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Richard Norton

1950 - 2025

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Richard Norton (6 January 1950 – 30 March 2025) was an Australian martial artist, actor, stunt performer, stunt coordinator, security consultant and fight choreographer. He held a 5th dan Black Belt in Gōjū-ryū karate, a 6th Dan Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, an 8th Dan Black Belt in Chun Kuk Do, and a Level 6 ranking in American Kickboxing. After high school, Norton worked as a bodyguard in the entertainment business before pursuing an acting career. Norton appeared as a bodyguard in the 1977 ABBA movie, as they toured his native country, Australia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Richard Norton is the 2,937th most popular actor (up from 5,690th in 2024), the 130th most popular biography from Australia (up from 253rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Australian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Norton ranks 2,937 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Jason, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Ajith Kumar, Michael Berryman, Hank Azaria, and Jared Padalecki. After him are Tatum O'Neal, Peggy Ashcroft, Zeudi Araya, Hugh Bonneville, William Berger, and Herbert Ross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Richard Norton ranks 247. Before him are Tatsumi Kimishima, Loredana Bertè, Soh Chin Ann, Jan Zajíc, Mikhail Myasnikovich, and Martine Aubry. After him are Marián Masný, Erri De Luca, Nelsinho Baptista, Tapley Seaton, Alan Tam, and Amy Madigan. Among people deceased in 2025, Richard Norton ranks 237. Before him are Sandra Harding, Jean Tiberi, Roy Thomas Baker, Braulio Musso, Ham Lin̄i, and Peter Jason. After him are Jaime Rodríguez, Susan Brownmiller, Bernard Lacombe, Al Foster, Diogo Jota, and L. J. Smith.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Richard Norton ranks 130 out of 1,143. Before him are John Farrow (1904), Jacki Weaver (1947), Mervyn Rose (1930), Samuel Alexander (1859), James Aldridge (1918), and Al Lawrence (1930). After him are Christopher Doyle (1952), Chris O'Neil (1956), John Flanagan (1944), Daevid Allen (1938), Lew Hoad (1934), and Betty Cuthbert (1938).

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Among ACTORS In Australia

Among actors born in Australia, Richard Norton ranks 31. Before him are Diane Cilento (1933), Vernon Wells (1945), Miranda Otto (1967), Leo McKern (1920), Claire Holt (1988), and Jacki Weaver (1947). After him are Richard Roxburgh (1962), Julian McMahon (1968), Bob Morley (1984), Yvonne Strahovski (1982), Mae Busch (1891), and Joel Edgerton (1974).

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