Chuck Norris
Acting
Born: March 10, 1940 · Ryan, Oklahoma, USA
Died: March 19, 2026 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Expendables 2
2012
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Hawaii Five-0
2010
The Way of the Dragon
1972
Game of Death
1978
Missing in Action
1984
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
The Delta Force
1986
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983
The Goldbergs
2013
Invasion U.S.A.
1985
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
1985
Photos (5)
Movies (44)
The Expendables 2
Booker
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Chuck Norris
The Way of the Dragon
Colt
Game of Death
Colt
The Delta Force
Major Scott McCoy
Firewalker
Max Donigan
Missing in Action
Col. James Braddock
Invasion U.S.A.
Matt Hunter
Code of Silence
Eddie Cusack
Lone Wolf McQuade
J.J. McQuade
Breaker! Breaker!
John David 'J.D.' Dawes
Agent Recon
Alastair
The Wrecking Crew
Man in the House of 7 Joys (uncredited)
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Col. Scott McCoy
Forced Vengeance
Josh Randall
Silent Rage
Sheriff Dan Stevens
Braddock: Missing in Action III
Col. James Braddock
The Hitman
Garret / Grogan
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Colonel James Braddock
The Octagon
Scott James
The Cutter
John Shepherd
Twin Sitters
(archive footage)
An Eye for an Eye
Sean Kane
Hero and the Terror
Danny O'Brien
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Jake Fallon
Good Guys Wear Black
John T. Booker
A Force of One
Matt Logan
Forest Warrior
Jedidiah McKenna
Top Dog
Jake Wilder
The President's Man
Joshua McCord
Hellbound
Frank Shatter
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
Capt. Ranger Cordell Walker
Slaughter in San Francisco
Chuck Slaughter
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
Joshua McCord
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Reflections on 'the Little Dragon'
2001
The Student Teachers
Karate Instructor
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Ranger Cordell Walker
Bells of Innocence
Matthew
WWE Survivor Series 1994
Ringside Enforcer
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Ranger Cordell Walker
The Green Fog
2018
Wind in the Wire
Chuck Norris
Crime On The Streets
1972
TV Shows (8)
Hawaii Five-0
Sgt. Major Phillips · 1 eps
Raw
Chuck Norris · 2 eps
The Goldbergs
Chuck Norris (voice) · 1 eps
Walker, Texas Ranger
Cordell Walker · 202 eps
Martial Law
Ranger Cordell Walker · 1 eps
WCW Monday Nitro
1 eps
Sons of Thunder
Cordell Walker · 4 eps
Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
Chuck Norris (voice) · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
History 101
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Sidekicks
Self
Bruce Lee, the Legend
Self
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Iron Fists and Kung Fu Kicks
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Claude Van Damme: Karate King
Self (archive footage)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Self
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self
The Real Miyagi
Self (archive footage)
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
Undertaker: He Buries Them Alive!
Self (Archive footage)
The Warrior Within
Self
Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
Self
Chuck Norris: Private Lesson
Himself
Upcoming (1)
Writing (5)
Producing (10)
Walker, Texas Ranger
Producer
Sidekicks
Executive Producer
Sons of Thunder
Producer
The Cutter
Executive Producer
Logan's War: Bound by Honor
Executive Producer
The President's Man
Executive Producer
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
Executive Producer
The President's Man: A Line in the Sand
Executive Producer
Birdie and Bogey
Executive Producer
Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles
Executive Producer