Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson (1921 - 2003)
a.k.a. Charles Buchinski, Chas. Buchinski, Charles Buchinsky.
==Film Deaths==
*Drum Beat (1954) [Kintpuash, a.k.a. Captain Jack]: Executed by hanging (off-screen); we last see him in his cell as he talks to Alan Ladd.
*Riding Shotgun (1954) [Pinto]: Shot in the chest by Randolph Scott after Charles tries to shoot Randolph (and Alvin Freeman throws off Charles' aim by shooting him with a slingshot).
*Vera Cruz (1954) [Pittsburgh]: Shot to death during a battle with the Mexican forces, as he tries to help Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster capture the cannon.
*Big House, USA (1955) [Benny Kelly]: Struck in the head by William Talman with a hammer, on Broderick Crawford's orders, right after Bronson saves Crawford from drowning.
*Never So Few (Campaign: Burma) (1959) [Sergeant John Danforth]: Killed in combat with Japanese soldiers; his body is shown afterwards when Dean Jones discovers him.
*U.S. Marshal: Pursuit (1959) [Pvt. 'Guardhouse' Ravenal]: Shot to death in a shoot-out with John Bromfield in the woods.
*The Magnificent Seven (1960) [Bernardo O'Reilly]: Shot in the stomach during the final battle with the bandits, as he leads some children to safety. He dies shortly afterwards while talking to the children.
*X-15 (1961) [Lt. Col. Lee Brandon]: Killed in a plane crash.
*4 for Texas (1963) [Matson]: Shot in the head by Frank Sinatra; he then falls into the paddle-wheel of the riverboat.
*Guns for San Sebastian (La Bataille de San Sebastian) (1968) [Teclo]: Has a knife thrown into his back by one of the rebels causing him to fall off a cliff. 
*Violent City (Citta Violenta; The Family) (1970) [Jeff Heston]: Shot in the chest by a policeman on a rooftop, after Charles suicidally points his rifle at him.
*The Mechanic (1972) [Arthur Bishop]: Poisoned when he drinks wine from a glass that Jan-Michael Vincent coated with brucine.
*The Valachi Papers (1972) [Joe Valachi]: Dies off-screen and his death is just simply mentioned in the films text at the end.  
*The White Buffalo (1977) [Bill Hickock]: Mentioned in the text at the end of the film that he was murdered in 1876. 
*Act of Vengeance (1986) [Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski]: Shot repeatedly, along with Ellen Burstyn, by Maury Chaykin and Robert Schenkkan, after Maury and Robert break into Charles & Ellen's bedroom while they're asleep.
*Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) [Paul Kersey]: Playing a dual role as "Paul" and a rapist, the rapist is shot by "Paul". (The character is played by Tony Borgia until 'Paul' turns him over). This turns to be a dream sequence; he survives the film in reality.
*The Indian Runner (1991) [Mr. Roberts]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by shooting himself in the head. We see the blood spattered wall after his body is taken out of the house.
==Television Deaths==
*Alfred Hitchcock Presents: There Was an Old Woman (1956) [Frank Bramwell]: Poisoned, along with Norma Crane, when they unknowingly eat some muffins that Estelle Winwood had laced with poison to get rid of the mice. We last see them eating the muffins; their bodies are not shown.
*Gunsmoke: The Killer (1956) [Crego]: Shot to death by James Arness in Amanda Blake's saloon when Dennis Weaver warns James that Charles was about to shoot him in the back.
*Have Gun, Will Travel: The Outlaw (1957) [Manfred Holt]: Shot to death by Richard Boone.
*Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Woman Who Wanted to Live (1962) [Ray Bardon]: A wounded murderer on the run, he is shot at very close range with his own gun as he lies on a motel bed by Lola Albright. (Thanks to Brian)
*Bonanza: The Underdog (1964) [Harry Starr]: Falls to his death from a cliff at the end of a fight with Michael Landon. But he was hung in the tree. He also faked his death by hanging earlier in the episode.
*The Big Valley: Earthquake! (1965) [Tate]: Crushed to death/buried alive in a cave-in in a mine.
*Combat!: Heritage (1965) [Velasquez]: Killed in an explosion when he blows up a cave full of relics that were stolen by Nazis in order to close a mountain pass and stop the Germans from using it.
*The F.B.I.: The Animal (1966) [Earl Clayton]: Shot to death by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
*The Sea Wolf (1993) [Capt. Wolf Larsen]: Drowns when his boat sinks.
==Gallery==
Normacrane.jpg|Charles Bronson (with Norma Crane) in Alfred Hitchcock Presents: There Was an Old Woman
Charles Bronson killed in Gunsmoke-The Killer.png|Charles Bronson in Gunsmoke: The Killer
File:Charles Bronson's death in The Mechanic (1972).png|Charles Bronson in The Mechanic (1972)
==Notable Connections==
*Ex-Mr. Harriett Tendler
*Mr. Jill Ireland (widowed)
*Mr. Kim Weeks
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