Richard Norton
A powerful screen presence, Richard Norton wins the applause of international audiences with his engaging ability to play either the hero or the heavy. Rare versatility and focused work ethic have enabled him to build an expanding library of almost 100 film and television titles. The disciplines that brought Norton success originated in his hometown of Croydon, Australia, and his early fascination with martial arts. By age 17 he was a karate black belt working security for nightclubs and serving as chief instructor to 500 karate schools nationwide. He landed a job as bodyguard to The Rolling Stones during the band's Australian tour and experienced his first brush with the demands of global celebrity. Norton trained with Mick Jagger in 4:00 a.m. workouts after concerts. His competency attracted a dazzling roster of other rock star clientèle including James Taylor, ABBA, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie and Linda Ronstadt, who invited him to California as her bodyguard. Before Aussies invaded Hollywood in posses, Norton ventured there alone. A friendship with Chuck Norris brought him work in motion pictures. Norris cast Norton as the lethal Kyo, a masked ninja, in The Octagon (1980), and their grueling final combat endures as a classic cinematic fight scene. Director Robert Clouse chose Norton to be one of the ensemble heroes in Force: Five (1981), an international hit, and the young martial artist's career in movies took off. His reputation for stellar performances emerged largely from high-energy Hong Kong films directed by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and starring Jackie Chan in the mid-'80s. Muscular charisma made Norton the perfect Anglo bad boy for Xia ri fu xing (1985) and Foo gwai lip che (1986). Taking the hits of his screen adversaries in those films earned Norton more Hong Kong work and, notably, Chan's abiding respect. Richard calls Jackie "the maestro of martial arts movies." Jackie has returned the compliment by recruiting Norton as one of just two Western actors to perform in several of his Hong Kong-based productions, including the comedic cult favorite Sing si lui lip yan (1993) and the darker Yat goh ho yan (1997), directed by Hung. Hung encouraged Norton to play the "Guy" nemesis, a well-heeled gangster, with eccentric edginess. Norton embraced the direction and delivered one of the best co-starring performances in all of Chan's films. The success of Norton's Hong Kong work made him an established star in action films and a frequent cover subject for global martial arts and movie magazines. His collaborations with Cynthia Rothrock catapulted them to a level of fame that inspired a British magazine to deem them the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers of martial arts movies. The recurring partners produced two Rage and Honor (1992) movies, besides co-starring in China O'Brien (1990) and Lady Dragon (1992), among other titles. They reunited for Redemption (2002) with 'Don 'The Dragon' Wilson'. Norton nurtured his leading man status in crime dramas, MIA pictures and futuristic adventures that often featured his real-life training partners in supporting roles, such as Chuck Jeffreys in Rage (1993) and Benny Urquidez in The Fighter (1989). With standout performances in The Sword of Bushido (1990) and Under the Gun (1995), Norton displayed his attraction to heroes with dimensions, even flaws, that force them into action. His style of action incorporates the humor essential to humanizing a hero. It is the dark comedy in Mind Games (2003), directed by Adrian Carr, that enables Norton to triumph in another well-textured role as a suspicious Texan, demonstrating that he takes risks as an actor who ventures beyond action genres. Norton's credits behind the camera have become as diverse as his screen roles. Apart from acting and producing, he is a sought-after stunt/fight coordinator, choreographing action in films such as Köshpendiler (2005), produced by Milos Forman, and Devil's Pond (2003), with Tara Reid and Kip Pardue. Despite a busy career, he continues to achieve black belts in the martial arts, always a motivating force for Norton's accomplishments
Richard Noyce
Richard Noyce is an actor, known for Money Talks (1997), American History X (1998) and NYPD Blue (1993).
Richard Nwaoko
The last born of four, Richard Nwaoko is also known as Rich Chill was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. His middle name meaning 'God has done so much". He was division one Track and Field athlete and graduated with his Master's degree in Communications at Fairleigh Dickinson University. His parents Patrick Nwaoko is from Nigeria and worked at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Lagos, Nigeria as an accountant. His mother, Ann Iyizoba, is also from Nigeria and worked as a clerical assistant for the city of East Orange in New Jersey, USA. His mother named him after his grandfather Richard Oguejifor Morlukwu, the Nigerian representative council member for the Cameroonian government. Richard became involved in acting after producing his first web series called 'Instantly Famous' where he played the role of Stanley for his Masters's thesis project. Instantly receiving public recognition amongst his college campus and YouTube. Richard couldn't imagine doing anything else and continued creating, collaborating, and producing content through his production company Nwaoko Television. He works as a disk jockey for Afrobeats Radio under the nickname Rich Chill while auditioning for television roles. He has starred in true-crime series 'My Dirty Little Secret' on Discovery I.D. and played the historic role of Ludger Sylbaris in Mysteries at the Museum on the Travel Channel.
Richard O'Barry
Richard O'Barry was born on October 14, 1939 in the USA. He is known for Absence of Malice (1981), Lenny (1974) and Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976).
Richard O'Brien
Born in Cheltenham, England, Richard Smith's family moved to Tauranga, New Zealand, in 1951 when his father, an accountant, decided to become a sheep farmer. Watching horror and science-fiction double features in nearby Hamilton, Smith added an interest in acting to his love of rock and roll. He moved back to England in 1964, tried singing, then became a movie stuntman and fringe theater actor. He changed his name to O'Brien (his beloved maternal grandmother's name) one day while on the phone to British Actors Equity, to avoid confusion with another Richard Smith. He met director Jim Sharman in 1972, when Sharman cast him in the dual roles of Apostle and Leper for the London stage production (transferred from Sharman's native Australia) of "Jesus Christ Superstar". Working again with Sharman on a production of Sam Shepard's "The Unseen Hand", O'Brien mentioned a new rock musical he'd been writing called "Rock Horroar." The play went into rehearsals as "They Came from Denton High," and at Sharman's suggestion, was retitled "The Rocky Horror Show" before opening in June 1973.
Richard O'Bryan
Richard O'Bryan is known for Hollyoaks (1995), Doomsday (2015) and Chrononaut (2018).
Richard O'Leary
Richard O'Leary is known for Teraa Surroor (2016) and Hostage to the Devil (2016).
Richard O'Rourke
Richard O'Rourke is known for Spotlight (2015), 27 Dresses (2008) and Ghost Town (2008).
Richard O. Covey
Richard O. Covey is known for Horizon (1964), Home Improvement (1991) and Challenger: The Final Flight (2020).
Richard O. Covey
Richard O. Covey is known for Horizon (1964), Home Improvement (1991) and Challenger: The Final Flight (2020).