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Charles Bronson (I) (1921–2003)

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The archetypal screen tough guy with weatherbeaten features--one film critic described his rugged looks as "a Clark Gable who had been left out in the sun too long"--Charles Bronson was born Charles Buchinsky, one of 15 children of struggling parents in Pennsylvania. His mother, Mary (Valinsky), was born in Pennsylvania, to Lithuanian parents, and... See full bio »

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Known For

Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West Harmonica
(1968)
Death Wish
Death Wish Paul Kersey
(1974)
The Great Escape
The Great Escape Danny 'Tunnel King'
(1963)
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven Bernardo O'Reilly
(1960)
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 1999 Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion (TV Movie)
Paul Fein
 1997 Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (TV Movie)
Commissioner Paul Fein
 1995 Family of Cops (TV Movie)
Paul Fein
 1994 Death Wish: The Face of Death
Paul Kersey
 1993 Donato and Daughter (TV Movie)
Sgt. Mike Donato
 1993 The Sea Wolf (TV Movie)
Capt. Wolf Larsen
 1991 Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (TV Movie)
Francis Church
 1991 The Indian Runner
Mr. Roberts
 1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Lt. Crowe
 1988 Messenger of Death
Garret Smith
 1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Paul Kersey
 1987 Assassination
Jay Killian
 1986 Act of Vengeance (TV Movie)
Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski
 1986 Murphy's Law
Jack Murphy
 1985 Death Wish 3
Paul Kersey
 1984 The Evil That Men Do
Holland
 1983 10 to Midnight
Leo Kessler
 1982 Death Wish II
Paul Kersey
 1981 Death Hunt
Albert Johnson
 1980 Borderline
Jeb Maynard
 1980 Cabo Blanco
Giff Hoyt
 1979 Love and Bullets
Charlie Congers
 1977 Telefon
Maj. Grigori Borzov
 1977 The White Buffalo
Bill Hickok / James Otis
 1976 Raid on Entebbe (TV Movie)
Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
 1976 St. Ives
Raymond St Ives
 1976 From Noon Till Three
Graham
 1975 Breakheart Pass
Deakin
 1975 Hard Times
Chaney
 1975 Breakout
Nick Colton
 1974 Death Wish
Paul Kersey
 1974 Mr. Majestyk
Vince Majestyk
 1973 Chino
Chino Valdez
 1973 The Stone Killer
Lou Torrey
 1972 The Mechanic
Arthur Bishop
 1972 The Valachi Papers
Joe Valachi
 1972 Chato's Land
Pardon Chato
 1971 Red Sun
Link Stuart
 1971 Someone Behind the Door
The Stranger
 1970 Cold Sweat
Joe Martin
 1970 The Family
Jeff Heston
 1970 You Can't Win 'Em All
Josh Corey
 1970 Rider on the Rain
Col. Harry Dobbs
 1970 London Affair
Scott Wardman
 1968 Once Upon a Time in the West
Harmonica
 1968 Farewell, Friend
Franz Propp
 1968 Villa Rides
Rodolfo Fierro
 1968 Guns for San Sebastian
Teclo
 1967 Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series)
Horton Reagen
- The Cat in the Bag Brief (1967) ... Horton Reagen
 1965-1967 The Virginian (TV Series)
Harge Talbot / Ben Justin
- The Reckoning (1967) ... Harge Talbot
- Nobility of Kings (1965) ... Ben Justin
 1967 The Dirty Dozen
Joseph Wladislaw
 1967 The Fugitive (TV Series)
Ralph Schuyler
- The One That Got Away (1967) ... Ralph Schuyler
 1966 The F.B.I. (TV Series)
Earl Clayton
- The Animal (1966) ... Earl Clayton
 1966 The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series)
Cheyney
- The Chase (1966) ... Cheyney
 1965 Battle of the Bulge
Wolenski
 1965 Rawhide (TV Series)
Del Lingman
- Duel at Daybreak (1965) ... Del Lingman
 1965 The Big Valley (TV Series)
Tate
- Earthquake (1965) ... Tate
 1965 The Sandpiper
Cos Erickson
 1965 Combat! (TV Series)
Velasquez
- Heritage (1965) ... Velasquez
 1964 Bonanza (TV Series)
Harry Starr
- The Underdog (1964) ... Harry Starr
