Australian martial artist and battle coordinator Richard Norton labored the world over and with a few of Hollywood’s elite.
Richard Norton, the Australian stunt performer and coordinator who labored with a few of Hollywood’s elite, has handed away. He was 75.
Asserting the information, Richard Norton’s spouse Judy wrote on Instagram, “I’m numb and devastated, I’ve no phrases, I’ve misplaced my every thing, I do know there may be, and will probably be a lot of love and shock that now we have misplaced this unbelievable human being. The love of my life. I’m utilizing this time to come back to phrases with my nice loss…” The likes of Robert Patrick, Lorenzo Lamas and extra have all shared their grief on social media over the lack of Norton, with Lamas noting that he was inducted into the Martial Arts Corridor of Fame in the identical 12 months.
Little doubt Richard Norton was an absolute legend within the discipline of martial arts, proving versatile in numerous research, together with karate, Aikido, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (he was even an teacher). That he studied and perfected fields from totally different nations confirmed his devotion to the craft. And he would take this into the flicks as nicely, getting his first notable credit score alongside Chuck Norris in 1980’s The Octagon. Quickly after, he was showing in movies from Hong Kong (Twinkle, Twinkle, Fortunate Stars) and the Philippines (Future Hunters). All through his prolonged profession, Richard Norton was discovered dealing with off – and holding his personal in opposition to – the likes of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Don Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, and the aforementioned Chuck Norris (their showdown in The Octagon is solely badass).
Richard Norton received a brand new appreciation with Western audiences a lot later, serving as a stunt performer and battle coordinator on George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Highway, later returning for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. These action-packed favorites allowed him to work with a few of Hollywood’s greatest stars, together with Charlize Theron. He, too, would work with Scarlett Johansson, Margot Robbie and Ben Affleck, who all came upon that whenever you need to appear like what you’re doing in hand-to-hand fight, Richard Norton was among the best.
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