Charles Bronson
November 3, 1921 (103 years old) in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky, November 3, 1921 - August 30, 2003) 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
Credits
- 2015 · Spanish Western as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II as Commissioner Paul Fein
- 1995 · Family of Cops as Paul Fein
- 1994 · Death Wish V: The Face of Death as Paul Kersey
- 1993 · La Classe américaine as The Indian (archive footage)
- 1991 · The Indian Runner as Mr. Roberts
- 1989 · Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects as Lieutenant Crowe
- 1988 · Messenger of Death as Garret Smith
- 1987 · Assassination as Jay Killion
- 1986 · Murphy's Law as Jack Murphy
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · The Evil That Men Do as Holland
- 1980 · Caboblanco as Gifford Hoyt
- 1979 · Love and Bullets as Charlie Congers
- 1977 · The White Buffalo as Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis
- 1976 · Raid on Entebbe as Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
- 1976 · St. Ives as Raymond St. Ives
- 1974 · Mr. Majestyk as Vince Majestyk
- 1973 · Chino as Chino Valdez
- 1973 · The Stone Killer as Lou Torrey
- 1972 · The Valachi Papers as Joe Valachi
- 1971 · Someone Behind the Door as The Stranger
- 1970 · Cold Sweat as Joe Martin
- 1970 · Violent City as Jeff Heston
- 1970 · You Can't Win 'Em All as Josh Corey
- 1970 · Twinky as Scott Wardman
- 1968 · Farewell, Friend as Franz Propp
- 1968 · Villa Rides as Rodolfo Fierro
- 1968 · Guns for San Sebastian as Teclo
- 1965 · The Sandpiper as Cos Erickson
- 1963 · 4 for Texas as Matson
- 1956 · Jubal as Reb
- Future · Stage 7 as Jerry Donn
- Future · Stage 7 as Murray Forman
- 2022 · Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
- 1999 · Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion as Paul Fein
- 1995 · Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1994 · The Sea Wolf as Capt. Wolf Larsen
- 1993 · Donato and Daughter as Sgt. Mike Donato
- 1991 · Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Francis Church
- 1987 · Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Paul Kersey
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1986 · Act of Vengeance as Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski
- 1985 · Death Wish 3 as Paul Kersey
- 1983 · All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Himself
- 1983 · 10 to Midnight as Leo Kessler
- 1982 · Death Wish II as Paul Kersey
- 1981 · Death Hunt as Albert Johnson
- 1980 · Borderline as Jeb Maynard
- 1980 · Catastrophe: No Safe Place as Self - Host
- 1978 · The Meanest Men in the West as Harge Talbot Jr.
- 1977 · Telefon as Major Grigori Borzov
- 1976 · From Noon Till Three as Graham Dorsey
- 1975 · Breakheart Pass as John Deakin
- 1975 · Hard Times as Chaney
- 1975 · Breakout as Nick Colton
- 1974 · Death Wish as Paul Kersey
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · The Mechanic as Arthur Bishop
- 1972 · Chato's Land as Pardon Chato
- 1972 · The Bull of the West as Ben Justin
- 1972 · Valachi: The Violent Era as Self
- 1971 · Red Sun as Link
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1971 · Mean Justice as Moreno
- 1970 · Rider on the Rain as Col. Harry Dobbs
- 1968 · Once Upon a Time in the West as 'Harmonica'
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · The Dirty Dozen as Joseph Wladislaw
- 1966 · This Property Is Condemned as J.J. Nichols
- 1965 · Battle of the Bulge as Maj. Wolenski
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Earl Clayton
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Tate
- 1965 · The Legend of Jesse James as Cheyney
- 1965 · The Big Sur as Self (uncredited)
- 1964 · Guns of Diablo as Linc Murdock
- 1963 · The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters as Linc Murdock
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Ralph Schuyler
- 1963 · Vacation Playhouse as John Wesley Hardin
- 1963 · The Great Escape as Danny 'Tunnel King'
- 1962 · Kid Galahad as Lew Nyack
- 1962 · Combat! as Velasquez
- 1962 · Empire as Paul Moreno
- 1962 · Empire as Paul
- 1962 · Empire as Moreno
- 1962 · The Virginian as Ben Justin
