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Richard Norton Dies: ‘Mad Max’ Actor, Fight Choreographer & Hollywood Trainer Was 75
Richard Norton, a legendary Hollywood trainer and bodyguard, fight choreographer, stuntman and actor, has died, his wife Judy Green announced.
The Australia native had an early fascination with martial arts, soon becoming an expert and eventually taking jobs as a bodyguard to the likes of The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Mick Jagger, ABBA and Linda Ronstadt, who encouraged him to venture into Hollywood. My love goes out to his entire family, all his friends and coworkers who adored him, and especially his wife Judy, who he always spoke of with even more gusto than when discussing exchanging onscreen blows with Jackie Chan. Actor Robert Patrick added in a post, alongside a video of the two from last year: “I am deeply saddened to share that my friend Richard Norton has passed away at the age of 76 [sic].
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