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Chuck Norris
Homepage
http://www.chucknorris.com
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-03-10,Ryan, Oklahoma, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (March 10, 1940 – March 19, 2026) was an American martial artist and actor. He was a black belt in Karate, Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Shortly after, in Hollywood, Norris trained celebrities in martial arts. Norris went on to appear in a minor role in The Wrecking Crew (1968). Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in The Way of the Dragon (1972). While Norris continued acting, friend and student Steve McQueen suggested he take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film Breaker! Breaker! (1977), which turned a profit. His second lead, Good Guys Wear Black (1978), became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star. Norris went on to star in a streak of bankable independently made action and martial arts films, with A Force of One (1979), The Octagon (1980), and An Eye for an Eye (1981). This made Norris an international celebrity. He went on to make studio films like Silent Rage (1982) with Columbia, Forced Vengeance (1982) with MGM, and Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) with Orion. This led Cannon Films to sign Norris into a multiple film deal, starting with Missing in Action (1984), which proved to be very successful and launched a trilogy. Norris started to work almost exclusively on high-profile action films with Cannon, becoming its leading star during the 1980s. Films with Cannon include Invasion U.S.A (1985), The Delta Force (1986), and Firewalker (1986), among others. Apart from the Cannon films, Norris made Code of Silence (1985), which was received as one of his best films. In the 1990s, he played the title role in the long-running CBS television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 to 2001. Until 2006, Norris continued taking lead roles in action movies. His last appearance in a major film release was in The Expendables 2 (2012). Throughout his film and TV career, Norris diversified from his regular endeavors. As a writer, he is a New York Times bestselling author of books on martial arts, exercise, philosophy, his conservative politics, Christian western fiction, self-help, and biographies, and he also serves as a columnist for WorldNetDaily. Norris also appeared in several commercials endorsing several products, most notably being one of the main spokespersons for the Total Gym infomercials. In 2005, Norris found new fame on the Internet when Chuck Norris facts became an Internet meme documenting humorous, fictional, and often absurd feats of strength and endurance. Although Norris himself did not produce the "facts", he was hired to endorse many products that incorporated Chuck Norris facts in advertising. The phenomenon resulted in six books, some of them New York Times bestsellers, as well as two video games, and several appearances on talk shows, such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, in which he read the "facts" or participated in sketches. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chuck Norris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

5.8

The Cutter
2005-11-21

Code of Silence

5.9

Code of Silence
1985-05-03

4.9

A Force of One
1979-06-01

The President's Man

4.7

The President's Man
2000-04-02

5.5

The Hitman
1991-05-01

5.3

Sidekicks
1992-12-17

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

6.4

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
2005-10-16

5.1

The Octagon
1980-08-14

Forced Vengeance

5.5

Forced Vengeance
1982-07-30

The Way of the Dragon

7.387

The Way of the Dragon
1972-12-30

6.1

Silent Rage
1982-04-02

5.3

Firewalker
1986-11-21

6.409

Game of Death
1978-03-23

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

5.81

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
1985-03-01

Braddock: Missing in Action III

5.716

Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988-01-22

Good Guys Wear Black

5.1

Good Guys Wear Black
1978-06-01

4.3

Top Dog
1995-04-28

An Eye for an Eye

5.3

An Eye for an Eye
1981-08-14

Bells of Innocence

2.2

Bells of Innocence
2003-04-06

Lone Wolf McQuade

6.475

Lone Wolf McQuade
1983-04-15

Missing in Action

5.9

Missing in Action
1984-11-16

Invasion U.S.A.

5.8

Invasion U.S.A.
1985-09-27

Logan's War: Bound by Honor

5.3

Logan's War: Bound by Honor
1998-11-01

The Delta Force

5.97

The Delta Force
1986-02-14

4.9

Hellbound
1994-01-21

4.664

Forest Warrior
1996-11-05

Hero and the Terror

5.4

Hero and the Terror
1988-08-26

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

5.608

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
1990-08-24

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

8.2

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1973-10-14

Breaker! Breaker!

4.955

Breaker! Breaker!
1977-04-01

Slaughter in San Francisco

5.038

Slaughter in San Francisco
1974-08-16

The Expendables 2

6.354

The Expendables 2
2012-08-15

The Student Teachers

5.8

The Student Teachers
1973-09-06

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

8

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987-01-01

9

Zombie Plane

3.9

Agent Recon
2024-06-21

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

4.7

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
2002-01-20

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

7

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990-02-02

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks

6.7

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019-08-14

Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King

7.4

Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
2023-03-17

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

7.3

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994-05-14

Wind in the Wire

8.5

Wind in the Wire
1993-08-25

The Wrecking Crew

5.7

The Wrecking Crew
1968-12-30

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

6.367

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004-06-18

The Warrior Within

8

The Warrior Within
1976-01-01

The Real Miyagi

6.5

The Real Miyagi
2015-02-20

Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles

5.8

Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
2019-07-08

WWE Survivor Series 1994

7.3

WWE Survivor Series 1994
1994-11-23

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

6

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993-04-21

Chuck Norris: Private Lesson

5

Chuck Norris: Private Lesson
1997-01-01

Chuck Norris Kills Everybody

0

Chuck Norris Kills Everybody
2009-01-01

Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!

4.5

Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
1994-09-12

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

7.2

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014-10-06

Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'

0

Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
2001-02-05

Bruce Lee, the Legend

7.9

Bruce Lee, the Legend
1984-01-01

6

The Green Fog
2018-01-05

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

8.4

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001-12-18

Crime On The Streets

0

Crime On The Streets
1972-01-01

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years

7.2

Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
1990-05-09

6.4

Twin Sitters
1994-10-01

Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos

6.2

Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
1986-09-15

The Tony Danza Show

6.4

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

7.1

Martial Law
1998-09-26

Walker, Texas Ranger

7

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

Sons of Thunder

8.9

Sons of Thunder
1999-03-06

10

Liography
2001-04-01

6.8

Raw
1993-01-11

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

Too Young to Die

7.2

Too Young to Die
2012-07-14

WCW Monday Nitro

8.3

WCW Monday Nitro
1995-09-04

7.1

History 101
2020-05-22

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

7.4

The Goldbergs
2013-09-24

7.733

Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20

0

Hollywood '84
1984-10-04

Late Night with David Letterman

6.2

Late Night with David Letterman
1982-02-01

Late Show with David Letterman

6.5

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13