Charles Bronson

**Charles Bronson** (Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, 3. studenog 1921. - Los Angeles, 30. kolovoza 2003.) bio je američki glumac, poznat po ulogama "teških momaka".

Rodio se kao *Charles Dennis Buchinsky* u zloglasnom Ehrenfeldu, četvrti Pennsylvanije poznatoj po rudarima ugljena. Obitelj mu je bila iz Litve, a djece je bilo 15.Litavsko ime bilo mu je ***Karolis Bučinskis***.
Otac mu je umro kada mu je bilo samo deset godina. Radio je sa starijom braćom u rudniku ugljena, zarađivavši dolar po toni iskopanog ugljena. . Obitelj je bila toliko siromašna da je jednom Charles obukao sestrinu haljinu i tako otišao u školu, jer nije imao druge odjeće.

Među njegove najpoznatije filmove spadaju: *[[The Magnificent Seven|Sedmorica veličanstvenih]]*, *[[Veliki bijeg]]*, *[[Bilo jednom na Divljem zapadu]]*, *[[Dvanaestorica žigosanih]]* i serijal *[[Želja za smrću]]*.( Glumio je u svih pet filmova)

Jednom je uz njega glumio i 12-godišnji Kurt Russell.Redatelj Sergio Leone jednom je rekao da je "*on najbolji glumac s kojim je ikad radio*".

Ženio se tri puta. Umro je u 81. godini, a uzrok smrti je upala pluća. Alzheimerova bolest ga je napala. Nadživjela ga je treća supruga Kim Weeks, troje djece, dvoje posvojčadi i dvoje unučadi. Treći posinak Jason McCallum Bronson umro je 1989. od predoziranja drogom.
Za sebe je rekao da izgleda kao "komad planine odvaljen od nje dinamitom".

## Kompletna filmografija

* *[[You're in the Navy Now]]* (1951) (van špice)
* *[[The People Against O'Hara]]* (1951) (van špice)
* *[[The Mob (film)|The Mob]]* (1951) (van špice)
* *[[The Marrying Kind]]* (1952) (van špice)
* *[[My Six Convicts]]* (1952) (van špice)
* *[[Pat and Mike]]* (1952) (kao Charles Buchinsky)
* *Red Skies of Montana* (1952) (van špice)
* *Diplomatic Courier* (1952) (van špice)
* *Bloodhounds of Broadway* (1952) (van špice)
* *The Clown* (1952) (van špice)
* *[[Battle Zone (film)|Battle Zone]]* (1952) (van špice)
* *Off Limits* (1953) (van špice)
* *Torpedo Alley* (1953) (van špice)
* *[[House of Wax (1953 film)|House of Wax]]* (1953) (kao Charles Buchinsky)
* *[[Miss Sadie Thompson]]* (1953) (kao Charles Buchinsky)
* *[[Crime Wave (1954 film)|Crime Wave]]* (1954) (kao Charles Buchinsky)
* *Tennessee Champ * (1954) (kao Charles Buchinsky)
* *Riding Shotgun* (1954) (kao Charles Buchinsky)
* *[[Apache (film)|Apache]]* (1954) (kao Charles Buchinsky)
* *[[Vera Cruz (film)|Vera Cruz]]* (1954) (kao Charles Buchinsky)
* *Drumbeat* (1954)
* *[[Big House USA]]* (1955)
* *Target Zero* (1955)
* *[[Jubal]]* (1956)
* *Run of the Arrow* (1957)
* *Gang War* (1958)
* *[[Machine-Gun Kelly (film)|Machine-Gun Kelly]]* (1958)
* *Showdown At Boot Hill* (1958)
* *When Hell Broke Loose* (1958)
* *[[Never So Few]]* (1959)
* *[[The Magnificent Seven]]* (1960)
* *[[Master of the World (1961 film)|Master of the World]]* (1961)
* *A Thunder of Drums* (1961)
* *[[X-15 (film)|X-15]]* (1961)
* *[[Kid Galahad]]* (1962)
* *[[The Great Escape (film)|The Great Escape]]* (1963)
* *[[4 for Texas]]* (1963)
* *[[Battle of the Bulge (film)|Battle of the Bulge]]* (1965)
* *[[The Sandpiper]]* (1965)
* *[[This Property Is Condemned]]* (1966)
* *[[The Dirty Dozen]]* (1967)
* *[[La Bataille de San Sebastian|Guns for San Sebastian]]* (1967)

* *[[Honor Among Thieves (film)|Honor Among Thieves]]* (1968)
* *[[Villa Rides]]* (1968)
* *[[Bilo jednom za Divljem zapadu|Once Upon a Time in the West]]* (1968)
* *[[Lola (1969 film)|Lola]]* (1969) (također poznat kao *Twinky*)
* *[[Rider on the Rain|Le Passager de la Pluie]]* (1969)
* *[[You Can't Win 'Em All]]* (1970)
* *[[Violent City]]* (1970)
* *[[Cold Sweat (1970 film)|Cold Sweat]]* (1970)
* *Someone Behind the Door* (1971)
* *[[Red Sun]]* (1971)
* *[[Chato's Land]]* (1971)
* *[[The Valachi Papers (1972 film)|The Valachi Papers]]* (1972)
* *[[The Mechanic]]* (1972)
* *[[The Stone Killer]]* (1973)
* *[[Valdez Horses]]* (1973)
* *[[Mr. Majestyk]]* (1974)
* *[[Death Wish (film)|Death Wish]]* (1974)
* *[[Breakout (film)|Breakout]]* (1975)
* *[[Breakheart Pass (1975 film)|Breakheart Pass]]* (1975)
* *[[Hard Times (1975 film)|Hard Times]]* (1975)
* *[[From Noon Till Three]]* (1975)
* *[[St. Ives (1976 film)|St. Ives]]* (1976)
* *[[Raid On Entebbe]]* (1976)
* *[[Telefon]]* (1977)
* *[[The White Buffalo]]* (1977)
* *[[Love and Bullets (1979 film)|Love and Bullets]]* (1978)
* *Caboblanco* (1979)
* *[[Borderline (1980 film)|Borderline]]* (1980)
* *[[Death Hunt]]* (1981)
* *[[Death Wish II]]* (1982)
* *[[10 to Midnight]]* (1983)
* *[[The Evil That Men Do (film)|The Evil That Men Do]]* (1984)
* *[[Death Wish 3]]* (1985)
* *[[Murphy's Law (film)|Murphy's Law]] (1986)
* *Assassination* (1987)
* *Death Wish 4: The Crackdown* (1987)
* *Messenger of Death* (1988)
* ** (1988)
* *The Indian Runner* (1991)
* *Death Wish V: The Face of Death* (1994)


=== Televizijski filmovi ===
* *This Rugged Land* (1962)
* *Guns of Diablo* (1964)
* *Luke and The Tenderfoot* (1965)
* *The Meanest Men in the West* (1967)
* *The Bull of the West* (1971)
* *Raid On Entebbe* (1976)
* *Act of Vengeance* (1985)
* *Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus* (1991)
* *Donato and Daughter* (1993)
* *The Sea Wolf* (1993)
* *A Family of Cops* (1995)
* *Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2* (1997)
* *Family of Cops 3'' (1999)

## Vanjske veze

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* The Charles Bronson Homepage Good fansite with comprehensive photo gallery
* Japanese fansite 
* The Best Battles of Charles Bronson  Photo gallery at AMCtv.com