Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris is an American martial artist and actor. After serving in the United States Air Force, Norris won many martial arts championships. Shortly after, in Hollywood, Norris trained celebrities in martial arts. Norris went on to appear in a minor role in the spy film The Wrecking Crew (1969). Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in 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), Forced Vengeance (1982), Lone Wolf McQuade (1983), Missing in Action (1984), Invasion U.S.A (1985), The Delta Force (1986), Firewalker (1986) and Code of Silence (1985), which was received as one of his best films, Delta Force 2 (1990), The Hitman (1991), Sidekicks (1992), Forest Warrior (1996), The President's Man (2000) and The Expendables 2 (2012) with Sylvester Stalone.

In the 1990s, he played the title role in the long running CBS television series Walker, Texas Ranger from 1993 until 2001.