Charles Bronson

Where to watch Charles Bronson

• Once Upon a Time in the WestMovie · 1968

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

Filmography

1. 2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - Actor (archive footage)
2. 1994Death Wish V: The Face of Deathas Paul Kersey
3. 1993La Classe américaineas The Indian (archive footage)
4. 1991The Indian Runneras Mr. Roberts
5. 1989Kinjite: Forbidden Subjectsas Lieutenant Crowe
6. 1988Messenger of Deathas Garret Smith
7. 1987Death Wish 4: The Crackdownas Paul Kersey
8. 1987Assassinationas Jay Killion
9. 1986Murphy's Lawas Jack Murphy
10. 1985Death Wish 3as Paul Kersey
11. 1984The Evil That Men Doas Holland
12. 198310 to Midnightas Leo Kessler
13. 1982Death Wish IIas Paul Kersey
14. 1981Death Huntas Albert Johnson
15. 1980Borderlineas Jeb Maynard
16. 1977Telefonas Major Grigori Borzov
17. 1977The White Buffaloas Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis
18. 1976Raid on Entebbeas Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
19. 1976From Noon Till Threeas Graham Dorsey
20. 1976St. Ivesas Raymond St. Ives
21. 1975Breakheart Passas John Deakin
22. 1975Hard Timesas Chaney
23. 1975Breakoutas Nick Colton
24. 1974Death Wishas Paul Kersey
25. 1974Mr. Majestykas Vince Majestyk
26. 1973The Valdez Horsesas Chino Valdez
27. 1973The Stone Killeras Lou Torrey
28. 1972The Mechanicas Arthur Bishop
29. 1972Chato's Landas Pardon Chato
30. 1972The Valachi Papersas Joe Valachi
31. 1971Red Sunas Link
32. 1970Cold Sweatas Joe Martin
33. 1970Violent Cityas Jeff Heston
34. 1970Rider on the Rainas Col. Harry Dobbs
35. 1968Once Upon a Time in the Westas 'Harmonica'
36. 1968Farewell, Friendas Franz Propp
37. 1968Villa Ridesas Rodolfo Fierro
38. 1967The Dirty Dozenas Joseph Wladislaw
39. 1967Guns for San Sebastianas Teclo
40. 1966This Property Is Condemnedas J.J. Nichols
41. 1965Battle of the Bulgeas Maj. Wolenski
42. 1965The Big Valleyas Tate · 1 episode
43. 19634 for Texasas Matson
44. 1963The Fugitiveas Ralph Schuyler · 1 episode
45. 1963The Great Escapeas Danny 'Tunnel King'
46. 1962Combat!as Velasquez · 1 episode
47. 1961Master of the Worldas John Strock
48. 1960The Magnificent Sevenas Bernardo O'Reilly
49. 1959Never So Fewas Sgt. John Danforth
50. 1959The Twilight Zoneas Man · 1 episode
51. 1959Bonanzaas Harry Starr · 1 episode
52. 1957Run of the Arrowas Blue Buffolo
53. 1956Jubalas Reb
54. 1955Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Det. Krovitch · 1 episode
55. 1955Gunsmokeas Crego · 1 episode
56. 1954Vera Cruzas Pittsburgh
57. 1954Apacheas Hondo
58. 1953Crime Waveas Ben Hastings
59. 1953House of Waxas Igor
60. 1952Pat and Mikeas Henry 'Hank' Tasling