Mar 20, 2026 12:26pm PT

Chuck Norris Was a Great Action Star — but Politics May Overshadow His Legacy

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“You’re nothing but a chickenshit weasel who thrives on the misery of others. And when death calls, you’ll be screaming like a baby.”

Chuck Norris delivers this incredibly badass line to bad guy Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) near the end of 1990’s “Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection.” His combination of great quips, big kicks, glistening muscles, huge guns and tight jeans made Norris, who died Thursday at 86, the all-American archetype of the muscled action star. While many of his contemporaries — Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Van Damme and Seagal — seemed larger than life with big accents and hulking frames, Norris felt commissioned by the military to prove what a good, strong man was.