What's the name of the character in the 'Missing in Action' films played by Chuck Norris?
"and would be a more successful opener for the franchise. Consequently, Cannon just switched titles and release dates so that the planned sequel was released first and the planned first film was released as a prequel. It was followed by another sequel, """", featuring the same character, but with a stand-alone screenplay. Ten years before freeing the US POWs from a brutal General, Colonel James Braddock (Chuck Norris) was held in a North Vietnamese POW camp run by sadistic Colonel Yin (Soon-Teck Oh), who forces the POWs to grow opium for a French drug runner named François (Pierre Issot), and"
"Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Missing in Action 2: The Beginning is a 1985 action/adventure film, and a prequel to ""Missing in Action"", both of which star Chuck Norris. It was directed by Lance Hool and written by Steve Bing, Larry Levinson and Arthur Silver. ""Missing in Action 2: The Beginning"" was filmed back to back with the original ""Missing in Action"" and was originally intended to be the first film of the two. But according to Joe Zito, director of what was to become ""Missing in Action"", it was decided that the sequel was a much better film"
"the earlier Norris vehicle ""Missing in Action"". Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) is a wealthy and powerful drug kingpin who controls the cocaine industry with an iron fist. His drugs pour steadily into America, corrupting the country's youth and causing a feud between the DEA and San Carlos, Cota's country of origin. The film opens during a carnival in Rio de Janeiro, as an undercover task force led by several DEA agents conducts surveillance on a private party that Cota is attending (similar to a Mardi Gras ball); however, the surveillance team is ambushed and massacred by Cota's hitmen, who are"
"Springs at the age of 72. A veteran of the United States Army during the Korean War, he is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California. Noble Willingham Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. (August 31, 1931 – January 17, 2004) was an American television and film actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows, including a stint opposite Chuck Norris in ""Walker, Texas Ranger"". Willingham was the son of Ladelle (née Speights) and Noble Henry Senior, a railroad worker and a farmer. He was born in the small town of Mineola, in Wood County east"
"Noble Willingham Noble Henry Willingham, Jr. (August 31, 1931 – January 17, 2004) was an American television and film actor who appeared in more than thirty films and in many television shows, including a stint opposite Chuck Norris in ""Walker, Texas Ranger"". Willingham was the son of Ladelle (née Speights) and Noble Henry Senior, a railroad worker and a farmer. He was born in the small town of Mineola, in Wood County east of Dallas, Texas. After graduating in 1953 from North Texas State University in Denton, he earned a master's degree in educational psychology from Baylor University in Waco,"
"Chuck Norris Carlos Ray Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter. After serving in the United States Air Force, he competed as a martial artist, won many championships, and he has since founded his own school of fighting, Chun Kuk Do. Norris is also a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and Judo. Norris appeared in a number of action films, such as ""Way of the Dragon"", in which he starred alongside Bruce Lee, ""Good Guys Wear Black"", ""The Octagon"", ""Lone Wolf McQuade"", ""Code of Silence"", ""The Delta Force,"" and ""Missing in"
"mixed reception — calling Lance Hool's direction ""intensely megalomaniac"". The film opened at #3, grossing $3,868,515 in the opening weekend. It was released in 1,336 theaters for a $2,895 average. The opening week takings accounted for 36% of its total gros. The total US market revenue is $10,755,447. Missing in Action 2: The Beginning Missing in Action 2: The Beginning is a 1985 action/adventure film, and a prequel to ""Missing in Action"", both of which star Chuck Norris. It was directed by Lance Hool and written by Steve Bing, Larry Levinson and Arthur Silver. ""Missing in Action 2: The Beginning"""
"2001 at the ""American Veteran Awards"". Additionally, Norris supports the Vijay Amritraj Foundation, which aims at bringing hope, help and healing to the defenceless and innocent victims of disease, tragedy and circumstance in India. Through his donations, he has helped the foundation support Paediatric HIV/AIDS homes in Delhi, a blind school in Karnataka, and a mission that cares for HIV/AIDS infected adults, as well as mentally ill patients in Cochin. Chuck Norris Carlos Ray Norris (born March 10, 1940) is an American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter. After serving in the United States Air Force, he competed as"
