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Charles Bronson

Date of birth: 1921-11-03

Place of birth: Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Charles Dennis Buchinsky, Le Sacre Monstre, Karolis Bučinskis, Karolis Dionyzas Bučinskis, چارلز برانسون

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.

Movie Credits

The Magnificent Seven
3.8

The Magnificent Seven

1960-10-12

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

The Dirty Dozen
3.8

The Dirty Dozen

1967-06-15

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy châtea

Someone Behind the Door
2.8

Someone Behind the Door

1971-07-28

A neurosurgeon with a cheating wife takes an amnesiac into his home and conditions him to believe th

Diplomatic Courier
3

Diplomatic Courier

1952-06-13

During the Cold War, diplomatic courier Mike Kells must retrieve a dispatch containing top-secret in

Never So Few
2.7

Never So Few

1959-12-07

A U.S. military troop takes command of a band of Burmese guerillas during World War II.

Farewell, Friend
3.1

Farewell, Friend

1968-08-14

After serving together in the French Foreign Legion, a mercenary and a doctor leave the service and

The Great Escape
4

The Great Escape

1963-07-03

The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number

From Noon Till Three
3

From Noon Till Three

1976-08-01

Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his

Telefon
3.3

Telefon

1977-12-16

Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB age

Hard Times
3.4

Hard Times

1975-08-13

In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-b

Caboblanco
2.7

Caboblanco

1980-01-23

Giff Hoyt, a cafe owner in Cabo Blanco, Peru after World War II is caught between refuge-seeking Naz

Breakheart Pass
3.3

Breakheart Pass

1975-12-09

At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission

Red Sun
3.4

Red Sun

1971-09-15

In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a

Breakout
3.1

Breakout

1975-05-21

A bush pilot is hired for $50,000 to go to Mexico to free an innocent prisoner.

Violent City
3

Violent City

1970-09-17

A hitman is double-crossed by his girlfriend and barely escapes a murder attempt. He then sets out t

Borderline
3

Borderline

1980-12-19

Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has jus

Raid on Entebbe
3

Raid on Entebbe

1976-12-26

Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Fron

Death Wish 3
3.1

Death Wish 3

1985-11-01

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked

The Indian Runner
3.3

The Indian Runner

1991-09-20

Two brothers cannot overcome their opposite perceptions of life. One brother sees and feels bad in e

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
2.9

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

1987-06-11

After the death of his girlfriend's daughter from a drug overdose, Paul Kersey takes on the local dr

Murphy's Law
3

Murphy's Law

1986-04-18

A tough police detective escapes from custody after being framed and arrested for the murder of his

Death Hunt
3.4

Death Hunt

1981-04-15

Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains,

Pat and Mike
3.1

Pat and Mike

1952-06-13

Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf

The Valachi Papers
3.3

The Valachi Papers

1972-01-06

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps to p

Chato's Land
3.3

Chato's Land

1972-05-25

In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventua

Messenger of Death
3

Messenger of Death

1988-09-16

A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.

Mr. Majestyk
3.4

Mr. Majestyk

1974-07-17

A melon farmer battles organized crime and a hit man who wants to kill him.

The Stone Killer
3.1

The Stone Killer

1973-08-08

A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Maf

Vera Cruz
3.4

Vera Cruz

1954-12-25

After the American Civil War, mercenaries travel to Mexico to fight in their revolution for money. T

Rider on the Rain
3.2

Rider on the Rain

1970-01-21

A US Army colonel in France tries to track down an escaped sex maniac.

Battle of the Bulge
3.5

Battle of the Bulge

1965-12-16

In the winter of 1944, the Allied Armies stand ready to invade Germany at the coming of a New Year.

Death Wish V: The Face of Death
2.8

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

1994-01-14

Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threaten

Run of the Arrow
3

Run of the Arrow

1957-09-05

When the South loses the war, Confederate veteran O'Meara goes West, joins the Sioux, takes a wife a

X-15
3

X-15

1961-12-22

X-15 is a 1961 movie that tells a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket plane, the men w

Death Wish
3.5

Death Wish

1974-07-24

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man v

The People Against O'Hara
2.9

The People Against O'Hara

1951-09-01

A defense attorney jeopardizes his career to save his client.

