GoldenTV
03-21-2026, 07:19 PM
His death was announced by his family through his official Instagram account. He was hospitalized earlier that day in Hawaii after experiencing a medical emergency, the family said.
The Air Force assigned Mr. Norris to an American base in South Korea. It was there that he developed an interest in martial arts. At 5-foot-10 and roughly 165 pounds, he was not physically imposing, but he was strong and agile. By the time he left the Air Force in 1962, he had earned a black belt in karate.
The ultimate tough guy, Norris’ first memorable acting role was as Bruce Lee’s formidable opponent in the 1972 film “The Way of the Dragon,” before he landed his first leading role five years later as a truck driver searching for his missing brother in “Breaker! Breaker!”
Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, Norris made a name for himself as a rugged action hero in movies like “Missing in Action” and “Delta Force”, “Code of Silence” (1985), “Invasion U.S.A.” (1985), “The Delta Force” (1986), marking his place in pop culture.
With his film career cooling off in the ’90s, Norris made the switch to television. He won new fans with his long-running series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which ran from 1993 to 2001.
RIP
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The Air Force assigned Mr. Norris to an American base in South Korea. It was there that he developed an interest in martial arts. At 5-foot-10 and roughly 165 pounds, he was not physically imposing, but he was strong and agile. By the time he left the Air Force in 1962, he had earned a black belt in karate.
The ultimate tough guy, Norris’ first memorable acting role was as Bruce Lee’s formidable opponent in the 1972 film “The Way of the Dragon,” before he landed his first leading role five years later as a truck driver searching for his missing brother in “Breaker! Breaker!”
Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, Norris made a name for himself as a rugged action hero in movies like “Missing in Action” and “Delta Force”, “Code of Silence” (1985), “Invasion U.S.A.” (1985), “The Delta Force” (1986), marking his place in pop culture.
With his film career cooling off in the ’90s, Norris made the switch to television. He won new fans with his long-running series “Walker, Texas Ranger,” which ran from 1993 to 2001.
RIP
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