"commandant's residence in Washington, D.C. On December 2, 2010, he (along with brother Aaron) was given the title honorary Texas Ranger by Texas Governor Rick Perry. In 2010, he won the ""Lifetime Achievement Award"" at the ""ActionFest"". In 2017 he was honored as ""Honorary Texan"" because for many years he has lived at his Texas ranch near Navasota and he starred as Texas Ranger in his movie Lone Wolf McQuade and starred as ranger Cordell Walker in TV series Walker, Texas Ranger. Norris married his classmate, Dianne Kay Holechek (born 1941), in December 1958 when he was 18, and Dianne"
"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."
"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,"
"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"
"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"
"number of ninja films soon followed, most notably, the Sho Kosugi films. The film received positive reception from critics. After the retirement of the ""Walker, Texas Ranger"" lever, a segment where he would show a scene from ""Walker"", ""Late Night with Conan O'Brien"" began using clips from ""The Octagon"" in a new segment, ""The Octagon"" lever. 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"
"who played Cole Younger, one of his most memorable roles. Walter Hill directed. Carradine played a pilot in ""Cloud Dancer"" (1980) and was the villain in """" (1980). He did a car chase film in Africa, ""Safari 3000"" (1980). Carradine returned to the director's chair with ""Americana"" (1981) which he also starred in, produced and edited. The film took ten years to complete due to difficulty in financing. It featured Carradine in the starring role and several of his friends and family members in supporting roles. The film won the People's Choice Award at the Director's Fortnight at Cannes, but"
"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"
"Americana (film) Americana is a 1983 American drama film starring, produced, edited and directed by David Carradine. The screenplay and story, written by Richard Carr, was based on a portion of the 1947 novel, ""The Perfect Round"", by Henry Morton Robinson. The novel's setting was originally post-World War II, but the screenplay involved the post-war experiences of a Vietnam War veteran, obsessed with restoring an abandoned carousel. In 1981, the film, won The People's Choice Award at the Director's Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Financing the movie himself, Carradine shot most of the footage for the film, which was"
"a crime czar responsible for officers being wounded in a botched drug raid. It's considered by fans and critics as Chuck Norris's best film to date. In 1986, he made two films co-starring with Academy Award winners. The first one ""The Delta Force"" with Lee Marvin, ""The Delta Force"" was a box office success. In the film Norris and Marvin are leaders of an elite squad of Special Forces troops based on the real life U.S. Army Delta Force unit, who face a group of Lebanese terrorists who have hijacked a Boeing 707. The second release that year was ""Firewalker"""
"to liberate a hostage. It was later sold as ""Kung Fu Superkicks"" when the license for the use of the name Chuck Norris expired. In 1984, Norris starred in ""Missing in Action"", the first of a series of POW rescue fantasies themed around the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue that were produced by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus and released under their Cannon Films banner, with which he had signed a multiple movie deal. He plays Colonel James Braddock, a US military officer who spent seven years in a North Vietnamese POW camp, which he escaped 10 years ago. After the"
"Wavelength (1983 film) Wavelength is a 1983 low-budget, independent science fiction film written and directed by Mike Gray and starring Robert Carradine, Cherie Currie, and Keenan Wynn. The story involves a young couple who discover childlike aliens being held by the U.S. government for experimentation in an underground bunker. The film is set in the Hollywood Hills and the Mojave Desert and features a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream. Wavelength (1983) is the fourth soundtrack album and twentieth overall by the German band Tangerine Dream. It is the soundtrack for the film ""Wavelength"" starring Robert Carradine, Cherie Currie, and Keenan Wynn."
