You were a martial arts icon and an action star supreme, but in everyday life you rivaled both platforms by being just a good-natured guy.
Of course, that didn't stop us from enjoying your exploits, as we did weekly (and then daily) by viewing the long-running Walker, Texas Ranger.
Then there are those great movies, which include the Bruce Lee headliner, The Way of the Dragon; The Wrecking Crew (yep, the Dean Martin/Matt Helm vehicle, for which Lee was an action advisor); Breaker! Breaker!; Good Guys Wear Black (man, was that ever the talk of the town when I was in junior high); A Force of One; The Octagon; An Eye for an Eye; Silent Rage (a tension-wrought, Frankenstein chiller); Slaughter in San Francisco (Yellow Faced Tiger); Code of Silence; The Hero and the Terror; Forced Vengeance, Lone Wolf McQuade; Logan's War; Invasion U.S.A.; Bells of Innocence; The Hitman; The Cutter; The Expendables 2; The Green Fog; Hellbound; Sidekicks, Top Dog; Forest Warrior; Dodgeball; Firewalker; The President's Man: A Line in the Sand; The Delta Force; Delta Force 2; the Missing in Action trilogy and the Karate Kommandos, animated miniseries.
You were undeniably one of the special ones: a kind, generous man ... a man who cared for his family, his country and his fans. That puts you on a mighty high and honorable perch, Mr. Norris, one that few ever attain, even though all should aspire to reach it.
