We are surprised to learn that some of these famous actors were also professional athletes, and their abilities have helped them on-screen, as they are able to perform their own stunts.
One or two actors you will be shocked at, as one was a professional ballerina!
1. Dwayne Johnson
Furious star Dwayne Johnson was a football player back in college and also a professional wrestler known as Rocky Johnson!
2. Terry Bradshaw
Malcolm in the Middle actor Terry Bradshaw is an ex-star quarterback for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers.
3. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Most people know Arnold Schwarzenegger as a former professional bodybuilder.
4. Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan from The Ultimate Weapon, and Rocky III is best known as being a professional wrestler.
5. Jason Statham
Famous actor Jason Statham is a martial artist and a former diver.
6. Terry Crews
Terry Crews is best known for his appearances in Old Spice commercials, and he is also an American football player.
7. Bruce Lee
It is no surprise that Bruce Lee is one of the most influential martial artists of all time.
8. Burt Reynolds
Star of the Deliverance, and Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds was also a football halfback player back at Florida State University.
9. Jason Lee
Alvin and the Chipmunks, and My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee was a professional skateboarder in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
10. George Clooney
A-List actor George Clooney was a baseball pitcher at Augusta High School in Kentucky.
11. Esther Williams
MGM movie star of Take Me Out To The Ballgame, and Dangerous When Wet, Esther Williams was also a competitive swimmer.
12. Michael Warren
Hill Street Blues actor Michael Warren was also an all-American basketball star.
13. Sonja Henie
Sonja Henie was a movie star in Sun Valley Serenade and also an Olympic figure skating champion.
14. O. J. Simpson
O. J. Simpson, the actor in The Naked Gun, and The Towering Inferno is also a Heisman Trophy winner and NFL star.
15. John Wayne
Movie star in The Searchers, and Red River, John Wayne was also a USC football player.
16. John Berardino
General Hospital soap opera star John Berardino was also a major league baseball player.
17. Kurt Russell
Child star and adult movie star in Tombstone, and Breakdown, Kurt Russell was also a minor league baseball player.
18. Strother Martin
Actor in Cool Hand Luke, and True Grit, Strother Martin was a competitive swimmer and diver.
19. Alexander Gudonov
Actor in the movies Witness, and Die Hard, Alexander Gudonov was also a professional ballet star!
20. Tony Danza
Who's the Boss? and Taxi star Tony Danza was also a professional boxer.
21. Jesse Ventura
Actor in Predator, and The Running Man, Jesse Ventura was also a pro wrestler.
22. Cathy Rigby
We are not surprised that Peter Pan star Cathy Rigby was also an Olympic gymnast.
23. Chuck Norris
Chuck Norris is a martial arts champion, and TV and movie star from Way of the Dragon, Walker and Texas Ranger.
24. Steven Seagal
Segal is a movie star from Under Seige, and Executive Decision, and also a martial arts champion.
25. Roosevelt Greer
Roosevelt Greer is an NFL star as well as TV actor from Movin' On, and Daniel Boone.
26. Sean Connery
Academy award winning movie star from The Untouchables, and James Bond, Sean Connery was a competitive bodybuilder.
27. Ed O'Neill
Modern Family, and Married With Children actor Ed O'Neill was a football star back in college.
28. Mikhail Baryshnikov
Academy Award-nominated actor from the Turning Point, and White Nights, Mikhail Baryshnikov was a ballet icon.
29. Cynthia Rothrock
Martial arts movie star Cynthia Rothrock was also a martial arts champion in real life!
30. Dolph Lundgren
Rocky IV, and The Expendables actor Dolph Lundgren joins the list of other actors who were martial arts champions.