 1964 Guns of Diablo
Linc Murdock
 1963-1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series)
Linc Murdock
- The Day of the Reckoning (1964) ... Linc Murdock
- The Day of the Dark Deeds (1964) ... Linc Murdock
- The Day of the Pretenders (1964) ... Linc Murdock
- The Day of the 12 Candles (1964) ... Linc Murdock
- The Day of the Lame Duck (1964) ... Linc Murdock
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 1963 4 for Texas
Matson
 1963 Dr. Kildare (TV Series)
Harry Gregg
- Whoever Heard of a Two-Headed Doll? (1963) ... Harry Gregg
 1962-1963 Empire (TV Series)
Paul Moreno
- Unaired Pilot: This Rugged Land (1963) ... Paul Moreno
- The Convention (1963) ... Paul Moreno
- Between Friday and Monday (1963) ... Paul Moreno
- Duet for Eight Wheels (1963) ... Paul Moreno
- 65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way (1963) ... Paul Moreno
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 1963 The Great Escape
Danny 'Tunnel King'
 1957-1963 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV Series)
Sheriff Jim Redrock / Ben Jalisco / Henry Grey / ...
- Brotherhood (1963) ... Sheriff Jim Redrock
- Ben Jalisco (1961) ... Ben Jalisco
- A Proof of Love (1961) ... Henry Grey
- The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) ... Chris Sorenson
- The Outlaw (1957) ... Manfred Holt
 1962 Kid Galahad
Lew Nyack
 1962 The Untouchables (TV Series)
Janos Colescou
- The Death Tree (1962) ... Janos Colescou
 1956-1962 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)
Ray Bardon / Frank Bramwell / Det. Krovitch
- The Woman Who Wanted to Live (1962) ... Ray Bardon
- There Was an Old Woman (1956) ... Frank Bramwell
- And So Died Riabouchinska (1956) ... Det. Krovitch
 1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV Series)
Dan Morton
- Survival (1961) ... Dan Morton
 1961 X-15
Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
 1961 The New Breed (TV Series)
Jerry Bergason
- The Valley of the 3 Charlies (1961) ... Jerry Bergason
 1961 Cain's Hundred (TV Series)
Hank Conrad
- Dead Load: Dave Braddock (1961) ... Hank Conrad
 1961 A Thunder of Drums
Trooper Hanna
 1961 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
The Man
- Two (1961) ... The Man
 1961 Master of the World
John Strock
 1960-1961 Hennesey (TV Series)
Lt. Cmdr. Steve Ogrodowski
- The Nogoodnik (1961) ... Lt. Cmdr. Steve Ogrodowski
- Hennesey à La Gunn (1960) ... Lt. Cmdr. Steve Ogrodowski
 1960-1961 Laramie (TV Series)
Cory Lake / Frank Buckley
- Run of the Hunted (1961) ... Cory Lake
- Street of Hate (1960) ... Frank Buckley
 1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV Series)
Eugene Walters
- Woodlot (1961) ... Eugene Walters
 1961 One Step Beyond (TV Series)
Yank Dawson
- The Last Round (1961) ... Yank Dawson
 1955-1961 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Soldier Conlon / Henry / Pike
- Memory in White (1961) ... Soldier Conlon
- The Honest Man (1956) ... Henry
- Prosper's Old Mother (1955) ... Pike
 1960 Riverboat (TV Series)
Crowley
- Zigzag (1960) ... Crowley
 1960 The Aquanauts (TV Series)
Hector Morrison
- The Cavedivers (1960) ... Hector Morrison
 1960 The Magnificent Seven
Bernardo O'Reilly
 1958-1960 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Sgt. Meras / Andy Kovaric / Wolf Hagan
- The Cruel Day (1960) ... Sgt. Meras
- The Rank and File (1959) ... Andy Kovaric
- No Time at All (1958) ... Wolf Hagan
 1958-1960 Man with a Camera (TV Series)
Mike Kovac
- Kangaroo Court (1960) ... Mike Kovac
- Fragment of a Murder (1960) ... Mike Kovac
- Hot Ice Cream (1960) ... Mike Kovac
- Touch-Off (1960) ... Mike Kovac
- The Picture War (1960) ... Mike Kovac
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 1960 The Islanders (TV Series)
Dutch Malkin
- The Generous Politician (1960) ... Dutch Malkin
 1959 Never So Few
Sgt. John Danforth
