
Acting
Born November 3, 1921 · Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, USA
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.

Elvis: A Life in Music
2026

Breakdown: 1975
2025

Rat Pack
2022

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
2020

Spanish Western
2015

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014

Operation Dirty Dozen
2006

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999

Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
1997

Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
1995

Family of Cops
1995

Death Wish V: The Face of Death
1994

La Classe américaine
1993

Donato and Daughter
1993

The Sea Wolf
1993

Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
1991

The Indian Runner
1991

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
1989

Messenger of Death
1988

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987

Assassination
1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
1986

Act of Vengeance
1986

Murphy's Law
1986

Death Wish 3
1985

Night of 100 Stars II
1985

The Evil That Men Do
1984

All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
1983

10 to Midnight
1983

Death Wish II
1982

Death Hunt
1981

Borderline
1980

Catastrophe: No Safe Place
1980

Caboblanco
1980

Love and Bullets
1979

The Meanest Men in the West
1978

Telefon
1977

The White Buffalo
1977

Raid on Entebbe
1976

From Noon Till Three
1976

St. Ives
1976

Breakheart Pass
1975

Hard Times
1975

Breakout
1975

Death Wish
1974

Mr. Majestyk
1974

The Valdez Horses
1973

The Stone Killer
1973

The Mechanic
1972

Chato's Land
1972

The Bull of the West
1972

The Valachi Papers
1972

Valachi: The Violent Era
1972

Red Sun
1971

Someone Behind the Door
1971

Mean Justice
1971

Cold Sweat
1970

Violent City
1970

You Can't Win 'Em All
1970

Rider on the Rain
1970

Twinky
1970

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968

Farewell, Friend
1968

Villa Rides
1968

The Dirty Dozen
1967

Guns for San Sebastian
1967

This Property Is Condemned
1966

Battle of the Bulge
1965

The Sandpiper
1965

The Big Sur
1965

Guns of Diablo
1964

4 for Texas
1963

The Great Escape
1963

Kid Galahad
1962

X-15
1961

A Thunder of Drums
1961

Master of the World
1961

The Magnificent Seven
1960

Never So Few
1959

When Hell Broke Loose
1958

Gang War
1958

Machine-Gun Kelly
1958

Showdown at Boot Hill
1958

No Time at All
1958

Run of the Arrow
1957

Jubal
1956

Target Zero
1955

Big House, U.S.A
1955

Vera Cruz
1954

Drum Beat
1954

Apache
1954

Riding Shotgun
1954

Tennessee Champ
1954

Torpedo Alley
1953

Miss Sadie Thompson
1953

Crime Wave
1953

House of Wax
1953

The Clown
1953

Off Limits
1952

Bloodhounds of Broadway
1952

Battle Zone
1952

Diplomatic Courier
1952

Pat and Mike
1952

My Six Convicts
1952

The Marrying Kind
1952

Red Skies of Montana
1952

The Mob
1951

The People Against O'Hara
1951

You're in the Navy Now
1951