Chuck Norris dead at 86

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Chuck Norris, the famed martial artist and actor in films like "The Delta Force" and "Missing in Action," is dead at 86, according to reports from TMZ.

TMZ said Norris died Thursday morning in Hawaii, according to family, who said, "It is with heavy hearts that our family shares the sudden passing of our beloved Chuck Norris...While we would like to keep the circumstances private, please know that he was surrounded by his family and was at peace."

TMZ broke the story that Norris was hospitalized either Wednesday or Thursday.

Norris is best remembered for his martial arts and action movie roles in the 1980s, as well as portraying Texas Ranger Cordell Walker in the CBS TV show "Walker, Texas Ranger" in the 1990s.