John McClane in third, behind only Ellen Ripley and Dirty Harry. In April 2009, "Entertainment Weekly" ranked John McClane sixth in list of the top twenty "All-Time Coolest Heroes in Pop Culture", describing "Bruce Willis' wisecracking, terrorist-foiling New York cop" character as "the anti-Bond". The magazine called the characters portrayed by Keanu Reeves in "Speed", Wesley Snipes in "Passenger 57", and Jean-Claude Van Damme in "Sudden Death" as "copycat descendants" of John McClane. Bruce Willis was called "an excellent casting choice as a sardonic action hero." John McClane John McClane is the main protagonist of the "Die Hard" film series. He is
Mark McCain in his son. The emphasis on the father-son relationship also was a result of the popularity of Johnny Crawford's portrayal of Mark and his chemistry with his father. Holly George-Warren recalled, "I remember me and all my girlfriends having crushes on Johnny." Mark McCain Mark McCain is the son of fictitious rancher Lucas McCain in the ABC Western television series "The Rifleman," starring Chuck Connors, which ran from 1958 to 1963. Singer/actor and former Mouseketeer Johnny Crawford was cast in the role and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1959 as Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic