{"id":849181,"date":"2026-09-16T00:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T00:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/849181\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T00:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T00:24:10","slug":"chuck-norris-emmys-in-memoriam-snub-walker-texas-ranger-actor-slams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/849181\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Norris Emmys In Memoriam Snub: ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ Actor Slams"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tChuck Norris<\/a>\u2018 \u201cWalker, Texas Ranger\u201d co-star Judson Mills is speaking out about the Emmys<\/a> decision to snub Norris from its In Memoriam tribute<\/a>. Norris, who died in March<\/a> at 86 years old, was a television icon in the 1990s as the star of the CBS procedural, which ran for nine seasons and 203 episodes between 1993 and 2001. The actor stayed with the show for its entire run and returned for the 2005 television movie \u201cWalker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn an interview with TMZ<\/a>, Mills said the Emmys made a \u201cterrible\u201d and \u201ctragic\u201d mistake by leaving Norris out of the In Memoriam section. Mills played Francis Gage opposite Norris in the final two seasons of \u201cWalker, Texas Ranger\u201d and the \u201cTrial by Fire\u201d follow-up. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cTragic mistake. And I have to assume it was just a terrible mistake. But my first thought was Gena and the family and his fans,\u201d Mills said, referring to to Norris\u2019 widow Gena O\u2019Kelley.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m confident Chuck would encourage forgiveness. He was an \u2018it\u2019s not all about me\u2019 kind of guy,\u201d Mills continued. \u201cBut for an icon of his stature who impacted not only Hollywood, but the entire world, to see him not receive recognition at all and to see the family not receive that recognition was disappointing\u2026 It hurt my feelings for sure. He was a legend for God\u2019s sake.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tNorris was far from the only notable snub during the Emmys In Memoriam segment. \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d star Nicholas Brendon\u2018s name was not included on the screen during the tribute despite the ceremony including a \u201cBuffy\u201d reunion between Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz earlier in the show. Also omitted were \u201cDays of Our Lives\u201d and \u201cStarship Troopers\u201d actor Patrick Muldoon, \u201cThe Gong Show\u201d panelist Jaye P. Morgan, \u201cThe Ring\u201d actress Daveigh Chase and \u201c30 Rock\u201d performer Grizz Chapman, among others.<\/p>\n

\n\tNorris\u2019 death was announced by his family on March 20. The family wrote in a statement: \u201cTo the world, he was a martial artist, actor, and a symbol of strength. To us, he was a devoted husband, a loving father and grandfather, an incredible brother, and the heart of our family. He lived his life with faith, purpose, and an unwavering commitment to the people he loved. Through his work, discipline, and kindness, he inspired millions around the world and left a lasting impact on so many lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chuck Norris\u2018 \u201cWalker, Texas Ranger\u201d co-star Judson Mills is speaking out about the Emmys decision to snub Norris…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":849182,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,149680,10549,88,240101],"class_list":["post-849181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-chuck-norris","tag-emmys","tag-entertainment","tag-walker-texas-ranger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=849181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=849181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=849181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=849181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}