Richard
Norton (born January 6, 1950, in Australia) is a martial artist, action
film star, and stuntman. Norton worked as a bodyguard in the
entertainment business before pursuing an acting career. His first
screen appearance was in the 1980
Chuck Norris film The
Octagon, and to date he has worked on over 70 feature films and
television programs.
He is particularly known for his appearances
in Hong Kong action films, being one of few Western stars that can
handle the fast pace of HK-style action. Norton's Hong Kong credits
include The Magic Crystal, Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars, City Hunter,(a
live action remake of the comic book), Millionaire's Express, and Mr.
Nice Guy. A signature catchphrase of Norton's characters is "Painful?",
usually asked after striking a decisive blow. The most comical example
is in Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars, where he faces
Sammo Hung.
Over his career, Norton has faced off with many top Martial arts action
stars, including Jackie Chan (in
three films), Sammo Hung, Yasuaki Kurata,
Benny "the Jet" Urquidez
(in Kick Fighter), Don "The
Dragon" Wilson (in Cyber Tracker), and
Cynthia Rothrock (in Lady Dragon
and others). Recently, Norton served as fight coordinator on the 2007
film The Condemned (starring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Vinnie
Jones).
Richard Norton has mastered many aspects of
the Martial Arts in his 45 years of training, including Judo, Karate,
Jiu Jitsu, Aikido, Thai boxing and several Japanese weapons systems. He
has trained extensively with such Martial Arts legends as Tino Ceberano,
Tadashi Yamashita, Fumio
Demura, Bill
'Superfoot' Wallace, Pete 'Sugar Foot' Cunningham, the Machado
brothers and Chuck Norris.
Norton is in constant demand for seminars all over the world, covering
such topics as real life street defense, martial arts weapons drills,
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts.
In June 2007, Norton is scheduled release a two-disc DVD set on Black
Belt Digital Video called Complex Training Drills. The DVD will show
Norton executing some very fast and accurate examples of his skill, and
some seminar footage will also be included.
Official Website -
www.richardnorton.net
Richard Norton Movies -
DVD
Richard Norton Movies - VHS
