The artist Martial Australian, actor and stunt coordinator Richard Norton died on Sunday, March 30.
His wife Judy Green announced his death via his Instagram account.
“I am numb and devastated, I have no words that I lost everything,” she started.
“I know there is, and will be a lot of love and shock that we have lost this incredible human being. The love of my life. I use this time to accept my great loss,” she continued in her Instagram legend.
Norton’s cause of death has not yet been disclosed.
Norton, who played in more than 70 films, obtained his big break in the 1980s The octagon.
Among his most recent roles, he had played there at The Prime Imperator in 2024 Furiosa: a mad max sagathat he also played in 2015 Mad Max: Fury Road.
He also worked with several other martial arts talents, including Jackie Chan.
Norton has obtained tributes from big names in the industry, including James Gunn and Chuck Norris.
“Richard Norton was a stuntman, a waterfall coordinator and an actor. He was also a friend. I met Richard as a combat choreographer The suicide team; He choreographed the escape scene of Harley, the peacemaker against Rick Flag Jr., and even more, “wrote Gunn in his legend.
“He was a hard but sweet Australian guy with a warm laugh and a million stories over his years to make films. I would constantly work on the 90s Hong Kong Films that we both loved, and he was always happy to force, “continued Gunn.
“Richard seemed twenty years younger than him, so I was particularly surprised to wake up this morning to hear about his death,” he added.
The world of cinema will be a less dynamic place without it. Rest in peace, friend, “Gunns concluded.
Chuck Norris said in his tribute: “Richard, you made me not only a better martial artist but a better person.