"Wilderness"" (2001), ""The Defectors"" (2001), ""Wheatfield with Crows"" (2002) and ""The Outsider"" (2002). He guest starred in ""The Nightmare Room"", ""Jackie Chan Adventures"", ""Titus"", and ""King of the Hill"". David also did a guest appearance in episode 11 of ""Lizzie McGuire"" as himself and also starring his brother Robert who plays Lizzie’s father. Carradine enjoyed a revival of his fame when he was cast in Quentin Tarantino's sequential ""Kill Bill"" movies, in 2003 and 2004. Among those who thought his portrayal of Bill, the assassin extraordinaire, would earn him an Academy Award nomination was Scott Mantz of ""The Mediadrome"", who"
"Silent Rage Silent Rage is a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by Michael Miller. It stars Chuck Norris as a sheriff who must stop a mentally ill man (Brian Libby) who goes on a rampage after being granted near-indestructibility in a medical experiment. It grossed $10.5 million on release. In a small Texas town, John Kirby, a mentally ill man, kills two members of the family with whom he was staying. Sheriff Daniel ""Dan"" Stevens and his deputy Charlie, respond and eventually arrest John, but he breaks out of the handcuffs, overpowers the other officers and grabs one of"
"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"
"May 1985. It debuted at number 1 with a weekend total of $5,512,461. The film went on to gross a total of $20,345,361, making it the second most successful Chuck Norris vehicle at the time behind ""Missing in Action"" (1984). Code of Silence (film) Code of Silence is a 1985 American action Western film directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Dennis Farina and Molly Hagan. The film was released in the United States on May 3, 1985. It was an atypical film for Norris, whose previous ones had been known more for his martial-arts skill. A"
"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 up in the"
"and it made almost $19 million at the box office. In 1981, he starred in Steve Carver' ""An Eye for an Eye,"" co-starring Christopher Lee, Richard Roundtree, Matt Clark, and Mako Iwamatsu. The following year he had the lead in the action horror film ""Silent Rage"" (1982) it was his first film released by a major studio Columbia Pictures. In the film Norris is a sheriff who must stop a mentally ill man who goes on a rampage after being granted near-indestructibility in a medical experiment. Shortly afterwards MGM gave him a three-movie deal, and that same year they released"
"Many of the tracks are remixes from other albums: Wavelength (1983 film) Wavelength is a 1983 low-budget, independent science fiction film written and directed by Mike Gray and starring Robert Carradine, Cherie Currie, and Keenan Wynn. The story involves a young couple who discover childlike aliens being held by the U.S. government for experimentation in an underground bunker. The film is set in the Hollywood Hills and the Mojave Desert and features a soundtrack by Tangerine Dream. Wavelength (1983) is the fourth soundtrack album and twentieth overall by the German band Tangerine Dream. It is the soundtrack for the film"
"Mark Hamill and Lee Marvin in Samuel Fuller's ""The Big Red One"" recounting Fuller's WW II experience. His character, who was based on Fuller himself, narrated the film. In 1983, he and Cherie Curie starred in the science fiction movie ""Wavelength"" in which he played a washed up rock star who helps extraterrestrials escape from a military base. For the film he performed his own compositions including one named after his daughter, Ever. Also in 1983, he starred in the music video for The Motels hit song ""Suddenly Last Summer"" as lead singer Martha Davis' love interest. Carradine's biggest film"
"received by critics. Braddock: Missing in Action III Braddock: Missing in Action III (also known as Missing in Action 3) a 1988 action/adventure film, and a sequel to ""Missing in Action"", following the second film, """", which was a prequel. It is the third and final installment in the ""Missing in Action"" series. The film stars Chuck Norris, who co-wrote the screenplay with James Bruner. The film was directed by Norris' brother, Aaron Norris. Colonel James Braddock (Chuck Norris), Vietnam War veteran, had believed his Asian wife Lin Tan Cang (Miki Kim) to be dead since the war ended in"
"film holds a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Deal of the Century Deal of the Century is a 1983 American comedy film directed by William Friedkin and starring Chevy Chase, Gregory Hines, and Sigourney Weaver. The film follows the adventures of several arms dealers that compete to sell weapons to a South American dictator. Eddie Muntz (Chase) is a small-time American arms dealer who talks his way into a job with a large defense corporation selling high-tech military unmanned aerial vehicles to a South American dictator (William Marquez). Muntz arrives in war-torn and impoverished ""San Miguel"" to sell weapons to"
"Code of Silence (film) Code of Silence is a 1985 American action Western film directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Dennis Farina and Molly Hagan. The film was released in the United States on May 3, 1985. It was an atypical film for Norris, whose previous ones had been known more for his martial-arts skill. A crime drama, it was filmed on location in Chicago with a few sub-plots. It features Norris as Sgt. Eddie Cusack, a streetwise plainclothes officer who takes down a crime czar responsible for officers being wounded in a botched drug raid."
"did not direct. The other 1980s films he produced with known actors are ""The Revenger"" with Oliver Reed, ""Order of Eagle"" with Frank Stallone, and ""Future Force"" with David Carradine. In 1990, Winters produced and released nine action films including ""The Bounty Hunter"", starring, directed, and written by Robert Ginty; ""Fatal Skies"" with Timothy Leary; and ""Future Zone"", the sequel of ""Future Force"", starring David Carradine. In 1991, he again produced and released nine action films including ""Firehead"", with Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, and Chris Lemmon; ""Deadly Dancer"" with Shabba Doo; ""Dark Rider"", starring Joe Estevez; and ""Raw Nerve"", starring"
"preemptive cash-in on the ""Rambo"" film series. The film however was a huge success and Norris became Cannon's most prominent star of the 1980s. Missing in Action (film) Missing in Action is a 1984 American action film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Chuck Norris. It is set in the context of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue. Colonel Braddock, who escaped a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp 10 years earlier, returns to Vietnam to find American soldiers listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War. The film was followed by a prequel, """" (1985), and a sequel, """" (1988)."
