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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Elvis: A Life in Music
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/01/2026
Breakdown: 1975
Character:Self - Actor in Death Wish (archive footage)
Release Date:18/12/2025
Rat Pack
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/01/2022
Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/11/2020
Spanish Western
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/05/2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Character:Self - Actor (archive footage)
Release Date:06/10/2014
Operation Dirty Dozen
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2006
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Character:Paul Fein
Release Date:12/01/1999
Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II
Character:Commissioner Paul Fein
Release Date:02/02/1997
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way
Character:Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Release Date:14/12/1995
Family of Cops
Character:Paul Fein
Release Date:26/11/1995
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Character:Paul Kersey
Release Date:14/01/1994
La Classe américaine
Character:The Indian (archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1993
Donato and Daughter
Character:Sgt. Mike Donato
Release Date:21/09/1993
The Sea Wolf
Character:Capt. Wolf Larsen
Release Date:18/04/1993
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
Character:Francis Church
Release Date:08/12/1991
The Indian Runner
Character:Mr. Roberts
Release Date:20/09/1991
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Character:Lieutenant Crowe
Release Date:03/02/1989
Messenger of Death
Character:Garret Smith
Release Date:16/09/1988
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Character:Paul Kersey
Release Date:11/06/1987
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1987
Assassination
Character:Jay Killion
Release Date:09/01/1987
All Star Party for Clint Eastwood
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1986
Act of Vengeance
Character:Joseph 'Jock' Yablonski
Release Date:04/09/1986
Murphy's Law
Character:Jack Murphy
Release Date:18/04/1986
Death Wish 3
Character:Paul Kersey
Release Date:01/11/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
The Evil That Men Do
Character:Holland
Release Date:14/03/1984
All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra
Character:Self
Release Date:11/12/1983
10 to Midnight
Character:Leo Kessler
Release Date:11/03/1983
Death Wish II
Character:Paul Kersey
Release Date:20/02/1982
Death Hunt
Character:Albert Johnson
Release Date:15/04/1981
Borderline
Character:Jeb Maynard
Release Date:19/12/1980
Catastrophe: No Safe Place
Character:Self - Host
Release Date:18/09/1980
Caboblanco
Character:Gifford Hoyt
Release Date:23/01/1980
Love and Bullets
Character:Charlie Congers
Release Date:05/04/1979
The Meanest Men in the West
Character:Harge Talbot Jr.
Release Date:04/05/1978
Telefon
Character:Major Grigori Borzov
Release Date:16/12/1977
The White Buffalo
Character:Wild Bill Hickok/James Otis
Release Date:01/05/1977
Raid on Entebbe
Character:Brig. Gen. Dan Shomron
Release Date:26/12/1976
From Noon Till Three
Character:Graham Dorsey
Release Date:01/08/1976
St. Ives
Character:Raymond St. Ives
Release Date:24/02/1976
Breakheart Pass
Character:John Deakin
Release Date:09/12/1975
Hard Times
Character:Chaney
Release Date:13/08/1975
Breakout
Character:Nick Colton
Release Date:01/05/1975
Death Wish
Character:Paul Kersey
Release Date:24/07/1974
Mr. Majestyk
Character:Vince Majestyk
Release Date:17/07/1974
The Valdez Horses
Character:Chino Valdez
Release Date:14/09/1973
The Stone Killer
Character:Lou Torrey
Release Date:08/08/1973
The Mechanic
Character:Arthur Bishop
Release Date:06/10/1972
Chato's Land
Character:Pardon Chato
Release Date:25/05/1972
The Bull of the West
Character:Ben Justin
Release Date:04/05/1972
The Valachi Papers
Character:Joe Valachi
Release Date:06/01/1972
Valachi: The Violent Era
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1972
Red Sun
Character:Link
Release Date:15/09/1971
Someone Behind the Door
Character:The Stranger
Release Date:28/07/1971
Mean Justice
Character:Moreno
Release Date:08/02/1971
Cold Sweat
Character:Joe Martin
Release Date:18/12/1970
Violent City
Character:Jeff Heston
Release Date:17/09/1970
You Can't Win 'Em All
Character:Josh Corey
Release Date:23/07/1970
Rider on the Rain
Character:Col. Harry Dobbs
Release Date:21/01/1970
Twinky
Character:Scott Wardman
Release Date:06/01/1970
Once Upon a Time in the West
Character:'Harmonica'
Release Date:21/12/1968
Farewell, Friend
Character:Franz Propp
Release Date:14/08/1968
Villa Rides
Character:Rodolfo Fierro
Release Date:29/05/1968
The Dirty Dozen
Character:Joseph Wladislaw
Release Date:15/06/1967
Guns for San Sebastian
Character:Teclo
Release Date:26/04/1967
This Property Is Condemned
Character:J.J. Nichols
Release Date:03/08/1966
Battle of the Bulge
Character:Maj. Wolenski
Release Date:16/12/1965
The Sandpiper
Character:Cos Erickson
Release Date:23/06/1965
The Big Sur
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:01/05/1965
Guns of Diablo
Character:Linc Murdock
Release Date:04/10/1964
4 for Texas
Character:Matson
Release Date:21/12/1963
The Great Escape
Character:Danny 'Tunnel King'
Release Date:03/07/1963
Kid Galahad
Character:Lew Nyack
Release Date:29/11/1962
X-15