- 1962 · The Virginian as Harge Talbot
- 1961 · X-15 as Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
- 1961 · The New Breed as Jerry Bergason
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Harry Gregg
- 1961 · A Thunder of Drums as Trooper Hanna
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Hank Conrad
- 1961 · Master of the World as John Strock
- 1960 · The Magnificent Seven as Bernardo O'Reilly
- 1960 · The Islanders as Dutch Malkin
- 1960 · The Aquanauts as Hector Morrison
- 1959 · Never So Few as Sgt. John Danforth
- 1959 · Adventures in Paradise as Dan Morton
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Man
- 1959 · Riverboat as Crowley
- 1959 · Bonanza as Harry Starr
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Yank Dawson
- 1959 · Rawhide as Del Lingman
- 1958 · When Hell Broke Loose as Steve Boland
- 1958 · Man with a Camera as Mike Kovac
- 1958 · Yancy Derringer as Rogue Donovan
- 1958 · Gang War as Alan Avery
- 1958 · Machine-Gun Kelly as George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly
- 1958 · Showdown at Boot Hill as Luke Welsh
- 1958 · No Time at All as Wolf Hagan
- 1957 · Colt .45 as Danny Gordon
- 1957 · The Walter Winchell File as Eggers
- 1957 · Suspicion as Cal
- 1957 · M Squad as Eddie Loder
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Sandy Randall
- 1957 · Sugarfoot as Cliff Raven
- 1957 · Have Gun, Will Travel as Manfred Holt
- 1957 · Run of the Arrow as Blue Buffolo
- 1957 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Dan Rocco
- 1957 · Tales of Wells Fargo as Butch Cassidy
- 1956 · Playhouse 90 as Wolf Hagan
- 1956 · Wire Service as Sam Adams
- 1956 · U.S. Marshall as Pvt. 'Guardhouse' Ravenal
- 1956 · U.S. Marshall as Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid
- 1956 · Hey, Jeannie! as Rocky Harman
- 1956 · Telephone Time as Guest
- 1955 · Target Zero as Sgt. Vince Gaspari
- 1955 · Crusader as Mike Brod
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Det. Krovitch
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Frank Bramwell
- 1955 · Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ray Bardon
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Crego
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Ben Tiple
- 1955 · Those Whiting Girls as Martin Carroll
- 1955 · Big House, U.S.A as Benny Kelly
- 1955 · The Millionaire as Jerry Bell
- 1954 · Vera Cruz as Pittsburgh
- 1954 · Drum Beat as Kintpuash
- 1954 · Medic as Dr. John Bircher
- 1954 · Apache as Hondo
- 1954 · Riding Shotgun as Pinto
- 1954 · Tennessee Champ as Sixty Jubel
- 1954 · The Joe Palooka Story as Eddie Crane
- 1953 · Torpedo Alley as Submariner
- 1953 · Miss Sadie Thompson as Pvt. Edwards
- 1953 · Crime Wave as Ben Hastings
- 1953 · The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Joe Krossen
- 1953 · Letter to Loretta as Eugene Walters
- 1953 · House of Wax as Igor
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Pike
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Henry
- 1953 · General Electric Theater as Soldier Conlon
- 1953 · The Clown as Gambler (uncredited)
- 1952 · Off Limits as Russell (Uncredited)
- 1952 · Bloodhounds of Broadway as Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
- 1952 · Biff Baker U.S.A. as Czech spy
- 1952 · Biff Baker U.S.A. as Wilhelm
- 1952 · Battle Zone as Marine Private (uncredited)
- 1952 · Cavalcade of America as John Stanizewski
- 1952 · Four Star Playhouse as Frank Dana
- 1952 · The Doctor as Joe Langan
- 1952 · Pat and Mike as Henry 'Hank' Tasling
- 1952 · Diplomatic Courier as Russian Agent (uncredited)
- 1952 · My Six Convicts as Jocko
- 1952 · The Marrying Kind as Eddie
- 1952 · Red Skies of Montana as Neff (uncredited)
- 1952 · Chevron Theatre as (2 Episodes)
- 1952 · Chevron Theatre as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sgt. Roy Smith
- 1951 · The Mob as Jack (uncredited)
- 1951 · The People Against O'Hara as Angelo Korvac (uncredited)
- 1951 · You're in the Navy Now as Wascylewski
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Sergeant Borth
- 1950 · Treasury Men in Action as Frankie Ames
- 1948 · Studio One as Cal