 1959 Yancy Derringer (TV Series)
Rogue Donovan
- Hell and High Water (1959) ... Rogue Donovan
 1959 U.S. Marshal (TV Series)
Pvt. 'Guardhouse' Ravenal
- Pursuit (1959) ... Pvt. 'Guardhouse' Ravenal
 1956-1958 Gunsmoke (TV Series)
Ben Tiple / Crego
- Lost Rifle (1958) ... Ben Tiple
- The Killer (1956) ... Crego
 1958 When Hell Broke Loose
Steve Boland
 1958 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series)
Butch Cassidy
- Butch Cassidy (1958) ... Butch Cassidy
 1958 Gang War
Alan Avery
 1958 The Walter Winchell File (TV Series)
Eggers
- Fight Night (1958) ... Eggers
 1958 Machine-Gun Kelly
George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly
 1958 Sugarfoot (TV Series)
Cliff Raven / Sandy Randall
- The Bullet and the Cross (1958) ... Cliff Raven
- Man Wanted (1958) ... Sandy Randall
 1958 M Squad (TV Series)
Eddie Loder
- The Fight (1958) ... Eddie Loder
 1958 Showdown at Boot Hill
Luke Welsh
 1958 The Court of Last Resort (TV Series)
Steve Hrdilka
- The Steve Hrdilka Case (1958) ... Steve Hrdilka
 1957 Studio One (TV Series)
Cal
- No Deadly Medicine: Part 2 (1957) ... Cal
- No Deadly Medicine: Part 1 (1957) ... Cal
 1957 Suspicion (TV Series)
Cal
- Doomsday (1957) ... Cal
 1957 Colt .45 (TV Series)
Danny Gordon
- Young Gun (1957) ... Danny Gordon
 1957 The O. Henry Playhouse (TV Series)
Barney O'Keefe
- The Lonely Man (1957)
- Two Renegades (1957) ... Barney O'Keefe
 1957 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series)
Dan Rocco
- The Pete Rocco Case (1957) ... Dan Rocco
 1957 Run of the Arrow
Blue Buffalo
 1957 Those Whiting Girls (TV Series)
Martin Carroll
- Family Skelton (1957) ... Martin Carroll
 1957 Hey, Jeannie! (TV Series)
Rocky Harman
- Jeannie the Policewoman (1957) ... Rocky Harman
 1957 The Millionaire (TV Series)
Jerry Bell
- Millionaire Jerry Bell (1957) ... Jerry Bell
 1957 The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series)
Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid
- Apache Kid (1957) ... Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid
 1957 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Dawson
- Outpost (1957) ... Dawson
 1956 Have Camera Will Travel (TV Movie)
Reese
 1956 Wire Service (TV Series)
Sam Adams
- The Avengers (1956) ... Sam Adams
 1956 Telephone Time (TV Series)
- She Sette Her Little Foote (1956)
 1956 Warner Brothers Presents (TV Series)
Vic / Brodsky
- Deep Freeze (1956) ... Vic
- Explosion (1956) ... Brodsky
 1954-1956 Medic (TV Series)
Alexis St. Martin / Dr. John Bircher
- Who Search for Truth (1956) ... Alexis St. Martin
- My Brother Joe (1954) ... Dr. John Bircher
 1956 Jubal
Reb Haislipp
 1955-1956 Crusader (TV Series)
Mike Brod
- Freezeout (1956) ... Mike Brod
- The Boxing Match (1955) ... Mike Brod
 1954-1955 The Joe Palooka Story (TV Series)
Eddie Crane
- The Neutral Corner (1955) ... Eddie Crane
- Two Rings for Eddie (1954) ... Eddie Crane (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1955 Target Zero
Sgt. Vince Gaspari
 1955 Cavalcade of America (TV Series)
John Stanizewski
- A Chain of Hearts (1955) ... John Stanizewski
 1955 Luke and the Tenderfoot (TV Series)
John Wesley Hardin
- The John Wesley Hardin Story (1955) ... John Wesley Hardin
 1955 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV Series)
Joe Krossen
- Woman in the Mine (1955) ... Joe Krossen
 1954-1955 Treasury Men in Action (TV Series)
Vince Sanderson / Frankie Ames / Ollie Blake
- The Case of the Shot in the Dark (1955) ... Vince Sanderson
- The Case of the Deadly Dilemma (1955) ... Frankie Ames
- The Case of the Escaped Convict (1954) ... Ollie Blake
 1955 Stage 7 (TV Series)
Jerry Donn / Murray Forman
- The Time of Day (1955) ... Jerry Donn
- Debt of Honor (1955) ... Murray Forman
 1955 Public Defender (TV Series)
Nobby Bullaid
- Cornered (1955) ... Nobby Bullaid
