American actor
Born: November 3, 1921
Died: August 30, 2003
Charles Bronson, born Charles Dennis Buchinsky on November 3, 1921, in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, was an American actor best known for his roles in action and vigilante films. Raised in a large Lithuanian-American family, Bronson experienced poverty, working in coal mines as a young man. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as a tail gunner, earning a Purple Heart for his service.
Bronson’s career began with minor film and television roles in the 1950s. His rugged appearance and quiet intensity led to supporting roles in films like The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963). He achieved international fame in the late 1960s with the film Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) and soon became a leading action star. Bronson’s most iconic role came with Death Wish (1974), where he played Paul Kersey, an architect-turned-vigilante. This role cemented his status as a symbol of justice and revenge, spawning several sequels.
Throughout his career, Bronson remained a private person, often seen as reserved and intense off-screen. He passed away on August 30, 2003, leaving a legacy as a tough, enduring action star whose roles defined an era of gritty cinema.
Charles Bronson’s 5 most popular quotes
- I don’t have friends, I have thousands of acquaintances. No friends. I figured I had a wife and children.
- I felt along with her – not the physical pain, of course, but all her mental anguish. You can’t be detached. She needed to have someone who understood what was happening in her mind.
- I tell you this: if I was in the house with those people in the Bergman flicks, I’d walk right out, much less pay $5 to see them.
- We found that specialists did not know as much as we thought. So, you think maybe there are other answers. There are not but if you belief something will help you it probably will: it will help, not cure.
- I supply a presence. There are never any long dialogue scenes to establish a character.
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