"show ""Walker, Texas Ranger."" Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film a 3.5 star rating, calling the character of J.J. McQuade worthy of a film series and predicting the character would be a future classic. The same year, he also published his second book about general exercising called ""Toughen Up! the Chuck Norris Fitness System"". Also in 1983, Xonox produced the video game ""Chuck Norris Superkicks"" for the Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, Atari 2600, and Colecovision. The game combines two types of gameplay: moving through a map, and fighting against enemies. The player takes control of Chuck Norris who has"
"two episodes of the animated series, ""Danny Phantom"". He had a cameo in ""Epic Movie"" (2007) and was in ""Treasure Raiders"" (2007), ""How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It)"" (2007), ""Fall Down Dead"" (2007) (which he helped produce), ""Permanent Vacation"" (2007), and ""Fuego"" (2007). Carradine played Buckingham in a version of ""Richard III"" (2007) which he helped produce, and was in a studio film when he supported Rob Schneider in ""Big Stan"" (2007). He did another comedy ""Homo Erectus"" (2007) and was in """" (2007) and ""Hell Ride"" (2008), He starred in the"
"Braddock: Missing in Action III Braddock: Missing in Action III (also known as Missing in Action 3) a 1988 action/adventure film, and a sequel to ""Missing in Action"", following the second film, """", which was a prequel. It is the third and final installment in the ""Missing in Action"" series. The film stars Chuck Norris, who co-wrote the screenplay with James Bruner. The film was directed by Norris' brother, Aaron Norris. Colonel James Braddock (Chuck Norris), Vietnam War veteran, had believed his Asian wife Lin Tan Cang (Miki Kim) to be dead since the war ended in 1975, but he"
"Missing in Action (film) Missing in Action is a 1984 American action film directed by Joseph Zito and starring Chuck Norris. It is set in the context of the Vietnam War POW/MIA issue. Colonel Braddock, who escaped a Vietnamese prisoner of war camp 10 years earlier, returns to Vietnam to find American soldiers listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War. The film was followed by a prequel, """" (1985), and a sequel, """" (1988). Despite the overwhelmingly negative reception from critics, the film was a commercial success and has become one of Chuck Norris's most popular films. It"
"""Sidekicks"", his most successful film of that area. It is about a loner boy, who lives with his widowed father. He has vivid daydreams about being Chuck Norris' sidekick, battling against Norris's movie enemies, who are often personified by his everyday bullies. In 1993, he began shooting the action series ""Walker, Texas Ranger."" The show is centered on Sergeant Cordell Walker (Norris), a Dallas–Fort Worth–based member of the Texas Rangers, a state-level bureau of investigation and is about his adventures fighting criminals with his partner James Trivette. It lasted eight seasons on CBS and continued in syndication on other channels,"
"The Delta Force The Delta Force is a 1986 American action thriller film starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin (in his final film appearance) as leaders of an elite squad of Special Forces troops based on the real life U.S. Army Delta Force unit. Directed, co-written and co-produced by Menahem Golan, the film features Martin Balsam, Joey Bishop, Robert Vaughn, Steve James, Robert Forster, Shelley Winters, George Kennedy, and an uncredited Liam Neeson in an early role. Two sequels were produced, entitled """" and the direct-to-video """". ""The Delta Force"" was ""inspired"" by the hijacking of TWA Flight 847. Operation"
"which the older sister dons her father's shaman regalia and casts a hex on the gang. The bikers soon start arguably departing this world in not so natural ways. It has also been released under the titles ""Charms"" and ""The Shrieking"". The film is currently released as ""Charms"" on DVD by Smooth Motion Pictures Inc. Hex (1973 film) Hex is a 1973 American horror film filmed on Cheyenne River Indian Reservation starring Keith Carradine, Dan Haggerty, Gary Busey, Hillarie Thompson and Christina Raines (billed as Tina Herazo). The film was initially publicized under the title ""Grass Land"". According to Phil"
"30th anniversary reunion party at Southfork Ranch in Parker, Texas, with cast members Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, Linda Gray, Ken Kercheval, Steve Kanaly, and Charlene Tilton. In 1993, following guest roles in the television series ""Matlock"" (opposite Clarence Gilyard's former acting mentor, Andy Griffith) and ""Renegade"" (opposite Lorenzo Lamas), Wilson played the lead female role in ""Hellbound"" opposite Chuck Norris, which led to her best-known role as Alexandra ""Alex"" Cahill-Walker also opposite Norris in ""Walker, Texas Ranger"" (1993-2001). In 2005 she reprised her role in the television movie """" which ended with her character being the victim of a courthouse"