Cold Sweat
2.9

Cold Sweat

1970-12-18

During the Korean War, Joe Moran, is convicted for striking a colonel. Imprisoned in Germany he enco

Death Wish II
3.1

Death Wish II

1982-02-20

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter

Jubal
3.4

Jubal

1956-02-25

Jubal Troop is a cowboy who is found in a weakened condition, without a horse. He is given shelter a

Apache
3

Apache

1954-07-09

Following the surrender of Geronimo, Massai, the last Apache warrior is captured and scheduled for t

Machine-Gun Kelly
2.9

Machine-Gun Kelly

1958-05-01

George Kelly is angry at the world and scared to death of dying. A career bank robber, Kelly gets hi

Big House, U.S.A
3.3

Big House, U.S.A

1955-03-03

A tough and realistic crime drama unfolds as merciless kidnapper Jerry Barker (Ralph Meeker) demands

St. Ives
2.9

St. Ives

1976-02-24

A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.

Love and Bullets
3

Love and Bullets

1979-04-05

Jackie Pruit is the girlfriend of notorious gangster Joe Bomposa. When it looks as if Bomposa's goon

My Six Convicts
3.1

My Six Convicts

1952-03-20

A psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain the tr

Miss Sadie Thompson
2.7

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953-12-23

Sadie Thompson winds up stranded on an island and while her boat is being quarantined, she manages t

This Property Is Condemned
3.2

This Property Is Condemned

1966-08-03

Owen Legate, a railroad official, comes to Dodson, Mississippi to shut down the local railway - the

The White Buffalo
3

The White Buffalo

1977-05-01

In this strange western version of Moby Dick, Wild Bill Hickok hunts a white buffalo he has seen in

4 for Texas
2.5

4 for Texas

1963-12-21

In the 1870s, two rival businessmen, Zack Thomas and Joe Jarrett, on a stagecoach heading to Galvest

House of Wax
3.5

House of Wax

1953-04-16

A sculptor opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures, but quickly r

10 to Midnight
3.1

10 to Midnight

1983-03-11

Warren Stacy, an office equipment repairman, begins murdering women after they reject his advances.

Kid Galahad
3

Kid Galahad

1962-11-29

After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the

Villa Rides
3.1

Villa Rides

1968-05-29

Pulled into the Mexican Revolution by his own greed, Texas gunrunner and pilot Lee Arnold joins band

Assassination
2.8

Assassination

1987-01-09

Jay Killon is the bodyguard of the recently elected US president, but he is assigned to the first la

Guns for San Sebastian
3.5

Guns for San Sebastian

1968-03-20

Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the

Crime Wave
3.5

Crime Wave

1953-10-22

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out fo

You're in the Navy Now
2.2

You're in the Navy Now

1951-02-23

When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experim

The Evil That Men Do
2.9

The Evil That Men Do

1984-03-14

A former assassin (Charles Bronson) comes out of retirement to avenge the brutal murder of his frien

Master of the World
3

Master of the World

1961-05-01

A mad genius tries to bomb the world into peace.

Showdown at Boot Hill
3.3

Showdown at Boot Hill

1958-05-01

Bounty hunter Luke Welsh arrives looking for a wanted man. When that man draws on him he has to kill

Chino
2.7

Chino

1973-09-14

Chino Valdez is a loner horse breeder living in the old west. Partly a loner by choice, and partly b

Family of Cops
3.3

Family of Cops

1995-11-26

Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investiga

Guns of Diablo
2.6

Guns of Diablo

1964-10-04

14-year-old Kurt Russell plays Jamie, an orphaned boy heading westward with a wagon train. Charles B

Gang War
3.1

Gang War

1958-07-01

A Los Angeles teacher becomes a mob target when he agrees to be a star witness in a gangland murder

The Sandpiper
3.2

The Sandpiper

1965-06-23

A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian board

Twinky
2.4

Twinky

1970-01-06

A middle aged writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old school g

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
2.7

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989-02-03

A brutal Los Angeles police lieutenant is determined to bust up an organization that forces underage

A Thunder of Drums
2.8

A Thunder of Drums

1961-09-26

Captain Maddocks will never be promoted beyond Captain because of a mistake that he made in the past

When Hell Broke Loose
2.9

When Hell Broke Loose

1958-11-01

Near the end of the war in Germany, GI Steve Boland, a self-described "sharp-operator", meets a Germ

Off Limits
2.9

Off Limits

1952-12-30

Wally Hogan has things going his way. He is the manager-trainer of Bullet Bradley, a fighter who has

Donato and Daughter
2.9

Donato and Daughter

1993-09-21

Though emotionally estranged, a father and daughter team of Los Angeles police detectives must work

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
3.3

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

1997-02-02

The family of cops is back, this time dealing with the murder of a priest tied in with the Russian M

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
3.3

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

1999-01-12

Police Inspector Paul Fein copes with family troubles while also dealing with the possibility of adv

Drum Beat
3

Drum Beat

1954-11-10

President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and

The Bull of the West
2.7

The Bull of the West

1972-05-04

Two episodes of the TV series "The Virginian" edited together: "Duel at Shiloh" (2 Jan. 1963) and "N

Riding Shotgun
3

Riding Shotgun

1954-04-01

When a stagecoach guard tries to warn a town of an imminent raid by a band of outlaws, the people mi

You Can't Win 'Em All
2.9

You Can't Win 'Em All

1970-07-23

During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their serv

The Meanest Men in the West
2

The Meanest Men in the West

1978-05-04

Bronson and Marvin star as murderous half-brothers who are running from the law as well as each othe

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
3.5

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

1991-12-08

While newspaper writer Church struggles with the death of his wife, he receives a "special" assignme

Bloodhounds of Broadway
3.5

Bloodhounds of Broadway

1952-11-14

A musical comedy based on several Damon Runyon short stories. When a bookie on the run, Robert 'Numb

Target Zero
2.6

Target Zero

1955-11-15

International soldiers fight to ignore their differences while holding a hill during the Korean War.

Tennessee Champ
2.9

Tennessee Champ

1954-03-03

A boxer desperate for money falls in with a shady promoter.

The Sea Wolf
3.1

The Sea Wolf

1993-04-18

Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed s

Battle Zone
2.5

Battle Zone

1952-10-26

Two Marine Corps combat photographers compete for the love of a Red Cross nurse during the Korean Wa

Rat Pack
4.5

Rat Pack

2022-01-11

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Fran

Operation Dirty Dozen
3

Operation Dirty Dozen

2006-01-01

A short film looking behind the scenes at the making of The Dirty Dozen. Showing many scenes being f

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
3

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

1983-12-11

A Celebration of the great life of Frank Sinatra with song, dance, and many famous guests.

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
0

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

1995-12-14

'Ol' Blue Eyes' eightieth birthday celebration; star-studded entertainment, tributes by a diverse co

No Time at All
0

No Time at All

1958-02-13

An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from r

Act of Vengeance
2.8

Act of Vengeance

1986-09-04

In 1969, an administrator runs against the corrupt president of the United Coal Miners Union, and be

Night of 100 Stars II
4

Night of 100 Stars II

1985-03-10

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a

Catastrophe: No Safe Place
4

Catastrophe: No Safe Place

1980-09-18

Catastrophe-No Safe Place is a 1980's documentary series presented by Charles Bronson and Jill Irela

Red Skies of Montana
2.6

Red Skies of Montana

1952-01-23

When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the par

Torpedo Alley
0

Torpedo Alley

1953-12-25

After carrier pilot Lt Bingham is rescued at sea by a submarine when he crashes, he applies for subm

Mean Justice
3.5

Mean Justice

1971-02-08

Moreno (Bronson) is a tough ranch hand on the vast half million acre Garret Ranch. Rich in timber,

The Marrying Kind
3.4

The Marrying Kind

1952-02-01

Florence and Chet Keefer have had a troublesome marriage. Whilst in the middle of a divorce hearing

The Mob
3.3

The Mob

1951-09-07

An undercover officer tracks waterfront corruption from California to New Orleans and back.

The Big Sur
3

The Big Sur

1965-05-01

This MGM short film narrated by Richard Burton promotes its upcoming major release "The Sandpiper" (

The Mechanic
3.3

The Mechanic

1972-10-06

Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem li

The Clown
2.8

The Clown

1953-01-16

Once a famous Ziegfeld star, Dodo Delwyn is reduced to playing clowns in burlesque and amusement par

La Classe américaine
3.8

La Classe américaine

1993-12-31

George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of an

Once Upon a Time in the West
4.2

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968-12-21

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jil

Spanish Western
3.1

Spanish Western

2015-05-04

A vindication of the role of the technicians and artists who made spaghetti western genre possible,

Valachi: The Violent Era
0

Valachi: The Violent Era

1972-01-01

Promotional short taking a look at the making of The Valachi Papers.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
2.9

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987-05-18

A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
3

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood

1986-11-30