Chuck Norris
Acting
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.
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
as Colonel James Braddock
Age 44 (now 86)
Braddock: Missing in Action III
as Col. James Braddock
Age 47 (now 86)
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
as Col. Scott McCoy
Age 50 (now 86)
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
as Self (archive footage)
Age 83 (now 86)
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
as Self (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 86)
Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
as Self
Age 79 (now 86) Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
Executive Producer
Age 79 (now 86)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Age 74 (now 86)
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
Executive Producer
Age 65 (now 86) Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
as Capt. Ranger Cordell Walker
Age 65 (now 86)
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Chuck Norris
Age 64 (now 86)
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
as Joshua McCord
Age 61 (now 86) The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
Executive Producer
Age 61 (now 86)
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
as Self (Archive footage)
Age 54 (now 86)
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
as Ranger Cordell Walker
Age 54 (now 86)
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
as Ranger Cordell Walker
Age 53 (now 86)
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
as Col. Scott McCoy
Age 50 (now 86)
Braddock: Missing in Action III
as Col. James Braddock
Age 47 (now 86)
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
as Self (Host)
Age 46 (now 86) Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
as Colonel James Braddock
Age 44 (now 86)
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
as Self
Age 33 (now 86)
The Wrecking Crew
as Man in the House of 7 Joys (uncredited)
Age 28 (now 86)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Age 53 (now 86)
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 53 (now 86)
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
as Chuck Norris (voice)
Age 46 (now 86)
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
Age 41 (now 86)
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Also Known As
Carlos Ray Norris, Carlos Ray Norris Jr.
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