Richard Norton, an Australian martial artist, screen actor and stunt coordinator who had worked with a number of Hollywood superstars and acted in many Hong Kong films, died in Melbourne in 75.
He trained celebrities like Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson for film stunts. Sammo Hung Kam-po, with whom he had worked many times, was saddened when he learned of the sad news.
Norton's wife, Judy Green, confirmed the news on Instagram. A cause of death was not immediately available.
"I am numb and devastated, I have no words," Green wrote. "I have lost my everything. I know there is, and will be lots of love and shock that we have lost this incredible human being. The love of my life. I'm using this time to come to terms with my great loss."
Richard Norton has filmed a number of Hong Kong movies such as "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars", "The Millionaires' Express", "Mr. Nice Guy", "City Hunter", etc. He has demonstrated his solid martial arts skills and slick action style, and has been called "Jackie Chan's royal villain" because of the many times he has acted as a baddie in Jackie Chan's movies.
In recent years, Norton's fight choreographer credits included high-octane tentpoles like "Suicide Squad," "The Suicide Squad," "Blacklight," and "X-Men: Dark Phoenix." Along with coordinating stuntwork on both "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" and "Mad Max: Fury Road," he also played the role of the Prime Imperator, a lead henchman to the villainous Immortan Joe.
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