Charles Bronson
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Person

Charles Bronson

Known for
Acting
Born
November 3, 1921
Died
August 30, 2003
Place of birth
Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Le Sacre Monstre, Karolis Bučinskis

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Biography

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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

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Filmography

  • Breakdown: 1975Film · 2025 · as Self - Actor in Death Wish (archive footage)
  • Rat PackFilm · 2022 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Charles Bronson: The Spirit of MasculinityFilm · 2020 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Spanish WesternFilm · 2015 · as Self (archive footage)
  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsFilm · 2014 · as Self - Actor (archive footage)
  • Operation Dirty DozenFilm · 2006 · as Self
  • Family of Cops III: Under SuspicionFilm · 1999 · as Paul Fein
  • Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIFilm · 1997 · as Commissioner Paul Fein
  • Family of CopsFilm · 1995 · as Paul Fein
  • Sinatra: 80 Years My WayFilm · 1995 · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
  • Death Wish V: The Face of DeathFilm · 1994 · as Paul Kersey
  • Donato and DaughterFilm · 1993 · as Sgt. Mike Donato
  • La Classe américaineFilm · 1993 · as The Indian (archive footage)
  • The Sea WolfFilm · 1993 · as Capt. Wolf Larsen
  • The Indian RunnerFilm · 1991 · as Mr. Roberts
  • Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa ClausFilm · 1991 · as Francis Church
  • Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsFilm · 1989 · as Lieutenant Crowe
  • Messenger of DeathFilm · 1988 · as Garret Smith
  • AssassinationFilm · 1987 · as Jay Killion
  • Death Wish 4: The CrackdownFilm · 1987 · as Paul Kersey
  • Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilm · 1987 · as Self
  • Act of VengeanceFilm · 1986 · as Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski
  • All Star Party for Clint EastwoodFilm · 1986 · as Self (uncredited)
  • Murphy's LawFilm · 1986 · as Jack Murphy
  • Death Wish 3Film · 1985 · as Paul Kersey
  • Night of 100 Stars IIFilm · 1985 · as Self
  • The Evil That Men DoFilm · 1984 · as Holland
  • 10 to MidnightFilm · 1983 · as Leo Kessler
  • All-Star Party for Frank SinatraFilm · 1983 · as Self
  • Death Wish IIFilm · 1982 · as Paul Kersey
  • Death HuntFilm · 1981 · as Albert Johnson
  • BorderlineFilm · 1980 · as Jeb Maynard
  • CaboblancoFilm · 1980 · as Gifford Hoyt
  • Catastrophe: No Safe PlaceFilm · 1980 · as Self - Host
  • Love and BulletsFilm · 1979 · as Charlie Congers
  • The Meanest Men in the WestFilm · 1978 · as Harge Talbot Jr.
  • TelefonFilm · 1977 · as Major Grigori Borzov
  • The White BuffaloFilm · 1977 · as Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis
  • From Noon Till ThreeFilm · 1976 · as Graham Dorsey
  • Raid on EntebbeFilm · 1976 · as Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
  • St. IvesFilm · 1976 · as Raymond St. Ives
  • Breakheart PassFilm · 1975 · as John Deakin
  • BreakoutFilm · 1975 · as Nick Colton
  • Hard TimesFilm · 1975 · as Chaney
  • Death WishFilm · 1974 · as Paul Kersey
  • Mr. MajestykFilm · 1974 · as Vince Majestyk
  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...TV · 1973 · as Self · 1 episode
