Dragon’s Fury, An Eye for an Eye, Missing… Five great roles from the unbeatable Chuck Norris

Death has finally conquered the unbeatable. Chuck, as he was called since the early 1960s, died Thursday March 19 at the age of 86, a few hours after being urgently hospitalized in Hawaii. Former world karate champion, Carlos Ray Norris became known for his powerful fictional characters, on both the big and small screens, where he played Captain Cordell Walker for nine seasons in Walker, Texas Rangers . A series that marked the Sunday afternoons of an entire generation. In the cinema, the actor often played the invincible hero, popularizing action drama thanks to his stunts and his often crazy lines. A look back at the five roles that built his legend.

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Dragon’s Fury1972

His career was just beginning. Chuck Norris only played a small role in Matt Helm settles his score. At the beginning of the 1970s, a certain Bruce Lee, with whom he shared the same passion for martial arts, invited him to join the cast of Dragon’s Fury. The Chuck cannot refuse this proposal. This is the second role. Chuck Norris plays Colt, a renowned fighter hired to take down Tang, played by Bruce Lee. The ten minutes of final confrontation in the Colosseum between the two actors, punctuated by a knockout from Tang on Colt, will leave an impression. Action film aficionados will describe it as one of the most memorable of the genre.

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Trailer for Dragon’s Fury (1972)

An eye for an eye1983

While his career was launched, Chuck Norris decided to team up with director Steve Carver (The Hell of the Mandigos, Tooth for tooth). The film was shot ten years later Dragon’s Fury. Chuck gained experience and played a Texas Ranger for the first time, a hat he would wear again a few years later in the hit series Walker, Texas Rangers. In An eye for an eyethe actor plays alongside David Carradine, a drug lord expert in martial arts. The two men are fighting in parallel for the same woman. Once again, the film will be marked by a final fight between the two actors who do not want to use a stunt double. This duel will be less memorable than the one with Bruce Lee.

Trailer ofAn eye for an eye (1983)

Missing1984

This is the start of a trilogy for Chuck Norris. In the mid-1980s, the actor swapped his Texas Ranger costume for that of an American special forces colonel. They call him James Braddock. His goal? Rescuing a group of men missing in Vietnam. To do this, he teams up with a charming official from the State Department, played by actress Lenore Karsdorf. Together, they gather confidential information, weapons and explosives to defeat the cruel General Trau. In the third part of this saga, Chuck Norris will reveal himself to be a king of replicas. Particularly during the exchange with the boss Littlejohn who warns him to “pay attention to where he steps”. “I put my feet where I want, Littlejohn, and it’s often in my face”Braddock replies before knocking him out. Decades later, the character has been declined in GIFs, memes, emoticons, shorts on the networks…

Trailer for Missing (1984)

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Bad times for a cop1985

Two years in a row, Chuck stands out in a police action film. This time, it’s that of director Andrew Davis, in which the actor is given the role of Sergeant Eddie Cusack, at odds with a crime lord. Hard to believe, but Chuck Norris won’t have to show off his karate skills in Bad times for a cop. Finally on paper… True to his art, the actor will offer himself a fight scene against an entire gang of bandits. And as often, he will emerge victorious. Kicking and punching, he leaves his opponents on the ground with bloody faces.

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Trailer for Bad times for a cop (1985)

Delta Force1985

The 1980s were productive for Chuck Norris who also starred in Delta Forcea film by Meneham Golan. The plot is based on a true story, that of the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 in 1985, where hijackers took dozens of people hostage for several weeks.

Trailer for Delta Force (1986)

Chuck shares the screen with Lee Marvin. They play the leaders of an elite group of special operations forces sent to prevent terrorist catastrophe.