Charles Bronson Movies and Career Information

Charles Bronson (November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor best known for his "tough guy" image, who starred in such classic films as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Mr. Majestyk, The Mechanic, and the popular Death Wish series. He was most often cast in the role of a police officer or gunfighter, often in revenge-oriented plot lines. In 1953 Charles Bronson played Igor billed as Charles Buchinsky in "House of Wax" with Vincent Price. Bronson's first film role was as a Polish sailor in You're in the Navy Now in 1951. He also made several appearances on television in the 1950s and 1960s. Bronson was nominated for an Emmy Award for his supporting role in a TV episode with the title "Memory in White". In the 1970s he became one of the top ten box-office stars. He made films in many genres including crime, western and others. Bronson was born Charles Dennis Buchinsky (some sources note that he was born as Karolis Bučinskis, Casimir Businskis) in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh Tri-State area. During the McCarthy hearings he changed his last name to Bronson as all Slavic sounding names were suspect