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Acting
Charles Bronson
Also known as: Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Le Sacre Monstre, Karolis Bučinskis, Karolis Dionyzas Bučinskis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. He was known for his roles in action films and his "granite features and brawny physique". Bronson was born into extreme poverty in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town in the Allegheny Mountains. Bronson's father, a miner, died when Bronson was young. Bronson himself worked in the mines as well until joining the United States Army Air Forces in 1943 to fight in World War II. Bronson had sizeable co-starring roles in The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), This Property Is Condemned (1966), and The Dirty Dozen (1967). Bronson also performed in many major television shows, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his supporting role in an episode of General Electric Theater. Actor Alain Delon (who was a fan of Bronson) hired him to co-star with him in the French film Adieu l'ami (1968). That year, he also played one of the leads in the Italian spaghetti Western, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). Bronson continued playing leads in various action, Western, and war films made in Europe, including Rider on the Rain (1970), which won a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. During this time Bronson was the most popular American actor in Europe. Early life and war service Bronson was born November 3, 1921, in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, a coal mining region in the Allegheny Mountains, north of Johnstown. He was the 11th of 15 children born into a Roman Catholic family of Lithuanian descent. The very large family slept in shifts in their cold-water shack. The coal car tracks that ran out of the mine's mouth passed just a few yards away. His father, Walter Buchinsky (né Vladislavas Valteris Paulius Bučinskas/Bučinskis), was a Lipka Tatar from Druskininkai in southern Lithuania. Bronson's mother, Mary (née Valinsky), whose parents were from Lithuania, was born in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, in the Anthracite Coal Region. Bronson said English was not spoken at home during his childhood, like many other first-generation American children he grew up with. He once recounted that even as a soldier, his accent was strong enough to make his comrades think he was a foreigner. Besides English, he could speak Lithuanian and Russian. Marriages His first marriage was to Harriet Tendler, whom he met when both were fledgling actors in Philadelphia. They had two children, Suzanne and Tony, before divorcing in 1965. Bronson died at age 81 on August 30, 2003, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Bronson was married to English actress Jill Ireland from October 5, 1968, until her death in 1990. Death Bronson died at age 81 on August 30, 2003, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Although pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease have been cited as his cause of death, neither appears on his death certificate, which cites "respiratory failure", "metastatic lung cancer", with, secondarily, "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" and "congestive cardiomyopathy" as the causes of death. He was interred at Brownsville Cemetery in West Windsor, Vermont. CLR
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 3, 1921
Day of Death
August 30, 2003
Age at Death
81 years old
Place of Birth
Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity Score
2.8
Filmography
Elvis: A Life in Music
Self (archive footage)
2026Movie
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Actor in Death Wish (archive footage)
2025Movie
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
2022Movie
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
Self (archive footage)
2020Movie
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014Movie
Operation Dirty Dozen
Self
2006Movie
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Paul Fein
1999Movie
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Commissioner Paul Fein
1997Movie
Family of Cops
Paul Fein
1995Movie
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1995Movie
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Paul Kersey
1994Movie
Donato and Daughter
Sgt. Mike Donato
1993Movie
The Sea Wolf
Capt. Wolf Larsen
1993Movie
La Classe américaine
The Indian (archive footage)
1993Movie
The Indian Runner
Mr. Roberts
1991Movie
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Francis Church
1991Movie
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Lieutenant Crowe
1989Movie
Messenger of Death
Garret Smith
1988Movie
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Paul Kersey
1987Movie
Assassination
Jay Killion
1987Movie
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987Movie
Murphy's Law
Jack Murphy
1986Movie
Act of Vengeance
Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski
1986Movie
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Self (uncredited)
1986Movie
Death Wish 3
Paul Kersey
1985Movie
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985Movie
The Evil That Men Do
Holland
1984Movie
10 to Midnight
Leo Kessler
1983Movie
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Self
1983Movie
Death Wish II
Paul Kersey
1982Movie
Death Hunt
Albert Johnson
1981Movie
Caboblanco
Gifford Hoyt
1980Movie
Borderline
Jeb Maynard
1980Movie
Catastrophe: No Safe Place
Self - Host
1980Movie
Love and Bullets
Charlie Congers
1979Movie
The Meanest Men in the West
Harge Talbot Jr.
1978Movie
Telefon
Major Grigori Borzov
1977Movie
The White Buffalo
Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis
1977Movie
From Noon Till Three
Graham Dorsey
1976Movie
Raid on Entebbe
Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
1976Movie
St. Ives
Raymond St. Ives
1976Movie
Hard Times
Chaney
1975Movie
Breakheart Pass
John Deakin
1975Movie
Breakout
Nick Colton
1975Movie
Mr. Majestyk
Vince Majestyk
1974Movie
Death Wish
Paul Kersey
1974Movie
The Stone Killer
Lou Torrey
1973Movie
The Valdez Horses
Chino Valdez
1973Movie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973TV
The Valachi Papers
Joe Valachi
1972Movie
Chato's Land
Pardon Chato
1972Movie
The Bull of the West
Ben Justin
1972Movie
The Mechanic
Arthur Bishop
1972Movie
Valachi: The Violent Era
Self
1972Movie
Someone Behind the Door
The Stranger
1971Movie
Red Sun
Link
1971Movie
Mean Justice
Moreno
1971Movie
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971TV
Film '72
Self
1971TV
Violent City
Jeff Heston
1970Movie
Rider on the Rain
Col. Harry Dobbs
1970Movie
Cold Sweat
Joe Martin
1970Movie
Twinky
Scott Wardman
1970Movie
You Can't Win 'Em All
Josh Corey
1970Movie
Farewell, Friend
Franz Propp
1968Movie
Villa Rides
Rodolfo Fierro
1968Movie
Once Upon a Time in the West
'Harmonica'
1968Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968TV
The Dirty Dozen
Joseph Wladislaw
1967Movie
Guns for San Sebastian
Teclo
1967Movie
This Property Is Condemned
J.J. Nichols
1966Movie
Battle of the Bulge
Maj. Wolenski
1965Movie
The Sandpiper
Cos Erickson
1965Movie
The Big Sur
Self (uncredited)
1965Movie
The F.B.I.
