
Charles Bronson
Acting • Born 1921-11-03 – Died 2003-08-30
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.
Filmography
185 credits
The Magnificent Seven
Movie • 1960
Bernardo O'Reilly

The Dirty Dozen
Movie • 1967
Joseph Wladislaw

Someone Behind the Door
Movie • 1971
The Stranger

Diplomatic Courier
Movie • 1952
Russian Agent (uncredited)

Never So Few
Movie • 1959
Sgt. John Danforth

Farewell, Friend
Movie • 1968
Franz Propp

The Great Escape
Movie • 1963
Danny 'Tunnel King'

From Noon Till Three
Movie • 1976
Graham Dorsey

Telefon
Movie • 1977
Major Grigori Borzov

Hard Times
Movie • 1975
Chaney

Caboblanco
Movie • 1980
Gifford Hoyt

Breakheart Pass
Movie • 1975
John Deakin

Red Sun
Movie • 1971
Link

Breakout
Movie • 1975
Nick Colton

Violent City
Movie • 1970
Jeff Heston

Borderline
Movie • 1980
Jeb Maynard

Raid on Entebbe
Movie • 1976
Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron

Death Wish 3
Movie • 1985
Paul Kersey

The Indian Runner
Movie • 1991
Mr. Roberts

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Movie • 1987
Paul Kersey

Murphy's Law
Movie • 1986
Jack Murphy

Death Hunt
Movie • 1981
Albert Johnson

Pat and Mike
Movie • 1952
Henry 'Hank' Tasling

The Valachi Papers
Movie • 1972
Joe Valachi

Chato's Land
Movie • 1972
Pardon Chato

Messenger of Death
Movie • 1988
Garret Smith

Mr. Majestyk
Movie • 1974
Vince Majestyk

The Stone Killer
Movie • 1973
Lou Torrey

Vera Cruz
Movie • 1954
Pittsburgh

Rider on the Rain
Movie • 1970
Col. Harry Dobbs

Battle of the Bulge
Movie • 1965
Maj. Wolenski

Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Movie • 1994
Paul Kersey

Run of the Arrow
Movie • 1957
Blue Buffolo

X-15
Movie • 1961
Lt. Col. Lee Brandon

Death Wish
Movie • 1974
Paul Kersey

The People Against O'Hara
Movie • 1951
Angelo Korvac (uncredited)

Cold Sweat
Movie • 1970
Joe Martin

Death Wish II
Movie • 1982
Paul Kersey

Jubal
Movie • 1956
Reb

Apache
Movie • 1954
Hondo

Machine-Gun Kelly
Movie • 1958
George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly

Big House, U.S.A
Movie • 1955
Benny Kelly

St. Ives
Movie • 1976
Raymond St. Ives

Love and Bullets
Movie • 1979
Charlie Congers

My Six Convicts
Movie • 1952
Jocko

Miss Sadie Thompson
Movie • 1953
Pvt. Edwards

This Property Is Condemned
Movie • 1966
J.J. Nichols

The White Buffalo
Movie • 1977
Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis

4 for Texas
Movie • 1963
Matson

House of Wax
Movie • 1953
Igor

10 to Midnight
Movie • 1983
Leo Kessler

Kid Galahad
Movie • 1962
Lew Nyack

Villa Rides
Movie • 1968
Rodolfo Fierro

Assassination
Movie • 1987
Jay Killion

Guns for San Sebastian
Movie • 1967
Teclo

Crime Wave
Movie • 1953
Ben Hastings

You're in the Navy Now
Movie • 1951
Wascylewski

The Evil That Men Do
Movie • 1984
Holland

Master of the World
Movie • 1961
John Strock

Showdown at Boot Hill
Movie • 1958
Luke Welsh

The Valdez Horses
Movie • 1973
Chino Valdez

Family of Cops
Movie • 1995
Paul Fein

Guns of Diablo
Movie • 1964
Linc Murdock

Gang War
Movie • 1958
Alan Avery

The Sandpiper
Movie • 1965
Cos Erickson

Twinky
Movie • 1970
Scott Wardman

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Movie • 1989
Lieutenant Crowe

A Thunder of Drums
Movie • 1961
Trooper Hanna

When Hell Broke Loose
Movie • 1958
Steve Boland

Off Limits
Movie • 1952
Russell (Uncredited)

Donato and Daughter
Movie • 1993
Sgt. Mike Donato

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Movie • 1997
Commissioner Paul Fein

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Movie • 1999
Paul Fein

Drum Beat
Movie • 1954
Kintpuash

The Bull of the West
Movie • 1972
Ben Justin

Riding Shotgun
Movie • 1954
Pinto

You Can't Win 'Em All
Movie • 1970
Josh Corey

The Meanest Men in the West
Movie • 1978
Harge Talbot Jr.

