Charles Bronson
Biography
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.
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Acting History
2022
Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
2020Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity as Self (archive footage)
2015Spanish Western as Self (archive footage)
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Actor (archive footage)
2006Operation Dirty Dozen as Self
1999Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion as Paul Fein
1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II as Commissioner Paul Fein
1995Sinatra: 80 Years My Way as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1995Family of Cops as Paul Fein
1994Death Wish V: The Face of Death as Paul Kersey
1993La Classe américaine as The Indian (archive footage)
1993Donato and Daughter as Sgt. Mike Donato
1993The Sea Wolf as Capt. Wolf Larsen
1991Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus as Francis Church
1991The Indian Runner as Mr. Roberts
1989Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects as Lieutenant Crowe
1988Messenger of Death as Garret Smith
1987Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Paul Kersey
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood as Self
1987Assassination as Jay Killion
1986All Star Party for Clint Eastwood as Self
1986Act of Vengeance as Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski
1986Murphy's Law as Jack Murphy
1985Death Wish 3 as Paul Kersey
1985Night of 100 Stars II as Self
1984The Evil That Men Do as Holland
1983All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra as Self
198310 to Midnight as Leo Kessler
1982Death Wish II as Paul Kersey
1981Death Hunt as Albert Johnson
1980Borderline as Jeb Maynard
1980Catastrophe: No Safe Place as Self - Host
1980Caboblanco as Gifford Hoyt
1979Love and Bullets as Charlie Congers
1978The Meanest Men in the West as Harge Talbot Jr.
1977Telefon as Major Grigori Borzov
1977The White Buffalo as Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis
1976Raid on Entebbe as Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
1976From Noon Till Three as Graham Dorsey
1976St. Ives as Raymond St. Ives
1975Breakheart Pass as John Deakin
1975Hard Times as Chaney
1975Breakout as Nick Colton
1974Death Wish as Paul Kersey
1974Mr. Majestyk as Vince Majestyk
1973The Valdez Horses as Chino Valdez
1973The Stone Killer as Lou Torrey
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1972The Mechanic as Arthur Bishop
1972Chato's Land as Pardon Chato
1972The Bull of the West as Ben Justin
1972The Valachi Papers as Joe Valachi
1972Valachi: The Violent Era as Self
1971Red Sun as Link
1971Someone Behind the Door as The Stranger
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971Mean Justice as Moreno
1970Cold Sweat as Joe Martin
1970Violent City as Jeff Heston
1970You Can't Win 'Em All as Josh Corey
1970Rider on the Rain as Col. Harry Dobbs
1970Twinky as Scott Wardman
1968Once Upon a Time in the West as 'Harmonica'
1968Farewell, Friend as Franz Propp
1968The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968Villa Rides as Rodolfo Fierro
1967The Dirty Dozen as Joseph Wladislaw
1967Guns for San Sebastian as Teclo
1966This Property Is Condemned as J.J. Nichols
1965Battle of the Bulge as Maj. Wolenski
1965The F.B.I. as Earl Clayton
1965The Big Valley as Tate
1965The Legend of Jesse James as Cheyney
1965The Sandpiper as Cos Erickson
1965The Big Sur as Self (uncredited)
1964Guns of Diablo as Linc Murdock
19634 for Texas as Matson
1963The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters as Linc Murdock
1963The Fugitive as Ralph Schuyler
1963Vacation Playhouse as John Wesley Hardin
1963The Great Escape as Danny 'Tunnel King'
1962Kid Galahad as Lew Nyack