Earl Clayton
1965TV
The Big Valley
Tate
1965TV
The Legend of Jesse James
Cheyney
1965TV
Guns of Diablo
Linc Murdock
1964Movie
The Great Escape
Danny 'Tunnel King'
1963Movie
4 for Texas
Matson
1963Movie
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Linc Murdock
1963TV
The Fugitive
Ralph Schuyler
1963TV
Vacation Playhouse
John Wesley Hardin
1963TV
Kid Galahad
Lew Nyack
1962Movie
Combat!
Velasquez
1962TV
The Virginian
Ben Justin
1962TV
Empire
Paul Moreno
1962TV
X-15
Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
1961Movie
Master of the World
John Strock
1961Movie
A Thunder of Drums
Trooper Hanna
1961Movie
Cain's Hundred
Hank Conrad
1961TV
The New Breed
Jerry Bergason
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
Harry Gregg
1961TV
The Magnificent Seven
Bernardo O'Reilly
1960Movie
The Islanders
Dutch Malkin
1960TV
The Aquanauts
Hector Morrison
1960TV
Never So Few
Sgt. John Danforth
1959Movie
The Twilight Zone
Man
1959TV
Rawhide
Del Lingman
1959TV
One Step Beyond
Yank Dawson
1959TV
Adventures in Paradise
Dan Morton
1959TV
Riverboat
Crowley
1959TV
Bonanza
Harry Starr
1959TV
Machine-Gun Kelly
George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly
1958Movie
Showdown at Boot Hill
Luke Welsh
1958Movie
Gang War
Alan Avery
1958Movie
When Hell Broke Loose
Steve Boland
1958Movie
No Time at All
Wolf Hagan
1958Movie
Man with a Camera
Mike Kovac
1958TV
Yancy Derringer
Rogue Donovan
1958TV
Run of the Arrow
Blue Buffolo
1957Movie
Have Gun, Will Travel
Manfred Holt
1957TV
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Dan Rocco
1957TV
M Squad
Eddie Loder
1957TV
Sugarfoot
Sandy Randall
1957TV
Colt .45
Danny Gordon
1957TV
The Walter Winchell File
Eggers
1957TV
Tales of Wells Fargo
Butch Cassidy
1957TV
Suspicion
Cal
1957TV
Jubal
Reb
1956Movie
Wire Service
Sam Adams
1956TV
Hey, Jeannie!
Rocky Harman
1956TV
U.S. Marshall
Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid
1956TV
Telephone Time
Guest
1956TV
Playhouse 90
Wolf Hagan
1956TV
Big House, U.S.A
Benny Kelly
1955Movie
Target Zero
Sgt. Vince Gaspari
1955Movie
Gunsmoke
Crego
1955TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Det. Krovitch
1955TV
The Millionaire
Jerry Bell
1955TV
Those Whiting Girls
Martin Carroll
1955TV
Crusader
Mike Brod
1955TV
Vera Cruz
Pittsburgh
1954Movie
Apache
Hondo
1954Movie
Drum Beat
Kintpuash
1954Movie
Riding Shotgun
Pinto
1954Movie
Tennessee Champ
Sixty Jubel
1954Movie
Medic
Dr. John Bircher
1954TV
The Joe Palooka Story
Eddie Crane
1954TV
Studio 57
Dawson
1954TV
Miss Sadie Thompson
Pvt. Edwards
1953Movie
House of Wax
Igor
1953Movie
Crime Wave
Ben Hastings
1953Movie
Torpedo Alley
Submariner (uncredited)
1953Movie
The Clown
Gambler (uncredited)
1953Movie
General Electric Theater
Pike
1953TV
Letter to Loretta
Eugene Walters
1953TV
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Joe Krossen
1953TV
Diplomatic Courier
Russian Agent (uncredited)
1952Movie
Pat and Mike
Henry 'Hank' Tasling
1952Movie
My Six Convicts
Jocko
1952Movie
Off Limits
Russell (Uncredited)
1952Movie
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
1952Movie
Battle Zone
Marine Private (uncredited)
1952Movie
Red Skies of Montana
Neff (uncredited)
1952Movie
The Marrying Kind
Eddie
1952Movie
Cavalcade of America
John Stanizewski
1952TV
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Czech spy
1952TV
Four Star Playhouse
Frank Dana
1952TV
The Doctor
Joe Langan
1952TV
Chevron Theatre
1952TV
The People Against O'Hara
Angelo Korvac (uncredited)
1951Movie
You're in the Navy Now
Wascylewski
1951Movie
The Mob
Jack (uncredited)
1951Movie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Sgt. Roy Smith
1951TV
Lux Video Theatre
Sergeant Borth
1950TV
Treasury Men in Action
Frankie Ames
1950TV
Studio One
Cal
1948TV
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944TV
After Death
Paul Kersey
—Movie
Stage 7
Jerry Donn
—TV