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Some action films were a TV series first. Some action series were adapted from films. Ahead, just a few examples

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Jack Ryan

First played by Alec Baldwin in 1990's The Hunt For Red October

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Jack Ryan

Harrison Ford took over in Patriot Games and Clear And Present Danger

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Jack Ryan

Ben Affleck played the role in The Sum Of All Fears

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Jack Ryan

Chris Pine was the last film Jack Ryan in 2014's Shadow Recruit

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Jack Ryan

John Krasinski is the star of the Amazon Prime series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

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Buffy Summers

Kristy Swanson starred as the vampire slayer in 1992 film Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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Buffy Summers

Sarah Michelle Gellar made the role iconic in the iconic TV series of the same name

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The A-Team

The original TV show starred George Peppard (Hannibal), Dirk Benedict (Face), Dwight Schultz (Murdock) and Mr T (Baracus)

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The A-Team

The 2010 film starred Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley and Quinton Jackson as Hannibal, Face, Murdock and Baracus

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Maxwell Smart

Don Adams starred as comic secret agent Max Smart in the original TV series of Get Smart

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Maxwell Smart

The role was updated by Steve Carell in 2008 film version co-starring Anne Hathaway

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Jim Phelps

Jim Phelps appeared in the original 1966 TV series of Mission: Impossible and the 1988 reboot series, played by Peter Graves in both

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Jim Phelps

He was the villain, played by Jon Voight, in the first of the film franchise, starring Tom Cruise as main character Ethan Hunt

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