Chuck Norris’ Lost Beard: A Career In Pictures

Thanks to our US colleagues for flagging up the sad news: Chuck Norris’ beard is… gone.

This earth shattering photo shows the 73-year-old star of movies like ‘Lone Wolf McQuade’ and the superb ‘Silent Rage’, enjoying the great outdoors totally clean shaven.

From the luscious blonde hair/’tache combo of late-70s Norris, to the wild beard of ‘Missing in Action’, to the more manicured look he sported in ‘Walker Texas Ranger’, the star’s face-fuzz has been a fixture of his career. We’ve compiled just a few highlights below. Some images are so devastating, they might be NSFW.

Young Chuck… Norris began his career without a beard…

…before growing this glorious blonde ‘tache

Rugged Chuck… action star looks wild in ‘Missing in Action’…

…but in the 1980s Chuck’s beard became more refined

Relaxed Chuck… actor chills at home in a vest

Sweaty Chuck… star wears a towel in ‘The Hitman’

Angry Chuck… Norris scowls at former Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee

Post-modern Chuck… actor spoofed himself in ‘The Expendables 2’

We hope that Norris’ shaving shenanigans won’t see him lose all his power, (kind of) like a very right-wing version of Samson.