Chuck Norris

Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American actor, martial artist and celebrity. He served in the United States Air Force. He became famous as a martial artist and started his own school, Chun Kuk Do. Norris was cast in several action movies, such as Way of the Dragon. He was The Cannon Group's star in the 1980s. He played Cordell Walker in the action television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 to 2001.

Norris is a political conservative.

He has written books on Christianity. In 2007 and 2008, he campaigned for former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, who was running for the Republican nomination for President in 2008. In the 2012 election he endorsed former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and he supported Donald Trump in 2016. Norris also is a columnist for the conservative website WorldNetDaily.


 Film 
 Year Title Role Notes  1968 The Wrecking Crew Man in the House of 7 Joys  Uncredited extra  1972 The Way of the Dragon Colt 1973 The Student Teachers Karate Advisor  Cameo 1974 Yellow Faced Tiger Chuck Slaughter / Himself 1977 Breaker! Breaker! John David "J.D." Dawes Also fight choreographer 1978 Good Guys Wear Black Major John T. Booker Also martial arts choreographer 1979 A Force of One Matt Logan Also fight choreographer 1980 The Octagon Scott James Also fight choreographer 1981 An Eye for an Eye Detective Sean Kane 1982 Silent Rage Sheriff Daniel "Dan" Stevens 1982 Forced Vengeance Chief Joshua Harrin "Josh" Randall 1983 Lone Wolf McQuade Ranger Jim "J.J." McQuade 1984 Missing in Action Colonel James Thomas Braddock 1985 Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Colonel  James Thomas Braddock 1985 Code of Silence Sergeant Eddie Cusack 1985 Invasion U.S.A. Agent Matt Hunter Also writer 1986 The Delta Force Major Scott McCoy 1986 Firewalker Max Donigan 1988 Braddock: Missing in Action III Colonel James Thomas Braddock Also writer 1988 Hero and the Terror Detective Danny O'Brien 1990 Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection Colonel Scott McCoy 1991 The Hitman Detective Cliff Garret / Danny Grogan 1992 Sidekicks Himself Limited release; also executive producer 1993 Chuck Norris: Private Lesson Himself Direct-to-video; also writer and executive producer 1994 Hellbound Sergeant Frank Shatter 1995 Top Dog Lieutenant Jake Wilder 1996 Forest Warrior Jebediah McKenna Direct-to-video  2003 Bells of Innocence Matthew Limited release  2004 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Himself  Cameo  2004 Birdie & Bogey  Limited release; еxecutive producer only  2005 The Cutter Detective John Shepherd Direct-to-video; also executive producer 2012 The Expendables 2 Booker "The Lone Wolf" 2024 Agent Recon Captain Alastair Streaming release 2026 Zombie Plane Himself 

 Television 
 Year Title Role Notes  1970 Room 222 Himself Episode: "Dreams of Glory"; cameo  1986 Karate Kommandos Himself 5 episodes; voice role  1993 Wind in the Wire Himself Television film; cameo  1993–2001 Walker, Texas Ranger Sergeant Ranger Cordell Walker / Hayes Cooper  196 episodes; also executive producer for 80 episodes and story for 6 episodes 1998 Logan's War: Bound by Honor Ranger Jake Fallon Television film; also story and executive producer 1999 Sons of Thunder Sergeant Ranger Cordell Walker 4 episodes; also executive producer for 6 episodes and creator for 1 episode 2000 Martial Law Sergeant Ranger Cordell Walker Episode: "Honor Among Strangers" 2000 The President's Man Agent Joshua McCord Television film; also executive producer 2002 The President's Man: A Line in the Sand Agent Joshua McCord Television film; also executive producer 2003 Yes, Dear Himself Episode: "Jimmy and Chuck" 2005 Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire Captain Ranger Cordell Walker  Television film; also executive producer 2007 Inside World Combat League  Television film; executive producer only  2015 The Goldbergs Himself  Episode: "Boy Barry"; voice role 2019 Chuck Norris's Epic Guide to Military Vehicles  Television special; executive producer only  2020 Hawaii Five-0 Sergeant Major Lee Phillips Episode: "A 'ohe ia e loa'a aku, he ulua kapapa no ka moana"; cameo

 Soundtrack appearances 
 Year Title Song Notes  1996 Walker, Texas Ranger "Eyes Of The Ranger" Episode: "A Ranger Christmas"; uncredited 

 Video games 
YearTitleVoice roleNotes 2020 World of Tanks: Holiday Ops  2023 Crime Boss: Rockay City Himself

 References 

Related pages

 Chuck Norris facts

 Other websites 
 Official web site 

 Official Chuck Kwon Do Website 
 Chuck Norris at WorldNetDaily 

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