Charles Bronson
November 3, 1921 (104 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
- 2025 · Breakdown: 1975 as Self - Actor in Death Wish (archive footage)
- 2022 · Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor (archive footage)
- 1995 · Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- 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
- 1987 · Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Paul Kersey
- 1987 · Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
- 1987 · Assassination as Jay Killion
- 1986 · Murphy's Law as Jack Murphy
- 1985 · Death Wish 3 as Paul Kersey
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · The Evil That Men Do as Holland
- 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 · Caboblanco as Gifford Hoyt
- 1977 · Telefon as Major Grigori Borzov
- 1977 · The White Buffalo as Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis
- 1976 · Raid on Entebbe as Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
- 1976 · From Noon Till Three as Graham Dorsey
- 1976 · St. Ives as Raymond St. Ives
- 1975 · Breakheart Pass as John Deakin
- 1975 · Hard Times as Chaney
- 1975 · Breakout as Nick Colton
- 1974 · Death Wish as Paul Kersey
- 1974 · Mr. Majestyk as Vince Majestyk
- 1973 · The Valdez Horses as Chino Valdez
- 1973 · The Stone Killer as Lou Torrey
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1972 · The Mechanic as Arthur Bishop
- 1972 · Chato's Land as Pardon Chato
- 1972 · The Valachi Papers as Joe Valachi
- 1971 · Red Sun as Link
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1970 · Cold Sweat as Joe Martin
- 1970 · Violent City as Jeff Heston
- 1970 · Rider on the Rain as Col. Harry Dobbs
- 1970 · Twinky as Scott Wardman
- 1968 · Once Upon a Time in the West as 'Harmonica'
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1968 · Villa Rides as Rodolfo Fierro
- 1967 · The Dirty Dozen as Joseph Wladislaw
- 1967 · Guns for San Sebastian as Teclo
- 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 Sandpiper as Cos Erickson
- 1963 · 4 for Texas as Matson
- 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 · 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 · 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 · Man with a Camera as Mike Kovac
- 1958 · Yancy Derringer as Rogue Donovan
- 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 · Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Dan Rocco
- 1957 · Tales of Wells Fargo as Butch Cassidy
- 1956 · Playhouse 90 as Wolf Hagan
- 1956 · Playhouse 90 as Andy Kovaric
- 1956 · Playhouse 90 as Sgt Meras
- 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
- 1956 · Jubal as Reb
- 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 · The Millionaire as Jerry Bell
- 1954 · Vera Cruz as Pittsburgh
- 1954 · Studio 57 as Dawson
- 1954 · Medic as Dr. John Bircher
- 1954 · Apache as Hondo
- 1954 · Riding Shotgun as Pinto
- 1954 · The Joe Palooka Story as Eddie Crane
- 1953 · Torpedo Alley as Submariner
- 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
- 1952 · Off Limits as Russell (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 · Diplomatic Courier as Russian Agent (uncredited)
- 1952 · Pat and Mike as Henry 'Hank' Tasling
- 1952 · Chevron Theatre as (2 Episodes)
- 1952 · Chevron Theatre as
- 1951 · Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sgt. Roy Smith
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Sergeant Borth
- 1950 · Treasury Men in Action as Frankie Ames
- 1948 · Studio One as Cal
- Future · Stage 7 as Jerry Donn
- Future · Stage 7 as Murray Forman
- 2026 · Elvis: A Life in Music as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Spanish Western as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
- 1999 · Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion as Paul Fein
- 1997 · Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II as Commissioner Paul Fein
- 1993 · Donato and Daughter as Sgt. Mike Donato
- 1993 · The Sea Wolf as Capt. Wolf Larsen
- 1991 · Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Francis Church
- 1988 · Messenger of Death as Garret Smith
- 1986 · All Star Party for Clint Eastwood as Self
- 1986 · Act of Vengeance as Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski
- 1983 · All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Self
- 1980 · Catastrophe: No Safe Place as Self - Host
- 1979 · Love and Bullets as Charlie Congers
- 1978 · The Meanest Men in the West as Harge Talbot Jr.
- 1972 · The Bull of the West as Ben Justin
- 1972 · Valachi: The Violent Era as Self
- 1971 · Someone Behind the Door as The Stranger
- 1971 · Mean Justice as Moreno
- 1970 · You Can't Win 'Em All as Josh Corey
- 1968 · Farewell, Friend as Franz Propp
- 1965 · The Big Sur as Self (uncredited)
- 1964 · Guns of Diablo as Linc Murdock
- 1962 · Kid Galahad as Lew Nyack
- 1961 · X-15 as Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
- 1958 · When Hell Broke Loose as Steve Boland
- 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 · Run of the Arrow as Blue Buffolo
- 1955 · Target Zero as Sgt. Vince Gaspari
- 1955 · Those Whiting Girls as Martin Carroll
- 1955 · Big House, U.S.A as Benny Kelly
- 1954 · Drum Beat as Kintpuash
- 1954 · Tennessee Champ as Sixty Jubel
- 1953 · Miss Sadie Thompson as Pvt. Edwards
- 1953 · Crime Wave as Ben Hastings
- 1953 · The Clown as Gambler (uncredited)
- 1952 · Bloodhounds of Broadway as Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
- 1952 · The Doctor as Joe Langan
- 1952 · My Six Convicts as Jocko
- 1952 · The Marrying Kind as Eddie
- 1952 · Red Skies of Montana as Neff (uncredited)
- 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
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter