Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson (November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. He was a Purple Heart recipient.
Charles Bronson | |
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 Bronson at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival | |
| Born | Charles Dennis Buchinsky November 3, 1921 |
| Died | August 30, 2003 (aged 81) |
| Cause of death | Respiratory and congestive heart failure complicated by COPD and lung cancer |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1951–1999 |
| Spouse(s) |
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| Children | 4 |
Background
He was born in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania. Bronson was married to Jill Ireland (his second marriage, 1968–1990) until her death from breast cancer. He died of pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. He is of Tatar origin. He died in Los Angeles.
He played Paul Kersey in the Death Wish movie series. He was 5'9". He was 81 years old when he died. His real full name was Charles Dennis Buchinsky Rectified - Karolis was the 1st name, his parents being from Litva, a Balto-Slavic nation, not Tartar.
Born Charles Buchinsky, Bronson changed his last name during his early career in the 1950s during the rise of McCarthyism. This was suggested by his agent in order to save his career from potentially being blacklisted as a communist.
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | You're in the Navy Now | Wascylewski | Uncredited |
| 1951 | The People Against O'Hara | Angelo Korvac | Uncredited |
| 1951 | The Mob | Jack - Longshoreman | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Red Skies of Montana | Neff | Uncredited |
| 1952 | My Six Convicts | Jocko | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1952 | The Marrying Kind | Eddie | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Pat and Mike | Hank Tasling | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1952 | Diplomatic Courier | Russian Agent | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Battle Zone | Private | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Phil Green - aka "Pittsburgh Philo" | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Torpedo Alley | Submariner | Uncredited |
| 1952 | Off Limits | Russell | Uncredited |
| 1953 | The Clown | Eddie - Dice Player | Uncredited |
| 1953 | House of Wax | Igor | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1953 | Crime Wave | Ben Hastings | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1953 | Miss Sadie Thompson | Private Edwards | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1954 | Tennessee Champ | Sixty Jubel | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1954 | Riding Shotgun | Pinto | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1954 | Apache | Hondo | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1954 | Drum Beat | Kintpuash - aka Captain Jack | |
| 1954 | Vera Cruz | Pittsburgh | Credited as Charles Buchinsky |
| 1955 | Big House, U.S.A. | Benny Kelly | |
| 1955 | Target Zero | Sergeant Vince Gaspari | |
| 1956 | Jubal | Reb Haislipp | |
| 1957 | Run of the Arrow | Blue Buffalo | |
| 1958 | Showdown at Boot Hill | Luke Welsh | |
| 1958 | Machine-Gun Kelly | George R. "Machine Gun" Kelly" | |
| 1958 | Gang War | Alan Avery | |
| 1958 | When Hell Broke Loose | Steve Boland | |
| 1959 | Never So Few | Sergeant John Danforth | |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Seven | Bernardo O'Reilly | |
| 1961 | Master of the World | John Strock | |
| 1961 | A Thunder of Drums | Trooper Hanna | |
| 1961 | X-15 | Lieutenant Colonel Lee Brandon | |
| 1962 | Kid Galahad | Lew Nyack | |
| 1963 | The Great Escape | Lieutenant Danny "Tunnel King" Welinski | |
| 1963 | 4 for Texas | Matson | |
| 1965 | Guns of Diablo | Linc Murdock | |
| 1965 | The Sandpiper | Cos Erickson | |
| 1965 | Battle of the Bulge | Major Wolenski | |
| 1966 | This Property Is Condemned | J.J. Nichols | |
| 1967 | The Dirty Dozen | Joseph Wladislaw | |
| 1968 | Guns for San Sebastian | Teclo | |
| 1968 | Villa Rides | Rodolfo Fierro | |
| 1968 | Farwell, Friend | Franz Propp | |
| 1968 | Once Upon a Time in the West | "Harmonica" | |
| 1970 | Twinky | Scott Wardman | |
| 1970 | Rider on the Rain | Colonel Harry Dobbs | |
| 1970 | You Can't Win 'Em All | Josh Corey | |
| 1970 | Violent City | Jeff Heston | |
| 1970 | Cold Sweat | Joe Moran / Joe Martin | |
| 1971 | Someone Behind the Door | "The Stranger" | |
| 1971 | Red Sun | Link Stuart | |
| 1972 | The Valachi Papers | Joseph "Joe" Valachi | |
| 1972 | Chato's Land | Pardon Chato | |
| 1972 | The Mechanic | Arthur Bishop | |
| 1973 | The Stone Killer | Detective Lou Torrey | |
| 1973 | Chino | Chino Valdez | |
| 1974 | Mr. Majestyk | Vince Majestyk | |
| 1974 | Death Wish | Dr. Paul Kersey | |
| 1975 | Breakout | Nick Colton | |
| 1975 | Hard Times | Chaney | |
| 1975 | Breakheart Pass | Agent John Deakin / John Murray | |
| 1976 | From Noon till Three | Graham | |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Raymond St Ives | |
| 1977 | The White Buffalo | Bill Hickok / James Otis | |
| 1977 | Telefon | Major Grigori Borzov | |
| 1979 | Love and Bullets | Detective Charlie Congers | |
| 1980 | Caboblanco | Gifford "Giff" Hoyt | |
| 1980 | Borderline | Agent Jeb Maynard | |
| 1981 | Death Hunt | Albert Johnson | |
| 1982 | Death Wish II | Dr. Paul Kersey / Mr. Kimble | |
| 1983 | 10 to Midnight | Detective Leo Kessler | |
| 1984 | The Evil That Men Do | Holland | |
| 1985 | Death Wish 3 | Dr. Paul Kersey | |
| 1986 | Murphy's Law | Detective Jack Murphy | |
| 1987 | Assassination | Jay Killion | |
| 1987 | Death Wish 4: The Crackdown | Dr. Paul Kersey | |
| 1988 | Messenger of Death | Garret Smith | |
| 1989 | Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects | Lieutenant Crowe | |
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | Mr. Roberts | |
| 1994 | Death Wish V: The Face of Death | Dr. Paul Kersey / Professor Paul Stewart |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–1960 | Man with a Camera | Mike Kovac | 29 episodes |
| 1965 | Rawhide | Del Lingman | Episode: "Duel at Daybreak" |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | General Dan Shomron | Television film |
| 1986 | Act of Vengeance | Joseph "Jock" Yablonski | Television film |
| 1991 | Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus | Francis Church | Television film |
| 1993 | The Sea Wolf | Captain Wolf Larsen | Television film |
| 1993 | Donato and Daughter | Sergeant Mike Donato | Television film |
| 1995 | Family of Cops | Commissioner Paul Fein | Television film |
| 1997 | Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2 | Commissioner Paul Fein | Television film |
| 1999 | Family of Cops 3 | Commissioner Paul Fein | Television film |
Charles Bronson Media
Bronson in Man with a Camera, 1959
Publicity photo of Bronson and Patricia Owens for the film X-15 (1961)
Bronson in The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters, 1963
- Once Upon a Time in the West 10.jpg
Screenshot of Bronson in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Bronson as Israeli military officer Dan Shomron in Raid on Entebbe (1977)
Bronson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
References
Other websites
Media related to Charles Bronson at Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bronson on IMDb
- Charles Bronson at Allmovie
- Japanese fansite Archived 2010-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
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