He might not have gotten films with the kind of big budgets afforded his peers, and he might not be on too many lists of best ...

Chuck Norris is an iconic action star who's appeared in some critically maligned movies, the worst of these including Top Dog and Forest Warrior.

Despite his films being blatantly anti-Communist and illegal, black-market Chuck Norris films traded hands in Eastern Europe, quietly fostering an illicit film club and martial arts dojos.

Chuck Norris brought his own brand of intensity and humor to every 1980s movie he starred in.

Norris posted a series of photos of himself with his mother over the years, including a recent black and white image of the pair, as he wrote a heartfelt tribute in the caption.

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