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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

5.964

The Cutter
2005-11-21

Code of Silence

5.924

Code of Silence
1985-05-03

4.9

A Force of One
1979-06-01

The President's Man

4.689

The President's Man
2000-04-02

5.5

The Hitman
1991-05-01

5.298

Sidekicks
1992-12-17

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

6.4

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

5.084

The Octagon
1980-08-14

Forced Vengeance

5.556

Forced Vengeance
1982-07-30

The Way of the Dragon

7.4

The Way of the Dragon
1972-12-30

6.064

Silent Rage
1982-04-02

5.361

Firewalker
1986-11-21

6.4

Game of Death
1978-03-23

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning

5.8

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

Braddock: Missing in Action III

5.75

Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988-01-22

Good Guys Wear Black

5.087

Good Guys Wear Black
1978-06-01

4.286

Top Dog
1995-04-28

An Eye for an Eye

5.226

An Eye for an Eye
1981-08-14

Bells of Innocence

2.4

Bells of Innocence
2003-04-06

Lone Wolf McQuade

6.517

Lone Wolf McQuade
1983-04-15

Missing in Action

5.889

Missing in Action
1984-11-16

Invasion U.S.A.

5.752

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

Logan's War: Bound by Honor

5.308

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

The Delta Force

6.013

The Delta Force
1986-02-14

4.823

Hellbound
1994-01-21

4.664

Forest Warrior
1996-11-05

Hero and the Terror

5.323

Hero and the Terror
1988-08-26

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

5.639

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

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

8.167

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

Breaker! Breaker!

4.953

Breaker! Breaker!
1977-04-01

Slaughter in San Francisco

5

Slaughter in San Francisco
1974-08-16

The Expendables 2

6.4

The Expendables 2
2012-08-15

The Student Teachers

5.833

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

3.643

Agent Recon
2024-06-21

The President's Man: A Line in the Sand

4.8

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

6.75

Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
2019-08-14

Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King

7.529

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

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

7.286

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

6.365

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

7.333

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

7

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

6.093

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

7.167

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

6.378

Twin Sitters
1994-10-01

Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos

6.158

Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
1986-09-15

The Tony Danza Show

6.375

The Tony Danza Show
2004-09-13

7.091

Martial Law
1998-09-26

Walker, Texas Ranger

7.01

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21

Sons of Thunder

8.938

Sons of Thunder
1999-03-06

10

Liocracy
2001-04-01

6.783

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

8.276

WCW Monday Nitro
1995-09-04

7.135

History 101
2020-05-22

7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

7.443

The Goldbergs
2013-09-24

7.731

Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20

0

Hollywood '84
1984-10-04

Late Night with David Letterman

6.083

Late Night with David Letterman
1982-02-01

Late Show with David Letterman

6.4

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