Character:Lt. Col. Lee Brandon
Release Date:22/12/1961
A Thunder of Drums
Character:Trooper Hanna
Release Date:26/09/1961
Master of the World
Character:John Strock
Release Date:01/05/1961
The Magnificent Seven
Character:Bernardo O'Reilly
Release Date:12/10/1960
Never So Few
Character:Sgt. John Danforth
Release Date:07/12/1959
When Hell Broke Loose
Character:Steve Boland
Release Date:01/11/1958
Gang War
Character:Alan Avery
Release Date:01/07/1958
Machine-Gun Kelly
Character:George R. 'Machine Gun' Kelly
Release Date:01/05/1958
Showdown at Boot Hill
Character:Luke Welsh
Release Date:01/05/1958
No Time at All
Character:Wolf Hagan
Release Date:13/02/1958
Run of the Arrow
Character:Blue Buffolo
Release Date:05/09/1957
Jubal
Character:Reb
Release Date:25/02/1956
Target Zero
Character:Sgt. Vince Gaspari
Release Date:15/11/1955
Big House, U.S.A
Character:Benny Kelly
Release Date:03/03/1955
Vera Cruz
Character:Pittsburgh
Release Date:25/12/1954
Drum Beat
Character:Kintpuash
Release Date:10/11/1954
Apache
Character:Hondo
Release Date:09/07/1954
Riding Shotgun
Character:Pinto
Release Date:01/04/1954
Tennessee Champ
Character:Sixty Jubel
Release Date:03/03/1954
Torpedo Alley
Character:Submariner
Release Date:25/12/1953
Miss Sadie Thompson
Character:Pvt. Edwards
Release Date:23/12/1953
Crime Wave
Character:Ben Hastings
Release Date:22/10/1953
House of Wax
Character:Igor
Release Date:16/04/1953
The Clown
Character:Gambler (uncredited)
Release Date:16/01/1953
Off Limits
Character:Russell (Uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1952
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Character:Phil Green, aka 'Pittsburgh Philo' (uncredited)
Release Date:14/11/1952
Battle Zone
Character:Marine Private (uncredited)
Release Date:26/10/1952
Diplomatic Courier
Character:Russian Agent (uncredited)
Release Date:13/06/1952
Pat and Mike
Character:Henry 'Hank' Tasling
Release Date:13/06/1952
My Six Convicts
Character:Jocko
Release Date:20/03/1952
The Marrying Kind
Character:Eddie
Release Date:01/02/1952
Red Skies of Montana
Character:Neff (uncredited)
Release Date:23/01/1952
The Mob
Character:Jack (uncredited)
Release Date:07/09/1951
The People Against O'Hara
Character:Angelo Korvac (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1951
You're in the Navy Now
Character:Wascylewski
Release Date:23/02/1951
Television Appearances
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Character:Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Character:Self - Guest
The F.B.I.
Character:Earl Clayton
The Big Valley
Character:Tate
The Legend of Jesse James
Character:Cheyney
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Character:Linc Murdock
The Fugitive
Character:Ralph Schuyler
Vacation Playhouse
Character:John Wesley Hardin
Combat!
Character:Velasquez
Empire
Character:Paul Moreno
Empire
Character:Moreno
Empire
Character:Paul
The Virginian
Character:Ben Justin
The Virginian
Character:Harge Talbot
The New Breed
Character:Jerry Bergason
Dr. Kildare
Character:Harry Gregg
Cain's Hundred
Character:Hank Conrad
The Islanders
Character:Dutch Malkin
The Aquanauts
Character:Hector Morrison
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Dan Morton
The Twilight Zone
Character:Man
Riverboat
Character:Crowley
Bonanza
Character:Harry Starr
One Step Beyond
Character:Yank Dawson
Rawhide
Character:Del Lingman
Man with a Camera
Character:Mike Kovac
Yancy Derringer
Character:Rogue Donovan
Colt .45
Character:Danny Gordon
The Walter Winchell File
Character:Eggers
Suspicion
Character:Cal
M Squad
Character:Eddie Loder
Sugarfoot
Character:Sandy Randall
Sugarfoot
Character:Cliff Raven
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Manfred Holt
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Character:Dan Rocco
Tales of Wells Fargo
Character:Butch Cassidy
Wire Service
Character:Sam Adams
Playhouse 90
Character:Wolf Hagan
Playhouse 90
Character:Andy Kovaric
Playhouse 90
Character:Sgt Meras
U.S. Marshall
Character:Pvt. 'Guardhouse' Ravenal
U.S. Marshall
Character:Zenogalache a.k.a. Apache Kid
Hey, Jeannie!
Character:Rocky Harman
Telephone Time
Character:Guest
Crusader
Character:Mike Brod
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Det. Krovitch
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Frank Bramwell
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Ray Bardon
Gunsmoke
Character:Crego
Gunsmoke
Character:Ben Tiple
Those Whiting Girls
Character:Martin Carroll
The Millionaire
Character:Jerry Bell
Studio 57
Character:Dawson
Medic
Character:Dr. John Bircher
The Joe Palooka Story
Character:Eddie Crane
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Character:Joe Krossen
Letter to Loretta
Character:Eugene Walters
General Electric Theater
Character:Pike
General Electric Theater
Character:Henry
General Electric Theater
Character:Soldier Conlon
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Character:Czech spy
Biff Baker U.S.A.
Character:Wilhelm
Cavalcade of America
Character:John Stanizewski
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Frank Dana
The Doctor
Character:Joe Langan
Chevron Theatre
Character:(2 Episodes)
Chevron Theatre
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Sgt. Roy Smith
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Sergeant Borth
Treasury Men in Action
Character:Frankie Ames
Studio One
Character:Cal
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
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