 1955 Big House, U.S.A.
Benny Kelly
 1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV Series)
Ralph
- The Case of the Invisible Mark (1955) ... Ralph
 1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Sergeant Borth
- A Bell for Adano (1955) ... Sergeant Borth
 1954 Vera Cruz
Pittsburgh (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1954 Drum Beat
Kintpuash - aka Captain Jack
 1954 Apache
Hondo (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1954 Riding Shotgun
Pinto (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1954 Tennessee Champ
Sixty Jubel (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1954 Waterfront (TV Series)
Danny Cook aka Bob Hayden
- Trestle Point ... Danny Cook aka Bob Hayden (as Charles Buchinski)
 1953 Miss Sadie Thompson
Pvt. Edwards (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1953 Crime Wave
Ben Hastings (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV Series)
Frank Dana
- The Witness (1953) ... Frank Dana (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Sgt. Roy Smith
- The Long Shot (1953) ... Sgt. Roy Smith
 1953 House of Wax
Igor (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1953 Chevron Theatre (TV Series)
- Adventure in Java (1953) ... (as Charles Buchinsky)
- Island of Stone (1953) ... (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1952-1953 The Doctor (TV Series)
Joe Langan
- Take the Odds (1953) ... (as Charles Buchinski)
- The Guest (1952) ... Joe Langan (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1953 The Clown
Eddie - Dice Player (uncredited)
 1952 Off Limits
Russell (uncredited)
 1952 The Roy Rogers Show (TV Series)
Willie Killer Conley
- The Knockout (1952) ... Willie Killer Conley (as Chas. Buchinski)
 1952 Torpedo Alley
Submariner (uncredited)
 1952 Biff Baker, U.S.A. (TV Series)
Wilhelm / Czech spy
- Alpine Assignment (1952) ... Wilhelm (as Charles Buchinsky)
- Koblen (1952) ... Czech spy (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway
Phil Green - aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
 1952 Battle Zone
Private (uncredited)
 1952 Diplomatic Courier
Russian Agent (uncredited)
 1952 Pat and Mike
Hank Tasling (as Charles Buchinski)
 1952 The Marrying Kind
Eddie (uncredited)
 1952 My Six Convicts
Jocko (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1952 Red Skies of Montana
Neff (uncredited)
 1952 The Red Skelton Hour (TV Series)
Perky - Boxer in McPugg Skit
- Fancy Footwork (1952) ... Perky - Boxer in McPugg Skit (as Charles Buchinsky)
 1951 The Mob
Jack (uncredited)
 1951 The People Against O'Hara
Angelo Korvac (uncredited)
 1951 You're in the Navy Now
Wascylewski (uncredited)
 1949 Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Cooper
- Friend of the Family (1949) ... Cooper
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Personal Details

Other Works:

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2 Biographical Movies | 6 Print Biographies | 5 Portrayals | 16 Articles | 6 Pictorials | 3 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Charles Buchinski | Chas. Buchinski | Charles Buchinsky

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Spouse:

Kim Weeks  (his death) | See more »

Parents:

Buchinsky (Valinsky), Mary | Buchinsky, Walter
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I don't look like someone who leans on a mantelpiece with a cocktail in my hand, you know. I look like the kind of guy who has a bottle of beer in my hand. See more »

Trivia:

He learned to speak English when he was a teenager; before that, he spoke Lithuanian and Russian. See more »

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Frequently played violent characters See more »

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Le Sacre Monstre See more »
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