"movies for approximately $2.5M. After acquiring 51% of the company's shares they used the money to start making low budget action movies. In the beginning of the 80’s, Yoram and Menahem recognized that Video was the next big thing and signed Chuck Norris for a 7 years exclusive deal, Charles Bronson for a multiple picture deal, discovered Jean-Claude Van Damme and signed him for many pictures. They started the ninja trend, discovered Michael Dudakuf and signed him to a multiple picture deal. Some of the pictures included: The “Missing in Action” series (Chuck Norris), The “Death Wish” series (Charles Bronson),"
"in action in Vietnam in 1970. Aaron Norris Aaron Norris (born November 23, 1951, in Gardena, California) is an American stunt performer (""Good Guys Wear Black,"" ""Ant-Man, I Love You Phillip Morris""), director ("", Platoon Leader, ""), film and television producer (""Walker, Texas Ranger, Not Easily Broken, ""). He is the younger brother of action film star Chuck Norris. While his older brother Chuck Norris was on his rise to stardom, Aaron Norris began his career as an uncredited stunt man in movies such as ""Black Belt Jones"" (1974), ""Speedtrap"" (1977), and ""Breaker! Breaker!"" (1977) (his brother Chuck's debut). The"
"Aaron Norris Aaron Norris (born November 23, 1951, in Gardena, California) is an American stunt performer (""Good Guys Wear Black,"" ""Ant-Man, I Love You Phillip Morris""), director ("", Platoon Leader, ""), film and television producer (""Walker, Texas Ranger, Not Easily Broken, ""). He is the younger brother of action film star Chuck Norris. While his older brother Chuck Norris was on his rise to stardom, Aaron Norris began his career as an uncredited stunt man in movies such as ""Black Belt Jones"" (1974), ""Speedtrap"" (1977), and ""Breaker! Breaker!"" (1977) (his brother Chuck's debut). The following year he was hired again"
"Guys Don't Dance"", and Andrei Konchalovsky's ""Runaway Train"" and ""Shy People""; and action/adventure films such as the 3-D ""Treasure of the Four Crowns"", ""King Solomon’s Mines"", and ""Cobra"". One of Cannon’s biggest hits was the Vietnam action B-movie ""Missing in Action"", with Chuck Norris. The film, however, was criticized heavily as being a preemptive cash-in on the ""Rambo"" film series. James Cameron's story treatment for """" was floating around Hollywood in 1983, which Golan and Globus reviewed and were ""inspired"" by. The writers of ""MIA"" even gave Cameron credit saying their film was inspired by his script treatment. But Cannon"
"starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera and Robert Beltran follows Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade (Norris) as he investigates a ring of arms dealers. Walter Hill's film ""Extreme Prejudice"" (1987), starring Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, and María Conchita Alonso, focuses on the fight between a ranger and his former childhood friend, turned drug lord. The television series ""Walker, Texas Ranger"" (1993-2001) followed the fictional Rangers Cordell Walker and James Trivette, played by Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard, Jr.. In the series, Walker and Trivette are assigned to B Company, stationed first in Fort Worth, and later in Dallas."
"Films. They are seen dancing in the background at a dance demonstration. Around that time he developed a friendship with action martial art movie star Chuck Norris. They started sparring together, and Van Damme started to work as a bouncer at a bar named Woody's Wharf, owned by Norris. In 1984, he worked in the stunt team in the Norris action film ""Missing in Action"" which was also released by Cannon Films. He had a role in the comedy short film ""Monaco Forever"" (1984)""."" Van Damme's first sizeable role came when he was cast as the Russian villain in Corey"
"Maurice Cass Maurice Cass (October 12, 1884 – June 8, 1954) was a character actor in numerous films and television shows. Born in Lithuania, he moved to the US to pursue an acting career. His slight build, frizzy hair and pince-nez glasses cast him as the ""absent minded professor"" or eccentric scientist type in many of his films, such as the character who discovers the element kryptonite in ""Adventures of Superman. He is best remembered for his role as Professor Newton in the 1954 TV science fiction show ""Rocky Jones, Space Ranger"". He died of a heart attack at age"
"during the filming of ""22 Jump Street"", a parody was created with actor Channing Tatum performing the splits between two food trolleys. In December 2013, a parody was created apparently showing Chuck Norris as ""Walker, Texas Ranger"" performing a similar manovuer between two aircraft to the opening lines of Hamlet. As the camera pulls back eleven Commandos are seen balancing on the character's head in the shape of an illuminated Christmas Tree. Five years later, the director of Epic Split, Nilsson, would go on to film a commercial for Toyota Tacoma pickups featuring the real Chuck Norris. In May 2014,"
