The Australian actor was also the bodyguard of the Rolling Stones and James Taylor. He also physically resulted in other stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron or Ben Affleck.
He worked for the Rolling Stones, Abba, Linda Ronstadt, Liam Neeson or Charlize Theron. The actor, stuntman and expert in martial arts, Richard Norton died at 75, announced his wife, Judy Green, Saturday March 29 on social networks. “” I am devastated. I have no words, I just lost everything “, She wrote, sharing a photograph of the couple. To date, the reasons for his disappearance have not yet been communicated.
« It was an incredible stuntman and a wonderful actor. He was also a friend. He was an adorable Australian, with warm laugh and who had a thousand and one anecdotes to tell about his shooting years », Hailed James Gunn, director of Suicide Squadfilm for which Richard Norton choreographed the waterfalls. Specializing in judo, Karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, he started his career as bodyguard for the Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Abba or Linda Ronstadt, recalls Deadline . It is the latter, the interpreter of When Will I Be Loved, who encouraged him to venture into Hollywood. The actor obtained his first role in 1980 for The fury of the just, in which he plays the Ninja Kyo alongside Chuck Norris. He then chained the little roles as in thea flc the hong kong 2 With Jackie Chan, City Hunter et Mr. Nice Guy.
But it was in 2015 that he reached international notoriety by interpreting the Prime Imperator in Mad Max: Fury Road, role he picked up in 2024 in the prequel Furiosa: a Mad Max saga. In addition to his career as an actor and stuntman, Richard Norton has led to many celebrities like Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron or Ben Affleck, Margot Robbie and Liam Neeson. During his career, the actor also had the opportunity to fight with martial arts legends like Tino Ceberano, Tadashi Yamashita, Fumio Demura, Bill ‘Superfoot’ Wallace or the Machado brothers.