Chuck Norris is an Executive Producer of Walker, Texas Ranger as well as the actor in the title role. Norris is familiar to fans worldwide as the star of action films including The Hitman, Delta Force, and Delta Force II. He also starred in Missing in Action and its sequels, Firewalker and Sidekicks. Norris was born Carlos Ray in Ryan, Oklahoma. The eldest of three children, he helped his mother raise his two younger brothers in Torrance, California, where his family moved when he was 12. Norris joined the Air Force after graduating from high school. During a stint in Korea, he began to study the Asian martial art of Tang Soo Do. After returning home, Norris worked for Northrop Aviation and moonlighted as a karate instructor. Two years later, he was teaching full-time and running a number of martial-arts schools. His students included Steve McQueen, Priscilla Presley, and the Osmonds. In 1968, Norris became the Professional World Middleweight Karate Champion. He held the title undefeated until he retired in 1974. He is a black belt in Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwan Do, both Korean fighting arts, and knows all forms of the martial arts. In 1969, he earned the Triple Crown for the highest number of tournament wins, and was named Fighter of the Year by Black Belt magazine. By the time he was 34, Norris had established 32 karate schools and had been a champion for six years. In 1996, he became the first Westerner to be awarded an eighth-degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do. Norris, who was urged to get into acting by his friend Steve McQueen, skillfully incorporates his martial-arts knowledge into his series and feature film projects, stressing action and technique over violence. He is the author of the books The Secret of Inner Strength and The Secret Power Within - Zen Solutions to Real Problems.. He works for many charities, including the Funds for Kids, Veterans Administration National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans, the United Way Make-a-Wish Foundation, and Kick Drugs Out of America, a nonprofit organization he created to help battle drugs and violence in schools. Norris recently completed production on the television movie The Hitman: Bound by Honor for broadcast on CBS. He lives on a ranch when not filming. His birthday is March 10.

Filmography-
President's Man: A Line in the Sand, The (2002) (TV) .... Joshua McCord
Bruce Lee in G.O.D. (2000) (V) (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000) (V)
President's Man, The (2000) (TV) .... Joshua McCord
Path of the Dragon, The (1998) (V) .... Himself
Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998) (TV) .... Jake Fallon
Chuck Norris: Private Lesson (1997) (V) .... Instructor
Forest Warrior (1996) .... McKenna
Top Dog (1995) .... Jake Wilder
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994) .... Ranger Cordell Walker
Survivor Series (1994) (V) .... Himself
... aka WWF Survivor Series (1994) (V) (USA: promotional title)
Curse of the Dragon (1993) .... Himself
... aka Bruce Lee: Curse of the Dragon (1993)
Hellbound (1993) .... Frank Shatter
"Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993) TV Series .... Ranger Cordell Walker (1993-2001)
Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (1992)
Sidekicks (1992) .... Himself
Dying for a Smoke (1992) (V) .... Himself
Hitman, The (1991/I) .... Cliff Garret/Danny Grogan
Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years (1990) (TV) .... Himself
Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold (1990) .... Colonel Scott McCoy
... aka Delta Force II: The Colombian Connection (1990)
One for the Road (1989) (TV) .... Himself
Hero and the Terror (1988) .... Danny O'Brien
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988) .... Colonel James Braddock
Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson, The (1987) (TV) .... Host
"Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos" (1986) TV Series (voice) .... Chuck Norris
Firewalker (1986) .... Max Donigan
Delta Force, The (1986) .... Major Scott McCoy
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985) .... Colonel James Braddock
Invasion U.S.A. (1985) .... Matt Hunter
Code of Silence (1985) .... Eddie Cusack
Missing in Action (1984) .... Colonel James Braddock
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983) .... J.J. McQuade
Making of 'Lone Wolf McQuade', The (1983) (TV) .... Himself
Forced Vengeance (1982) .... Josh Randall
Silent Rage (1982) .... Sheriff Dan Stevens
Eye for an Eye, An (1981) .... Sean Kane
Octagon, The (1980) .... Scott James
Force of One, A (1979) .... Matt Logan
Good Guys Wear Black (1978) .... John T. Booker
Game of Death (1978) (archive footage) .... Fighter
... aka Bruce Lee's Game of Death (1978)
... aka Si wang you ju (1978)
Breaker! Breaker! (1977) .... John David Dawes
... aka Breaker, Breaker (1977)
... aka Cindy Jo & the Texas Turnaround (1977)
Bruce Lee, the Legend (1977)
Slaughter in San Francisco (1973) .... Chuck Slaughter/Chuck Norris
... aka Chuck Norris Vs. the Karate Cop (1973)
... aka Huang mian lao hu (1973)
... aka Karate Cop (1973)
... aka Yellow Faced Tiger (1973)
Student Teachers, The (1973) .... Karate Instructor
Enter the Dragon (1973) (uncredited) .... Messenger
... aka Deadly Three, The (1973)
... aka Long zheng hu dou (1973)
... aka Operation Dragon (1973) (Europe: English title)
Meng long guojiang (1972) .... Colt
... aka Fury of the Dragon (1972) (Europe: English title)
... aka Return of the Dragon (1972)
... aka Way of the Dragon (1972)
Wrecking Crew, The (1969) .... Man in the bar 'House of 7 Joys'

Writer - filmography
"Sons of Thunder" (1999) TV Series (creator)
Logan's War: Bound by Honor (1998) (TV) (story)
"Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993) TV Series (writer) (episodes "Sons of Thunder (1997)", Lucas Part 1 and 2 (1997)", "Golden Boy (2001)")
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)

Television guest appearances-
"Martial Law" (1998/I) playing "Ranger Cordell Walker" in episode: "Honor Among Strangers" (episode # 2.16) 2/19/2000
"Sons of Thunder" (1999) playing "Ranger Cordell Walker" in episode: "Thunder by Your Side" (episode # 1.6) 4/17/1999
"Sons of Thunder" (1999) playing "Ranger Cordell Walker" in episode: "Lost & Found" (episode # 1.4) 4/3/1999
"Sons of Thunder" (1999) playing "Ranger Cordell Walker" in episode: "Fighting Back" (episode # 1.2) 3/13/1999
"Sons of Thunder" (1999) playing "Ranger Cordell Walker" in episode: "Moment of Truth" (episode # 1.1) 3/6/1999
"WCW Monday Nitro" (1995) playing "Himself" in episode: "1999"
"Flip Wilson Show, The" (1970) playing "Himself"

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