"reviews gathered, the film has a 13% from Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of 3.6/10. The film debuted at No.2 at the box office. It grossed $17,180,393 during its domestic release. Sidekicks (1992 film) Sidekicks is a 1992 action film directed by Aaron Norris and starring Jonathan Brandis and Chuck Norris. Barry Gabrewski is an asthmatic boy who lives with his widowed father, Jerry Gabrewski (Beau Bridges), in Houston, Texas. A loner, Barry has vivid daydreams about being Chuck Norris' sidekick, battling against Norris's movie enemies, who are often personified by Barry's everyday bullies such as Randy Cellini (John"
"Norris is Walker, a character not unlike those he portrayed in such films as 'Missing in Action' and 'The Delta Force.' He's one of those old-fashioned heroes who believes in justice and fights evil because his code of honor says it's the right thing to do...'Walker, Texas Ranger' is the closest thing these days to an old-time Western. Chuck Norris and company have made Saturday nights at 9 on CBS the most entertaining since James Arness and 'Gunsmoke' occupied that time slot more than 20 years ago. For this critic, anyway."" CBS DVD (distributed by Paramount) has released all seasons"
"in ""Enter the Dragon"", served as the fight coordinator for the re-shoot of ""Game of Death"", and also appears in the scene as a ring opponent for Miller. To maintain continuity with the fight footage taken from the original film, Dan Inosanto (renamed Pasqual) and Ji Han-jae (whose character was unnamed and was not shown until near the end of the film) were given small parts as additional enforcers for the syndicate. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar refused to participate in the re-shoot, with another tall African-American stand-in (renamed Hakim) included instead. Although Chuck Norris is credited as starring in the film, his"
"Eric Norris Eric Scott Norris (born May 20, 1964) is an American former stock car racing driver and stuntman. He won the 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship. Norris was born in Redondo Beach, California, the son of Dianne (née Holecheck) and ""Walker, Texas Ranger"" star Chuck Norris. Norris has lived with his wife, Stephanie, since circa 1993 and they have four children together: three daughters, Camrynn (born 1995), Chloe (born 1998) and Chantz (born 2000), and one son Cash (born 2010). The family lives in California. Norris began racing in 1982 with his father in the SCORE Off-Road Series,"
"production transferred to Tennessee to complete filming. ""Delta Force 2"" made $1.85 million in its first week, ranking 6th overall. The critical reaction was negative. The movie was criticized for having little in common with its predecessor, a poor script, clichés, subpar acting, and similarities to the earlier Norris vehicle ""Missing in Action"". The film was followed by """" starring Mike Norris. Chuck Norris did not appear in the film. Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection Delta Force 2 (also known as Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection and Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold) is a 1990 American action film,"
"Chuck Norris, but he has these huge bags under his eyes and a twitch in his cheek, and he tends to stare off into the distance with the cosmic gloom of someone who has Seen the Darkness in the Human Soul."" Kaufman added that the actor, as Creasy, ""is a bit reminiscent of Chuck Norris."" Eleanor Ringel of ""The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"" said that the actor as Creasy, ""with his scruffy beard and melancholy eyes"", ""calls to mind Max von Sydow as Christ in ""The Greatest Story Ever Told"". Caryn James of ""The New York Times"" said that compared to other"
"Breaker! Breaker! Breaker! Breaker! is a 1977 action film starring Chuck Norris. J.D. (Chuck Norris), a trucker from California, returns from the road to learn that an old friend was assaulted and paralyzed by Sergeant Strode (Don Gentry), a policeman in Texas City, California. He makes inquiries into Texas City and learns that its policemen Strode and Deputy Boles (Ron Cedillos) have a history of ""trapping"" truckers for a corrupt judge running various rackets in the so-called ""City"". When his younger brother Billy (Michael Augenstein) begins working as a trucker, J.D. warns him to stay away from Texas City. But"
"The Octagon (film) The Octagon is a 1980 action film starring Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson and Lee Van Cleef. It was directed by Eric Karson and written by Paul Aaron and Leigh Chapman. It was filmed in Los Angeles, California and released on August 14, 1980. It is notable for its inventive use of 'voice over' effects to portray the inner life of Norris' character, Scott James. This was actor Richard Norton's film debut. A martial artist (Chuck Norris) must stop a group of terrorists trained in the ninja style by his half-brother (Tadashi Yamashita). The film opens with a"
"of cable TV infomercials promoting Total Gym home fitness equipment. In the early 2000s, Norris starred in the television film ""The President's Man"" (2000), and action film co-starring starring Dylan Neal, Ralph Waite, Marla Adams, Stuart Whitman, and Soon-Tek Oh. The story is about, Joshua McCord (Norris) is ready to think about retiring from his grueling job as a Secret Service agent who's assigned to protect the president. After saving the First Lady (Adams), kidnapped by a mysterious band of terrorists, McCord prepares to train his replacement. Its sequel """" (2002), co-starred Robert Urich, and Roxanne Hart. Secret agent Joshua"