1962Combat! as Velasquez
1962Empire as Paul Moreno
1962Empire as Moreno
1962Empire as Paul
1962The Virginian as Ben Justin
1962The Virginian as Harge Talbot
1961X-15 as Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
1961The New Breed as Jerry Bergason
1961Dr. Kildare as Harry Gregg
1961A Thunder of Drums as Trooper Hanna
1961Cain's Hundred as Hank Conrad
1961Master of the World as John Strock
1960The Magnificent Seven as Bernardo O'Reilly
1960The Islanders as Dutch Malkin
1960The Aquanauts as Hector Morrison
1959Never So Few as Sgt. John Danforth
1959Adventures in Paradise as Dan Morton
1959The Twilight Zone as Man
1959Riverboat as Crowley
1959Bonanza as Harry Starr
1959One Step Beyond as Yank Dawson
1959Rawhide as Del Lingman
1958When Hell Broke Loose as Steve Boland
1958Man with a Camera as Mike Kovac
1958Yancy Derringer as Rogue Donovan
1958Gang War as Alan Avery
1958Machine-Gun Kelly as George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly
1958Showdown at Boot Hill as Luke Welsh
1958No Time at All as Wolf Hagan
1957Colt .45 as Danny Gordon
1957The Walter Winchell File as Eggers
1957Suspicion as Cal
1957M Squad as Eddie Loder
1957Sugarfoot as Sandy Randall
1957Sugarfoot as Cliff Raven
1957Have Gun, Will Travel as Manfred Holt
1957Run of the Arrow as Blue Buffolo
1957Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Dan Rocco
1957Tales of Wells Fargo as Butch Cassidy
1956Playhouse 90 as Wolf Hagan
1956Playhouse 90 as Andy Kovaric
1956Playhouse 90 as Sgt Meras
1956Wire Service as Sam Adams
1956U.S. Marshall as Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid
1956U.S. Marshall as Pvt. 'Guardhouse' Ravenal
1956Hey, Jeannie! as Rocky Harman
1956Telephone Time as Guest
1956Jubal as Reb
1955Target Zero as Sgt. Vince Gaspari
1955Crusader as Mike Brod
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Det. Krovitch
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Frank Bramwell
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Ray Bardon
1955Gunsmoke as Crego
1955Gunsmoke as Ben Tiple
1955Those Whiting Girls as Martin Carroll
1955Big House, U.S.A as Benny Kelly
1955The Millionaire as Jerry Bell
1954Vera Cruz as Pittsburgh
1954Drum Beat as Kintpuash
1954Studio 57 as Dawson
1954Medic as Dr. John Bircher
1954Apache as Hondo
1954Riding Shotgun as Pinto
1954Tennessee Champ as Sixty Jubel
1954The Joe Palooka Story as Eddie Crane
1953Torpedo Alley as Submariner
1953Miss Sadie Thompson as Pvt. Edwards
1953Crime Wave as Ben Hastings
1953The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse as Joe Krossen
1953Letter to Loretta as Eugene Walters
1953House of Wax as Igor
1953General Electric Theater as Pike
1953General Electric Theater as Henry
1953General Electric Theater as Soldier Conlon
1953The Clown as Gambler (uncredited)
1952Off Limits as Russell (Uncredited)
1952Bloodhounds of Broadway as Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
1952Biff Baker U.S.A. as Czech spy
1952Biff Baker U.S.A. as Wilhelm
1952Battle Zone as Marine Private (uncredited)
1952Cavalcade of America as John Stanizewski
1952Four Star Playhouse as Frank Dana
1952The Doctor as Joe Langan
1952Pat and Mike as Henry 'Hank' Tasling
1952Diplomatic Courier as Russian Agent (uncredited)
1952My Six Convicts as Jocko
1952The Marrying Kind as Eddie
1952Red Skies of Montana as Neff (uncredited)
1952Chevron Theatre as (2 Episodes)
1952Chevron Theatre
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Sgt. Roy Smith
1951The Mob as Jack (uncredited)
1951The People Against O'Hara as Angelo Korvac (uncredited)
1951You're in the Navy Now as Wascylewski
1950Lux Video Theatre as Sergeant Borth
1950Treasury Men in Action as Frankie Ames
1948Studio One as Cal
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
—Stage 7 as Jerry Donn
—Stage 7 as Murray Forman