Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky; November 3, 1921 – August 30, 2003) was an American actor. He was a Purple Heart recipient.

Background
He was born in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania. Bronson was married to Jill Ireland (his second marriage, 1968–1990) until her death from breast cancer. He died of pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. He is of Tatar origin. He died in Los Angeles. 

He played Paul Kersey in the Death Wish movie series. He was 5'9". He was 81 years old when he died. His real full name was Charles Dennis Buchinsky 
Rectified - Karolis was the 1st name, his parents being from Litva, a Balto-Slavic nation, not Tartar. 

Born Charles Buchinsky, Bronson changed his last name during his early career in the 1950s during the rise of McCarthyism. This was suggested by his agent in order to save his career from potentially being blacklisted as a communist.

 Film 
 Year Title Role Notes  1951 You're in the Navy Now Wascylewski Uncredited 	  1951 The People Against O'Hara Angelo Korvac Uncredited 	  1951 The Mob Jack - Longshoreman Uncredited 	  1952 Red Skies of Montana Neff Uncredited 	  1952 My Six Convicts Jocko Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1952 The Marrying Kind Eddie Uncredited 	  1952 Pat and Mike Hank Tasling Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1952 Diplomatic Courier Russian Agent Uncredited 	  1952 Battle Zone Private Uncredited 	  1952 Bloodhounds of Broadway Phil Green - aka "Pittsburgh Philo" Uncredited 	  1952 Torpedo Alley Submariner Uncredited 	  1952 Off Limits Russell Uncredited 	  1953 The Clown Eddie - Dice Player Uncredited 	  1953 House of Wax Igor Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1953 Crime Wave Ben Hastings Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1953 Miss Sadie Thompson Private Edwards Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1954 Tennessee Champ Sixty Jubel  Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1954 Riding Shotgun Pinto Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1954 Apache Hondo Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1954 Drum Beat Kintpuash - aka Captain Jack    1954 Vera Cruz Pittsburgh Credited as Charles Buchinsky  1955 Big House, U.S.A. Benny Kelly   1955 Target Zero Sergeant Vince Gaspari   1956 Jubal Reb Haislipp   1957 Run of the Arrow Blue Buffalo   1958 Showdown at Boot Hill Luke Welsh   1958 Machine-Gun Kelly George Kelly "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes  1958 Gang War Alan Avery  1958 When Hell Broke Loose Steve Boland   1959 Never So Few Sergeant John Danforth  1960 The Magnificent Seven Bernardo O'Reilly  1961 Master of the World John Strock  1961 A Thunder of Drums Trooper Hanna  1961 X-15 Lieutenant Colonel Lee Brandon  1962 Kid Galahad Lew Nyack   1963 The Great Escape Lieutenant Danny "Tunnel King" Welinski  1963 4 for Texas Matson  1964 Guns of Diablo Linc Murdock   1965 The Sandpiper Cos Erickson   1965 Battle of the Bulge Major Wolenski  1966 This Property Is Condemned J.J. Nichols  1967 The Dirty Dozen Joseph Wladislaw  1968 Guns for San Sebastian Teclo   1968 Villa Rides General Rodolfo Fierro  1968 Adieu l'ami Franz Propp   1968 Once Upon a Time in the West "Harmonica"  1970 Lola Scott Wardman   1970 Rider on the Rain Colonel Harry Dobbs   1970 You Can't Win 'Em All Josh Corey   1970 Violent City Jeff Heston   1970 Cold Sweat Joe Moran / Joe Martin  1971 Someone Behind the Door "The Stranger"  1971 Red Sun Link Stuart   1972 The Valachi Papers Joseph "Joe" Valachi  1972 Chato's Land Pardon Chato   1972 The Mechanic Arthur Bishop   1973 The Stone Killer Detective Lou Torrey   1973 Chino Chino Valdez   1974 Mr. Majestyk Vincent "Vince" Majestyk  1974 Death Wish Paul Kersey  1975 Breakout Nick Colton  1975 Hard Times Chaney  1975 Breakheart Pass Agent John Deakin / John Murray  1976 From Noon till Three Graham Dorsey  1976 St. Ives Raymond St Ives   1977 The White Buffalo James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok  1977 Telefon Major Grigori Borzov  1979 Love and Bullets Detective Charlie Congers   1980 Caboblanco Gifford "Giff" Hoyt  1980 Borderline Agent Jeb Maynard   1981 Death Hunt Albert Johnson  1982 Death Wish II Paul Kersey / Mr. Kimble  1983 10 to Midnight Detective Leo Kessler  1984 The Evil That Men Do Holland / Bart Smith  1985 Death Wish 3 Paul Kersey  1986 Murphy's Law Detective Jack Murphy  1987 Assassination Agent Jay Killion  1987 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown Paul Kersey / Mr. Vigilante   1988 Messenger of Death Garret Smith  1989 Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects Lieutenant Crowe  1991 The Indian Runner Mr. Roberts   1994 Death Wish V: The Face of Death Paul Kersey / Professor Paul Stewart 

 Television 
 Year Title Role Notes  1956 Have Camera Will Travel Reese Television short film 1976 Raid on Entebbe General Dan Shomron  Television film 1986 Act of Vengeance Joseph "Jock" Yablonski Television film 1991 Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Francis Church  Television film 1993 The Sea Wolf Captain Wolf Larsen  Television film 1993 Donato and Daughter Sergeant Mike Donato Television film 1995 Family of Cops Commissioner Paul Fein  Television film 1997 Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2 Commissioner Paul Fein  Television film 1999 Family of Cops 3 Commissioner Paul Fein  Television film

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