name actors like Ian McKellan or Patrick Stewart are the wrong end of the spectrum to be considering. The actor with the greatest number of “action figures” to his or her name is likely to be somebody who works extensively in sci-fi/fantasy film and television, but who isn’t generally associated with leading-actor status or any one specific role. Look for actors who aren’t afraid to work while covered with latex prosthetics; other than the heroes and villains of a film or series, action figures tend to feature the most memorable and/or physically distinctive supporting characters. Oh no you don’t. From the OP: > [@](#): > > Also the figure has to be identifiable as the actor. (If I get shot down for Hugo Weaving as Rex then you do to. ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/29 "2005-05-19T00:44:16Z")
Arnies found [Last Action Hero](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5975306960&category=50283) [Commando](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2622&item=5975713648&rd=1) [Mr Freeze](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2480&item=5976203791&rd=1) Lots of Terminator and Governators arround as well. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/30 "2005-05-19T01:02:23Z")
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned Hugh Jackman yet: [_X-Men_ Wolverine](http://moviepostersetc.safeshopper.com/109/3134.htm?488) [_X-Men_ Logan (street clothes Wolverine)](http://www.toyfan.com/carditem.php?which=10157#showme) [_X-Men: X2_ Super-Poseable Wolverine](http://www.tfaw.com/toys/profile.html?DB=C&SKU=TFAW086892707012&qt=froogle) [_X-Men: X2_ Claw Strike Wolverine with Scaffolding](http://store.yahoo.com/cmdstore/086892707180.html) [_X-Men: X2_ 13" Deluxe Wolverine](http://www.tfaw.com/toys/profile.html?DB=C&SKU=TFAW086892707067&qt=froogle) [12" Hugh Jackman Marvel Wolverine](http://store.yahoo.com/cmdstore/wo12hujamast.html) [_X-Men: X2_ Motorized Berserker Wolverine](http://www.tfaw.com/toys/profile.html?DB=C&SKU=TFAW086892720578&qt=froogle) [_X2_ Battle Action Wolverine](http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=TB70711&variation=&lg=1&) [_X-Men: X2_ Electronic XJet With Wolverine](http://store.yahoo.com/cmdstore/086892707128.html) [_Van Helsing_ 12" figure](http://www.aboyd.com/prodinfo.asp?number=SS%205701&variation=) [_Van Helsing_ 12" Deluxe Series 2 figure](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000YHUBS/002-0207196-0544017) [_Van Helsing_ 5" Basic figure](http://www.thetoyfederation.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17546) [_Van Helsing_ figure with playset](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000YHUD6/ref=pd_sim_toys_2/002-0207196-0544017?v=glance&s=toys) [_Van Helsing_ figure with spinning blades](http://www.figurerealm.com/viewactionfigure.php?FID=8711) [_Van Helsing_ 12" Jakks Pacific figure](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5950457211&category=348#ebayphotohosting) [_Van Helsing_ 1/4 scale figure](http://www.thetoyfederation.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17002) … and probably more that I’m too lazy to look up. 😉 And that’s not even counting all the non-movie Wolverine action figures who bear an uncanny resembalance to Mr. Jackman, such as [Marvel Ultimate Wolverine.](http://www.tfaw.com/toys/profile.html?DB=C&SKU=TFAW699788107690&qt=froogle) If _this_ doesn’t earn me geek creds, nothing will… ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/31 "2005-05-19T01:19:17Z")
> [@Dooku](#): > > Oh no you don’t. From the OP: > > (If I get shot down for Hugo Weaving as Rex then you do to. ;)) Fair enough, I guess…although the OP’s own example left this point rather ambiguous. Does the Spider-Man action figure from the movie count as a representation of Tobey MacGuire, then? In pretty much all the ones I saw on sale at Target, _the mask was not removable._ So it’s actually impossible in principle to identify Tobey MacGuire as the actor from a masked action figure, as the OP would seem to require. My interpretation of the rules was that a costumed actor would get the credit for a role which the action figure directly represents (for example, “Tobey MacGuire’s depiction of the movie Spider-Man,” even if the actor in the outfit cannot be directly identified from the action figure in question. A voice actor, on the other hand, doesn’t count because the action figure doesn’t physically represent any element of his role–which also disqualifies exclusively the voice work for animated or CG characters. By these rules, Peter Mayhew would get a point for Chewbacca, even though he isn’t recognizable in costume; ditto for Kenny Baker as R2-D2; credit for TWIKI from the **Buck Rogers** TV show would go to Felix Silla rather than Mel Blanc; and Darth Vader would count toward David Prowse rather than James Earl Jones. (You’ll have to decide for yourselves whether to parcel out any remaining credit to Sebastian Shaw or Hayden Christensen; this is a matter for your conscience to meditate on in private. I can’t live your whole life for you.) ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/32 "2005-05-19T01:27:10Z")
> [@Terrifel](#): > > which also disqualifies **exclusively** \* the voice work for animated or CG characters. \*_ **NOTE TO PURCHASER:** Your SDMB Cafe Society Action Post with Kung Fu Grip comes equipped with a spring-loaded rocket adverb that may present a choking hazard. Not recommended for children under 3._ ---