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Movie • 1991
Francis Church

Bloodhounds of Broadway
Movie • 1952
Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)

Target Zero
Movie • 1955
Sgt. Vince Gaspari

Tennessee Champ
Movie • 1954
Sixty Jubel

The Sea Wolf
Movie • 1993
Capt. Wolf Larsen

Battle Zone
Movie • 1952
Marine Private (uncredited)

Rat Pack
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)

Operation Dirty Dozen
Movie • 2006
Self

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Movie • 1983
Self

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Movie • 1995
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

No Time at All
Movie • 1958
Wolf Hagan

Act of Vengeance
Movie • 1986
Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski

Night of 100 Stars II
Movie • 1985
Self

Catastrophe: No Safe Place
Movie • 1980
Self - Host

Red Skies of Montana
Movie • 1952
Neff (uncredited)

Torpedo Alley
Movie • 1953
Submariner

Mean Justice
Movie • 1971
Moreno

The Marrying Kind
Movie • 1952
Eddie

The Mob
Movie • 1951
Jack (uncredited)

The Big Sur
Movie • 1965
Self (uncredited)

The Mechanic
Movie • 1972
Arthur Bishop

The Clown
Movie • 1953
Gambler (uncredited)

La Classe américaine
Movie • 1993
The Indian (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time in the West
Movie • 1968
'Harmonica'

Spanish Western
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)

Valachi: The Violent Era
Movie • 1972
Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Movie • 1987
Self

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Movie • 1986
Self

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie • 2014
Self - Actor (archive footage)

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)

Breakdown: 1975
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor in Death Wish (archive footage)

Elvis: A Life in Music
Movie • 2026
Self (archive footage)

Cain's Hundred
TV • 1961
Hank Conrad

The F.B.I.
TV • 1965
Earl Clayton

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
TV • 1963
Linc Murdock

Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Crego

Studio One
TV • 1948
Cal

Combat!
TV • 1962
Velasquez

General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Pike

The Islanders
TV • 1960
Dutch Malkin

Man with a Camera
TV • 1958
Mike Kovac

The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Man

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Det. Krovitch

Rawhide
TV • 1959
Del Lingman

Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957
Manfred Holt

The Fugitive
TV • 1963
Ralph Schuyler

The Millionaire
TV • 1955
Jerry Bell

The Virginian
TV • 1962
Ben Justin

Yancy Derringer
TV • 1958
Rogue Donovan

The Aquanauts
TV • 1960
Hector Morrison

Lux Video Theatre
TV • 1950
Sergeant Borth

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV • 1951
Sgt. Roy Smith

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV • 1957
Dan Rocco

One Step Beyond
TV • 1959
Yank Dawson

The Big Valley
TV • 1965
Tate

M Squad
TV • 1957
Eddie Loder

Adventures in Paradise
TV • 1959
Dan Morton

Medic
TV • 1954
Dr. John Bircher

Sugarfoot
TV • 1957
Sandy Randall

Riverboat
TV • 1959
Crowley

Wire Service
TV • 1956
Sam Adams

The New Breed
TV • 1961
Jerry Bergason

Cavalcade of America
TV • 1952
John Stanizewski

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self

The Legend of Jesse James
TV • 1965
Cheyney

Vacation Playhouse
TV • 1963
John Wesley Hardin

Dr. Kildare
TV • 1961
Harry Gregg

Treasury Men in Action
TV • 1950
Frankie Ames

Letter to Loretta
TV • 1953
Eugene Walters

Biff Baker U.S.A.
TV • 1952
Czech spy

Hey, Jeannie!
TV • 1956
Rocky Harman

Sugarfoot
TV • 1957
Cliff Raven

Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Ben Tiple

The Virginian
TV • 1962
Harge Talbot

General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Henry

General Electric Theater
TV • 1953
Soldier Conlon

Biff Baker U.S.A.
TV • 1952
Wilhelm

Four Star Playhouse
TV • 1952
Frank Dana

Stage 7
TV
Jerry Donn

The Doctor
TV • 1952
Joe Langan

Empire
TV • 1962
Paul Moreno

Those Whiting Girls
TV • 1955
Martin Carroll

U.S. Marshall
TV • 1956
Pvt. 'Guardhouse' Ravenal

Stage 7
TV
Murray Forman

U.S. Marshall
TV • 1956
Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid

Chevron Theatre
TV • 1952
(2 Episodes)

Chevron Theatre
TV • 1952

Bonanza
TV • 1959
Harry Starr

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Frank Bramwell

V.I.P. Schaukel
TV • 1971
Self

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1955
Ray Bardon

The Walter Winchell File
TV • 1957
Eggers

Colt .45
TV • 1957
Danny Gordon

The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest

Tales of Wells Fargo
TV • 1957
Butch Cassidy

Telephone Time
TV • 1956
Guest

Playhouse 90
TV • 1956
Wolf Hagan

Empire
TV • 1962
Paul

Empire
TV • 1962
Moreno

Suspicion
TV • 1957
Cal

Crusader
TV • 1955
Mike Brod

The Joe Palooka Story
TV • 1954
Eddie Crane

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV • 1953
Joe Krossen

Playhouse 90
TV • 1956
Andy Kovaric

Playhouse 90
TV • 1956
Sgt Meras

Studio 57
TV • 1954
Dawson

Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter