Coroner reveals actor Richard Norton died from overdose of peptides

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 00:44 · Archive

Australian actor and stuntman Richard Norton, 75, died after injecting double his prescribed dose of peptides, causing cardiac arrest.

Richard Norton, an Australian actor and stuntman who worked with martial arts legend Chuck Norris on Walker, Texas Ranger and films including Mad Max: Fury Road, died after cardiac arrest at his Melbourne home in March 2025. He was 75.

The Victorian coroner David Ryan found that Norton's death was triggered by his injection of two peptides, CJC1295 and Ipamorelin, which he had been prescribed by his doctor two weeks earlier. Norton had requested the peptide therapy on 11 March to treat fatigue, shoulder pain and loss of lean muscle, having used it previously. He was told the therapy was experimental and warned of the risks. His doctor only prescribed it after he underwent blood tests and a CT scan.

However, Norton began injecting double the prescribed dose. On 28 March, he disclosed to a nurse that he had been taking excessive amounts and was told to reduce to the prescribed dose. That evening, after injecting a second dose, he complained of feeling hot and flushed before collapsing. The coroner determined the overdose caused an anaphylactic reaction. The coroner has recommended tougher restrictions on such peptide substances.

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• Coroner reveals reason for Melbourne actor and stuntman Richard Norton‘s deathA coroner has revealed how a Melbourne stuntman and actor who worked alongside martial arts legend Chuck Norris died.Perth Now · 29 Oct, 00:23
• Coroner reveals reason for Melbourne actor and stuntman Richard Norton‘s deathA coroner has revealed how a Melbourne stuntman and actor who worked alongside martial arts legend Chuck Norris died.The West Australian · 29 Oct, 00:23

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