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Remembering Legendary Martial Arts Actor Richard Norton Dead At 75 .

Remembering Legendary Martial Arts Actor Richard Norton Dead At 75 . Richard Norton born 6 January 1950 – 28 March 2025 was an Australian martial artist, actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, security consultant, and fight choreographer. He held a 5th dan black belt in Gōjū-ryū karate, a 6th dan black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, an 8th dan black belt in Chun Kuk Do, and a level 6 ranking in American kickboxing. After high school, Norton worked as a bodyguard in the entertainment business before pursuing an acting career. Richard appeared as a bodyguard in the 1977 ABBA movie, as they toured his native country, Australia. He had a very minor speaking part. His first movie screen appearance was in the 1980 Chuck Norris film The Octagon, and he worked on over 80 feature films and television programs.He appeared in a number of martial arts films, facing off against stars such as Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yasuaki Kurata, Benny Urquidez, Don Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock, and worked as fight choreographer for titles like The Condemned 2007, Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 Suicide Squad 2016, Dark Phoenix 2019 and The Suicide Squad 2021 With fellow karateka Bob Jones, Norton was the co-creator of Zen Do Kai, a hybrid self-defence martial art intended for the security industry.He was also the head of Richard Norton BJJ. Norton entered the entertainment industry as a personal bodyguard for The Rolling Stones, Linda Ronstadt, James Taylor, David Bowie, ABBA,l John Belushi, Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks. Norton was on the cover las well as featured in editorials of martial arts magazines including Black Belt twice published since 1987 Australasian Fighting Arts in 1983 published 1974 to 1998, Blitz Magazine, Impact published 1992 to 2010 with Cynthia Rothrock in 1993, and with Jackie Chan in 1997, Inside Kung Fu, MA Training published 1988 to 2000, Martial Arts & Combat Sports published 1999 to 2002, and Martial Arts & Combat Sports. In 2014 Norton was inducted into the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame. He also was the Head Instructor of the Richard Norton Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu organisation. #richardnorton #richardnortondead #richardnortondie