"Tommy Hollis Tommy Janor Hollis (March 22, 1954 – September 9, 2001) was an American film, television, and stage actor. A native of Jacksonville, Texas, his first film appearance was in ""Ghostbusters"" as the mayor's aide (1984). He played Earl Little in the Spike Lee-directed movie ""Malcolm X"" (1992). Hollis died in New York City from complications of diabetes. He had no children. Law & Order (TV Series) (1996-2000) Dean Isaac Wadleigh / Ed Monroe - Amends (2000) ... Dean Isaac Wadleigh - Good Girl (1996) ... Ed Monroe 2000 Now and Again (TV Series) Guard #2 - The Eggman"
"69 while the Rocky Jones show was still in production; his Professor Newton character was replaced by a new character, Professor Mayberry. Maurice Cass Maurice Cass (October 12, 1884 – June 8, 1954) was a character actor in numerous films and television shows. Born in Lithuania, he moved to the US to pursue an acting career. His slight build, frizzy hair and pince-nez glasses cast him as the ""absent minded professor"" or eccentric scientist type in many of his films, such as the character who discovers the element kryptonite in ""Adventures of Superman. He is best remembered for his role"
"Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller film ""The Fugitive"". His other notable starring roles include Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call in the TV miniseries ""Lonesome Dove"", Agent K in the ""Men in Black"" film series, Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in ""No Country for Old Men"", the villain Two-Face in ""Batman Forever"", terrorist William ""Bill"" Strannix in ""Under Siege"", Texas Ranger Roland Sharp in ""Man of the House"","
"Clarence Gilyard Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr. (born December 24, 1955) is an American actor, college professor, and author who has been featured in movies, television and regional theatre since 1980. He is sometimes credited as Clarence A. Gilyard. Gilyard is known for his roles as second private investigator and right-hand man Conrad McMasters to Ben Matlock (played by Andy Griffith) on the legal drama series ""Matlock ""from 1989 to 1993; Pastor Bruce Barnes in the ""Left Behind"" movie trilogy; Cordell Walker's (played by Chuck Norris) Texas Ranger partner, James ""Jimmy"" Trivette, in the 1990s crime drama ""Walker, Texas Ranger""; Theo,"
"with Chuck Norris. In the Disney movie ""The Last Flight of Noah's Ark"" with Elliott Gould and Rick Schroder, Shimoda's character was one of two Japanese soldiers on a deserted Pacific island decades after the end of World War II, who do not know the war is over. Walt Disney Pictures allowed more character development of the Japanese soldiers to not only entertain the audience, but to show how the Japanese soldiers and the Americans could work together to get off the island. Shimoda enjoyed meaty roles like this that entertained and educated the audience. Shimoda's favorite movie, ""Farewell to"
"it appears impossible to achieve. Gil Peterson Gilbert Peterson (born February 28, 1936) is an American actor and singer best known for such films and television series as ""The Cool Ones"", ""The President's Plane is Missing"", ""The F.B.I."" and ""Valley of the Dolls"". He attended Mississippi State University and played halfback for the Mississippi State football team. Peterson appeared as Jim Otis, a determined young gold prospector who finds an unexpected bonanza in silver in the 1967 episode ""Solid Foundation"" of the syndicated television series, ""Death Valley Days"", hosted by Robert Taylor. Susan Seaforth Hayes, played his wife, Martha, who"
"appear in cameos. Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire is a 2005 American made-for-television action thriller film directed by Aaron Norris and based on the popular 1993–2001 television series ""Walker, Texas Ranger"" starring Chuck Norris, Sheree J. Wilson, Judson Mills, Andre Kristoff, Janine Turner and Steven Williams. Ranger Captain Cordell Walker and Rangers Francis Gage and Rhett Harper are involved in a shooting at a bank where a group of robbers take the tellers hostage. Ranger Harper kills two of the robbers while the leader is able to escape. A guidance missile accidentally ends"
"Jonathan Harris Jonathan Harris (born Jonathan Daniel Charasuchin; November 6, 1914 – November 3, 2002) was an American character actor whose career included more than 500 television and movie appearances, as well as voiceovers. Two of his best-known roles were as the timid accountant Bradford Webster in the television version of ""The Third Man"" and the fussy villain Dr. Zachary Smith of the 1960s science fiction series ""Lost in Space"". Near the end of his career, he provided voices for the animated features ""A Bug's Life"" and ""Toy Story 2"". The second of three children, Harris was born to a"