Charles Bronson

from Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA

Artwork for Death WishImage of 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.

Timeline

2025Aged 104

  • Poster for Breakdown: 1975

    (archive footage)

2022Aged 101

  • Poster for Rat Pack

    Self (archive footage)

2020Aged 99

  • Poster for Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity

    Self (archive footage)

2015Aged 94

  • Poster for Spanish Western

    Self (archive footage)

2014Aged 93

  • Poster for Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Self - Actor (archive footage)

2006Aged 85

  • Poster for Operation Dirty Dozen

    Self

1999Aged 78

  • Poster for Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

    Paul Fein

1997Aged 76

  • Poster for Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II

    Commissioner Paul Fein

1995Aged 74

  • Poster for Family of Cops

    Paul Fein

  • Poster for Sinatra: 80 Years My Way

    Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1994Aged 73

  • Poster for Death Wish V: The Face of Death

    Paul Kersey

1993Aged 72

  • Poster for The Sea Wolf

    Capt. Wolf Larsen

  • Poster for Donato and Daughter

    Sgt. Mike Donato

  • Poster for La Classe américaine

    The Indian (archive footage)

1991Aged 70

  • Poster for The Indian Runner

    Mr. Roberts

  • Poster for Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

    Francis Church

1989Aged 68

  • Poster for Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

    Lieutenant Crowe

1988Aged 67

  • Poster for Messenger of Death

    Garret Smith

1987Aged 66

  • Poster for Assassination

    Jay Killion

  • Poster for Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Self

  • Poster for Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

    Paul Kersey

1986Aged 65

1985Aged 64

  • Poster for Night of 100 Stars II

    Self

  • Poster for Death Wish 3

    Paul Kersey

1984Aged 63

  • Poster for The Evil That Men Do

    Holland

1983Aged 62

  • Poster for 10 to Midnight

    Leo Kessler

  • Poster for All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra

    Self

1982Aged 61

  • Poster for Death Wish II

    Paul Kersey

1981Aged 60

  • Poster for Death Hunt

    Albert Johnson

1980Aged 59

  • Poster for Caboblanco

    Gifford Hoyt

  • Poster for Catastrophe: No Safe Place

    Self - Host

  • Poster for Borderline

    Jeb Maynard

1979Aged 58

  • Poster for Love and Bullets

    Charlie Congers

1978Aged 57

  • Poster for The Meanest Men in the West

    Harge Talbot Jr.

1977Aged 56

  • Poster for The White Buffalo

    Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis

  • Poster for Telefon

    Major Grigori Borzov

1976Aged 55

  • Poster for St. Ives

    Raymond St. Ives

  • Poster for From Noon Till Three

    Graham Dorsey

  • Poster for Raid on Entebbe

    Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron

1975Aged 54

  • Poster for Breakout

    Nick Colton

  • Poster for Hard Times

    Chaney

  • Poster for Breakheart Pass

    John Deakin

1974Aged 53

  • Poster for Mr. Majestyk

    Vince Majestyk

  • Poster for Death Wish

    Paul Kersey

1973Aged 52

  • Poster for The Stone Killer

    Lou Torrey

  • Poster for The Valdez Horses

    Chino Valdez

1972Aged 51

  • Poster for Valachi: The Violent Era

    Self

  • Poster for The Valachi Papers

    Joe Valachi

  • Poster for The Bull of the West

    Ben Justin

  • Poster for Chato's Land

    Pardon Chato

  • Poster for The Mechanic

    Arthur Bishop

1971Aged 50

  • Poster for Mean Justice

    Moreno

  • Poster for Someone Behind the Door

    The Stranger

  • Poster for Red Sun

    Link

1970Aged 49

  • Poster for Twinky

    Scott Wardman

  • Poster for Rider on the Rain

    Col. Harry Dobbs

  • Poster for You Can't Win 'Em All

    Josh Corey

  • Poster for Violent City

    Jeff Heston

  • Poster for Cold Sweat

    Joe Martin

1968Aged 47

  • Poster for Villa Rides

    Rodolfo Fierro

  • Poster for Farewell, Friend

    Franz Propp

  • Poster for Once Upon a Time in the West

    'Harmonica'

1967Aged 46

  • Poster for Guns for San Sebastian

    Teclo

  • Poster for The Dirty Dozen

    Joseph Wladislaw

1966Aged 45

  • Poster for This Property Is Condemned

    J.J. Nichols

1965Aged 44

  • Poster for The Big Sur

    Self (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Sandpiper

    Cos Erickson

  • Poster for Battle of the Bulge

    Maj. Wolenski

1964Aged 43

  • Poster for Guns of Diablo

    Linc Murdock

1963Aged 42

  • Poster for The Great Escape

    Danny 'Tunnel King'

  • Poster for 4 for Texas

    Matson

1962Aged 41

  • Poster for Kid Galahad

    Lew Nyack

1961Aged 40

  • Poster for Master of the World

    John Strock

  • Poster for A Thunder of Drums

    Trooper Hanna

  • Poster for X-15

    Lt. Col. Lee Brandon

1960Aged 39

  • Poster for The Magnificent Seven

    Bernardo O'Reilly

1959Aged 38

  • Poster for Never So Few

    Sgt. John Danforth

1958Aged 37

  • Poster for No Time at All

    Wolf Hagan

  • Poster for Showdown at Boot Hill

    Luke Welsh

  • Poster for Machine-Gun Kelly

    George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly

  • Poster for Gang War

    Alan Avery

  • Poster for When Hell Broke Loose

    Steve Boland

1957Aged 36

  • Poster for Run of the Arrow

    Blue Buffolo

1956Aged 35

  • Poster for Jubal

    Reb

1955Aged 34

  • Poster for Big House, U.S.A

    Benny Kelly

  • Poster for Target Zero

    Sgt. Vince Gaspari

1954Aged 33

  • Poster for Tennessee Champ

    Sixty Jubel

  • Poster for Riding Shotgun

    Pinto

  • Poster for Apache

    Hondo

  • Poster for Drum Beat

    Kintpuash

  • Poster for Vera Cruz

    Pittsburgh

1953Aged 32

  • Poster for The Clown

    Gambler (uncredited)

  • Poster for House of Wax

    Igor

  • Poster for Crime Wave

    Ben Hastings

  • Poster for Miss Sadie Thompson

    Pvt. Edwards

  • Poster for Torpedo Alley

    Submariner (uncredited)

1952Aged 31

  • Poster for Red Skies of Montana

    Neff (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Marrying Kind

    Eddie

  • Poster for My Six Convicts

    Jocko

  • Poster for Diplomatic Courier

    Russian Agent (uncredited)

  • Poster for Pat and Mike

    Henry 'Hank' Tasling

  • Poster for Battle Zone

    Marine Private (uncredited)

  • Poster for Bloodhounds of Broadway

    Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)

  • Poster for Off Limits

    Russell (Uncredited)

1951Aged 30

  • Poster for You're in the Navy Now

    Wascylewski

  • Poster for The People Against O'Hara

    Angelo Korvac (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Mob

    Jack (uncredited)

Year unknown

  • Poster for After Death

    Paul Kersey