  • The Stone KillerFilm · 1973 · as Lou Torrey
  • The Valdez HorsesFilm · 1973 · as Chino Valdez
  • Chato's LandFilm · 1972 · as Pardon Chato
  • The Bull of the WestFilm · 1972 · as Ben Justin
  • The MechanicFilm · 1972 · as Arthur Bishop
  • The Valachi PapersFilm · 1972 · as Joe Valachi
  • Valachi: The Violent EraFilm · 1972 · as Self
  • Film '72TV · 1971 · as Self · 2 episodes
  • Mean JusticeFilm · 1971 · as Moreno
  • Red SunFilm · 1971 · as Link
  • Someone Behind the DoorFilm · 1971 · as The Stranger
  • V.I.P. SchaukelTV · 1971 · as Self · 1 episode
  • Cold SweatFilm · 1970 · as Joe Martin
  • Rider on the RainFilm · 1970 · as Col. Harry Dobbs
  • TwinkyFilm · 1970 · as Scott Wardman
  • Violent CityFilm · 1970 · as Jeff Heston
  • You Can't Win 'Em AllFilm · 1970 · as Josh Corey
  • Farewell, FriendFilm · 1968 · as Franz Propp
  • Once Upon a Time in the WestFilm · 1968 · as 'Harmonica'
  • The Dick Cavett ShowTV · 1968 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
  • Villa RidesFilm · 1968 · as Rodolfo Fierro
  • Guns for San SebastianFilm · 1967 · as Teclo
  • The Dirty DozenFilm · 1967 · as Joseph Wladislaw
  • This Property Is CondemnedFilm · 1966 · as J.J. Nichols
  • Battle of the BulgeFilm · 1965 · as Maj. Wolenski
  • The Big SurFilm · 1965 · as Self (uncredited)
  • The Big ValleyTV · 1965 · as Tate · 1 episode
  • The F.B.I.TV · 1965 · as Earl Clayton · 1 episode
  • The Legend of Jesse JamesTV · 1965 · as Cheyney · 1 episode
  • The SandpiperFilm · 1965 · as Cos Erickson
  • Guns of DiabloFilm · 1964 · as Linc Murdock
  • 4 for TexasFilm · 1963 · as Matson
  • The FugitiveTV · 1963 · as Ralph Schuyler · 1 episode
  • The Great EscapeFilm · 1963 · as Danny 'Tunnel King'
  • The Travels of Jaimie McPheetersTV · 1963 · as Linc Murdock · 26 episodes
  • Vacation PlayhouseTV · 1963 · as John Wesley Hardin · 2 episodes
  • Combat!TV · 1962 · as Velasquez · 1 episode
  • EmpireTV · 1962 · as Paul Moreno · 32 episodes
  • Kid GalahadFilm · 1962 · as Lew Nyack
  • The VirginianTV · 1962 · as Ben Justin · 1 episode
  • A Thunder of DrumsFilm · 1961 · as Trooper Hanna
  • Cain's HundredTV · 1961 · as Hank Conrad · 1 episode
  • Dr. KildareTV · 1961 · as Harry Gregg · 1 episode
  • Master of the WorldFilm · 1961 · as John Strock
  • The New BreedTV · 1961 · as Jerry Bergason · 1 episode
  • X-15Film · 1961 · as Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
  • The AquanautsTV · 1960 · as Hector Morrison · 1 episode
  • The IslandersTV · 1960 · as Dutch Malkin · 1 episode
  • The Magnificent SevenFilm · 1960 · as Bernardo O'Reilly
  • Adventures in ParadiseTV · 1959 · as Dan Morton · 1 episode
  • BonanzaTV · 1959 · as Harry Starr · 1 episode
  • Never So FewFilm · 1959 · as Sgt. John Danforth
  • One Step BeyondTV · 1959 · as Yank Dawson · 1 episode
  • RawhideTV · 1959 · as Del Lingman · 1 episode
  • RiverboatTV · 1959 · as Crowley · 1 episode
  • The Twilight ZoneTV · 1959 · as Man · 1 episode
  • Gang WarFilm · 1958 · as Alan Avery
  • Machine-Gun KellyFilm · 1958 · as George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly
  • Man with a CameraTV · 1958 · as Mike Kovac · 29 episodes
  • No Time at AllFilm · 1958 · as Wolf Hagan
  • Showdown at Boot HillFilm · 1958 · as Luke Welsh
  • U.S. MarshallTV · 1958 · as Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid · 39 episodes
  • When Hell Broke LooseFilm · 1958 · as Steve Boland
