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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
Agent Recon
Alastair
2024Movie
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020TV
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
2019Movie
Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
Self
2019Movie
Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
Executive Producer
2019Movie
The Green Fog
2018Movie
The Real Miyagi
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014Movie
The Goldbergs
Chuck Norris (voice)
2013TV
The Expendables 2
Booker
2012Movie
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
2012TV
Hawaii Five-0
Sgt. Major Phillips
2010TV
Epic Rap Battles of History
Characters
2010TV
Chuck Norris Kills Everybody
2009Movie
The Cutter
John Shepherd
2005Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
Capt. Ranger Cordell Walker
2005Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
Executive Producer
2005Movie
The Cutter
Executive Producer
2005Movie
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Chuck Norris
2004Movie
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
2004TV
Birdie and Bogey
Executive Producer
2004Movie
Bells of Innocence
Matthew
2003Movie
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
Joshua McCord
2002Movie
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
Executive Producer
2002Movie
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
2001Movie
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001Movie
Liocracy
2001TV
The President's Man
Joshua McCord
2000Movie
The President's Man
Executive Producer
2000Movie
Sons of Thunder
Cordell Walker
1999TV
Sons of Thunder
Producer
1999TV
Sons of Thunder
Creator
1999TV
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Jake Fallon
1998Movie
Martial Law
Ranger Cordell Walker
1998TV
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Executive Producer
1998Movie
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Story
1998Movie
Chuck Norris: Private Lesson
Himself
1997Movie
Forest Warrior
Jedidiah McKenna
1996Movie
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996TV
Top Dog
Jake Wilder
1995Movie
WCW Monday Nitro
1995TV
Hellbound
Frank Shatter
1994Movie
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Ranger Cordell Walker
1994Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Ringside Enforcer
1994Movie
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
Self (Archive footage)
1994Movie
Twin Sitters
(archive footage)
1994Movie
Wind in the Wire
Chuck Norris
1993Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Ranger Cordell Walker
1993Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger
Cordell Walker
1993TV
Raw
Chuck Norris
1993TV
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993TV
Walker, Texas Ranger
Writer
1993TV
Walker, Texas Ranger
Producer
1993TV
Sidekicks
Self
1992Movie
Sidekicks
Executive Producer
1992Movie
The Hitman
Garret / Grogan
1991Movie
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Col. Scott McCoy
1990Movie
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self
1990Movie
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
1990Movie
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Col. James Braddock
1988Movie
Hero and the Terror
Danny O'Brien
1988Movie
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Writer
1988Movie
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Self (Host)
1987Movie
Firewalker
Max Donigan
1986Movie
The Delta Force
Major Scott McCoy
1986Movie
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
Chuck Norris (voice)
1986TV
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
Creator
1986TV
Code of Silence
Eddie Cusack
1985Movie
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Colonel James Braddock
1985Movie
Invasion U.S.A.
Matt Hunter
1985Movie
Invasion U.S.A.
Screenplay
1985Movie
Missing in Action
Col. James Braddock
1984Movie
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self
1984Movie
Hollywood '84
Self
1984TV
Lone Wolf McQuade
J.J. McQuade
1983Movie
Forced Vengeance
Josh Randall
1982Movie
Silent Rage
Sheriff Dan Stevens
1982Movie
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982TV
An Eye for an Eye
Sean Kane
1981Movie
The Octagon
Scott James
1980Movie
A Force of One
Matt Logan
1979Movie
Game of Death
Colt
1978Movie
Good Guys Wear Black
John T. Booker
1978Movie
Breaker! Breaker!
John David 'J.D.' Dawes
1977Movie
The Warrior Within
Self
1976Movie
Slaughter in San Francisco
Chuck Slaughter
1974Movie
Dinah!
Self
1974TV
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Self
1973Movie
The Student Teachers
Karate Instructor
1973Movie
The Way of the Dragon
Colt
1972Movie
Crime On The Streets
1972Movie
The Wrecking Crew
Man in the House of 7 Joys (uncredited)
1968Movie
Zombie Plane
Commander Chuck Norris
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