Charles Bronson

Biography

Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky) was an American actor. Known for his granite features and brawny physique, he gained international fame for his starring roles in action, western, and war films; initially as a supporting player and later a leading man. A quintessential cinematic tough guy, Bronson was cast in various roles where the plot line hinged on the authenticity of the character's toughness and brawn. At the height of his fame in the early 1970s, he was the world's number one box office attraction.

Known For

Bernardo O'Reilly

The Magnificent Seven

Joseph Wladislaw

The Dirty Dozen

The Stranger

Quelqu'un derrière la porte

Russian Agent (uncredited)

Diplomatic Courier

Sgt. John Danforth

Never So Few

Franz Propp

Adieu l'ami

Danny 'Tunnel King'

The Great Escape

Graham Dorsey

From Noon Till Three

Major Grigori Borzov

Telefon

Chaney

Hard Times

Gifford Hoyt

Caboblanco

John Deakin

Breakheart Pass

Link

Soleil Rouge

Nick Colton

Breakout

Jeff Heston

Città violenta

Jeb Maynard

Borderline

Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron

Raid on Entebbe

Paul Kersey

Death Wish 3

Mr. Roberts

The Indian Runner

Paul Kersey

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Jack Murphy

Murphy's Law

Albert Johnson

Death Hunt

Henry 'Hank' Tasling

Pat and Mike

Joe Valachi

The Valachi Papers

Pardon Chato

Chato's Land

Garret Smith

Messenger of Death

Vince Majestyk

Mr. Majestyk

Lou Torrey

The Stone Killer

Pittsburgh

Vera Cruz

Col. Harry Dobbs

Le Passager de la pluie

Maj. Wolenski

Battle of the Bulge

Paul Kersey

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

Blue Buffolo

Run of the Arrow

Lt. Col. Lee Brandon

X-15

Paul Kersey

Death Wish

Angelo Korvac (uncredited)

The People Against O'Hara

Joe Martin

Cold Sweat

Paul Kersey

Death Wish II

Reb

Jubal

Hondo

Apache

George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly

Machine-Gun Kelly

Benny Kelly

Big House, U.S.A

Raymond St. Ives

St. Ives

Charlie Congers

Love and Bullets

Jocko

My Six Convicts

Pvt. Edwards

Miss Sadie Thompson

J.J. Nichols

This Property is Condemned

Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis

The White Buffalo

Matson

4 for Texas

Igor

House of Wax

Leo Kessler

10 to Midnight

Lew Nyack

Kid Galahad

Rodolfo Fierro

Villa Rides

Jay Killion

Assassination

Teclo

La Bataille de San Sebastian

Ben Hastings

Crime Wave

Wascylewski

You're in the Navy Now

Holland

The Evil That Men Do

John Strock

Master of the World

Luke Welsh

Showdown at Boot Hill

Chino Valdez

Valdez, il mezzosangue

Paul Fein

Family of Cops

Linc Murdock

Guns of Diablo

Alan Avery

Gang War

Cos Erickson

The Sandpiper

Scott Wardman

Twinky

Lieutenant Crowe

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Trooper Hanna

A Thunder of Drums

Steve Boland

When Hell Broke Loose

Russell (Uncredited)

Off Limits

Sgt. Mike Donato

Donato and Daughter

Commissioner Paul Fein

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

Paul Fein

Family of Cops III

Kintpuash

Drum Beat

Ben Justin

The Bull of the West

Pinto

Riding Shotgun

Josh Corey

You Can't Win 'Em All

Harge Talbot Jr.

The Meanest Men in the West

Francis Church

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)

Bloodhounds of Broadway

Sgt. Vince Gaspari

Target Zero

Sixty Jubel

Tennessee Champ

Capt. Wolf Larsen

The Sea Wolf

Marine Private (uncredited)

Battle Zone

Self (archive footage)

Rat Pack

Self

Operation Dirty Dozen

Himself

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

Wolf Hagan

No Time at All

Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski

Act of Vengeance

Self

Night of 100 Stars II

Self - Host

Catastrophe: No Safe Place

Neff (uncredited)

Red Skies of Montana

Submariner

Torpedo Alley

Moreno

Mean Justice

Eddie

The Marrying Kind

Jack (uncredited)

The Mob

Self (uncredited)

The Big Sur

Arthur Bishop

The Mechanic

Gambler (uncredited)

The Clown

The Indian (archive footage)

La Classe américaine

'Harmonica'

C'era una volta il West

Self (archive footage)

Spanish Western

Self (archive footage)

Charles Bronson, le génie du mâle

Self

Valachi: The Violent Era

Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-11-03

Place of Birth

Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Charles Dennis Buchinsky