  • Yancy DerringerTV · 1958 · as Rogue Donovan · 1 episode
  • Colt .45TV · 1957 · as Danny Gordon · 1 episode
  • Have Gun, Will TravelTV · 1957 · as Manfred Holt · 5 episodes
  • M SquadTV · 1957 · as Eddie Loder · 1 episode
  • Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveTV · 1957 · as Dan Rocco · 1 episode
  • Run of the ArrowFilm · 1957 · as Blue Buffolo
  • SugarfootTV · 1957 · as Sandy Randall · 1 episode
  • SuspicionTV · 1957 · as Cal · 1 episode
  • Tales of Wells FargoTV · 1957 · as Butch Cassidy · 1 episode
  • The Walter Winchell FileTV · 1957 · as Eggers · 1 episode
  • Hey, Jeannie!TV · 1956 · as Rocky Harman · 1 episode
  • JubalFilm · 1956 · as Reb
  • Playhouse 90TV · 1956 · as Wolf Hagan · 1 episode
  • Telephone TimeTV · 1956 · as Guest · 1 episode
  • Wire ServiceTV · 1956 · as Sam Adams · 1 episode
  • Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV · 1955 · as Det. Krovitch · 1 episode
  • Big House, U.S.AFilm · 1955 · as Benny Kelly
  • CrusaderTV · 1955 · as Mike Brod · 2 episodes
  • GunsmokeTV · 1955 · as Crego · 1 episode
  • Target ZeroFilm · 1955 · as Sgt. Vince Gaspari
  • The MillionaireTV · 1955 · as Jerry Bell · 1 episode
  • Those Whiting GirlsTV · 1955 · as Martin Carroll · 1 episode
  • ApacheFilm · 1954 · as Hondo
  • Drum BeatFilm · 1954 · as Kintpuash
  • MedicTV · 1954 · as Dr. John Bircher · 1 episode
  • Riding ShotgunFilm · 1954 · as Pinto
  • Studio 57TV · 1954 · as Dawson · 1 episode
  • Tennessee ChampFilm · 1954 · as Sixty Jubel
  • The Joe Palooka StoryTV · 1954 · as Eddie Crane · 2 episodes
  • Vera CruzFilm · 1954 · as Pittsburgh
  • Crime WaveFilm · 1953 · as Ben Hastings
  • General Electric TheaterTV · 1953 · as Pike · 1 episode
  • House of WaxFilm · 1953 · as Igor
  • Letter to LorettaTV · 1953 · as Eugene Walters · 1 episode
  • Miss Sadie ThompsonFilm · 1953 · as Pvt. Edwards
  • The ClownFilm · 1953 · as Gambler (uncredited)
  • The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseTV · 1953 · as Joe Krossen · 1 episode
  • Torpedo AlleyFilm · 1953 · as Submariner (uncredited)
  • Battle ZoneFilm · 1952 · as Marine Private (uncredited)
  • Biff Baker U.S.A.TV · 1952 · as Czech spy · 6 episodes
  • Bloodhounds of BroadwayFilm · 1952 · as Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
  • Cavalcade of AmericaTV · 1952 · as John Stanizewski · 1 episode
  • Chevron TheatreTV · 1952 · Acting · 1 episode
  • Diplomatic CourierFilm · 1952 · as Russian Agent (uncredited)
  • Four Star PlayhouseTV · 1952 · as Frank Dana · 1 episode
  • My Six ConvictsFilm · 1952 · as Jocko
  • Off LimitsFilm · 1952 · as Russell (Uncredited)
  • Pat and MikeFilm · 1952 · as Henry 'Hank' Tasling
  • Red Skies of MontanaFilm · 1952 · as Neff (uncredited)
  • The Marrying KindFilm · 1952 · as Eddie
  • Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV · 1951 · as Sgt. Roy Smith · 1 episode
  • The MobFilm · 1951 · as Jack (uncredited)
  • The People Against O'HaraFilm · 1951 · as Angelo Korvac (uncredited)
  • You're in the Navy NowFilm · 1951 · as Wascylewski
  • Lux Video TheatreTV · 1950 · as Sergeant Borth · 1 episode
  • Treasury Men in ActionTV · 1950 · as Frankie Ames · 1 episode
  • Studio OneTV · 1948 · as Cal · 2 episodes
  • Golden Globe AwardsTV · 1944 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
  • After DeathFilm · as Paul Kersey
  • Stage 7TV · as Jerry Donn · 3 episodes

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