# Chuck Norris (hospitalized 19 March 2026), died 20 March 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [March 19, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578 "2026-03-19T16:28:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SwissMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@SwissMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwissMan)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/21 "2026-03-20T16:33:47Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > When Death came for Chuck Norris, Chuck said “You’re coming with ME!” Death agreed, and off they went. Death kindly stopped for Chuck; nice to know he had something in common with Emily Dickinson. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/22 "2026-03-20T17:06:22Z")
My phone’s AI says he is “expected to recover”… ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/23 "2026-03-20T17:16:49Z")
Well, he _is_ Chuck Norris. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/24 "2026-03-20T17:24:04Z")
Chuck Norris to me was one of those guys who really should have had a bigger mainstream hit but he was stuck in the Cannon mines for too long. I legitimately can’t think of what his biggest mainstream movies is, but I definitely love Code of Silence, Invasion USA and The Delta Force. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/25 "2026-03-20T17:29:36Z")
Maybe he has joined Bruce Li training in hiding in the jungles of Cambodia, and will eventually re-emerge. But to be real, sad to see him go. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/26 "2026-03-20T17:34:02Z")
> [@Asuka](#): > > Chuck Norris to me was one of those guys who really should have had a bigger mainstream hit but he was stuck in the Cannon mines for too long. What I think really _did_ make him a mainstream star in the U.S. was his 1990s TV series, _Walker, Texas Ranger_; it was often in the top 20 of the Nielsen ratings. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/27 "2026-03-20T18:10:32Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > My phone’s AI says he is “expected to recover”… I’m curious if it’s basing that off him being in the hospital yesterday and in good spirits or all the internet jokes/memes about him being death proof. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/28 "2026-03-21T16:42:26Z")
Split this topic on March 21, 2026, 4:42pm UTC A post was merged into an existing topic: [Spirkrock89 Troll/Trock posts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirkrock89-troll-trock-posts/1028658/3) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/29 "2026-03-20T20:34:59Z")
Same. I’ll miss the memes, but I won’t really miss him. He was a MAGA asshole and a big supporter of Trump. Back in the Obama days, he warned of “1000 years of darkness if Obama is reelected,” and only got more conservative and hateful as time went on. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/30 "2026-03-20T22:45:15Z")
I became a fan of Norris when he was the Middleweight Karate champion. My friends and I passed around the Karate magazines. Chuck and other fighters like SuperFoot Bill Wallace fired our imaginations. _Good Guys Wear Black_ 1978 and _Force of One_ 1979 made me a fan of his movies. I was frustrated that his movies were low budget and poorly written. Norris wasn’t a natural actor. He’s often very stiff and emotionless in his films. He needed the experience of the weekly tv show, Walker Texas Ranger to sharpen his acting chops. RIP Chuck ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/31 "2026-03-20T22:50:45Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@Asuka](#): > > > > Chuck Norris to me was one of those guys who really should have had a bigger mainstream hit but he was stuck in the Cannon mines for too long. > > What I think really _did_ make him a mainstream star in the U.S. was his 1990s TV series, _Walker, Texas Ranger_; it was often in the top 20 of the Nielsen ratings. IIRC, Walker was on Sunday nights after “Touched By An Angel”. I used to joke that it was “Touched By An Angel, then Punched By A Ranger”. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/32 "2026-03-20T23:32:04Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > > [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > > > My phone’s AI says he is “expected to recover”… > > I’m curious if it’s basing that off him being in the hospital yesterday and in good spirits or all the internet jokes/memes about him The AI is scared of Chuck Norris. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/33 "2026-03-20T23:35:40Z")
> [@On another topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1028658/3): > > I heard he was a huge homophobe If the as-yet undisclosed cause of death is sexually transmitted AIDS… (bonus points if they flew in Haley Joel Osment to break the news to him) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/34 "2026-03-20T23:54:01Z")
But watch him on a talk show. He was engaging and funny and relaxed. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/35 "2026-03-21T02:16:38Z")
I always enjoyed the bar scene at the end of the Walker episodes. It was usually Chuck, C.D., Alex and Trivette. The scenes were usually pretty relaxed and felt natural. I remember Chuck said he tore up his knee early in season 1 and struggled to finish the season. You can see he’s limping in some episodes if you look for it. The actors were Noble Willingham, Sheree Wilson and Clarence Gilyard jr. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/36 "2026-03-21T03:52:53Z")
I was never really a fan, but one thing sticks in my memory. A local DJ talked about doing a promo interview with Norris. At the end of the interview, he asked for an autographed picture. His son, who was in an accident and in a coma, was a big fan. He wanted to post the pic in the son’s hospital room. The DJ said that Norris came with him after the interview and went to the hospital and spent time talking to the comatose son, just being with him. That’s the kind of mensch you don’t expect a celebrity to be. StG ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/37 "2026-03-21T03:58:25Z")
Well, I posted this in the Jokes thread and the Aviation thread. Mat as well post it here. **Only Chuck Norris could land on runway 37.** ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/38 "2026-03-21T06:44:07Z")
He’s finally getting his, “thousand years of darkness”. . .and then some. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/39 "2026-03-21T14:12:19Z")
Chuck Norris once stared at an eclipse. The sun went blind. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578/40 "2026-03-21T16:30:48Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Same. I’ll miss the memes, but I won’t really miss him. He was a MAGA asshole and a big supporter of Trump. Back in the Obama days, he warned of “1000 years of darkness if Obama is reelected,” and only got more conservative and hateful as time went on. As I mentioned in the Cesar Chavez thread, there is now a petition to change San Francisco’s Cesar Chavez street to Chuck Norris street. Ugh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-hospitalized-19-march-2026-died-20-march-2026/1028578.md?page=3)