Chuck Norris
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The ThumbScore for Chuck Norris (79.5%) is the average audience approval rating across 7 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Chuck's films are well-received by everyday viewers.
Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (March 10, 1940 – March 19, 2026) was an American martial artist, actor, screenwriter, and author. He held black belts in karate, taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and judo. After serving in the United States Air Force, he won numerous martial arts championships and later founded his own discipline, Chun Kuk Do. Norris began working in the American film industry as a martial arts instructor for celebrities before making his screen debut with a minor role in The Wrecking Crew (1968).
Friend and fellow martial artist Bruce Lee invited him to play one of the main villains in The Way of the Dragon (1972). While Norris continued acting, friend and student Steve McQueen suggested he take it seriously. Norris took the starring role in the action film Breaker! Breaker! (1977), which turned a profit. His second lead, Good Guys Wear Black (1978), became a hit, and he soon became a popular action film star. Norris went on to headline a series of commercially successful independent action and martial arts films, including A Force of One (1979), The Octagon (1980), and An Eye for an Eye (1981), which elevated him to international fame.
Winning Tournament Karate (1975) Toughen Up! The Chuck Norris Fitness System (1983) The Secret of Inner Strength: My Story (1987) The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems (1996) Against All Odds: My Story (2004) The Justice Riders (2006) A Threat to Justice (2007) ISBN 978-0-80544-033-1 Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America (2008). Regnery Publishing. ISBN 978-1-59698-558-2. The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book: 101 of Chuck's Favorite Facts and Stories (2009) ISBN 978-1-41433-449-3
Norris received several black belts. These include a 10th degree black belt in Chun Kuk Do (founded 1990 by Chuck Norris. Based on his Tang Soo Do training in Korea while he was in military), a 9th degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, an 8th degree black belt in Taekwondo, a 5th degree black belt in Karate, a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from the Machado family, and a black belt in Judo. In 1967, he won the Sparring Grand Champions at the S. Henry Cho's All American Championship, and won it again the following year.
Born 1940-03-10 in Ryan, Oklahoma, USA. Died 2026-03-19.
On ThumbScore, Chuck Norris appears in 7 films with an average audience score of 79.5%, most frequently in the Action genre.
