![]() ![]() Sharing the lead with Chuck is actor Eddie Cibrian. In 1998, Norris was an executive producer, and participated to writing the story of for the CBS television film Logan's War: Bound by Honor. That year he started to work on his brother's long lasting TV show Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001), during his tenure he served as an executive producer for 168 television episodes. In 1996, he played the leading man in the film Overkill. In 1995, he produced the film Ripper Man. Norris continued directing with his brother as the lead in Delta Force 2 (1990), The Hitman, Sidekicks (1993)., Hellbound (1994), Top Dog (1995), and Forest Warrior (1996). That same year he also directed the war drama Platoon Leader, starring Michael Dudikoff. In 1988 he directed Braddock: Missing in Action III. ĭuring that decade, he worked as the stunt coordinator for I, the Jury with Armand Assante, White Water Rebels with James Brolin, Chained Heat with Linda Blair, the dance film Breakin', Lies with Ann Dusenberry, and The Naked Cage with Shari Shattuck. In 1983, Norris was again an associate producer on a film starring Chuck, Steve Carver's Lone Wolf McQuade, where he also did stunt coordination and played a small role. In 1982, Norris was an associate producer and a stunt person in his brother's film Silent Rage. In 1981, with his brother playing the lead, Norris was stunt player in Steve Carver's An Eye for an Eye. In 1980, Norris did the Karate fight choreography and played the role of Hatband for his brother's film The Octagon. The same year he was also a stuntman for the Italian film The Visitor. Because of this the director had him to focus on the martial art, and the specific of the fighting. The director noted that Aaron wanted to learn everything, and was a real asset to the picture. Norris is also credited as the stunt coordinator and listed amongst the stuntmen. In 1979, Norris played Anderson in A Force of One starring his brother Chuck, with whom he shared the fight choreography credit. Later on that same year, director Ted Post re-collaborated with Norris who is a credited stuntman for Post's film Go Tell the Spartans, and was a stunt coordinator for the John Carpenter film Elvis starring Kurt Russell. He also played a small role in this movie. He is noted to have performed the flying sidekick through the windshield of a speeding car, the stunt that sold the movie. The following year he was hired again as martial arts choreographer (credited) and a stunt double (uncredited) for his brother's second film Good Guys Wear Black- where he acted, credited, as "Al" one of the "Black Tigers" in an early scene- (1978) directed by Ted Post. 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 starring debut). He is the younger brother of action film star Chuck Norris.Ĭareer 1974 to 1988: Stunt work to directing ![]() Aaron Dee Norris (born November 23, 1951) is an American stunt performer, director, occasional actor, and film and television producer. ![]()
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