Bruce had left for Hong Kong to pursue his movie career, and I didn't hear from him for a couple of years. Return of the Dragon included a monumental battle between you and Bruce Lee that people are still talking about. Then I did the fight with Dean Martin, and it was fine. Helm?' My throat froze up, and I couldn't even say it. I jumped up and tried to say, “May I, Mr. Helm?' which I had to say when Dean Martin walked into the club to see Elke Sommer and Nigel Green.Īs he walked in and I was sitting in this booth, I could feel my throat tightening up. You don't need me here.' But I was nervous as can be. Before he went off to do something else, he said: “Oh, you know how to do the fight scenes. On the day of shooting, Bruce wasn't even there. I studied it for two weeks, trying to figure out how to say it. And I said, “Oh yeah, it sounds exciting.' So they gave me the script, and I had one line in it.

Bruce Lee was the stunt coordinator on that film, and he asked me if I wanted to play this part. What do you remember about that role?Ĭhuck Norris: (laughs) That's going a long way back.

The Wrecking Crew (1969)īlack Belt: Your movie career began in 1969 with an appearance in The Wrecking Crew. In his 2004 autobiography Against All Odds, Chuck Norris said he had to claw his way up from having a four-word bit part in his first film to being deemed worthy of starring roles in big-budget productions - all despite the naysayers who insisted that a mild-mannered karate champ could never make it big in Hollywood.ĭespite his success, Chuck Norris never forgets to give credit to those who helped him navigate his circuitous path to the top and always manages to find time to spread the magic of the martial arts to those who need it most - as is demonstrated in this Q&A from the Black Belt archives. In the more than four decades he's been in show business, Chuck Norris has built a name for himself that's instantly recognized around the world.

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