**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/33 "2005-05-19T02:06:38Z")
**rjung** , reread the OP - only 1 figure per character played. So Jackman gets 2. Anyone else notice there aren’t any women listed so far? The best I’ve come up with is Jessica Alba (_Dark Angel_ and _Sin City_ so far, and there will surely be one for _Fantastic Four_). ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/34 "2005-05-19T04:30:22Z")
Majel Barret’s not a woman? ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/35 "2005-05-19T06:20:00Z")
> [@JerH](#): > > **rjung** , reread the OP - only 1 figure per character played. So Jackman gets 2. Dang, you mean I did all that work for _nuthin’?_😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/36 "2005-05-19T11:26:21Z")
> [@JerH](#): > > **rjung** , reread the OP - only 1 figure per character played. So Jackman gets 2. > > Anyone else notice there aren’t any women listed so far? The best I’ve come up with is Jessica Alba (_Dark Angel_ and _Sin City_ so far, and there will surely be one for _Fantastic Four_). The Fantastic Four figures are already showing up, and don’t forget the action figure of Jessica Alba from _Honey_. She has a voice chip so when you press the button on her back, she says “I teach hip-hop down at the _centa_’!” ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/37 "2005-05-19T11:47:49Z")
> [@Bippy the Beardless](#): > > Christopher Lee, > [Scaramanga](http://www.motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/newgifts/581247001085158000000.html) > [Dracula](http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Hammer_Dracula_figure.jpg) > [Saruman](http://www.movieeye.com/store/movie_posters_plus/get_poster_info/Action-Figures/Lord-of-the-Rings/1531.html) > [Count Dooku](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000063CV5/ref%3Dnosim/coolstufftoown1-20/104-9605294-2185545) > [Captain Zantor: Space 1999](http://www.megocentral.com/SPACE1999.html) I doff my hat to you sir. The list with links for each…Impressive. ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/38 "2005-05-19T11:52:34Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > I’m surprised nobody has mentioned Hugh Jackman yet: > > [_X-Men_ Wolverine](http://moviepostersetc.safeshopper.com/109/3134.htm?488) > [_X-Men_ Logan (street clothes Wolverine)](http://www.toyfan.com/carditem.php?which=10157#showme) > [_X-Men: X2_ Super-Poseable Wolverine](http://www.tfaw.com/toys/profile.html?DB=C&SKU=TFAW086892707012&qt=froogle) > [_X-Men: X2_ Claw Strike Wolverine with Scaffolding](http://store.yahoo.com/cmdstore/086892707180.html) > [_X-Men: X2_ 13" Deluxe Wolverine](http://www.tfaw.com/toys/profile.html?DB=C&SKU=TFAW086892707067&qt=froogle) > [12" Hugh Jackman Marvel Wolverine](http://store.yahoo.com/cmdstore/wo12hujamast.html) > [_X-Men: X2_ Motorized Berserker Wolverine](http://www.tfaw.com/toys/profile.html?DB=C&SKU=TFAW086892720578&qt=froogle) > [_X2_ Battle Action Wolverine](http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=TB70711&variation=&lg=1&) > [_X-Men: X2_ Electronic XJet With Wolverine](http://store.yahoo.com/cmdstore/086892707128.html) > [_Van Helsing_ 12" figure](http://www.aboyd.com/prodinfo.asp?number=SS%205701&variation=) > [_Van Helsing_ 12" Deluxe Series 2 figure](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000YHUBS/002-0207196-0544017) > [_Van Helsing_ 5" Basic figure](http://www.thetoyfederation.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17546) > [_Van Helsing_ figure with playset](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000YHUD6/ref=pd_sim_toys_2/002-0207196-0544017?v=glance&s=toys) > [_Van Helsing_ figure with spinning blades](http://www.figurerealm.com/viewactionfigure.php?FID=8711) > [_Van Helsing_ 12" Jakks Pacific figure](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5950457211&category=348#ebayphotohosting) > [_Van Helsing_ 1/4 scale figure](http://www.thetoyfederation.com/xcart/product.php?productid=17002) > … and probably more that I’m too lazy to look up. 😉 > > And that’s not even counting all the non-movie Wolverine action figures who bear an uncanny resembalance to Mr. Jackman, such as [Marvel Ultimate Wolverine.](http://www.tfaw.com/toys/profile.html?DB=C&SKU=TFAW699788107690&qt=froogle) > > If _this_ doesn’t earn me geek creds, nothing will… Wow!! Of course This is actually only two charecters. Chris Lee has more than that. ---
**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/39 "2005-05-19T14:37:46Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Majel Barret’s not a woman? Oops - overlooked that post. Sorry, **E-Sabbath**. Still - can anyone think of an actress who’s had more than three? ---
**Author:** ![JerH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bb73d2/32.png) [@JerH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerH)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321/40 "2005-05-19T14:49:02Z")
Just thought of another actor who might be up there - Mike Myers. Most of them are from the _Austin Powers_ movies, though: Austin Powers Dr. Evil Fat Bastard Goldmember For non-Austin stuff, were there action figures for _Wayne’s World_ or _The Cat In The Hat_? I can’t seem to find anything. I know _Shrek_ doesn’t count. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-been-action-figured-the-most/304321.md?page=3)