Richard Norton, an Australian martial artist, display actor and stunt coordinator who skilled celebrities like Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson for movie stunts, died in Melbourne. He was 75. Norton’s spouse, Judy Inexperienced, confirmed the information on Instagram. A reason behind dying was not instantly out there.
“I’m numb and devastated, I’ve no phrases,” Inexperienced wrote. “I’ve misplaced my all the pieces. I do know there may be, and shall be plenty of love and shock that we’ve misplaced this unbelievable human being. The love of my life. I’m utilizing this time to come back to phrases with my nice loss.”
In recent times, Norton’s struggle choreographer credit included high-octane tentpoles like “Suicide Squad,” “The Suicide Squad,” “Blacklight” and “X-Males: Darkish Phoenix.” Together with coordinating stuntwork on each “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “Mad Max: Fury Highway,” he additionally performed the position of the Prime Imperator, a lead henchman to the villainous Immortan Joe.
“Richard Norton was a splendidly proficient stunt performer, stunt coordinator and actor. He was additionally f a good friend,” director James Gunn wrote in a tribute post Sunday. “I met Richard because the struggle choreographer on ‘The Suicide Squad’; he choreographed the Harley escape scene, Peacemaker vs. Rick Flag Jr. and extra. He was a troublesome however candy Australian dude with a hearty snicker and one million tales about his years making motion pictures.”
Norton can also be credited for stunts on the 1980 movie “The Octagon.” He performed the character Slade in “Equalizer 2000.” He was a struggle choreographer for “Beneath the Gun” and a stunt coordinator for “Dream Warrior” and “The New Adventures of Robin Hood.”
Norton’s skills led him to collaborating with many Hollywood actors, reminiscent of Anya Taylor-Pleasure, Jackie Chan, Sophie Turner and Scarlett Johansson. He additionally skilled musicians like Stevie Nicks and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog; “ABBA: The Film” was considered one of his first movie jobs. Norton can also be credited because the co-creator of a martial arts type deemed “Zen Do Kai.”
Robert Patrick, who has been within the collection “1923” and acted in “Equalizer 2000”, shared a video of himself with Norton on Instagram and wrote, “He was a unprecedented particular person, a towering determine within the martial arts group, and a up to date of Chuck Norris.”
“Along with his spectacular profession as a extremely sought-after bodyguard for rock stars, he made his mark as an achieved struggle coordinator on main movies,” Patrick continued. “Greater than that, he was a beautiful human being, and I really feel lucky to have shared the display with him in ‘Equalizer 2000.’”
Norton is survived by his spouse, Judy.
